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Thursday, April 19, 2012
Summer Goals - Adam
After last year's disappointing performance in Fort Wayne I felt a little bothered by the concept of running another half. Jessica had asked me to do the one in Cleveland with her. However, I am opposed to cities with a population greater than 300,000. With that being said, there is a half marathon in Wooster.
I'm now back on track to tackle this challenge. I have recruited Adam, aka Massillon Adam as to not to be confused by me, Wooster Adam.
the progress summary is now reflective of 2012, and I've also asked Jessica to participate in the Wooster half. She did had not returned my phone call at the time of publication.
More info to come soon. Maybe even a guest spot by Massillon Adam.
I'm now back on track to tackle this challenge. I have recruited Adam, aka Massillon Adam as to not to be confused by me, Wooster Adam.
the progress summary is now reflective of 2012, and I've also asked Jessica to participate in the Wooster half. She did had not returned my phone call at the time of publication.
More info to come soon. Maybe even a guest spot by Massillon Adam.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Running with the Santas
Still, it was a race that I ran the first time outside since the weather dropped below freezing. Needless to say, my lungs were freezing and I was surprised at how out of shape I felt.
....the redbull station half way through probably didn't help. What a surreal run?
Anyways, unless I get convinced to do another run before the holidays, the next big race will be the Cleveland Marathon debuting in May 2012! While I think I'll pass on full marathons next year, I do want to train for the half. I have every intention of beginning to train in March and actually going for a decent time. I'm hoping with Adam's son being a bit older, maybe I can con Adam into running with me more often. This seems to help my time since his pace exceeds mine.Probably won't post anymore until then, unless I get some comments about wanting to hear about my 2 mile treadmill runs. To nip that in the bud, this is what they would sound like "Ran a 6.3 on the treadmill today while watching Food Network and Jersey Shore simultaneously. Person next to me needs stronger deodorant"
Not interesting, right?
See you in March!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Marathon, take 2
Given Adam’s recent update with the intense detail documenting the race, I felt extremely underwhelmed with mine. Even though we are approaching day 3 after the race, I’m confident I can still blog about the awesomeness that was the Akron Marathon.
The night before the race was the mandatory expo and packet pickup. While I’m not thrilled that in order to receive your jacket, you need to spend 20 minutes walking through clusters of people and vendors attempting to block your path to get you to try their product, it does make it convenient to pick up last minute race gear.
I bought 5 GU gels (3 blueberry pomegranate Roctane and 2 lemon limes) along with a new headband, belt (to hold the gels) and 26.2 t shirt to wear after the run. I accept the fact that I fell into the very trap that I explained above and spent too much money.
To give some background on the race itself, it’s the 9th annual Akron marathon. In addition to the full marathon, runners have the option to run a half, or participate in a 5 person relay team with various amounts of distances covering the marathon. The course itself is amazing for any Akron citizen because it takes the runner through the entire city to see some of the attractive landmarks such as the Towpath, the Sandrun train, Stan Hywet hall, Goodyear, and U of Akron, just to name a few.
Because the race itself attracts a wide range of runners, I was lucky to know many people running in one of the three races. Knowing that I was “required” to be gluttonous in my carb intake, I had a lovely spaghetti dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse with some co-workers after the expo was complete. I must say, talking with people who would also be awake at 5:30 am the next morning and getting pumped for the marathon was a great pre-run activity.
Now, waking up the day of the race and getting mentally prepared knowing that ALL of your morning will be spent running non-stop is a little intimidating. That’s how I felt at 4:45 Saturday morning.
Driving downtown was an expected stressor seeing as most of the roads were closed off and there were 15,000 other people trying to get to the same area. At a little after 6am we finally were able to find a parking lot that wasn’t on the map that was in walking distance of the starting line. We fueled up with some last minute breakfast and put the tags on our shoes and away we went.
I wish I could convey the excitement going on, but it may be one of those things that you just had to be there for. There was music blaring over the speakers and thousands of runners of all shapes and sizes preparing for the start. Some people were laughing, some were doing warm up runs, some just looked uncomfortable standing in an extremely long line for the bathroom. The weather was chilly, but the rain held off so that was more than I was expecting.
After what seemed like forever, Hal Higdon (one of the most notorious marathon runners and whose training plan I followed this time) gave a speech that I could barely hear, a prayer was said, the national anthem sang and the bell rang.
