5k Run

Ran the reservoir in 33:46.

Mile 1 10:35
Mile 2 11:19
Mile 3.1 11:51 (10:46 mile)
Average heart rate 149 on last mile.

I likely won't run again until the race on Sunday.

3 Mile run

Was held way late at work, but still managed a 3 mile run at the track.

I ran the 1st mile from a cold start easy in 10:51
Mile 2 I picked up the pace and ran 9:36
Then I slowed it down for Mile 3 in 10:23

My heart rate monitor wasn't working, but I never felt short of breath.

Total time 30:49

5K

Got up to go run the 10k course, then went back to bed because I was tired and felt a hint of a sore throat. I woke up two hours later, feeling much more rested with no trace of a sore throat. I was only able to run the 5K at the reservoir due to time constraints. I felt short of breath, particularly at first, and don't feel I ran well. I ended up in 33:53 with the lap breakdowns as follows:

1 mile 10:19
2 mile 11:38 (HR - 158)
3.1 mile 11:56 (HR - 154) (10:50 mile)

Total pace (10:58)

I don't feel ready for the race. My legs feel fine, my cardio feels weak. I think the lack of cross training is probably hurting me.

5 K Run

Ran the reservoir this evening in 33:17.

Mile 1 10:25
Mile 2 11:17 (mostly uphill)
Mile 3.1 11:33 (10:30 mile)

Heart rate average for last mile was 155.

I signed up for the Iron Horse 10K on June 1. I may try to run the course early Saturday morning for my long run this week.

1.5 Mile Run

Went to the track after work on a cold wet evening. I felt stiff and had little twinges everywhere and no real plan of what I wanted to run. I shut it down after a mile and a half. I just did not want to press myself and risk any kind on injury.

I will need to do some swimming and or bike riding on the next two days to keep my cardio up before I run again on Wednesday or Thursday.

7.25 Mile Run

Good for me. I went to the track this morning and ran 7.25 miles in the drizzling rain in a time of 1:24:14 for an 11:38 pace.

Here's the breakdown:
Mile 1 10:31
Mile 2 10:51
Mile 3 11:18 (149)
Mile 4 11:51 (149)
Mile 5 12:09 (146)
Mile 6.25 15:51 (147) (12:40 mile pace)
Mile 7.25 12:48 (141)

My heart rate was pretty steady in the 146-149 range, and only dropped on the last mile as I slowed.

Clearly, I was slowing up. I don't think I have much of a future as a distance runner as I get incredibly bored, even listening to music.

I missed up on my lap count, but was able to reconstruct my error after reviewing my watch data.

My average heart rate

5K

Today was suppossed to be 7 mile run day. Instead it was just 5k. I ran at one in the afternoon. It was hot, my heart rate was elevated - in the 150s instead of 140's and i got a headache, which is rare for me, so i just shut it down. I came in at 34:20 with an average heart rate of 153 (calculated on miles 2 and 3 only).

I may try early Friday morning for the long run.

3 Mile Run

Ran three miles after work at the track. I ran the first easy in 10:38 with an average heart rate of 126. Then I ran a fast mile in 9:33 with a heart rate of 148, and then slowed down for an easy last mile of 10:54 with a heart rate of 143. Total time was 30:27 with an average heart rate of 143.

10 K

Well I went out in the drizzling rain this morning and ran the resouvoir up and back in 1:11:58 with a first split of 34:15 and a second of 37:41. The second half was tough. It has a huge hill that about killed me.

While I have proved I can run the distance, at my pace, it is almost not even running. Three weeks to go until race day.

5K

Today was supposed to be my long run. I didn't get out to run until 2:30 in the afternoon. It was hot, the pollen level was unreal and I felt really tired, so I called it quits at 1 lap of the reservoir.

I'm a little discouraged, but I did not want to overtax myself. Afterwards I was hocking up big globs of clear phlegm and I could barely see out of my eyes.

I may try the long run on Friday or Saturday.

2 Mile Run

Ran 2 miles at the track in 19:46. It was supposed to be an easy run and it was. I did try to up my pace a slight bit over my longer runs. The pollen was bad out and afterwards I was hocking up a lot of phlegm.

Lift

Did two circuits of the Ab's Diet routine at the gym. Felt good to be back lifting.

Squats, Incline Dumbell Press, Dumbell Stepup, Lat Pull Down, Leg Extension, Upright Dumbell Row, Leg Curl, Curl to Shoulder Press, Lower Back Extension, Hip Flexor, Tricept Extension, Ab Twist

5K Run

I was supposed to do a 5 mile run with three miles at tempo pace of 10:39. Instead, since it was raining, I just ran the reservoir, trying to pick up my pace a little, but without looking at my watch. I was a little disappointed to see I finished in 32:20. I thought I was faster, although I never really ran fast. My pace was 10:26. Average heart rate was 153