Sunday / Monday's Runs
I think Tuesday is going to call for a rest (or cardio only) day.
After running the Run The Woodlands 5K on Saturday (and taking Waverly home), I went to Bally's and put 50 minutes in on the stationery bike (at level 9, random) before heading to our church, North Park Baptist Church, and refereeing three (3) youth basketball games (half court).
On Sunday, after church, I drove up to Huntsville State Park and joined Ken Johnson, Marvin Seale, Chris Wilson, Len Hill and J.C. Guzman (all of the Seven Hills Running Club) for a 7-mile trek of what they called the "outer loop". It was the first time that I have ever run on trails and I found it pretty enjoyable! It really taxed the cardio a bit different than road racing; however, I covered the approximately 7 miles in 1:15, a pace of 10:43/mile. (Not too bad for the first time out!)
In my mind, I could see where it might pay dividends to go and run those fairly frequently.
Monday night, I got in a late night run in my subdivision. I did the 1.25-mile loop that starts in front of my house and includes a good portion along FM 2920. All in all, I did 4.7 miles. Three (3) 1.25 mile loops and a shorter .95 mile loop (approximates courtesy of Ford).
Loop 1 - 12:51.16 (10:17 pace)
Loop 2 - 12:52.87 (10:18 pace)
Loop 3 - 13:39.09 (10:55 pace), included walk breaks of 102 and 76 steps
Overall - 39:23.12 (10:30 pace)
For me to crack one (1) hour in the 10K on Saturday at the Mardi Gras Beach Run in Galveston, I'm going to need to maintain a 9:40 pace. It's possible, but it'll be a challenge. I think my plan for the rest of the week will be to do some work in the gym tomorrow, a group run Wednesday night, a run on Thursday, some cardio on Friday and race on Saturday (then referee three games later in the day).
After running the Run The Woodlands 5K on Saturday (and taking Waverly home), I went to Bally's and put 50 minutes in on the stationery bike (at level 9, random) before heading to our church, North Park Baptist Church, and refereeing three (3) youth basketball games (half court).
On Sunday, after church, I drove up to Huntsville State Park and joined Ken Johnson, Marvin Seale, Chris Wilson, Len Hill and J.C. Guzman (all of the Seven Hills Running Club) for a 7-mile trek of what they called the "outer loop". It was the first time that I have ever run on trails and I found it pretty enjoyable! It really taxed the cardio a bit different than road racing; however, I covered the approximately 7 miles in 1:15, a pace of 10:43/mile. (Not too bad for the first time out!)
In my mind, I could see where it might pay dividends to go and run those fairly frequently.
Monday night, I got in a late night run in my subdivision. I did the 1.25-mile loop that starts in front of my house and includes a good portion along FM 2920. All in all, I did 4.7 miles. Three (3) 1.25 mile loops and a shorter .95 mile loop (approximates courtesy of Ford).
Loop 1 - 12:51.16 (10:17 pace)
Loop 2 - 12:52.87 (10:18 pace)
Loop 3 - 13:39.09 (10:55 pace), included walk breaks of 102 and 76 steps
Overall - 39:23.12 (10:30 pace)
For me to crack one (1) hour in the 10K on Saturday at the Mardi Gras Beach Run in Galveston, I'm going to need to maintain a 9:40 pace. It's possible, but it'll be a challenge. I think my plan for the rest of the week will be to do some work in the gym tomorrow, a group run Wednesday night, a run on Thursday, some cardio on Friday and race on Saturday (then referee three games later in the day).
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