After some easy runs last week, I finished off the week running in a cross-country relay race. The race takes place in downtown Houston along Buffalo Bayou. Although it’s only a 2 mile leg, it’s a tough one to run. Lots of ups and downs and the the footing in the grass with tree roots [...]
Archive for September, 2009
X-Country
Posted in Racing on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Easy Track Workout – Not
Posted in interval training on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thre really is no such thing as an easy track workout. Tonight was a simple 8X400 meter night. A cold front is trying to push through. However, it is stalling. Hence, it was cooler, but it has been a rainy day. I pushed some of the intervals at the 90 second area, however, most were [...]
Toughest 10K
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I ran a very solid 10K race yesterday. It was the second Toughest 10K in Houston race. The race includes two loops on the bridge. I had my fingers crossed that I could run a PR. But, it was not to happen. I missed my PR by 30+ seconds. However, I took another minute off [...]
800s
Posted in interval training on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although I know there will still be more warm weather ahead of us, it is so nice to have a little break. The slightly coooler temperatures and lower humidity made running the 800s seem almost easy. My goal was to run the 800s in about 3:27. I just wanted to get a feel for running sub 7 [...]
Long Runs
Posted in Uncategorized on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No complaints about this weekend’s running. I slept in a little yesterday. I hit at the road at 7:30AM for almost an 11 miler. Fairly easy pace, but we humped it in the last two miles and nailed a sub 8 minute/mile in the last mile. It was overcast. So although it was plenty humid, [...]
And More Hills
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Got up very early and ran the Kemah Bridge this morning with Julie. It was rainy. In some ways, I enjoy running in the elements. The rain kept us cool, and it feels good to combat mother nature. But, I’m not a big fan of running on a dark highway with slick roads. Regardless, we [...]
Travelling, Racing, Trails and more….
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I went up to Arkansas for the holiday weekend. Some excellent hill running. I ran a 5K race (Clear Mountain) in North Little Rock. The race was a good one. I ran another master’s PR. I got close to a sub 21 minute, but I fell just a little short. The good news was that [...]
Loving the Track
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight was a fairly simple and easy track night. It was a 2X(800, 600, 400) with 400 recoveries. The repeats were suppose to be at 5K pace. But, with Lisa out there, we pushed each other down to a mile/sub-mile pace. It was some of the best 400s and 800s in a long while. The [...]
