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Am I smiling or grimacing?
A more-than-likely boring account of running and racing in the Springfield area.
Post-Marriage-2nd-Attempt-At-Running-Personal Bests
Mile: 5:21 (July '08)
Two Miles: 11:56 (Aug. '07)
5K: 19:02 (Sept. '07)
5 Miles: 33:00 (Oct. '08)
10K: 41:30 (Aug. '08)
15K: 1:06:06 (Sept. '07)
10 Miles: 1:13:40 (Jan. '08)
Half Marathon: 1:39:21 (April '08)
Marathon: 4:00:08 (Sept. '05)
Two Miles: 11:56 (Aug. '07)
5K: 19:02 (Sept. '07)
5 Miles: 33:00 (Oct. '08)
10K: 41:30 (Aug. '08)
15K: 1:06:06 (Sept. '07)
10 Miles: 1:13:40 (Jan. '08)
Half Marathon: 1:39:21 (April '08)
Marathon: 4:00:08 (Sept. '05)
2009 Race Results
April 6th - LSA 5K - 20:43
April 27th? - Whitmore Park Classic 5 Mile - 36:01
June 16th - Summer Park Run #1 (1 mile) - 5:50
June 30th - Summer Park Run #3 (3 miles) - 20:10
July 4th - Staley Firecracker 4 mile -
April 27th? - Whitmore Park Classic 5 Mile - 36:01
June 16th - Summer Park Run #1 (1 mile) - 5:50
June 30th - Summer Park Run #3 (3 miles) - 20:10
July 4th - Staley Firecracker 4 mile -
Upcoming Races
None for awhile.
Heroes Run for Hope
Am I smiling or grimacing?
Nathan on his roller coaster.
About Me
Links
- Panther Patterson (My boy Jordan)
- Hardy Breed
- Tales of a 23rd grade Nothing
- FOB Moving (a friend of a friend's blog)
- Too Old For Sparkles. Too Young For Pleats
- Running On Empty
- Athlinks
- Springfield Road Runner's Club
- Illinois Valley Striders (Peoria)
- Runbayou: VDOT Calculator
- Runner's World
- Running Times
8 comments:
Sorry to read that, friend. You'll have a strong showing at the Scholastic Challenge, no doubt. Take care of those feet and get well over the next three weeks.
I'm pretty discouraged right now, I know I was overdue for a bad race but I didn't think it would be as bad as this. I went out a bit fast at 6:32 (I was shooting for 6:50) and I slowed up a bit the second mile with a 7:00 and then the wheels came off. I felt hot heading out to the three mile mark but I could feel my right heel rubbing against my shoe. By the time I hit the three mile mark with a 7:25 mile my left heel was rubbing too. After that walked for a minute or so and started running again. I have no idea what mile four was and then I stopped for good a few blocks later as a nice blister on my right heel was just agonizing. The left heel would have blistered if I had kept going. I guess my flats aren't any good for anything longer than a 5K.
I need to get a bit more consistency in my training and I need to work my calisthenics more regularly than I have been. I even went and got a tire replaced on my bike so I can start getting some miles on my bike.
I always think the first race of the summer can be tough, because you haven't acclimated to the summer heat and humidity. Not to mention that you are coming off of a well deserved vacation. Lots of factors stacked against you today. You'll tear it up at Scholastic Challenge.
Sorry about your feet :-( Better to not let them get torn up at the beginning of summer! Jordan ran the 5k leg of the biathalon today as a favor to Bob Thompson. He had a fast biker that wanted to break the course record--and they did!! Jordan won the 5k by 2 min over 2nd place and they broke the record by 9 min! He said his split was about 15:55 or so. Get those tootsies better for scholastic!
That's pretty awesome! I was wondering why Jordan wasn't there.
Sorry to hear about the DNF. I knew as I ran at 7 this morning that the humidity would make it tough. I know you would have pushed through if just that but smart to not aggravate the blisters, they can hang around for a loong time. Heal up (no pun intended) and see you on the 21st.
Matt M
Aaron, that's a tough break that happens to everyone. Just consider that it is out of the way early in the season.
Did I see the work "Bike," That sounds like multi-sport training....
Thanks Matt and Dan. I'm glad I got the bad race out of the way. Hopefully I can come back at Scholastic and crank a good 5K.
You did hear the word "bike" Dan. I have a Specialized hybrid I bought a few years ago. I like it but I'm generally only able to maintain 17-18 mph on it when I get going. I keep saying that I should have shelled out the extra $400 for the road bike but I just couldn't justify it. With grad school starting in about a month I think I'd rather pay tuition than trade up.
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