Just a short run around the neighborhood. Wasn't quite feeling it as I've been up since 5:30, food shopping, cleaning, cooking for the week and feeling what I thought good enough to do a long run. Bleh. As soon as I got out there, even though the weather is PERFECT - my legs were a bit sluggish. Decided to go once around and call it a recovery run.
Runmeter Data
Magellan Data
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Eisenhower 4 Mile Recap
It's so strange that when I think I'm not prepared to do well in a race, I surprise myself.
Having not run strong in Florida, and running only twice since then without doing very much speed work or even easy distance, I relied on sitting down with Runmeter last night and planned my splits and what pace I wanted to do for each mile. I thought that if I did the calculations, and I stuck close to them, I would be victorious in running a PR for 4 miles. Since my best 4 mile time was 34:52, I thought coming in anywhere during 33 minutes would be reasonable. I also planned for negatives.
Plan Actual
Mile1 9:00 7:52
Mile2 8:30 8:27
Mile3 8:15 8:46
Mile4 8:00 8:14
Close, but no cigar. Starting out too fast has always been an issue for me. Runmeter lady was telling me to slow down for the first 2 miles, and to 'speed your damn ass up' the last 2 miles. But - dear, virtual sentinel, how could I do that when I went out too fast?
So, the positives..
I was fighting nausea and the urge to walk. That's something I'm happy about this race, I did not walk once! I ALMOST stopped to walk, but kept moving until the wrenching in my gut dissipated, then picked up the pace again. I think I did that 2 or 3 times, probably during mile 3.
It's cool that I planned for 33:45 and came in 33:47 - but, again, not feeling in control of my pace is unsettling. It is getting somewhat better since I began running, so I can only hope that it will continue to improve the more I practice.
There was a nice turnout. There was some construction going on, so we were diverted off the pavement and onto grass for about the length of 2 baseball fields, I think. There were MANY turns. I tried my best to run the tangents. I think I did fairly well, because Magellan says I came in at 3.9 miles, and Runmeter said I ran 4.03. So, even though there were so many turns, I think I spared myself running the potential extra distance.
As a matter of fact, I heard one of the course monitors say to me.. "ahh.. taking the shortcut, I see.." Which kind of put me off at first -I thought that was the correct way to run a course like this because race officials measure courses with tangents. Am I wrong?
I don't think I did anything wrong.
I also thought I heard someone say,"Looking strong, PP"-- or something to that effect. I could have been delirious, who knows.
One of my Facebook friends commented through Runmeter with a simple word.. "donut" - about 2 minutes into the race, when everything was quiet, and people were concentrating while jockeying for position. You know the atmosphere.. I snorted a partial guffaw which made someone turn around to look. A little embarrassing, but amusing none the less. It was a subtle reminder to me to keep it light and relaxed, despite the way I felt about how I might finish.
It was mid 50's with a light, steady breeze. I dressed good to start, a little too warm for the end.
Next week is the Long Island Marathon with 1/2 and 10k races. I'll be doing the 10k. Time to beat: 00:58:18 from Cow Harbor last year.
Right now I'm confident I can PR, but I should not count my chickens.
Because of all the racing I've been doing, I've not been able to get any LSR's in. I'm going to try not to register for anything after next weekend.
00:33:47 (PR) 8:27 pace
7/20 Age group
71/226 Overall
It felt good to be on the second page of the results list!
Magellan Data
Runmeter Data
Having not run strong in Florida, and running only twice since then without doing very much speed work or even easy distance, I relied on sitting down with Runmeter last night and planned my splits and what pace I wanted to do for each mile. I thought that if I did the calculations, and I stuck close to them, I would be victorious in running a PR for 4 miles. Since my best 4 mile time was 34:52, I thought coming in anywhere during 33 minutes would be reasonable. I also planned for negatives.
Plan Actual
Mile1 9:00 7:52
Mile2 8:30 8:27
Mile3 8:15 8:46
Mile4 8:00 8:14
Close, but no cigar. Starting out too fast has always been an issue for me. Runmeter lady was telling me to slow down for the first 2 miles, and to 'speed your damn ass up' the last 2 miles. But - dear, virtual sentinel, how could I do that when I went out too fast?
So, the positives..
I was fighting nausea and the urge to walk. That's something I'm happy about this race, I did not walk once! I ALMOST stopped to walk, but kept moving until the wrenching in my gut dissipated, then picked up the pace again. I think I did that 2 or 3 times, probably during mile 3.
It's cool that I planned for 33:45 and came in 33:47 - but, again, not feeling in control of my pace is unsettling. It is getting somewhat better since I began running, so I can only hope that it will continue to improve the more I practice.
There was a nice turnout. There was some construction going on, so we were diverted off the pavement and onto grass for about the length of 2 baseball fields, I think. There were MANY turns. I tried my best to run the tangents. I think I did fairly well, because Magellan says I came in at 3.9 miles, and Runmeter said I ran 4.03. So, even though there were so many turns, I think I spared myself running the potential extra distance.
As a matter of fact, I heard one of the course monitors say to me.. "ahh.. taking the shortcut, I see.." Which kind of put me off at first -I thought that was the correct way to run a course like this because race officials measure courses with tangents. Am I wrong?
I don't think I did anything wrong.
I also thought I heard someone say,"Looking strong, PP"-- or something to that effect. I could have been delirious, who knows.
One of my Facebook friends commented through Runmeter with a simple word.. "donut" - about 2 minutes into the race, when everything was quiet, and people were concentrating while jockeying for position. You know the atmosphere.. I snorted a partial guffaw which made someone turn around to look. A little embarrassing, but amusing none the less. It was a subtle reminder to me to keep it light and relaxed, despite the way I felt about how I might finish.
