End of Week 6 - 21 Miles

Not a bad week. I need to add another day to the week and keep up the interval and tempo run this week. I also need to add in a race pretty soon so that I can see how it looks. I am not losing weight at the pace I need to be, have to keep up the effort.

Sunday - October 31st (5.50 Miles)

I got out to the track and got in an interval run. It was really great to get this one in.
Mile 1 - 10.35
Mile 2 - 11.43
200m - 52.75
200m - 53.16
300m - 1.25
300m - 1.26
400m - 2.04
400m - 2.13
Mile 3 - 11.30
Mile 4 - 11.08
It was great to get out and run this - I have been putting it off but I know that it is so important.

Saturday - October 30th (6.25 Miles)

We had our new treadmill delivered so I decided to break it in. It was really hot downstairs and this run was sluggish.
Total time was around 83 minutes - that is way too long.
It was good to break it in.

Wednesday - October 27th (6.25 Miles)

Decided to go for a little run outside on the 6 mile course around the house. This is a great course and I can tell that not running outside as much is making a difference. The hills are really adding some time.

Mile 1 - 11.12
Mile 2 - 11.34
Mile 3 - 12.07
Mile 4 - 12.17
Mile 5 - 11.37
Mile 6 - 12.26

It seemed a little slow. but I liked getting out there and running it.

Monday - October 25 (3.12 Miles)

Thought I would try to get back on track and do my tempos the way that I used to do them. Went to the Y at lunch and got in a short run - total time of the 3.12 miles was 32.30, the time on the first 3 miles was 31.30. The tempo time was 18.03 - need to get that to 20 minutes next week. I did that at a 6 mile per hour pace or a 10 minute pace. Felt really good.

End of Week 6 (Total 10 Miles)

Not a very impressive week - I was out of town a bit too much and lost a little of my motivation. I have also felt a little tired lately. There are always excuses are'nt there. Well you cannot linger on the past too long. I did end the week strong and feel good about the upcoming week. I also missed my weight watchers meeting because I did not really want to weigh in. I not only did not run while I was on the road, but I ate far more then I should have. Overall, it was the rebellion week.

Oh well, heres to a better next week.

Sunday - October 24 (6 MIles)

I had been laying off this week so I was pretty excited about hitting the Y and getting in a good run. Ran a six miler in 1.08. Not a bad time a little over 11 minute miles. It felt really good and I could have probably gone a little longer.

Tuesday - October 19 (4 Miles)

Well, decided to hit it hard for the start of a good week. I ran 4 miles at the Y however, I forgot to keep the times.

End of Week 5 (25 Total Miles)

Another interesting week. Got the miles in for the week - it was tough however trying to run for 5 days without rest. Need to get back to intervals, tempo and other for Week 6. Also need to get an 8 mile run in on Sunday.
Monday is going to be a day of rest
Tuesday will do Intervals 5.5 miles
Wednesday will try to get in a 5.5 miler
Thursday off
Friday will do Tempo 6 miles
Saturday off
Sunday will do the 8 miler
Need to try to get in 26 miles total.
We will see.....

Sunday - October 17 (6 Miles)

Ran 6 miles of the canal - it is getting a little cool here. 41 and light rain.
Total time for the 6 mile run - 67.51 - pretty good time - 11.20 minutes miles.

Saturday - October 16th (4 Miles)

Ran at the Y - 4 miles - 44.03 minutes total time.

Friday - October 16th (5 Miles)

Did a little cross training to mix it up. 2.5 miles on the Precor and 2.5 miles on the cross trainer.

Got back to 258

OK - hard to believe that I got back to 258 - I ate like a horse in Palm Beach. Oh well, I ran alot this week so maybe it is starting to catch up. One thing that I am starting it that I am eating all my points, including the work out points for a day. I get between 9 and 12 points every time I run and someone told me that I should be using them. I will see how that works.

It is time to get to 256 by next Saturday. I am going to be on the road a great deal of the week so it will be hard.

Thursday - October 14th (5 miles)

This week I am still off plan a little in terms of the runs I am going through. I have time before the race so I am changing it up a little to account for travel and variety. Today, I ran another 5 miles. I took a couple of minutes off yesterday's pace. The last mile was strong.

