Wednesday Workout / Off to Austin on Sunday
If you come here first on Thursday morning and you haven't read your morning Chronicle or checked online, you may wish to do so by clicking here.
Honestly, this blog may become nothing more than boring training runs, workouts and race reports before too long.
Edwin and I have been given a great opportunity to promote the sport on the Chronicle's web site and we hope to do a great job for the entire running community.
So some of the news items that you've been used to seeing here will begin to transition to that blog (whose comments are completely moderated, by the way.)
It's exciting and kind of sad all at the same time.
After running Sunday in New Braunfels, I was in Bally's Monday night to get 50 minutes on the elliptical trainer in (for 4 miles).
This evening, I added 65 minutes on the treadmill and another 18 - before closing time - on the stationery bike. On the treadmill, I bumped up the speed .1 of a mile every five (5) minutes until I was 25 minutes into the run (started at 3.9 mph).
Then, I moved it up .5 to 4.8 for five (5) minutes. Backed it down to 4.4 for five (5) and then to 4.9 and so on until I had completed 65 minutes.
A good run. Never felt winded, but a little challenged. I just didn't feel like running outside this evening. Not sure what gives as any other night, I'd be doing it in Vancouver.
So Saturday, I'll be volunteering at Run The Woodlands 5K #170 and I'll be going to Austin on Sunday to run the 3M Half Marathon.
My targets are 2:09:58 PR (Wheatfield Half Marathon, The Dalles, OR) and 2:12:07.8 (3M Half Marathon, 2006).
But the one that I'm really worried about is Cassie with her great 2:10:57 PR during the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. (I wonder if she would have made it if she didn't stop to wave at the cameras just past the 10K mat!) :)
Honestly, this blog may become nothing more than boring training runs, workouts and race reports before too long.
Edwin and I have been given a great opportunity to promote the sport on the Chronicle's web site and we hope to do a great job for the entire running community.
So some of the news items that you've been used to seeing here will begin to transition to that blog (whose comments are completely moderated, by the way.)
It's exciting and kind of sad all at the same time.
After running Sunday in New Braunfels, I was in Bally's Monday night to get 50 minutes on the elliptical trainer in (for 4 miles).
This evening, I added 65 minutes on the treadmill and another 18 - before closing time - on the stationery bike. On the treadmill, I bumped up the speed .1 of a mile every five (5) minutes until I was 25 minutes into the run (started at 3.9 mph).
Then, I moved it up .5 to 4.8 for five (5) minutes. Backed it down to 4.4 for five (5) and then to 4.9 and so on until I had completed 65 minutes.
A good run. Never felt winded, but a little challenged. I just didn't feel like running outside this evening. Not sure what gives as any other night, I'd be doing it in Vancouver.
So Saturday, I'll be volunteering at Run The Woodlands 5K #170 and I'll be going to Austin on Sunday to run the 3M Half Marathon.
My targets are 2:09:58 PR (Wheatfield Half Marathon, The Dalles, OR) and 2:12:07.8 (3M Half Marathon, 2006).
But the one that I'm really worried about is Cassie with her great 2:10:57 PR during the Aramco Houston Half Marathon. (I wonder if she would have made it if she didn't stop to wave at the cameras just past the 10K mat!) :)
posted by WalkSports.com | 1:24 AM
4 Comments:
LOL! Part of me thinks if I would have set out to run a PR, it would have never happened. I was really relaxed and things just fell into place.
I've been telling you that you're in better overall shape than you gave yourself credit for though.
And it sounds like the things that you were complaining about on the course in Parkersburg have finally started to happen - and have paid off for you.
I think you and Manny should run Austin before you fly off on your honeymoon. :)
Oh, yes. Running Austin before a honeymoon should be expected. After all, they have the rest of their lives to do, um, whatever.
Cassie, I think Jon has a good idea there.
Jon, best of luck in Austin this weekend!
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