This will be my morning run on April 28, 2013: Big Sur International Marathon I’ll be wearing bib 1515!


Training Journal – 7/15/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 15 mile run @ 9:09 pace
  • Comments: I did 15 @ 9:03 pace. I actually ran in 3 cities on today’s run: San Jose, Milpitas, and Fremont – fun times. Fun times!

Well Hello

July 14, 2012 — Leave a comment

Saturday morning goodness!


Training Journal – 7/14/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Rest
  • Comments: Nada
  • Miles this week: 24.69

…courtesy of Runner’s World free desktops. Hello Big Sur!


Training Journal – 7/13/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 5 mile Run
  • Comments: Good AM run – I did 5.25 @ 8:27.

I’m mixing things up a bit for a little variety by inserting a trail run during the week while the weather is nice. Afternoons are best schedule and safety-wise, given that i run at o-dark-thirty.  It was warm hot today, so I treated the run as a series of hill intervals, walking (and hydrating) throughout the run.

I did 6.8 @ 1:27:43, a 12:48 overall avg pace and a 7:28 avg best pace. Not bad considering the heat (~90°) – I did pretty much the same route one morning last week at 1:11:25, a 10:35 overall avg pace and a 7:17 avg best pace.

All in all, a great afternoon workout.


Training Journal – 7/12/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 6 mile Trail Run
  • Comments: See above. A bit irked with my Garmin 210 though, as it continually doesn’t track the first .1 miles…I basically started the run at the same point where I ended.

Last week, over the course of a few lunches, I re-watched “Unbreakable: The Western States 100” for about the fourth or fifth time. The film is always a boost (maybe someday I’ll work up to an ultra!); however, this time the music is what caught my attention.

The original score is by Cody Westheimer, with original music by Chris LaShelle.  Sadly, there is no formal ‘soundtrack’ available for the film, but they do list the featured music near the end of the film’s credits.  Most (13) are available on iTunes – the original scores do not seem to be available (at least as far as I can tell.)

The music is a mix of genres and each is actually pretty good listening on a long run – which is the only time I usually listen to music.  A few standouts for me are:

  • Outro, by M83
  • Down On My Luck, by Blackyear
  • Separate, by Trampled By Turtles
  • Chapel Song, by We Are Augustines
  • Stay Gold Pony, by Summer of Glaciers

Still, the one song that I can’t get off my mind is We Move Lightly, by Dustin O’Halloran.  like buttah…


Training Journal – 7/11/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 7 miles @ 9:09
  • Comments: This morning’s run felt real sluggish, but I stayed with it and did 7.4 @ 8:25 avg pace – with negative splits to boot!

Serves vs. Saves

July 10, 2012 — Leave a comment

Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.

– Psalm 88:1

I read that verse this morning and was hit by the fact that
I often replace the word ‘saves’ with ‘serves’ in my thinking…

…forgive me, Lord.


Training Journal – 7/10/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 5 miles @ 9:09
  • Comments: I did 5.24 @ 8:13

Da Pup

July 9, 2012 — Leave a comment

Just chillin’ with her peeps…


Training Journal – 7/9/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Bike ride
  • Comments: Thought in my head this AM, “On my ‘cross’ Mondays, I should at least bike the distance I ran on my Sunday long run.” So I did, riding 15.2 miles at an avg of 13.2 mph (my long run was 14 miles.)

I saw this recipe this week and it seemed like an easy & good Sunday afternoon, snack making project.

S’mores Oatmeal Bites, via little bitty bakes blog. My mix netted 24, so they’re 46 calories each (1.3 g fat, 8.2g carbs, .5g protein)


Training Journal – 7/8/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 14 mile run @ 9:09 pace
  • Comments: Perfect weather for a run this morning. I did 14 @ 8:40 pace.

Bag of Coke?

July 7, 2012 — Leave a comment

hmmmmm?


Training Journal – 7/7/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: Rest
  • Comments: Nada

L.I.G.

July 6, 2012 — Leave a comment

life. is. good.


Training Journal – 7/6/12:

  • Current plan: Half-marathon program
  • Today’s session: 7 mile run @ race pace (8:14)
  • Comments: I did 7.2 @ 7:55.