It's amazing how a temperature that used to feel freaking cold and chilly can suddenly feel like summer once you've ran during temperatures in the negatives. I didn't even have to wear my headband or my wind jacket this morning, it was 37 degrees with no wind barely, it felt real good. My calves were sore still, but I went ahead and ran on a hilly route with Rocky. I've got a sore spot on the back of my left ankle, doesn't bother me during runs but it does when I am driving :(
No GI issues this morning, strange - I wonder if suddenly bringing yogurt back into my diet is what has my GI kind of lost with time and schedule, hopefully Sunday won't have any issues of that sort - hopefully I'll be able to run my first 14 miles.
Rocky and I ran 6.3 miles in 1:08:24 with an average pace of 10:52 min/mile, slow like an easy run should be. Elevation gain of 160 feet and a loss of 166 feet, I made sure make it a hilly run..... or as hill as my area can give me for 6 or 7 miles.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 11:13
Mile 2 - 11:07
Mile 3 - 10:46
Mile 4 - 10:48
Mile 5 - 10:58
Mile 6 - 10:33
.3 - 10:00
Not a bad run overall, crazy and unhappy drivers headed to work as usual - it sometimes it seems they absolutely despise us runners, as we are a symbol of freedom that reminds them that they are not free. :) :P
Friday, January 10, 2014
Thursday, January 9, 2014
A Hilly Progression Run with Rocky
No problems getting up this morning, everything seemed to be going well except for my intestines which were threatening mutiny. I tried to go before the run, but it just wasn't happening, so Rocky and I set out for our run at 5:10 AM. I had too warm of gloves on, and I ended up having to fold my headband up, it felt like summer compared to Monday and Tuesday. Barely reaching mile 2, I had to make a pit stop. I focused on hills again, doing my best to get extremely used to running hilly courses so I can kick major arse one flat course races.
I think I made 2 other stops, I was dealing with evil GI issues and seriously wanted to call it quits just because of that. I am so sick of this, I think tomorrow morning I am going to take Imodium before my 6 miler and see if it helps.
Rocky and I ran 7.4 miles in 1:10:09 with an average pace of 9:29 min/mile, elevation gain of 225 feet and a loss of 221 feet. Temperature was 28 degrees with a feels like 23 but it might as well have been like 50 degrees or something compared to Monday and Tuesday. Not your normal progression run, but being that I wasn't feeling super and I was also including hills, I will consider it a progression run with hills.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:49
Mile 2 - 10:27
Mile 3 - 9:23
Mile 4 - 9:09
Mile 5 - 8:44
Mile 6 - 9:21
Mile 7 - 9:03
.4 - 8:02
Hopefully all these hills are going to show vast improvements during the February 5k and the March 5k. Tomorrow's 6 miler better have a lot less issues dang it.
I think I made 2 other stops, I was dealing with evil GI issues and seriously wanted to call it quits just because of that. I am so sick of this, I think tomorrow morning I am going to take Imodium before my 6 miler and see if it helps.
Rocky and I ran 7.4 miles in 1:10:09 with an average pace of 9:29 min/mile, elevation gain of 225 feet and a loss of 221 feet. Temperature was 28 degrees with a feels like 23 but it might as well have been like 50 degrees or something compared to Monday and Tuesday. Not your normal progression run, but being that I wasn't feeling super and I was also including hills, I will consider it a progression run with hills.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:49
Mile 2 - 10:27
Mile 3 - 9:23
Mile 4 - 9:09
Mile 5 - 8:44
Mile 6 - 9:21
Mile 7 - 9:03
.4 - 8:02
Hopefully all these hills are going to show vast improvements during the February 5k and the March 5k. Tomorrow's 6 miler better have a lot less issues dang it.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
A Beyond Freezing Cold 6.3 Miler
I chose not to run yesterday morning, winds were 21 mph and it was in the low negatives with a feels like -24 degrees so I made the decision that it would be wiser not to run and to just take Monday as a rest day. This morning's temperature was -2 degrees with a feels like -12, 8 mph winds but I had decided that I would layer up and dig deep into my insanity for this run.
Gear - a Seirus Combo Scarf mask, a Brooks Infinite Nightlife head band, and my nightlife hat.
3 layers for upper body - an under armour long sleeve thingy, 2nd layer a Solomon long sleeve with wind breaking material on the outside, then my new somewhat thick wind breaker jacket that I think is Brooks.......... or Nike.