Being that I am a slow runner, they had anyone projecting to run under a 9 minute mile line up on the main street, and the rest of us on a perpendicular street. When the bell rang, it was 5 minutes until the “blue runners” (aka slow ones) were allowed to begin. From here, it was 2 more minutes until I reached the starting line.
From here, it starts to blur. The sun came up just as we ran the first mile over the downtown Akron bridge. I could already see the fastest runners on the other bridge heading back for the one loop I mentioned earlier. I didn’t run with headphones and just either focused on running or made continuous jokes to my two good friends at my side.
There were highschool bands, choirs and dancers alongside of the road cheering people on. There were some people passing, some people slowing down and some walking but for the most part, everyone (the half and full marathoner) was pretty good about staying consistent pace.
When the half marathoners broke off at mile 10, I was still feeling confident, although I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a small part of me that was envious that their running was coming to an end and mine was far from over. We headed down into the tow path and into the valley and up sandrun. For whatever reason, this part did come easy to me (much easier than 2 years ago). Maybe it was because I made a conscious effort to train on that hill or maybe it was because I knew what was to expect (for anyone who doesn’t know, Sandrun is pretty much a 3 mile steady up hill climb)
Also, it was when they started handing out gel packs. I had my 5, then took one from all 4 stations at the race. That’s a lot of gel packs…. Might explain some of my energy toward the end.
At mile 20, I could see my apartment!
Two years ago, this was a horrible realization that I still had over an hour left to run. This year, I still felt good and the miles were still flying by.
Four miles later was a slightly different story. We entered back downtown and the course is straight. I still had an amazing amount of energy, but I could feel my quads and knees start to buckle and tense up. I shortened my stride and had to think about every step after that. Any change in pavement (i.e. brick roads) created a painful twinge in my legs. People kept cheering how close we were, but that truly does become the longest part of the race.
When I saw the stadium and 26 mile flag, I got one last boost of energy, but even so didn’t realize how long .2 miles could possibly be. This sounds a little cheesy, but crossing the finish line this time was an overwhelming sense of accomplishment that I didn’t get last time (probably because I had absolutely no energy left then). I got a nice little shove from behind from a guy who forgot to stop after crossing the finish line and just about knocked me over because my legs could barely keep me upright, but all in all, amazing.
I got an awesome metal, but it was so heavy that it made me hunch over.
Sitting down in the stadium afterwards never felt so good and drinking the beer they provided never tasted so disgusting.
I was really lucky to have so many people to run with and people look for me to finish. I can definitely say with confidence that it makes a difference.
So what now? Well, my feet are tore up and my quads still feel on fire whenever I walk down steps, but the experience was amazing and memorable. Before Saturday, I was convinced I would never train for a distance run again. Now, I’m not so sure.
Either way, I look forward to some resting time, getting involved in some other activities and not worrying about the delicate balance of my diet.
After a couple weeks, I plan on running again on a much smaller scale. Doing another half before the year is out sounds appealing, although I’m not sure how far I’ll take that. I think I’ll just try to work on my 5k times and maybe compete in a few local races before it gets too cold.
I was going to delete my prior post, but I think I’ll leave it up.
Again, congrats to Adam and Liz for completing the 13.1 miles and a big congrats and thank you to my running partner Sarah for putting up with me for the entire 26.2 miles!
The night before the race was the mandatory expo and packet pickup. While I’m not thrilled that in order to receive your jacket, you need to spend 20 minutes walking through clusters of people and vendors attempting to block your path to get you to try their product, it does make it convenient to pick up last minute race gear.
I bought 5 GU gels (3 blueberry pomegranate Roctane and 2 lemon limes) along with a new headband, belt (to hold the gels) and 26.2 t shirt to wear after the run. I accept the fact that I fell into the very trap that I explained above and spent too much money.
To give some background on the race itself, it’s the 9th annual Akron marathon. In addition to the full marathon, runners have the option to run a half, or participate in a 5 person relay team with various amounts of distances covering the marathon. The course itself is amazing for any Akron citizen because it takes the runner through the entire city to see some of the attractive landmarks such as the Towpath, the Sandrun train, Stan Hywet hall, Goodyear, and U of Akron, just to name a few.
Because the race itself attracts a wide range of runners, I was lucky to know many people running in one of the three races. Knowing that I was “required” to be gluttonous in my carb intake, I had a lovely spaghetti dinner at the Spaghetti Warehouse with some co-workers after the expo was complete. I must say, talking with people who would also be awake at 5:30 am the next morning and getting pumped for the marathon was a great pre-run activity.
