Had a good 9 miler at Townlake this morning in 1:45. The goal was 10 but I'm really happy with the way it turned out this morning. I started at the Y and headed to the Mopac footbridge first but had a hard time getting in a groove. I was mixing in plenty of walking and debating about whether or not to go for the whole enchilada.
As I was approaching I35 I pretty well had my mind made up to continue on east but hesitated as I got to the stairs. I stopped at the stairs, stepped up one step and stood there for a minute debating with myself.
Internally I was actually laughing at myself about my indecision!
Ultimately I decided to continue up the stairs and add on to what was now the 7 mile loop. I didn't want to get in a situation where I would need to push myself to hard just yet. I knew that I could add on and finish early and be to work in plenty of time to get in some good stretching before I got too busy. And that's exactly how it worked out. As I ran I continued feeling better and stronger and did the Lamar/ Congress loop for a 2 mile add on to successfully continue on my comeback mission!!
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
schedule
4 miles in the 'hood this morning. Really wanted to get in 7 but my work schedule changed a bit and I really didn't feel like rushing. As it is I was able to get in some decent stretching while I enjoyed my morning coffee.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
downpour
Beat the rain in Coldspring Tx Sunday morning and got in a good 8 miler in 90 minutes!! I was literally a few houses from Misty's Aunts house when the downpour came!! Operation Comback is alive and well!!
Friday, May 22, 2015
easy
Another easy 7+ miler this morning at Townlake. 15 easy miles down, 45 easy miles to go this month!!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
enthusiasm
7+ very easy miles at Forest Ridge yesterday after work. I wanted to start the rest of this month off very easy. I really feel like I'm beginning again. These past few months have been devoted mostly to working on the house getting it ready for the family party and.......beer. I've been killing the stress with too much beer and I need to get a grip on that.
For the first time ever I've written up a daily plan for each week. In it I've included one morning of swimming, one morning of speedwork at a local park, one yoga session and one complete rest day. I've got our usual Thursday group run and a run Saturday morning. Sunday I have the club group run scheduled. I also have calisthenics scheduled a couple of times a week. The schedule may need some tweaking but there's a plan in place.
June 1 starts a big crossroads for me. It's my 17yr anniversary of no smoking and my run mileage beginning point. My long term goal for many years has been to maintain 20 miles on foot per week for as many years as possible. Well, pretty much since '09 I've been living on past years running miles to maintain that average. 4 of the last 5 years I've come fairly close to the 1040 miles but have not reached it. I'm not sure of the exact number but my average right now is in the area of 20.1 and, as of May 1, I'm already down 78 miles for this year.
With all that being said, my back is against the wall as of June 1 for maintaining the 20 mile average (87 miles per month), so it sort of feels like a new beginning, a fresh start.
The good part of this is that I'm mostly healthy as far as running goes so I've got that in my favor but I'm in pretty bad shape (relatively speaking). I really want/ need to get back to 6:00-6:30hr 50k mark, and my big goal is lots of miles in the Grand Canyon a year from now.
To continue with my big overall goal means I'm going to have to start thinking like an athlete all the time again. As I'm writing this I'm remembering the enthusiasm I and several new running friends had all those years ago. I need to fire up that enthusiasm again somehow.
I'm trying to squeeze as many miles as possible into the remainder of this month so I'm going to start the new weekly schedule Monday June 1.
temp 88
hum 58
For the first time ever I've written up a daily plan for each week. In it I've included one morning of swimming, one morning of speedwork at a local park, one yoga session and one complete rest day. I've got our usual Thursday group run and a run Saturday morning. Sunday I have the club group run scheduled. I also have calisthenics scheduled a couple of times a week. The schedule may need some tweaking but there's a plan in place.
June 1 starts a big crossroads for me. It's my 17yr anniversary of no smoking and my run mileage beginning point. My long term goal for many years has been to maintain 20 miles on foot per week for as many years as possible. Well, pretty much since '09 I've been living on past years running miles to maintain that average. 4 of the last 5 years I've come fairly close to the 1040 miles but have not reached it. I'm not sure of the exact number but my average right now is in the area of 20.1 and, as of May 1, I'm already down 78 miles for this year.
With all that being said, my back is against the wall as of June 1 for maintaining the 20 mile average (87 miles per month), so it sort of feels like a new beginning, a fresh start.
