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Ellen?

May 18, 2012 — Leave a comment

(from the Monterey Bay Aquarium today)

Training Journal – 5/18/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 5 mi at race pace (8:22)
  • Comments: Doing a new thing on Fridays: run is at my goal race pace for the half, 8:22 (or better.) I did 5.25 @ 8:03.
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4-Day!

May 17, 2012 — Leave a comment

Four-day weekend officially started! A trip to Monterey, some chillin’ at home, Bay to Breakers, and more!

WooHoo!!!

Training Journal – 5/17/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 4 mi Easy Run @ 9:19
  • Comments: Morning: 4.42 @ 8:34. Bonus evening run with my Bro: 3.13 @ 10:58.
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Bro Run

May 16, 2012 — Leave a comment

My brother is visiting for a few days and we went out for a post-dinner 5k run. It was nice to do a leisurely run and talk…all leading to Sunday’s Bay to Breakers.

WooHoo!

Training Journal – 5/16/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 6 mi Easy Run @ 9:19
  • Comments: Morning: 6.5 @ 8:49. Evening: 3.3 @ 12:20.
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How Not to Spill Your Coffee When Walking [Science]

May 15, 2012 — Leave a comment

“Ever wondered why it’s so hard to walk with a cup of coffee without spilling? It just so happens that the human stride has almost exactly the right frequency to…”

(continue reading at LifesLittleMysteries.com)

Training Journal – 5/15/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 5 mi Tempo Run @ 8:22
  • Comments: Wasn’t sure about doing a tempo, but things went pretty well.  I did 5.13 @ 8:09 overall.  The tempo miles (2-4) were at: 7:54, 7:45, & 7:55.  Also, today I concentrated on landing mid-foot – not sure how to validate that though.
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I Crossed

May 14, 2012 — Leave a comment

In my revised half marathon training program, on Mondays I’m changing things up with a cross training/bike day.

NOTE: I haven’t ridden a bike in a few years, so I wasn’t sure what to expect…

I dusted off the bike last night, inflated the tires, located my helmet, and went for a 1 mile test ride. It felt pretty good, so this morning was a “GO” (it’s true, you don’t forget.)

I checked out routes last night and planned an 8-mile loop course, hoping to cover in 45 minutes. At about mile 7.5 this morning, I was feeling good and still had about 10 minutes on the ride, so I extended to 10 miles – ending up with 10.2 in 45.3 minutes @ an average speed of 13.4 mph. Overall a good morning workout.  I’m not sure I’ll do more than Mondays…maybe at some point.

One item noted for next time – it’s cooler on the bike than running: next time, I’ll grab a windbreaker.

Giddy – up!

Training Journal – 5/14/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Cross Train: Bike Ride
  • Comments: 10.2 mi in 45.3 min @ 13.4 mph – tomorrow, back to running!
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One Down…

May 13, 2012 — Leave a comment

…two to go.

Training Journal – 5/13/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 8-Mile Long Run @ 9:19
  • Comments: Nice run. Back to building a base from two half marathons  in seven days and then a lighter week. I went ahead and did my 11 mile route (11.2 @ 9:08) and can tell I’ve been on a lighter training schedule for a while…legs are tight this afternoon.  BUT: “I’ll be baaaack!”
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Change [quote]

May 12, 2012 — Leave a comment

Saw this in a tweet today:

“For some, change is life. For some, change is death.
For all, change is difficult. And for all, change is mandatory.”

– Leonard Sweet

Training Journal – 5/12/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Rest day
  • Comments: Sleept in, pancakes – WooHoo!
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Auto-Cover at O’Hare

May 11, 2012 — Leave a comment

I’ve only seen these at O’Hare, so maybe the inventor is the
brother/cousin/uncle/or-something of the airport manager…

Training Journal – 5/11/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Rest day
  • Comments: Early morning flight home from my biz trip. Walked around the Chicago airport for about an hour to get some activity and decide on a lunch option (during breakfast time) for the second leg home. A pint of steamed rice, apple, banana, and an almond/apricot bar where the winners.
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A veg day today…

May 6, 2012 — Leave a comment

A veg day today. Not really motivated to write the race report for yesterday’s race.

This came in the mail last Friday – WooHoo!

Training Journal – 5/6/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Rest day
  • Comments: nada: chill, rest, and finalize my next training program schedule.
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Milestone

May 4, 2012 — Leave a comment

Not much to write about today, though I did realize that this post is #800 – WooHoo!

Training Journal – 5/4/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program: taper week, part deux
  • Today’s session: pre-race rest day / still in the midst of the carb loading extravaganza / and laying out training plans through April 2013 (yeah, 2013)
  • Comments: Tomorrow: Brazen Racing’s Western Pacific Half Marathon

 

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