Didn’t run a single step while in Orlando last week. Today was the first day back at it, so I ran the 1.5 mile loop. Took Frodo, which reminded me why I don’t take Frodo. It was a stretch getting him to even go the 9.33 minute pace we ended up with. He’s not much […]
Today’s run felt tough. I kept a 9.49 pace, but it seemed really labored. Sometimes it’s like that I guess. I came home, collapsed on the couch and fell asleep!
Did sprints this morning. Tru ran with me, so that was fun. We ran much later than I usually do: 9am as opposed to 5am. So I already had breakfast and coffee in my stomach which probably throws off the measurements, unfortunately. But I’m posting them anyway.
Got some serious metatarsalgia going on my right foot. I grabbed some Superfeet (orange) today at REI, so I’m hoping those’ll help a bit. I’m also really considering getting some kind of pad to help relieve the pressure. I end up walking on the inside or outside of my foot just to stay off the […]
In keeping with the “est” trend, today I ran the longest yet: a 5 mile loop. I took it easy and maintained a perfect 10 minute mile pace. Nice and easy. I listened to an audiobook during the run and it felt like I could’ve kept on going. But it was nice to stop.
I’m not quite sprinting around the 3.2 loop yet, in fact I occasionally feel like I’m going to pass out and I always argue with myself about whether I should stop and walk. But today’s time was the best yet: 9.06 minute miles. I basically ran the loop two minutes faster than usual today. Cool.
Ran sprints this morning. I’ve been running right out front of our house, but I realized that I might be waking up the neighbors at 5:30 in the morning. So I’ve gone one block down where there are neighbors on one side of the street and soccer fields on the other side. I run on […]
Ran the 1.5 mile loop today, but pushed a little harder and ended up with an 8.12 pace. That’s good. I wish I could keep that pace on the longer runs. I’ll have to work up to it, I guess.
I’m also starting to pay closer attention to what and how much I eat. I notice […]
Ran sprints this morning. 60 meters x 8. The 7th rep made my left quad feel weird…like almost pull a muscle weird. Then the 8th rep did the same thing for my right quad. I didn’t pull anything, just felt like they were strongly objecting to the workout.
Back at it after three days of rest. Two in Boise and one at home. Though at home we walked the new nature preserve in Tualatin. Today’s pace was…wait for it….9.56!