Gorgeous day for running. There was little breeze and temps were in the mid 40s at the start. I had a nice warm-up of about a mile or so. I fell into a good pace from the start. I was a little fast in the first mile, but not too bad. I hammered along at [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Angie’s Half Crazy Half Marathon
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rest before the Half
Posted in easy running, running on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With Angie’s Half Crazy Half Marathon tomorrow, I’ve been enjoying some easy runs the last couple of days. Today, I joined Julie on the trails for an easy 7 miler. No watch, just some easy conversation. The weather made a dramatic change. Yesterday it was warm and humid for my easy five miler. Today, it [...]
Hot at the Track
Posted in Boston Marathon, interval training, intervals on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was hot at the track. Mind you, I was not hot, it was just hot. It was warm, humid and windy. The training plan called for 8X800 meters. I was shooting for a goal time in the 3:30s. I struggled in almost every one. But, I did keep the time at about 3:35. The [...]
Recovery Runs
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was a tough 10 mile recovery run today. I met up with Lou, Veronica, and Matt from BARC today. We ran over the Kemah bridge and then a loop around Kemah and finished with 3 or so miles on the trails. My legs were a little stiff, but after a few miles, they started [...]
Long run to Boston
Posted in Boston Marathon, Marathon on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I got a long run in today. Nearly 22 miles. I ran with Julie this morning around the Tanglewood and River Oaks neighboorhoods. From Kirby and Sheppard, we headed downtown. Back to Memorial Park for a loop around the park. We managed an 8:37 overall pace. Miles 16 to 19 were tough. The weather warmed up [...]
Fast Week
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Track night coincided with St. Patty’s day. I went early to the track. A lot of folks I knew were at the track. Julie, Roxy, and Sam were there. For the first time Mike joined us. Also, Chuck, Bob, and John were at the track. We ran 4X1600 meters at half marathon pace. Although I [...]
And, The Cold Continues
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This was volunteer weekend for me. The Seabrook half marathon was yesterday and today was another half marathon and full marathon. I’m happy that I helped out yesterday. The water crew was a little short handed. Today, the full BARC crew was out there and my help was not really needed.
As for my running, I [...]
Baby it’s cold out there
Posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The last two days have been pretty chilly. I ran last night with Julie and Roxie around the neighboorhood. I actually put togther a pretty nice course for us to run. We ran just at 6.5 miles. The plan was to run easy. Well, it was sort of easy. We ran a pace of 8:16. [...]
Back on Track
Posted in intervals, running on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After taking a day after TIRR, it was time to get back into training. I did deviate from the schedule. The schedule called for a one mile, two mile, and one mile interval. The weather was warm, and I was still a little tired. I decided on 12X400 meter intervals with a 200 meter recovery. [...]
Texas Independence Relay Race Ramblings
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was an interesting weekend. It’s the first time I tried a long distance relay race. The race started in Gonzales Texas and went 203 miles and finished at the Monument in Deer Park. The race started on Saturday morning at about 8:15 AM and finished Sunday afternoon at about 3PM. In sum, it took [...]