Two layers for my legs, a pair of snug fitting tights and another pair of not so snug tights. Two pairs of socks and two pairs of gloves....... I was ready.
I stepped out that door at 5 AM and thought "WTF was I thinking!?", -2 degrees with a feels like - 12 was really freaking cold. But I had already decided that I was going to try for 6.3 miles, on a 3.15 mile loop around the "block". The first half mile was freezing and I was regretting it, but as soon as I got off that road with the open field and turned my back to the wind, it got better. I had to suffer that road twice though..... but what doesn't kill me only makes me stronger :)
I focused on as many of the big hills as I could, trying to prepare myself for the hilly course at Indian-Celina Challenge. I have yet to reach even 1,000 feet in elevation gain but I am getting used to hills again.
I ran 6.3 miles in 1:06:07 with an average pace of 10:30 min/mile, elevation gain of 155 feet and a loss of 161 feet.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 11:09
Mile 2 - 10:40
Mile 3 - 10:35
Mile 4 - 10:25
Mile 5 - 10:14
Mile 6 - 10:05
.3 - 9:56
Next run won't be until Thursday which will hopefully be a bit warmer.
Gear - a Seirus Combo Scarf mask, a Brooks Infinite Nightlife head band, and my nightlife hat.
3 layers for upper body - an under armour long sleeve thingy, 2nd layer a Solomon long sleeve with wind breaking material on the outside, then my new somewhat thick wind breaker jacket that I think is Brooks.......... or Nike.
Two layers for my legs, a pair of snug fitting tights and another pair of not so snug tights. Two pairs of socks and two pairs of gloves....... I was ready.
I stepped out that door at 5 AM and thought "WTF was I thinking!?", -2 degrees with a feels like - 12 was really freaking cold. But I had already decided that I was going to try for 6.3 miles, on a 3.15 mile loop around the "block". The first half mile was freezing and I was regretting it, but as soon as I got off that road with the open field and turned my back to the wind, it got better. I had to suffer that road twice though..... but what doesn't kill me only makes me stronger :)
I focused on as many of the big hills as I could, trying to prepare myself for the hilly course at Indian-Celina Challenge. I have yet to reach even 1,000 feet in elevation gain but I am getting used to hills again.
I ran 6.3 miles in 1:06:07 with an average pace of 10:30 min/mile, elevation gain of 155 feet and a loss of 161 feet.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 11:09
Mile 2 - 10:40
Mile 3 - 10:35
Mile 4 - 10:25
Mile 5 - 10:14
Mile 6 - 10:05
.3 - 9:56
Next run won't be until Thursday which will hopefully be a bit warmer.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
A Not So Great Long Run
Sadly, I must admit I was a pansy when I made the decision to run last night around 9:20 p.m. The forecast was threatening rain and lots of it from midnight to 3 p.m, I am alright with running in rain when the temperature is 65+ but running in raining during 34 degrees is not something I want to do. I was also supposed to hit my first 14 miler, didn't happen. There is a reason why I run my LRs in the early morning on a relatively empty stomach - no GI issues normally, and that wasn't the case last night, not to mention my legs just weren't feeling it and I couldn't find a good slow pace.
I was going into my second loop just before mile 7 when an icy type of rain started falling so I decided to turn around and head back to the house and grab my rain jacket (and also take some clothing off). I got back at around 10:30 and DH was saying maybe I should just call it an 8 miler and be done as Dorian was tired and wanted to go to sleep. I begged him for at least 2 more miles, and he said yes so I went ahead and took Rocky with me. I decided I was going to try and hit 12 miles at least, and give Rocky 4 miles as he won't be running with me Monday.
By the time we got home, DH and Dorian were in bed and I was tired and really sore. That little 5 minutes of ice/rain/sleet was it, no more. I ran 12 miles in 2:00:50 with an average pace of 10:04 min/mile, temperature around 34 and the wind started picking up during the last 2 miles. Elevation gain of 256 feet and a loss of 259 feet (my goal was to at least reach 400 feet, but I didn't run all of the route I had planned).
