Today's weather is supposed to be in the upper 40's. That's a perfect winter running day, IMO. This morning at 7am however, it was 31. I felt slightly deflated. I thought I'd wait until 7:30 to see if it would rise above freezing. It was only 31.5. Hmm. Well, let me give it another 20 minutes. By 7:55 at 32 degrees I realized that was it, I won't be running in my optimal temperature conditions this morning. But I was feeling a bit defiant because of it. I dressed in my lighter insulated tights, 2 tech shirts, gloves, gator and cap. I left my jacket on the door. Let's see how cold I get.
The wind was light. It wasn't so bad. I had put my gloves on the radiator while I was getting dressed, so my warmed hands helped cut out a lot of the first chill.
I think I'm going to hold off on miCoach for awhile. I think I run more relaxed without it. It would be a better choice for speed work.
I set Runmeter to tell me when I was leaving my 'middle' pace zone of 9:00- 9:30. I wanted to run 4 miles today at a moderate pace, considering the beating I gave myself on Saturday. I watched as my heart rate stayed mostly above 170. During my 10 miler on Saturday, while staying within 9:30-10:00, my heart rate stayed in the 150's-160's. That made for a much more pleasant run for me.
Halfway through this run, the traffic around my neighborhood became busier and busier, and, being a Tuesday - the garbage trucks were out. Or at least one was. And I ended up coming up behind it. Stinky.
But, because in my own mind I make myself out to be the swiftest of athletes.. I passed the truck and it's foul stench and continued on my way. I think I was more disappointed in all the rest of the traffic around town than a few seconds of stink. That'll teach me to wimp out because of the cold.
Magellan Data
Runmeter Data
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Yes, indeedy..
"I think I'm really going to be feeling it 12 hours from now."
Oh, yes I am. I must set some time aside today for some yoga.
Oh, yes I am. I must set some time aside today for some yoga.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
That I actually put it into words at the end of my last long-run post must of really hit a sour note for me. I guess I'm not being honest with myself when I say 'Hey, I'm not as fast as I used to be, but look how far I can go'.. This is evident as of this morning's run. I knew I wanted to do at least 10 miles today, as I'm convinced that long, slow runs are the way to get me to finish a half marathon this year in under 2 hours, which is my goal time. But that little gremlin inside of me could not resist setting my pace notifications a little higher for today's run.
Last week, I wanted to stay between 9:45 and 10:30. Today, I figured I'd try to turn it up a notch, since I truly don't know how to follow any sort of plan, or even listen to seasoned athletes who take the time to publish what they've taken years to learn and have graciously shared that information with neophytes like myself. That's a run-on sentence, btw.
So, I set my run to 2 hours between 9:30 and 10:00 pace. Whereas last week I gave myself a 45 second span at a slower pace, today I shortened it to a 30 second span at a faster pace. It appears I can't only just change one variable, either.
The temperature was about the same starting out, but the winds were lighter today.
The run went fine in my newly adopted running neighborhood, I changed the route slightly by avoiding an additional elevation close to the first 2 mile mark. I drank a few ounces of water every time I finished 3 miles. I took some Power Bar Gel Blasts every 3 miles as well. But it still did not help the fatigue in my legs at the start of the 7 mile mark. I concentrated today on using my hip extensors, especially going up some inclines. I can feel them now, my gluts really feel like they got quite a workout. But, my left knee is complaining again, and my ITB/TFL on both hips were SCREAMING at me from mile 8-10. I really had to slow down to a fast walk, concentrating on my form. My legs below my knees were flopping around like, oh, I don't know.. it was ridiculous. It took everything I had to fight through wanting to stop before 10 miles. I think I'm really going to be feeling it 12 hours from now.
I still have yet been unable to endure a 2 hour run. I'm hoping it's a doable thing for me. I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to slow down even further to be able to run pain free. And I'm guessing some lower body strengthening is in the cards for me if I'm going to get where I need to be.
Magellan gives me good numbers. RunMeter's numbers are lower. I'll keep consistant with posting to DailyMile with RunMeter b/c it's automagic.
Oh, and I had some friends talking to me during my last few runs! It's such a blast..I knew I'd love it.