Now, waking up the day of the race and getting mentally prepared knowing that ALL of your morning will be spent running non-stop is a little intimidating. That’s how I felt at 4:45 Saturday morning.
Driving downtown was an expected stressor seeing as most of the roads were closed off and there were 15,000 other people trying to get to the same area. At a little after 6am we finally were able to find a parking lot that wasn’t on the map that was in walking distance of the starting line. We fueled up with some last minute breakfast and put the tags on our shoes and away we went.
I wish I could convey the excitement going on, but it may be one of those things that you just had to be there for. There was music blaring over the speakers and thousands of runners of all shapes and sizes preparing for the start. Some people were laughing, some were doing warm up runs, some just looked uncomfortable standing in an extremely long line for the bathroom. The weather was chilly, but the rain held off so that was more than I was expecting.
After what seemed like forever, Hal Higdon (one of the most notorious marathon runners and whose training plan I followed this time) gave a speech that I could barely hear, a prayer was said, the national anthem sang and the bell rang.
Being that I am a slow runner, they had anyone projecting to run under a 9 minute mile line up on the main street, and the rest of us on a perpendicular street. When the bell rang, it was 5 minutes until the “blue runners” (aka slow ones) were allowed to begin. From here, it was 2 more minutes until I reached the starting line.
From here, it starts to blur. The sun came up just as we ran the first mile over the downtown Akron bridge. I could already see the fastest runners on the other bridge heading back for the one loop I mentioned earlier. I didn’t run with headphones and just either focused on running or made continuous jokes to my two good friends at my side.
There were highschool bands, choirs and dancers alongside of the road cheering people on. There were some people passing, some people slowing down and some walking but for the most part, everyone (the half and full marathoner) was pretty good about staying consistent pace.
When the half marathoners broke off at mile 10, I was still feeling confident, although I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a small part of me that was envious that their running was coming to an end and mine was far from over. We headed down into the tow path and into the valley and up sandrun. For whatever reason, this part did come easy to me (much easier than 2 years ago). Maybe it was because I made a conscious effort to train on that hill or maybe it was because I knew what was to expect (for anyone who doesn’t know, Sandrun is pretty much a 3 mile steady up hill climb)
Also, it was when they started handing out gel packs. I had my 5, then took one from all 4 stations at the race. That’s a lot of gel packs…. Might explain some of my energy toward the end.
At mile 20, I could see my apartment!
Two years ago, this was a horrible realization that I still had over an hour left to run. This year, I still felt good and the miles were still flying by.
Four miles later was a slightly different story. We entered back downtown and the course is straight. I still had an amazing amount of energy, but I could feel my quads and knees start to buckle and tense up. I shortened my stride and had to think about every step after that. Any change in pavement (i.e. brick roads) created a painful twinge in my legs. People kept cheering how close we were, but that truly does become the longest part of the race.
When I saw the stadium and 26 mile flag, I got one last boost of energy, but even so didn’t realize how long .2 miles could possibly be. This sounds a little cheesy, but crossing the finish line this time was an overwhelming sense of accomplishment that I didn’t get last time (probably because I had absolutely no energy left then). I got a nice little shove from behind from a guy who forgot to stop after crossing the finish line and just about knocked me over because my legs could barely keep me upright, but all in all, amazing.
I got an awesome metal, but it was so heavy that it made me hunch over.
Sitting down in the stadium afterwards never felt so good and drinking the beer they provided never tasted so disgusting.
I was really lucky to have so many people to run with and people look for me to finish. I can definitely say with confidence that it makes a difference.
So what now? Well, my feet are tore up and my quads still feel on fire whenever I walk down steps, but the experience was amazing and memorable. Before Saturday, I was convinced I would never train for a distance run again. Now, I’m not so sure.
Either way, I look forward to some resting time, getting involved in some other activities and not worrying about the delicate balance of my diet.
After a couple weeks, I plan on running again on a much smaller scale. Doing another half before the year is out sounds appealing, although I’m not sure how far I’ll take that. I think I’ll just try to work on my 5k times and maybe compete in a few local races before it gets too cold.
I was going to delete my prior post, but I think I’ll leave it up.
Again, congrats to Adam and Liz for completing the 13.1 miles and a big congrats and thank you to my running partner Sarah for putting up with me for the entire 26.2 miles!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Fort4Fitness - Adam - Wrap Up
Well, it was not pretty and it was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be, but I finished.
After an entire summer of working really hard I really started slacking about the time I was suppose to kick it into high gear. I ran about 6 miles total in the last two weeks prior to the race.