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:03
Mile 2 - 10:11
Mile 3 - 10:17
Mile 4 - 10:10
Mile 5 - 9:57
Mile 6 - 10:04
Mile 7 - 9:54
Mile 8 - 10:11
Mile 9 - 10:04
Mile 10 - 10:16
Mile 11 - 9:55
Mile 12 - 9:47
I went to bed sore, and had tried to drink 16 oz of water but managed 14 oz of water. I did have one Strawberry-Banana gu at 10 miles, about 6 oz of water and some of my Grape Frost Gatorade. I went to bed somewhat satisfied, figuring I had showed Mother Nature whose bada$$ only to wake up this morning at 6:30 to see no rain whatsoever.......... I think Mother Nature showed me whose Bada$$. :(
Monday, might not even happen though. I think I would be seriously stupid if I went out the door in -3 degrees with a windchill of -24 degrees and 19 mph NW winds (at 5 a.m).... even I think it would make me a moron to go out in that. It won't get any better throughout the day either, so I might take Monday along with today as rest days from running. Tuesday is not really any better, at 5 a.m it will be -3 degrees with a windchill of -19 degrees and 10 mph WSW winds... I think I've got the gear but I am not sure if I should wear to layers of tights or just one and hope my butt doesn't freeze and fall off.
I was going into my second loop just before mile 7 when an icy type of rain started falling so I decided to turn around and head back to the house and grab my rain jacket (and also take some clothing off). I got back at around 10:30 and DH was saying maybe I should just call it an 8 miler and be done as Dorian was tired and wanted to go to sleep. I begged him for at least 2 more miles, and he said yes so I went ahead and took Rocky with me. I decided I was going to try and hit 12 miles at least, and give Rocky 4 miles as he won't be running with me Monday.
By the time we got home, DH and Dorian were in bed and I was tired and really sore. That little 5 minutes of ice/rain/sleet was it, no more. I ran 12 miles in 2:00:50 with an average pace of 10:04 min/mile, temperature around 34 and the wind started picking up during the last 2 miles. Elevation gain of 256 feet and a loss of 259 feet (my goal was to at least reach 400 feet, but I didn't run all of the route I had planned).
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:03
Mile 2 - 10:11
Mile 3 - 10:17
Mile 4 - 10:10
Mile 5 - 9:57
Mile 6 - 10:04
Mile 7 - 9:54
Mile 8 - 10:11
Mile 9 - 10:04
Mile 10 - 10:16
Mile 11 - 9:55
Mile 12 - 9:47
I went to bed sore, and had tried to drink 16 oz of water but managed 14 oz of water. I did have one Strawberry-Banana gu at 10 miles, about 6 oz of water and some of my Grape Frost Gatorade. I went to bed somewhat satisfied, figuring I had showed Mother Nature whose bada$$ only to wake up this morning at 6:30 to see no rain whatsoever.......... I think Mother Nature showed me whose Bada$$. :(
Monday, might not even happen though. I think I would be seriously stupid if I went out the door in -3 degrees with a windchill of -24 degrees and 19 mph NW winds (at 5 a.m).... even I think it would make me a moron to go out in that. It won't get any better throughout the day either, so I might take Monday along with today as rest days from running. Tuesday is not really any better, at 5 a.m it will be -3 degrees with a windchill of -19 degrees and 10 mph WSW winds... I think I've got the gear but I am not sure if I should wear to layers of tights or just one and hope my butt doesn't freeze and fall off.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Can it Get Any Colder.......... A Rhetorical Question
Last night I was debating on running in the morning, and seriously thought about waiting until later in the afternoon. I ended up waking up at 5:15 a.m, and getting dressed properly.... or at least as properly as I could while deciding on not wearing the face mask. Rocky and I headed out the door at 5:39 a.m, it was 10 freaking degrees......... thankfully no wind though, so that was a plus. By mile 2 my legs felt like pins and needles were being stuck into them, by mile 3 my face was numb and my legs were slowly heading that way too. Rocky did great, I think he really enjoyed the freezing cold temperature while I was wishing I had worn my face mask at this point.
I aimed for the route with a lot of the big hills, I want to start preparing myself for the elevation gains at the Indian-Celina Challenge even if it means doing it while running on the roads.
We ran 6.2 miles in 1:02:04 with an average pace of 10:01 min/mile, an elevation gain of 202 feet and a loss of 211 feet. Not bad, as much as I hate the idea of going over the same route or course during a run - I might have to do this loop twice or so during my 12 and 14 miles in hopes of reaching 400-500 feet in elevation gain. The Indian-Celina Challenge 13.1 mile course has around 3,150 feet of elevation gain (and is in June) - if I am going to survive that, I need to start putting in some serious hill runs even when not running trails. As soon as it starts getting light out sooner, and staying light later I am going to start doing Friday runs at John James Audubon - that place has some serious hills and is only 20-30 minutes away.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:44
Mile 2 - 10:32
Mile 3 - 10:21
Mile 4 - 10:00
Mile 5 - 9:44
Mile 6 - 9:03
.2 - 8:22
Not bad for an easy run, a bit faster than I wanted but I had to keep moving to keep from freezing.
