Weekend Running (Past)
No, no, I haven't died. I'm still around. Working hard, trying to get ahead. :)
On Saturday, I extended my Run The Woodlands 5K consecutive appearance streak to nine (9) by recording a time of 30:28.03. It still isn't back in the 29's where I want to be; however I'm being consistent and my times are trending down.
My first mile was 9:19.93. I was trying to make sure that I didn't go out too fast and completely flame myself out. I passed a few people on the first loop and as I approached the first mile spot, RTW regular Debbie Tripp had run the last quarter-mile with me before she stopped to take a walk break.
I really focused on keeping moving in mile 2 (as I've been building my endurance back) and put together a 10:00.89 mile. Debbie had caught back up with me, but once again she took a walk break just past the mile 2 mark on the pavement. At about the 2.1- or 2.2-mile spot, I took a quick 80-plus step walk break then picked the pace back up.
Mile 3 was registered in 10:17.59 (and a combined deficit in miles 2-3 of 25 seconds from the week before) and Debbie continued to take me being ahead a little of a challenge. She caught back up midway through mile 3 as well as Nacogdoches' Mary Anne Harris.
As we hit the mile 3 "blue spot" on the pavement, I decided it was time to make a move on the two (2) ladies. (I know, Mr. Gentleman here!) I rattled off a tenth of a mile of 49.62 seconds (second fastest of the year) and while Debbie almost caught me and recorded the same time of 30:28, I narrowly edged her for 48th place of 61! A photo of the finish can be found here.
On Sunday morning, I got out of bed at about 5 a.m., left the house at 5:30 a.m. and drove to the Power In Motion (PIM) meeting spot to meet up with nearly 20 other Houston Striders to do the 11.4-mile River Oaks route. The route is basically the one that is marked Royal Oaks on the HARRA website but it includes going up Post Oak all the way to Memorial.
Aside from making a water stop or two (and missing a turn or two because I didn't see the last person in front of me), I ran the majority of the distance (even though I was the slowest of the group that went the longer distance) and had a lot more endurance this week than I had a week or two before out at Cullen Park in Katy. So things are looking up!
Our running coach, Steve Shepard, commented via e-mail later, "Glad you're feeling largely self-sufficient on these things; learning the River Oaks route is definitely a fundamental part of the education of the Houston runner."
I covered the first part of the course in 1:35.17 and the short part (from Memorial and Loop 610 down Memorial before turning left at the corner of the Loop and going back to the PIM meeting spot by the Aquatic Center) in 26:35.93 for a total time of 2:01:53.
Other Striders in attendance included: John and Ryan DiMarco, Doug Spence, Steve and Barb Shepard, Carole Flad, Lynlee Linke, Stacy Stepler, Whitney La Rocca, Yong Collins, Karen and Tim Bowler, Chris Boylan, Rich and Patti Sears, Gavin Dillingham, HoJin Lim, Ted Traynor and newcomers David and Jennie Minkin and Eric Glaves.
Monday is an off day after 7 straight days of good, solid effort!
Monday: 40 minutes on the Sandia mountain trails.
Tuesday: 39 minutes on the treadmill
Wednesday: 60 minutes on the Sandia mountain trails.
Thursday: 40 minutes on the elliptical trainer
Friday: 60 minutes on the elliptical trainer
Saturday: Run The Woodlands 5K
Sunday: approximately 11.4 mile-long run
On Saturday, I extended my Run The Woodlands 5K consecutive appearance streak to nine (9) by recording a time of 30:28.03. It still isn't back in the 29's where I want to be; however I'm being consistent and my times are trending down.
My first mile was 9:19.93. I was trying to make sure that I didn't go out too fast and completely flame myself out. I passed a few people on the first loop and as I approached the first mile spot, RTW regular Debbie Tripp had run the last quarter-mile with me before she stopped to take a walk break.
I really focused on keeping moving in mile 2 (as I've been building my endurance back) and put together a 10:00.89 mile. Debbie had caught back up with me, but once again she took a walk break just past the mile 2 mark on the pavement. At about the 2.1- or 2.2-mile spot, I took a quick 80-plus step walk break then picked the pace back up.
Mile 3 was registered in 10:17.59 (and a combined deficit in miles 2-3 of 25 seconds from the week before) and Debbie continued to take me being ahead a little of a challenge. She caught back up midway through mile 3 as well as Nacogdoches' Mary Anne Harris.
As we hit the mile 3 "blue spot" on the pavement, I decided it was time to make a move on the two (2) ladies. (I know, Mr. Gentleman here!) I rattled off a tenth of a mile of 49.62 seconds (second fastest of the year) and while Debbie almost caught me and recorded the same time of 30:28, I narrowly edged her for 48th place of 61! A photo of the finish can be found here.
On Sunday morning, I got out of bed at about 5 a.m., left the house at 5:30 a.m. and drove to the Power In Motion (PIM) meeting spot to meet up with nearly 20 other Houston Striders to do the 11.4-mile River Oaks route. The route is basically the one that is marked Royal Oaks on the HARRA website but it includes going up Post Oak all the way to Memorial.
Aside from making a water stop or two (and missing a turn or two because I didn't see the last person in front of me), I ran the majority of the distance (even though I was the slowest of the group that went the longer distance) and had a lot more endurance this week than I had a week or two before out at Cullen Park in Katy. So things are looking up!
Our running coach, Steve Shepard, commented via e-mail later, "Glad you're feeling largely self-sufficient on these things; learning the River Oaks route is definitely a fundamental part of the education of the Houston runner."
I covered the first part of the course in 1:35.17 and the short part (from Memorial and Loop 610 down Memorial before turning left at the corner of the Loop and going back to the PIM meeting spot by the Aquatic Center) in 26:35.93 for a total time of 2:01:53.
Other Striders in attendance included: John and Ryan DiMarco, Doug Spence, Steve and Barb Shepard, Carole Flad, Lynlee Linke, Stacy Stepler, Whitney La Rocca, Yong Collins, Karen and Tim Bowler, Chris Boylan, Rich and Patti Sears, Gavin Dillingham, HoJin Lim, Ted Traynor and newcomers David and Jennie Minkin and Eric Glaves.
Monday is an off day after 7 straight days of good, solid effort!
Monday: 40 minutes on the Sandia mountain trails.
Tuesday: 39 minutes on the treadmill
Wednesday: 60 minutes on the Sandia mountain trails.
Thursday: 40 minutes on the elliptical trainer
Friday: 60 minutes on the elliptical trainer
Saturday: Run The Woodlands 5K
Sunday: approximately 11.4 mile-long run
posted by WalkSports.com | 10:46 PM
1 Comments:
Sunday we also had Rich Klick, Charlie Rodriguez and Mark Gonzales in tow for an even 25.
Steve
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