Sunday, March 4th
Sunday...the day of rest...Hah! No.
The first day in quite awhile I have had the chance to 'sleep in' a little and I wake up at 7:15...no alarm. Normally I force myself to go back to sleep, but today I took advantage of my awakened self and suited up for a morning run. I had to be back by 10:30 because of a scheduled riding lesson, but I figured I had plenty of time to get 6 miles in.
Left around 8am...Hwy was shut down because a tanker had exploded, which re-routed my drive - I got to southlake around 9am...an hour? really? It's like 10 miles away. Ridiculous.
With the later than expected arrival I had t change my 6 mile run to a 4.5 again because I wouldn't have had time to finish all six and get back to the house in time for the lesson. I was a little frustrated.
The run went fine. I made sure to run through every patch of deep sand there was. I think the sand will be my only half saving grace training wise since we lack the terrain here. I can definitely tell my legs are stronger. I do get tired, but at the same time, I recover quickly and can continue on with no problems.
Total Mileage: 4.57
Time: 52:30
Week Total: 13.5ish
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Day 108
Saturday, March 3rd
Did the same 4.5 mile loop at southlake. Felt good. No issues other than being a little tired from the day. Taught the 9th grade credit retrieval from 8-12, then did a riding lesson once I got home. After the lesson I was finally able to get out to Southlake, later than planned, as usual.
I've been a little concerned about how tired I am when I run, but after thinking about it, I run at the end of my day. I should be tired! haha. Hopefully after a 13 hour flight, I'll be plenty rested and ready for 8 hours of hell on a muddy trail...oh yeah, its supposed to rain the entire day next saturday. yay!
Total Mileage: 4.57
Time: 50:18..little bit quicker pace than normal..not on purpose
Week Total: 9ish miles
Did the same 4.5 mile loop at southlake. Felt good. No issues other than being a little tired from the day. Taught the 9th grade credit retrieval from 8-12, then did a riding lesson once I got home. After the lesson I was finally able to get out to Southlake, later than planned, as usual.
I've been a little concerned about how tired I am when I run, but after thinking about it, I run at the end of my day. I should be tired! haha. Hopefully after a 13 hour flight, I'll be plenty rested and ready for 8 hours of hell on a muddy trail...oh yeah, its supposed to rain the entire day next saturday. yay!
Total Mileage: 4.57
Time: 50:18..little bit quicker pace than normal..not on purpose
Week Total: 9ish miles
Day 106 and 107
Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd
Like I had mentioned before, I had school obligations on both these days. I was able to run to the store on Thursday night and pick up a few random things I still needed packing wise. I should be able to get everything packed this weekend because goodness knows I probably won't have time Monday or Tuesday to do it.
Like I had mentioned before, I had school obligations on both these days. I was able to run to the store on Thursday night and pick up a few random things I still needed packing wise. I should be able to get everything packed this weekend because goodness knows I probably won't have time Monday or Tuesday to do it.
Day 105
Wednesday, February 29th
Leap Leap Leap
4.5 miles out at Southlake, as planned. I ran without my braces on my right knee! No troubles. I listened to a fantastic episode of Radiolab while running, which I think is what I'll do for the actual marathon. Time to download some new episodes!
Total Distance: 4.54
Time: 53:18
Week Total: 4.54
Leap Leap Leap
4.5 miles out at Southlake, as planned. I ran without my braces on my right knee! No troubles. I listened to a fantastic episode of Radiolab while running, which I think is what I'll do for the actual marathon. Time to download some new episodes!
Total Distance: 4.54
Time: 53:18
Week Total: 4.54
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Day 103 and 104
Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28
Off Days
I recovered very nicely from the 13.2 on Sunday. No ITB issues, no patellar tendon issues. Everything feels really good..surprise, surprise.
I'm thinking of doing 4 miles on Wednesday..probably out in Southlake. Meeting on Thursday afternoon. Tennis tournament on Friday, all day. So after wednesday, it will be pretty uneventful on the training side of life.
I also had this written last week, and well, you can see that the week got a little out of hand.
Off Days
I recovered very nicely from the 13.2 on Sunday. No ITB issues, no patellar tendon issues. Everything feels really good..surprise, surprise.