Mile 1 - 11.09
Mile 2 - 10.44
Mile 3 - 10.47
Mile 4 - 10.44
Mile 5 - 9.41

It is a good sign that the last mile is the fastest.

Wednesday - October 13th (5 Miles)

Ran at the Y - total of 5 miles

End of Week 4 (24 Total Miles)

This was a great week - I ran my first really long run. It did however throw me off a little from my scheduled training activities. I did need the change up. Linda and I spent some of the weekend in Palm Beach - the run on Sunday at the Breakers was really good.
Overall, a good week.
Will probably be a little out of sync for another week since we will be in Palm Beach for a couple more days.

Sunday - October 10 (6 Miles)

Well, as feared, I ate and drank a little more in Palm then my points allowed for. The good news is that I was able to get a good run in today.

Total of 6 Miles
Mile 1 - 11.45
Mile 2 - 11.41
Mile 3 - 11.26
Mile 4 - 10.42
Mile 5 - 11.04
Mile 6 - 11.13

Not a bad day.

Up to 260 1/2 pounds

Went up a little in my weight. Not sure how, it was a pretty good week of running and eating. I did go to a different place to weigh in because of our flight in the morning. I am not discouraged, the clothes are starting to fit better and my runs are in good shape.

Wednesday - October 6th (12 miles)

Well, I changed up my pattern a little today. I got up and it was a beautiful day outside. I decided that I would attempt to run 13 miles. I went to the Y and headed for the trail to the canal. I got to the 3 mile mark and then went on to the JCC (that would be the 4 mile mark) I was having some issues with my GPS so I timed the next 2 or 2 1/2 miles. I turned around at 1.15.58. I ended up running back to the point where there was 3/4 miles left and had to walk. At that point, I had run for 2.30.
The walk took me back to the Y and it was over.

I needed to change up my routine a bit and I also wanted to see what it is going to be like running for that length of time. Some key things learned from today. You need to carry more water and I needed some food after about 1.40. I am going to try to gel on the next run.

I am going to add this into my routine 2 times a month - it was really fun.

Tuesday - October 5th (6 miles)

Tempo day - I ran another 6 miler, today I did not really feel like I had made much progress. Not sure why - it seems harder and harder - my muscles are starting to ache a bit more.

Oh well, have to keep pushing the envelope.

Here's the stats.
Mile 1 - 11.20
Mile 2 - 9.22
Mile 3 - 11.25
Mile 4 - 9.16
Mile 5 - 11.35
Mile 6 - 11.45

The tempo times were pretty good, the others were so, so.

Today it seemed to me that there was no way I would be able to get in 13 miles.

End of Week Three (21 Miles)

Overall the week was really good, I met my weekly mileage goal and I dropped a few pounds. If all weeks are like this week I feel like I will achieve my goal.
This upcoming week is going to be problamatic in that Linda and I will be in West Palm Beach starting on Saturday. I need to get my workouts in early this week. Tomorrow I may hit the Y and try to get the Tempo run in.
The journey continues!!!!

Sunday - October 3 (7 Miles)

Easy run day. I was able to get in 7 miles at a little under the 12 minute pace.

Mile 1 - 11.47
Mile 2 - 11.57
Mile 3 - 11.54
Mile 4 - 11.53
Mile 5 - 11.43
Mile 6 - 12.17
Mile 7 - 12.15

It was a really nice day to run - it has cooled off a little but the sun was shining.

Saturday - October 2nd (6 miles)

My first running day for October was a pretty good one. Today was a Tempo day. I felt pretty good and added a little extra distance at the end. It is raining here today so I did get to the Y for my workout.

Mile 1 - 11.28
Mile 2 - 9.29
Mile 3 - 11.18
Mile 4 - 9.32
Mile 5 - 11.38
Mile 6 - 11.32

I kicked up the last 1/2 mile to see if it will burn out the lactid acid buildup in the leg muscles.

258 - DOWN 3 POUNDS

Had the weigh in early this morning and came in 3 pounds less than last week. At that rate I will be in good shape for race day. Of course there are a number of challenges coming up in the next few weeks. Next weekend Linda and I are going to West Palm Beach for 3 days. On October 16th, we will have the Turkey dinner at church. These are just a couple. Oh well, you can only look at it one day at a time.