RunMeter Data
Magellan Data
Last week, I wanted to stay between 9:45 and 10:30. Today, I figured I'd try to turn it up a notch, since I truly don't know how to follow any sort of plan, or even listen to seasoned athletes who take the time to publish what they've taken years to learn and have graciously shared that information with neophytes like myself. That's a run-on sentence, btw.
So, I set my run to 2 hours between 9:30 and 10:00 pace. Whereas last week I gave myself a 45 second span at a slower pace, today I shortened it to a 30 second span at a faster pace. It appears I can't only just change one variable, either.
The temperature was about the same starting out, but the winds were lighter today.
The run went fine in my newly adopted running neighborhood, I changed the route slightly by avoiding an additional elevation close to the first 2 mile mark. I drank a few ounces of water every time I finished 3 miles. I took some Power Bar Gel Blasts every 3 miles as well. But it still did not help the fatigue in my legs at the start of the 7 mile mark. I concentrated today on using my hip extensors, especially going up some inclines. I can feel them now, my gluts really feel like they got quite a workout. But, my left knee is complaining again, and my ITB/TFL on both hips were SCREAMING at me from mile 8-10. I really had to slow down to a fast walk, concentrating on my form. My legs below my knees were flopping around like, oh, I don't know.. it was ridiculous. It took everything I had to fight through wanting to stop before 10 miles. I think I'm really going to be feeling it 12 hours from now.
I still have yet been unable to endure a 2 hour run. I'm hoping it's a doable thing for me. I'm pretty sure it is, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to slow down even further to be able to run pain free. And I'm guessing some lower body strengthening is in the cards for me if I'm going to get where I need to be.
Magellan gives me good numbers. RunMeter's numbers are lower. I'll keep consistant with posting to DailyMile with RunMeter b/c it's automagic.
Oh, and I had some friends talking to me during my last few runs! It's such a blast..I knew I'd love it.
RunMeter Data
Magellan Data
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A New Year Running
I used Runmeter this morning and played with the activities/intervals option. The audible notifications were not as explicit with runmeter as they are with MiCoach, so I wasn't able to follow directions as precisely as I would have liked. I felt really good out there this morning though, in my own neighborhood. People were still sleeping off their hangovers at 7:30 this morning, and since I treated yesterday like any other day, I was raring to go after a good nights sleep.
(I told you I like my gadgets..)
I failed to wait for Magellan to get a fix on satellites before I started, so the data is screwed up. I'll post it anyway.
I practiced slowing down instead of stopping, and I found that I was ok with my heart rate creeping up into the mid 170's. I'm pretty sure it was that long run I did the previous weekend that helped me out. I've really got to stick with those, especially if I'm to run a half this year.
I'm dedicating this post to my sister, Theresa - who ran her first Polar Dash in MN today, with starting temps around -1F. She came in first in her age group, and achieved a PR, about 4 minutes faster than her previous 10k. I love you, and I'm so proud of you! I was with her virtually, watching her progress on Runmeter's live page, and rooting her on through texts that she was able to hear during the race. Gotta love that program.
It was warm for me this morning, 40 degrees, only 2 top layers and a skull cap and gator. There was a brisk wind blowing from the northwest, so it felt chillier than that, and it slowed me down a bit on the inclines. But overall, I felt good!
Magellan Data (screwed up)
RunMeter Data
(I told you I like my gadgets..)
I practiced slowing down instead of stopping, and I found that I was ok with my heart rate creeping up into the mid 170's. I'm pretty sure it was that long run I did the previous weekend that helped me out. I've really got to stick with those, especially if I'm to run a half this year.
I'm dedicating this post to my sister, Theresa - who ran her first Polar Dash in MN today, with starting temps around -1F. She came in first in her age group, and achieved a PR, about 4 minutes faster than her previous 10k. I love you, and I'm so proud of you! I was with her virtually, watching her progress on Runmeter's live page, and rooting her on through texts that she was able to hear during the race. Gotta love that program.
It was warm for me this morning, 40 degrees, only 2 top layers and a skull cap and gator. There was a brisk wind blowing from the northwest, so it felt chillier than that, and it slowed me down a bit on the inclines. But overall, I felt good!
Magellan Data (screwed up)
RunMeter Data
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