I'm thinking of doing 4 miles on Wednesday..probably out in Southlake. Meeting on Thursday afternoon. Tennis tournament on Friday, all day. So after wednesday, it will be pretty uneventful on the training side of life.
I also had this written last week, and well, you can see that the week got a little out of hand.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Day 102
Sunday, February 26th
Long Run Day. Took the trek out to the grasslands again since I wanted to do 15 miles in the 'hardest' terrain North Texas offers, not that the terrain (elevation change wise)is difficult, but the footing(deep sandy loam) adds quite a bit of difficulty.
All-in-all, it was a horrible run. I did the blue loop. Missed the trail addition which adds 1.8 miles. Grasslands, you're on my shit-list. This is the SECOND time I've missed a trail addition and come up short on mileage. Why aren't the changes marked better???? angry. Anyways, I could definitely tell the difference in the weight I have to carry. I was pretty miserable for most of the run. Not a very encouraging way to end my long runs.
I also jacked up my timing. I know it took me WAY longer than it should have to finish 13.2 miles, but I don't have an exact time.
Completed Mileage: 13.2
Week Total: 28.07
Long Run Day. Took the trek out to the grasslands again since I wanted to do 15 miles in the 'hardest' terrain North Texas offers, not that the terrain (elevation change wise)is difficult, but the footing(deep sandy loam) adds quite a bit of difficulty.
All-in-all, it was a horrible run. I did the blue loop. Missed the trail addition which adds 1.8 miles. Grasslands, you're on my shit-list. This is the SECOND time I've missed a trail addition and come up short on mileage. Why aren't the changes marked better???? angry. Anyways, I could definitely tell the difference in the weight I have to carry. I was pretty miserable for most of the run. Not a very encouraging way to end my long runs.
I also jacked up my timing. I know it took me WAY longer than it should have to finish 13.2 miles, but I don't have an exact time.
Completed Mileage: 13.2
Week Total: 28.07
Day 101
Saturday, February 25
Bad day. Not running wise, but work wise. Yesterday afternoon, the High school I work at had 3 students involved in a serious car accident. One young lady, a 9th grader, passed away at the scene. We found out the driver, a 12th grader, passed away this morning. The last of the 3 is in critical but stable condition. Please keep our school in your thoughts. This coming week is going to be a really tough one.
I'm still planning on getting a run in tomorrow. My way of finding a happy place in the midst of the chaos which is about to ensue this week, I guess.
I went over to the Cowtown Marathon Running Expo this afternoon to look for a jacket again. I'm trying to get everything together so I can do the run tomorrow with the 'full weight' of all the stuff I have to carry. The Brooks LXR jacket was recommended, but I couldn't find it at the expo. I was getting really frustrated because I couldn't find anything that wasn't an insanely obnoxious color or way to big or whatever. On my way out, I passed back by the Fort Worth Running Company's booth and saw a New Balance jacket which looked promising. After talking with the people working there and asking about their opinions of the NB jacket vs Brooks, I finally decided to go ahead and get the New Balance jacket so I wouldn't have to drive around a search for the Brooks jacket anymore. Long story short, I got a wicked awesome jacket. It weighs 3.4 ounces. score.
Bad day. Not running wise, but work wise. Yesterday afternoon, the High school I work at had 3 students involved in a serious car accident. One young lady, a 9th grader, passed away at the scene. We found out the driver, a 12th grader, passed away this morning. The last of the 3 is in critical but stable condition. Please keep our school in your thoughts. This coming week is going to be a really tough one.
I'm still planning on getting a run in tomorrow. My way of finding a happy place in the midst of the chaos which is about to ensue this week, I guess.
I went over to the Cowtown Marathon Running Expo this afternoon to look for a jacket again. I'm trying to get everything together so I can do the run tomorrow with the 'full weight' of all the stuff I have to carry. The Brooks LXR jacket was recommended, but I couldn't find it at the expo. I was getting really frustrated because I couldn't find anything that wasn't an insanely obnoxious color or way to big or whatever. On my way out, I passed back by the Fort Worth Running Company's booth and saw a New Balance jacket which looked promising. After talking with the people working there and asking about their opinions of the NB jacket vs Brooks, I finally decided to go ahead and get the New Balance jacket so I wouldn't have to drive around a search for the Brooks jacket anymore. Long story short, I got a wicked awesome jacket. It weighs 3.4 ounces. score.
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