Back Home, Back to Work
It is good to be home after being gone for almost two whole weeks, including two weekends. Yes, I got to run some neat races but none of it beats running with your daughter. :)
I had reason to be in Memorial Park this evening and I logged two laps.
One was timed. The other I didn't start the watch.
The one that was timed was 30:30.86 for 2.9 miles for a 10:31 per mile pace. I wasn't completely loosened up and felt slow. But I guess after being on an airplane for six hours -- delays leaving Vancouver because of wind and rain and arriving in Houston alsu due to excessive wind, it isn't that bad. (I would estimated the cardio effort at about 85%.)
The second loop was just to take it easy; therefore, the effort was around 70% until I approached the tennis center. A young lady passed me on the right just as I could hear tennis balls pounding against the wood boards on the other side of the chain link fence. She was, of course, much, much slender than I but she wasn't running any faster than probably about a 9:30-9:45 per mile pace.
I was finishing up about a half mile south of the mile 0 marker therefore I set a goal to overtake her by then -- it was a little bit of a challenge but I did with enough to spare that as I turned around to walk to the parking lot she was just then about a few steps from passing me. It was a good finish to the run. So .... 5.8 miles!
When I got home, I had planned a 2.1-mile run with Waverly. The wind had picked up out here in Spring and the temperature had dipped under the 60 degrees mark, making it feel a little cold. We both were bundled up a little - as we're both dealing with some colds and sinus drainage.
She had her first Upward basketball practice Monday night at our church, North Park Baptist Church. So with me being home for all but one week through the remainder of the year and she already being signed up for the Houston Press/Smart Financial 5K on Sunday, January 14th, I told her that it was time that we helped each other out.
About 6-7 weeks ago at school in PE, they started to run the track a bit. The first time that they did it, she almost made it to five (5) times around in 20 minutes. Dad did the math and figured that her fitness level was about where mine was.
But to her credit - and her making straight A's for the second six weeks last Friday, she completed seven (7) laps on Monday in the same amount of time.
We had a good talk -- just Dad and daughter. It is a chance for me to be even more candid with her because it is a fun, relaxed environment and we're aren't officially training for anything like we were last year.
There was no time objective this evening. We just ran with a goal to run the entire time -- and that is what we did. Never stopping to walk at all. I was impressed with her effort.
The 2.1 miles went by in 27:56.02 -- a 13:18 per mile pace or a 41:19 5K.
I bet she can beat her PR -- 35:56.87 -- by January 14, 2007. What do you think?
(Heck, I almost forgot. I went to Bally's afterwards and logged another 40 minutes on the stationary bike.)
I had reason to be in Memorial Park this evening and I logged two laps.
One was timed. The other I didn't start the watch.
The one that was timed was 30:30.86 for 2.9 miles for a 10:31 per mile pace. I wasn't completely loosened up and felt slow. But I guess after being on an airplane for six hours -- delays leaving Vancouver because of wind and rain and arriving in Houston alsu due to excessive wind, it isn't that bad. (I would estimated the cardio effort at about 85%.)
The second loop was just to take it easy; therefore, the effort was around 70% until I approached the tennis center. A young lady passed me on the right just as I could hear tennis balls pounding against the wood boards on the other side of the chain link fence. She was, of course, much, much slender than I but she wasn't running any faster than probably about a 9:30-9:45 per mile pace.
I was finishing up about a half mile south of the mile 0 marker therefore I set a goal to overtake her by then -- it was a little bit of a challenge but I did with enough to spare that as I turned around to walk to the parking lot she was just then about a few steps from passing me. It was a good finish to the run. So .... 5.8 miles!
When I got home, I had planned a 2.1-mile run with Waverly. The wind had picked up out here in Spring and the temperature had dipped under the 60 degrees mark, making it feel a little cold. We both were bundled up a little - as we're both dealing with some colds and sinus drainage.
She had her first Upward basketball practice Monday night at our church, North Park Baptist Church. So with me being home for all but one week through the remainder of the year and she already being signed up for the Houston Press/Smart Financial 5K on Sunday, January 14th, I told her that it was time that we helped each other out.
About 6-7 weeks ago at school in PE, they started to run the track a bit. The first time that they did it, she almost made it to five (5) times around in 20 minutes. Dad did the math and figured that her fitness level was about where mine was.
But to her credit - and her making straight A's for the second six weeks last Friday, she completed seven (7) laps on Monday in the same amount of time.
We had a good talk -- just Dad and daughter. It is a chance for me to be even more candid with her because it is a fun, relaxed environment and we're aren't officially training for anything like we were last year.
There was no time objective this evening. We just ran with a goal to run the entire time -- and that is what we did. Never stopping to walk at all. I was impressed with her effort.
The 2.1 miles went by in 27:56.02 -- a 13:18 per mile pace or a 41:19 5K.
I bet she can beat her PR -- 35:56.87 -- by January 14, 2007. What do you think?
(Heck, I almost forgot. I went to Bally's afterwards and logged another 40 minutes on the stationary bike.)
posted by WalkSports.com | 10:25 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home