Well, it’s official. Doug is the racer in the family – but I’m not exactly a slouch, especially when you consider how recently I restarted my running career. My results: Distance: 5 K (3.1 miles) Time: 32:40.9 Pace: 10:31 Standings (compared to runners wearing timing chips in my age group, 50 – 54): 26th of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘5K Training’
Fort Worth Turkey Trot Update: Official Times
Posted: November 26, 2009 in 5K Runs, Fort Worth, Running, Texas, Thanksgiving, Turkey TrotTags: 5K Training, Fort Worth, Running, Texas, Thanksgiving, Turkey Trot
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Apparently, I’ve learned to fly. November 24 Run
Posted: November 24, 2009 in 5K Runs, Goals, RunningTags: 5K Training, Goals, GPS, RunKeeper, Running
Two days ’til the Turkey Trot. Figured this would be as good a time as any to try and push my distance to 3.2 miles instead of 3.1. So I ran an extra block – and what did my trusty RunKeeper program show? Hmm…. apparently running the extra distance removed distance from my total mileage. [...]
A Foggy Run to Clear My Head…
Posted: November 23, 2009 in 5K Runs, Cardio, Goals, Gym, Insomnia, Personal Training, Running, Weight TrainingTags: 5K Training, Gym, Insomnia, Personal Trainer, Running, Weight Training
… and a session in the gym with some of my favourite people. Which was just what I needed, because waking up for the day at 3:00 a.m. can leave a girl looking for a little outside motivation… The run: Ain’t it foggy outside, all the planes have been grounded… and it was, indeed. A [...]
Sunday Morning, Coming Down.
Posted: November 22, 2009 in 5K Runs, Goals, RunningTags: 5K Training, Goals, Running
I’m starting to feel as if I live in a Johnny Cash song. Seems lately, every Sunday morning, I am starting my run with the remains of the previous day’s beer-drinking shrouding me like a fog. What amazes me the most is that I am still able to get out there and do it…. I [...]
Errand-running, treadmill-running – and on time for dinner!
Posted: November 20, 2009 in 5K Runs, Cardio, Food, Running, TreadmillTags: 5K Training, Cardio, Family, Food, Gym
I didn’t run again yesterday – with my in-laws coming from Canada to visit, preparatory chores and errand-running claimed the better part of my day, and before I knew it, it was dark outside. So I was determined to get up early and go this morning. Guess what? It was raining. It was almost as [...]
A new year for Doug, a better run for me. 5K Training November 15.
Posted: November 15, 2009 in 5K Runs, RunningTags: 5K Training, Running
Happy 50th Birthday to the D.Man, who celebrated with an open-water swim this morning. Meanwhile, I slept until 7:30 – 8 1/2 hours straight! But all good things must come to an end, and eventually I crawled out of bed. Had breakfast while reading the paper, and by the time I was lacing up my [...]
Now that’s more like it.
Posted: November 12, 2009 in 5K Runs, RunningTags: 5K Training, RunKeeper, Running
This morning’s run. Foggy, damp and oh so much better than yesterday. But, one thing I realized today. My pace is actually better than the pace shown by RunKeeper. I use an iphone app to track my run, and by the time I get the phone out of the case, enter the code to access [...]
So maybe it wasn’t so much a hangover on Sunday after all. Although I felt better on Monday, by Tuesday morning I was back to the unsettled stomach business… and as an added bonus, I was dragging my way through the day. I hadn’t slept well on Monday night, so I put the crummy feeling [...]