I read the newspaper and the average time for the half was 2hrs and 18min. My time was 2hrs and 28min. I do not like to be below average in anything I do, which makes this bittersweet.
The race itself was amazing. On Saturday morning my father-in-law drove me downtown and I jumped out of the truck about 3 blocks from the stadium. The streets were packed with cars and the sidewalks were full of people heading to the starting corrals making it difficult to get any closer by vehicle.
I watched as the 4 mile race started and waited with thousands of others for our turn to enter the gates. I felt very alone as I noticed most people had one or more running partners. I could not even see the starting line from corral "L" where I stood anxiously waiting for directions. At 8 AM we started with a cannon start which was drowned out by the cheering and yelling going on all around.
After a couple minutes I was at a quick walk as I approached the starting line.
It was like a place I had never seen before.
The downtown streets were packed full of people and nearly ever block had some form of entertainment. I saw singers, dancers, cheerleaders, and the most obscure award went to the over 65 ladies doing clogging in front of a church.
It was awesome to see that kinda thing while you are running down a main road in a city. After we got out of the immediate downtown (about 5 miles) I was very happy I had my iPod. You can only listen to other people's conversations for so long.
I felt nothing for the first 8 miles. Then I heard someone say, "those first 8 went by so quick". I immediately started to notice some people cramping up and stopping along the road to stretch and/or walk a bit.
At this time I was stopping at every water station and slamming a Gatorade and then a water to chase it down and my legs were very tight
I ended up walking maybe 100 yards up an incline and we were in a new neighborhood which was more like a different planet.
A man wearing a giant top hat and a tuxedo greeted the runners with a tambourine and welcoming us to his neighborhood. There were wild paintings on the road and parties in the front yards. A man in a cat in the hat costume doing the robot. People doing shots of beer on the side of the road and giant signs everywhere. I felt new motivation and started running again.
By this time the 10k had merged with the half marathon and people were flying around me, making me want to give in even more. But just as I thought about walking again I could see the stadium coming up and hear the crowd cheering people on.
This was probably the best time I had ever had running on a baseball field. My wife, son, and in laws were in the stands and the overwhelming sense of accomplishment came over me. Finished. Goal Completed.
I do not believe I'd do another race that was this long or longer unless I had someone to run with. The last part was nearly unbearable and I needed some additional motivation to keep going. I would also need to train harder. I didn't feel like I was going to die, but I would want a better time.
http://www.fort4fitness.org/
Marathon
Both this blog and the tracker went a little under utilized this year, however that didn't stop Adam or myself from finishing our goals! Adam completed his first half marathon yesterday and I finished my second full marathon!
It's kinda funny because I quite literally have been bitching and moaning about running for over a month now. I didn't complete all of my training runs and missed some crucial long runs. I was convinced I wasn't ready for this full and had even debated dropping out and only doing the half. To be quite honest, the only thing that stopped me was when i told my friend Sarah (the one who convinced me to sign up for that craziness) Shen pretty much said "if you drop out, I'll kill you" so not knowing how serious she truly was (plus she convinced me that I could be fine as long as I got one more long run in) and I am a huge cheap ass and didn't want to lose out on 80 bucks, I just stayed in.
I'm really glad I did. The morning of the race was as exciting as ever. There were 15,000 people estimated to be downtown that morning and you could feel the vibe coming from all over. I just tried not to think about how when that bell rings, I'm going to be running until lunch time.
Anyways, the run was awesome! I felt great the entire time and never hit the wall. My experience this time around was so much better. I went a little slower this time because I had been training at a slower pace and didn't want to push myself to an exhaustion point where I had to drop out. In hindsight, probably could've gone a little faster, but who cares. I had energy all the way till the end and only really started fo feel pain in my legs around mile 24.
It's races like this that keep me signing up for more. I still have energy and endorphins left over from yesterday and it's taking me a lot of will power not to work out or run today. Even better, I'm a little sore today, but nothing like the last time were I felt like I was immobiliezed for a week.
Anyways, I'm doing a horrible job explaining this so I'll just leave off by saying it was awesome. Will I sign up for another one? Let's just say it's not as black and white as it white as it was before the race. :-)
It's kinda funny because I quite literally have been bitching and moaning about running for over a month now. I didn't complete all of my training runs and missed some crucial long runs. I was convinced I wasn't ready for this full and had even debated dropping out and only doing the half. To be quite honest, the only thing that stopped me was when i told my friend Sarah (the one who convinced me to sign up for that craziness) Shen pretty much said "if you drop out, I'll kill you" so not knowing how serious she truly was (plus she convinced me that I could be fine as long as I got one more long run in) and I am a huge cheap ass and didn't want to lose out on 80 bucks, I just stayed in.