It was mid 50's with a light, steady breeze. I dressed good to start, a little too warm for the end.
A rare self photo, but I'm happy to PR!
Next week is the Long Island Marathon with 1/2 and 10k races. I'll be doing the 10k. Time to beat: 00:58:18 from Cow Harbor last year.
Right now I'm confident I can PR, but I should not count my chickens.
Because of all the racing I've been doing, I've not been able to get any LSR's in. I'm going to try not to register for anything after next weekend.
00:33:47 (PR) 8:27 pace
7/20 Age group
71/226 Overall
It felt good to be on the second page of the results list!
Magellan Data
Runmeter Data
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Cooler temps and dog days..
It's good to be back running in cooler temps and MUCH lower humidity. It's been 2 days since my first run back in NY, and I can't remember much of it. I should really take notes or blog that day. I do remember that the Magellan did not record the activity.
Runmeter Data
Today was a little more interesting. After waiting to see if the drizzle would stop at 6:30 this morning, the weather cleared beautifully by 7:00 despite stiff winds. I felt good going up the street. A few yards ahead I noticed there were 3 cars lined up in the street with their brake lights on. Ahead of them was a medium-large size dog in the middle of the road, standing without seeming too stressed. The lead car honked, and the dog slowly meandered off the road. Looking around and seeing no one running after him, I called to him, and he trotted right over. He was not wearing any tags, but had a shock collar and invisifence collar on. I walked him back to my house, and left him in my gated yard.
"I'll deal with him when I get back", I mused.
I reset both devices and started out again. But I wasn't feeling as good as I was prior to the rescue. My heart rate was higher, and my back was aching a little bit from staying bent to hold onto the collar while I walked him home. I tried to relax and started concentrating on my breathing and form, and before I knew it, I had forgotten about the dog in my yard, and my achy back. I did, however, then see a woman walking two dachshunds. Just earlier, a Facebook friend mentioned it was a year ago today that she lost her dachshund, and then the second one 30 days later, presumably from a broken heart. (When I got back to the house I posted to let her know that I thought they were communicating to her some way through me, and that I thought she might find comfort in that.)
Runmeter Data
Today was a little more interesting. After waiting to see if the drizzle would stop at 6:30 this morning, the weather cleared beautifully by 7:00 despite stiff winds. I felt good going up the street. A few yards ahead I noticed there were 3 cars lined up in the street with their brake lights on. Ahead of them was a medium-large size dog in the middle of the road, standing without seeming too stressed. The lead car honked, and the dog slowly meandered off the road. Looking around and seeing no one running after him, I called to him, and he trotted right over. He was not wearing any tags, but had a shock collar and invisifence collar on. I walked him back to my house, and left him in my gated yard.
"I'll deal with him when I get back", I mused.
I reset both devices and started out again. But I wasn't feeling as good as I was prior to the rescue. My heart rate was higher, and my back was aching a little bit from staying bent to hold onto the collar while I walked him home. I tried to relax and started concentrating on my breathing and form, and before I knew it, I had forgotten about the dog in my yard, and my achy back. I did, however, then see a woman walking two dachshunds. Just earlier, a Facebook friend mentioned it was a year ago today that she lost her dachshund, and then the second one 30 days later, presumably from a broken heart. (When I got back to the house I posted to let her know that I thought they were communicating to her some way through me, and that I thought she might find comfort in that.)
There was a street cleaner on the main route I take, and it was stirring up a sand and debris storm which I was not to keen to run through. I turned around the way I came, and headed back toward the house. I turned hungry very quickly at that point, and felt my energy wane. I thought I was having a problem concentrating, and my thoughts turned to the dog sitting in my yard. He looked to be a cross of yellow lab and a golden, with a big rottie head. I had visions of "Marley" - large holes in my yard and half my deck gone from chewing. Then I started thinking about the 4 miler I have coming up in two days, and how maybe I should be cutting this run short. I did some fartleks, and some walking - then headed back home.
Said dog waiting for me to shower and the vet to open.
By the time I showered and re-fueled, it was time to drop this wayward pup at the vet. The dog showed no fear of the car. The vet tech recognized the dog as being dropped off 2 other times. She had forgotten the name of the dog, but said that the owner lived right off the block I lived on. She gave me a description of the house, and off I went to deliver him home.
The owner was in the yard, and came up to the car quickly, seeming to know I was there to return his dog. We exchanged pleasantries and I found out the dog's name. Just in case I should 'run' into him again.
"Poushkie"
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Fourth Florida Post
It's cooler this morning, but higher humidity - the clouds are heavy and gray. Rain is imminent. If I do run, it will be on my moms treadmill. I love the fact that my mom has a treadmill. AND that she uses it. It says so much about her love for us, really. At 77, you might mistake her for 65.
Isn't this weather gadget great? I believe I get my love of gadgets from my dad. Last year he was building his own printer that produces real life, 3D objects. This year, he's teaching the kid across the street how to build robots.
This one take pictures
Isn't he cute? This one works like the Roomba vacuum. One eye transmits, the other eye is the receiver
This is the top view. Dad builds the circuitry and programs the chip. He uses C++
Here is the printer he built that creates 3d objects. See the spool of composite material on top?
It just started raining now. I'm sure in an hour the sky will be blue and any runner with a stronger constitution than myself will try their hand at running in this soup. We're eating out for the first time I've been here, so, it's Chipolte for lunch, and Alexander's for dinner tonight. I'm already thinking I might want to come down here again in February. Maybe watch the marathon. Time is flying by so fast.
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