Getting the Juices Going Again
Alright, this has been another phase that I've been going through. Yuck!
But I realized that I sort of went through the same spell this time last year. I struggled during the month of April to get the miles in -- some of that was due to starting to travel with my job again -- but I still did really well from a racing standpoint.
Here is what my month looked like last year:
4/2/05 - Bellaire Trolley Run 5K - 29.18.9 (I didn't run this well at all either.)
4/3/05 - Big D Texas Half Marathon - 2:16:58.20 (Decided to do this at the last minute. PR'd)
4/9/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #127 - 29:16.68
4/16/05 - Blue Bell Fun Run 10K - 1:02:44.7 (This race sort of played with my head for awhile.)
4/22/05 - GLOW 5K in College Station - 29:14.40 (Night race and running with co-eds at A&M is always a nice way to run well)
4/23/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #128 - 28:45.20 (This was 2nd best 5K ever at the time)
4/30/05 - Drake Relay On -The-Roads Half Marathon - 2:16:38 (PR'd in Iowa)
5/1/05 - Lincoln National Guard Half Marathon - 2:18:51 (Nearly did it again in Nebraska)
Since I don't really have any specific time goals other than to try and run well at whatever distance I choose to, it's been hard after this last marathon (Fiesta de Albuquerque Marathon) I did last Saturday, where I turned in an unsterling 5:44:56 (watch time) - my worst actually, to pin things down to where I want to head.
Yeah, I got in state #6, but I would have preferred to have done it closer to my performance in Little Rock than the four (4) that I have done that have bounced around the 5:39-5:40 range.
The Hart Half Marathon in Prince George, British Columbia a few weeks ago - 2:25:10 - was primarily due to a couple of reasons. First, I didn't have the rest that I would need to perform well (even though I have raced and done well other times). I drove 500 miles through the night to get to this race. Second, I wasn't fueled properly at all. After turning off the course past the 7 kilometer mark for a couple of minutes, I ran out of fuel just past the 13-kilometer mark and struggled in.
I've got to get going again if I want to do two that are coming up in June:
6/10/06 - North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Port Angeles, Washington)
6/24/06 - Pacific Crest Marathon (Sunriver, Oregon)
Some that I'm looking at for in the late fall / early winter as "potentials" include (but all dependent upon my work schedule too):
11/19/06 - The Tulsa World Route 66 Marathon (Oklahoma)
12/2/06 - St. Jude Memphis Marathon (Tennessee)
12/10/06 - Dallas White Rock Marathon
12/31/06 - Run for the Ranch Marathon (Springfield, Missouri)
1/14/07 - Chevron Houston Marathon (unless Waverly wants to train for another half)
And the "long shot" out there is the Rocky Raccoon 50-Miler the first weekend of February, but nothing is guaranteed with my current project assignment up here.
First, I have to break this "un-Keith Kelleher" streak that I'm on!
But I realized that I sort of went through the same spell this time last year. I struggled during the month of April to get the miles in -- some of that was due to starting to travel with my job again -- but I still did really well from a racing standpoint.
Here is what my month looked like last year:
4/2/05 - Bellaire Trolley Run 5K - 29.18.9 (I didn't run this well at all either.)
4/3/05 - Big D Texas Half Marathon - 2:16:58.20 (Decided to do this at the last minute. PR'd)
4/9/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #127 - 29:16.68
4/16/05 - Blue Bell Fun Run 10K - 1:02:44.7 (This race sort of played with my head for awhile.)
4/22/05 - GLOW 5K in College Station - 29:14.40 (Night race and running with co-eds at A&M is always a nice way to run well)
4/23/05 - Run The Woodlands 5K #128 - 28:45.20 (This was 2nd best 5K ever at the time)
4/30/05 - Drake Relay On -The-Roads Half Marathon - 2:16:38 (PR'd in Iowa)
5/1/05 - Lincoln National Guard Half Marathon - 2:18:51 (Nearly did it again in Nebraska)
Since I don't really have any specific time goals other than to try and run well at whatever distance I choose to, it's been hard after this last marathon (Fiesta de Albuquerque Marathon) I did last Saturday, where I turned in an unsterling 5:44:56 (watch time) - my worst actually, to pin things down to where I want to head.
Yeah, I got in state #6, but I would have preferred to have done it closer to my performance in Little Rock than the four (4) that I have done that have bounced around the 5:39-5:40 range.
The Hart Half Marathon in Prince George, British Columbia a few weeks ago - 2:25:10 - was primarily due to a couple of reasons. First, I didn't have the rest that I would need to perform well (even though I have raced and done well other times). I drove 500 miles through the night to get to this race. Second, I wasn't fueled properly at all. After turning off the course past the 7 kilometer mark for a couple of minutes, I ran out of fuel just past the 13-kilometer mark and struggled in.
I've got to get going again if I want to do two that are coming up in June:
6/10/06 - North Olympic Discovery Marathon (Port Angeles, Washington)
6/24/06 - Pacific Crest Marathon (Sunriver, Oregon)
Some that I'm looking at for in the late fall / early winter as "potentials" include (but all dependent upon my work schedule too):
11/19/06 - The Tulsa World Route 66 Marathon (Oklahoma)
12/2/06 - St. Jude Memphis Marathon (Tennessee)
12/10/06 - Dallas White Rock Marathon
12/31/06 - Run for the Ranch Marathon (Springfield, Missouri)
1/14/07 - Chevron Houston Marathon (unless Waverly wants to train for another half)
And the "long shot" out there is the Rocky Raccoon 50-Miler the first weekend of February, but nothing is guaranteed with my current project assignment up here.
First, I have to break this "un-Keith Kelleher" streak that I'm on!
posted by WalkSports.com | 8:29 PM
2 Comments:
The GLOW 5K? Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling?
Giving Light to Others.
An Aggie thing!
Sort of like ... Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck!
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