I'm really glad I did. The morning of the race was as exciting as ever. There were 15,000 people estimated to be downtown that morning and you could feel the vibe coming from all over. I just tried not to think about how when that bell rings, I'm going to be running until lunch time.
Anyways, the run was awesome! I felt great the entire time and never hit the wall. My experience this time around was so much better. I went a little slower this time because I had been training at a slower pace and didn't want to push myself to an exhaustion point where I had to drop out. In hindsight, probably could've gone a little faster, but who cares. I had energy all the way till the end and only really started fo feel pain in my legs around mile 24.
It's races like this that keep me signing up for more. I still have energy and endorphins left over from yesterday and it's taking me a lot of will power not to work out or run today. Even better, I'm a little sore today, but nothing like the last time were I felt like I was immobiliezed for a week.
Anyways, I'm doing a horrible job explaining this so I'll just leave off by saying it was awesome. Will I sign up for another one? Let's just say it's not as black and white as it white as it was before the race. :-)
Sunday, July 31, 2011
"Its been awhile"
Its been awhile since I posted last. I still run, just not as much. I still think of witty things to say or post but, just don't have the time.
Being a dad is way harder than what I had ever thought and being on one income is more stressful than I imagined it would be. Also looking for a house that meets our budget gets me excited and then seeminly 48 hours later makes me feel both poor and depressed.
ahhh the middle class life
But enough whining. If your still reading I have been lacking on my weekly runs and gutting it out as you would say for the long runs for the weekend. Not ideal, and not going to win any races, but I'm just in it to finish it.
I have also discovered a beautiful new place to run. Basically I can do a 3 mile loop up and down Milltown Road in Wooster which is a mega incline that crosses route 3. It feels like a mini accomplishment each time I do it and depending on the time of day you run, its a lovely sunset overlooking the north end of town with the bright lights of the gas station and applebees in the background. Breathtaking
Today I attempted to run 7 miles at about 2 PM. It was miserable and I thought I was going to die. I had a survival instinct kick in after mile 6 and I attempted to cut across a rarely mowed field because I just wanted to get back to my truck. Just as I thought if I pass out here no one would see me because the grass is too high, and there was no one out because it was 90 stinkin' degrees, I found a handful of wild strawberries. I ate afew and then felt empowered to make it the rest of the way.
I have yet to get sick so I am convinced that they were wild strawberries and not some random red fruit thats going to kill me within hours.
Being a dad is way harder than what I had ever thought and being on one income is more stressful than I imagined it would be. Also looking for a house that meets our budget gets me excited and then seeminly 48 hours later makes me feel both poor and depressed.
ahhh the middle class life
But enough whining. If your still reading I have been lacking on my weekly runs and gutting it out as you would say for the long runs for the weekend. Not ideal, and not going to win any races, but I'm just in it to finish it.
I have also discovered a beautiful new place to run. Basically I can do a 3 mile loop up and down Milltown Road in Wooster which is a mega incline that crosses route 3. It feels like a mini accomplishment each time I do it and depending on the time of day you run, its a lovely sunset overlooking the north end of town with the bright lights of the gas station and applebees in the background. Breathtaking
Today I attempted to run 7 miles at about 2 PM. It was miserable and I thought I was going to die. I had a survival instinct kick in after mile 6 and I attempted to cut across a rarely mowed field because I just wanted to get back to my truck. Just as I thought if I pass out here no one would see me because the grass is too high, and there was no one out because it was 90 stinkin' degrees, I found a handful of wild strawberries. I ate afew and then felt empowered to make it the rest of the way.
I have yet to get sick so I am convinced that they were wild strawberries and not some random red fruit thats going to kill me within hours.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Weds Run
I'm thinking this will be short, given that I am already two hours past my bedtime.
Liz has done a great job keeping me on pace to run these semi long runs once a week. We've been meeting on the towpath after work armed with our gummies or sweets of choice (today I tried gatoraids g1 cookie type things that I found in target. Couldn't recommend them or dis them because I didn't notice a huge difference) and head out 4 miles past the ranger station, stop for water on the way back and keep on trucking.
Today was wonderful. It was the first day in about two weeks where the humidity finally eased up to what it should be for July in ohio. It was probably about 84 degrees, but compared to what it's been like, this was hevean.
