Friday / Saturday Update
My training schedule called for 2-to-3 miles Thursday night; however, it was suggested to me that I skip it (since I did my Wednesday workout real early Thursday morning) and rest on Friday.
I did both as Friday was a travel day back from Vancouver. Normally, I would go to the gym on Friday night, but some events at home precluded that. (Thursday night, I didn't get out of the office until about 9:15 p.m. After getting to the apartment and taking care of a number of things, I went outside walked for a half hour, got a bite to eat and then walked another half hour to get out and see a little bit of the city at just after midnight.)
The plan this morning was to do Run The Woodlands 5K #162 and make my 8-to-10-mile long run tomorrow. But I forgot to plug in the timing machine that Luke's let me use from the last race, so that meant that I needed to time the race in the background (i.e. write down times). I have no problem volunteering whatsoever. So while Waverly, Susie Schreiber and Becky Issac handled registration, I got out for a 2.51-mile run on the roads that circle the trail that RTW is run on.
(I was able to map it accurately with the USATF online tool as opposed to the HARRA tool. The version of the map that the HARRA tool uses isn't either as updated or as defined in certain areas - or both.)
The schedule said something about a 12-minute per mile pace unless I'm racing, but I was just running and did it in 25:28. Which I didn't consider to be too bad finishing up at approximately 7:45 a.m. - and just before it really started to get hot.
I was asked, jokingly, of course, by the individual helping me to get ready for Houston if I was one of those runners that if they put "4 to 6 miles" on the workout that I'd do six (6) and I said, "Yes!" Well, today, I only did 2.5!
After the race, Waverly and I went to a middle school cross country meet at Cloughton Middle School and by the time we got there the 7th grade boys and girls had already run. We saw both of the 8th grade races and I got a chance to meet Waverly's math teacher (who is also the cross country coach) and her first PE teacher (who is the track coach) before her schedule was switched around. It was continued good exposure for her if she wants to run for her school next year (and she actually asked to go to it).
We got a bite to eat at Paul's Pizza Shop at Kuykendahl and 2920 and we're heading to my niece's birthday party here shortly. More later!
I did both as Friday was a travel day back from Vancouver. Normally, I would go to the gym on Friday night, but some events at home precluded that. (Thursday night, I didn't get out of the office until about 9:15 p.m. After getting to the apartment and taking care of a number of things, I went outside walked for a half hour, got a bite to eat and then walked another half hour to get out and see a little bit of the city at just after midnight.)
The plan this morning was to do Run The Woodlands 5K #162 and make my 8-to-10-mile long run tomorrow. But I forgot to plug in the timing machine that Luke's let me use from the last race, so that meant that I needed to time the race in the background (i.e. write down times). I have no problem volunteering whatsoever. So while Waverly, Susie Schreiber and Becky Issac handled registration, I got out for a 2.51-mile run on the roads that circle the trail that RTW is run on.
(I was able to map it accurately with the USATF online tool as opposed to the HARRA tool. The version of the map that the HARRA tool uses isn't either as updated or as defined in certain areas - or both.)
The schedule said something about a 12-minute per mile pace unless I'm racing, but I was just running and did it in 25:28. Which I didn't consider to be too bad finishing up at approximately 7:45 a.m. - and just before it really started to get hot.
I was asked, jokingly, of course, by the individual helping me to get ready for Houston if I was one of those runners that if they put "4 to 6 miles" on the workout that I'd do six (6) and I said, "Yes!" Well, today, I only did 2.5!
After the race, Waverly and I went to a middle school cross country meet at Cloughton Middle School and by the time we got there the 7th grade boys and girls had already run. We saw both of the 8th grade races and I got a chance to meet Waverly's math teacher (who is also the cross country coach) and her first PE teacher (who is the track coach) before her schedule was switched around. It was continued good exposure for her if she wants to run for her school next year (and she actually asked to go to it).
We got a bite to eat at Paul's Pizza Shop at Kuykendahl and 2920 and we're heading to my niece's birthday party here shortly. More later!
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:32 PM
3 Comments:
Jon,
Really inspriring stuff! I'm so proud of you for doing 2.5 miles instead of 4-6 miles.
And you've posted twice in 3 days about your schedule and your running.
How DO you do it? Stick with it, dude.
douuug
Forgive me. I forgot to put that the schedule only said 2-3 miles on the other weekend day! LOL
Jon
This is so awesome. Jon, don't let Doug give you a hard time. Oh, never mind. I think I started it.
I know Waverly will do awesome at whatever she tries.
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