I aimed for the route with a lot of the big hills, I want to start preparing myself for the elevation gains at the Indian-Celina Challenge even if it means doing it while running on the roads.
We ran 6.2 miles in 1:02:04 with an average pace of 10:01 min/mile, an elevation gain of 202 feet and a loss of 211 feet. Not bad, as much as I hate the idea of going over the same route or course during a run - I might have to do this loop twice or so during my 12 and 14 miles in hopes of reaching 400-500 feet in elevation gain. The Indian-Celina Challenge 13.1 mile course has around 3,150 feet of elevation gain (and is in June) - if I am going to survive that, I need to start putting in some serious hill runs even when not running trails. As soon as it starts getting light out sooner, and staying light later I am going to start doing Friday runs at John James Audubon - that place has some serious hills and is only 20-30 minutes away.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:44
Mile 2 - 10:32
Mile 3 - 10:21
Mile 4 - 10:00
Mile 5 - 9:44
Mile 6 - 9:03
.2 - 8:22
Not bad for an easy run, a bit faster than I wanted but I had to keep moving to keep from freezing.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Our Morning Progression Run
Starting off the new year with a run.
This morning I didn't get up until just before 7 a.m and I wasn't feeling 100% but still hoped for an okay run. Rocky and I headed to the Newburgh Riverfront to run their recreational pathway, which had a few people on it already doing their thing (some probably out there for their New Year's Resolutions).
Temperature was 27 degrees with a feels like 20 degrees, 6 mph SSE wind and humidity of 93%.
During the whole run, I was feeling like I had a brain freeze going on and just could get up to the speed I wanted. Rocky of course wasn't exactly making things any easier, I had to stop at least 3 or 4 times to get hold of my head and for Rocky to use the restroom. This pathway has a really good sized hill, that along with the little hills gave me 199 feet of elevation gain and a loss of 179 feet. Rocky and I ran 7.2 miles in 1:07:12 with an average pace of 9:20 min/mile which was 5 minutes slower than last Wednesday's progression run but at least not as bad as I expected.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:32
Mile 2 - 9:53
Mile 3 - 9:32
Mile 4 - 9:02
Mile 5 - 9:03
Mile 6 - 8:43
Mile 7 - 8:47
.2 - 8:18
I'm glad tomorrow is a rest day, I think yesterday's 3.8 miler took it's toll on today's run along with sinus issues. Friday I hope for a good 6 mile easy run, and then a 14 miler on Sunday.
This morning I didn't get up until just before 7 a.m and I wasn't feeling 100% but still hoped for an okay run. Rocky and I headed to the Newburgh Riverfront to run their recreational pathway, which had a few people on it already doing their thing (some probably out there for their New Year's Resolutions).
Temperature was 27 degrees with a feels like 20 degrees, 6 mph SSE wind and humidity of 93%.
During the whole run, I was feeling like I had a brain freeze going on and just could get up to the speed I wanted. Rocky of course wasn't exactly making things any easier, I had to stop at least 3 or 4 times to get hold of my head and for Rocky to use the restroom. This pathway has a really good sized hill, that along with the little hills gave me 199 feet of elevation gain and a loss of 179 feet. Rocky and I ran 7.2 miles in 1:07:12 with an average pace of 9:20 min/mile which was 5 minutes slower than last Wednesday's progression run but at least not as bad as I expected.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:32
Mile 2 - 9:53
Mile 3 - 9:32
Mile 4 - 9:02
Mile 5 - 9:03
Mile 6 - 8:43
Mile 7 - 8:47
.2 - 8:18
I'm glad tomorrow is a rest day, I think yesterday's 3.8 miler took it's toll on today's run along with sinus issues. Friday I hope for a good 6 mile easy run, and then a 14 miler on Sunday.
Officially Registered for the 2014 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon!
As of last night at 11:03 p.m (CST) I am officially registered for my first marathon - the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon! I am so excited and nervous......... and wishing it wasn't 11 months away but you can't beat $60 registration fee :) and I know that if I am already registered then it will be one less thing to obsess over. My official training won't start until late June after the Indian-Celina Challenge and a week's decent rest before beginning this training cycle. For the first part of 2014 I just want to work on staying between 30-40 mpw and averaging my long runs at 13-14 miles.
Anyways - yep I am excited!
Anyways - yep I am excited!
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