The only downside is that we started a little late, ergo ended up finishing late. All of my fellow runners know that after doing that type of mileage yields in a wonderful runners high full of energy filled endorphins (I mean, isn't that the whole reason we put ourselves through these treacherous runs?) So what's the downside you ask? Well, do the math. If I finish up running at 9 pm...and typically go to bed at 9:30 pm.... Where does that leave me?
Since you asked (or since I'm writing this blog) it leaves me with a spotlessly clean bathroom and kitchen, todays new york times articles read, some additional reading on great white sharks and of course an update to this fabulous blog. It's kinda nice to be productive, I just wish I could channel it to either work or prehaps at 6 pm.... Instead of 11 where I know I'll be cursing myself tomorrow.
Going to attempt to sleep. If I fail, I still have a dining room to clean and quite a few chapters in Harry Potter to read!
Liz has done a great job keeping me on pace to run these semi long runs once a week. We've been meeting on the towpath after work armed with our gummies or sweets of choice (today I tried gatoraids g1 cookie type things that I found in target. Couldn't recommend them or dis them because I didn't notice a huge difference) and head out 4 miles past the ranger station, stop for water on the way back and keep on trucking.
Today was wonderful. It was the first day in about two weeks where the humidity finally eased up to what it should be for July in ohio. It was probably about 84 degrees, but compared to what it's been like, this was hevean.
The only downside is that we started a little late, ergo ended up finishing late. All of my fellow runners know that after doing that type of mileage yields in a wonderful runners high full of energy filled endorphins (I mean, isn't that the whole reason we put ourselves through these treacherous runs?) So what's the downside you ask? Well, do the math. If I finish up running at 9 pm...and typically go to bed at 9:30 pm.... Where does that leave me?
Since you asked (or since I'm writing this blog) it leaves me with a spotlessly clean bathroom and kitchen, todays new york times articles read, some additional reading on great white sharks and of course an update to this fabulous blog. It's kinda nice to be productive, I just wish I could channel it to either work or prehaps at 6 pm.... Instead of 11 where I know I'll be cursing myself tomorrow.
Going to attempt to sleep. If I fail, I still have a dining room to clean and quite a few chapters in Harry Potter to read!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday run
I figured since there hasn't been a blog update in quite some time that it was only appropriate.
Yesterday was one of the first days Adam and I had a chance to run together, quite possibly since.....March? What's the big occasion? Yesterday was the premiere of the final Harry Potter movie. (which on a side note was amazing in my opinion )
Anyway' we had set out to run 15 miles since that is what I was slotted to complete as part of my training. I knew it was going to be a stretch since I practically missed last weeks long run. The weather was nicer than it has been in awhile. It was much less muggy and actually had a breeze blowing through the city of Wooster. We completed 13 before we started walking and contemplated the final two when time became a factor since food and showers were needed before going to the movie.
In my opinion another successful run,but I would be lying if I said I wasn't hurting today. I have a massage scheduled in two hours to address that :) I apologize for the lame post but I didnt get to bed until 4 am s I havent quite snapped out if it yet
Yesterday was one of the first days Adam and I had a chance to run together, quite possibly since.....March? What's the big occasion? Yesterday was the premiere of the final Harry Potter movie. (which on a side note was amazing in my opinion )
Anyway' we had set out to run 15 miles since that is what I was slotted to complete as part of my training. I knew it was going to be a stretch since I practically missed last weeks long run. The weather was nicer than it has been in awhile. It was much less muggy and actually had a breeze blowing through the city of Wooster. We completed 13 before we started walking and contemplated the final two when time became a factor since food and showers were needed before going to the movie.
In my opinion another successful run,but I would be lying if I said I wasn't hurting today. I have a massage scheduled in two hours to address that :) I apologize for the lame post but I didnt get to bed until 4 am s I havent quite snapped out if it yet
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Adam: Half Marathon Update
I checked out my google calendar to notice that I actually start training for this thing at the end of June. Granted I'm ahead of schedule but really its not by much. I never get over 6 miles on my own.
I've also been thinking that this race was 3000 - 5000 people but I checked the website yesterday and saw 10,000.
New Goal: I want to beat 5000 people.
My training schedule is here: Schedule
I'm also planning on working in some 5/10k races in the near future
I've also been thinking that this race was 3000 - 5000 people but I checked the website yesterday and saw 10,000.
New Goal: I want to beat 5000 people.
My training schedule is here: Schedule
I'm also planning on working in some 5/10k races in the near future
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