The good part of this is that I'm mostly healthy as far as running goes so I've got that in my favor but I'm in pretty bad shape (relatively speaking). I really want/ need to get back to 6:00-6:30hr 50k mark, and my big goal is lots of miles in the Grand Canyon a year from now.
To continue with my big overall goal means I'm going to have to start thinking like an athlete all the time again. As I'm writing this I'm remembering the enthusiasm I and several new running friends had all those years ago. I need to fire up that enthusiasm again somehow.
I'm trying to squeeze as many miles as possible into the remainder of this month so I'm going to start the new weekly schedule Monday June 1.
temp 88
hum 58
Thursday, May 14, 2015
miles
Solid 7 miler with Mark L this morning. Didn't time it but it felt like we ran just a bit slower than last week and we got thru without any walk breaks for me!! I also remembered to eat a banana first thing this morning and another banana immediately after stopping to keep from getting light headed again. I'm so looking forward to getting my miles up starting next week!!
Thursday, May 7, 2015
fuzziness
Great 7 mile run this morning with Shan and Mark at Townlake in 1:15!! Very happy with that time considering my lack of running miles this year and especially last month. Our pace seemed really under control from the start which really means I felt like I was holding them back like usual. We got thru about 5ish miles and I was getting pretty gassed and asked for a 1 minute walk break which thankfully turned into 2 minutes. We continued on with my pace slowing dramatically in the final mile from what had already seemed like slow to very slow. I somehow held on to the end and was pretty darn proud of myself for making it with the one walk break.
This morning I arrived in the Y parking lot with 15 minutes to spare so I took the time to get in some easy stretching before our run. As I'm doing this I tell myself to take the time to get in a good post run stretch instead of getting to work 30 minutes early like I normally do. Shan and I are stretching and talking and I move down into a catchers squat and I come up out of the squat too quickly and came very close to passing out. I stood there for a few seconds and couldn't even finish the sentence I had started. After 15-20 seconds of fuzziness I regained my composure and Shan suggested I eat the banana I had and she also gave me an extra coconut water she had. After a couple of minutes I felt completely normal again. I'm very sure this episode had to do with my really hard effort and the high humidity. I'm sure glad I carried a water bottle with electrolyte for the first time in quite a while!!
This morning I arrived in the Y parking lot with 15 minutes to spare so I took the time to get in some easy stretching before our run. As I'm doing this I tell myself to take the time to get in a good post run stretch instead of getting to work 30 minutes early like I normally do. Shan and I are stretching and talking and I move down into a catchers squat and I come up out of the squat too quickly and came very close to passing out. I stood there for a few seconds and couldn't even finish the sentence I had started. After 15-20 seconds of fuzziness I regained my composure and Shan suggested I eat the banana I had and she also gave me an extra coconut water she had. After a couple of minutes I felt completely normal again. I'm very sure this episode had to do with my really hard effort and the high humidity. I'm sure glad I carried a water bottle with electrolyte for the first time in quite a while!!
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
committed
Got in a good post work 5 mile run at Ken's yesterday. Considering my fitness level I was very pleased with my time of 1:15. I'm not a huge fan of running after work but I really need to change that. I've hit up my cousin Amanda about getting together on Monday afternoon's at Brushy Creek and Sam V about doing a weekly Tuesday evening Ken's trail run. That would give me 3 committed runs a week!!
Monday, May 4, 2015
scrambling
I've been so busy with work and home stuff I just realized I started this blogpost last Thursday and forgot to finish it.
Shan was out of town due to running the Big Sur marathon last weekend so it was just me and Mark this morning. Thankfully he let my fat ass set the pace so I was actually able to run 7 miles WITHOUT STOPPING. It sounds a little crazy but I'm really happy about that. I didn't set my timer but I think my time was right around 1:20. I feel like it's a start back to getting in proper shape. Our family party is in 2 weeks and I'm scrambling trying to get as much done as possible.
Shan was out of town due to running the Big Sur marathon last weekend so it was just me and Mark this morning. Thankfully he let my fat ass set the pace so I was actually able to run 7 miles WITHOUT STOPPING. It sounds a little crazy but I'm really happy about that. I didn't set my timer but I think my time was right around 1:20. I feel like it's a start back to getting in proper shape. Our family party is in 2 weeks and I'm scrambling trying to get as much done as possible.
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