8.2 Mile Tempo Run

Today Dave and I ran 8.22 miles. It was a little cold but very manageable. It snowed for part of the day. We finished the run in exactly 1 hr and 30 seconds. It was about a 7:58 second pace. We picked up our tempo for the first half of the run. We ran at about a 7:30 pace.

16 Miler

Dave and I ran 16 miles today. Dave actually stopped sooner and ran 14, but I kept going for the extra miles. I felt really good today. I think not running the day before helped out a great deal.

3 Miler(9's)

I wasn't going to run Thursday, but I ran 3 miles in the rain. I will rest tonight and run 16 on Saturday.

9.5 Miler

Dave and I ran 9 1/2 miles tonight. My legs were a little sore but I felt pretty good other than that. We ran it in about 1 hr and 14 minutes or a 7:47 pace. I also ran it in my new 9's. I'll ice and heat tonight and get ready for about 4 on Friday.

7.5 Miles(9's)

Dave and I ran 7.5 today. I bought another pair of Brooks Adrenaline 9's. We will see how my shins do. The lady at fleet feet said to ice for 10 heat for 5, ice for 10 heat for 5, and finish with ice for 10. I hope it works.

15 Miler

Dave, Eric H., and I ran 15 Miles. We finished it just under 2 hours. Our pace was 7 :58 . I was just about dead. I don't know if its the cold still lingering or that I am a pussy. Oh well, I made it!

3 Miler

I ran alone Friday. My shins are a little tender and I am running 15 today, so I only did three.

4 MIler with hills(brooks)

Dave and I did a couple hill repeats plus did a 1/2 mile uphill run. I didn't feel that great so we shortened the hill repeats.

8 Miler plus (Brooks)

Today Dave and I ran a little more than 8 miles. We did some tempo runs for most of the run. We finished it in 1 Hr and 3 minutes. Our pace was 7:45 seconds. The weather was awesome. Maybe we will do five for Wednesday.

13 Miler

Dave and I ran 13 miles today. I was going to go for longer, but I am not 100% yet. Better to go slow for now.

5 Mile Shamrock Run

Great day for a run, a little chilly , but nice! I finished 34th overall, 3rd in my age group. At first they had me listed as 71 years old. I would have finished 1st in my age group, but I had to speak up. The YMCA is so unorganized. My overall time was 35:35, a 7:07 pace.....I missed my goal.

4 Miler

After 4 days of being sick as a #@#&*# pig I decided to run 4 miles!!!

13.1 (brooks)

Today I have a pretty bad cold, but I ran anyway. I can't afford to miss the long run. It took me about 2 hrs.

4 mile Tipperary Hill Shamrock Run

Eric Hauck and I ran the 4 miles. Today's weather was beautiful. It was about 49 with no rain at all. The course was quite hilly with a long ass hill towards the end of the race. My overall time was 28:03, or a 7:01 pace. I just missed under a 7 minute pace. next weekend at the shamrock run I will shoot for a pace under 7.

Calf Cramp

Today was my day off and I assume Friday will be as well. At 3:00 in the morning I awoke violently with a leg cramp. I almost called in sick today because I couldn't walk. I feel somewhat better , but had to stretch all day. It is still quite sore and am a little frustrated, since I have a 4 mile race on Saturday. I hope I can run in it.

6.25 miler

Tonight I ran alone & it was still light out! The roads and walks were pretty clear. Amazingly it was in the 20's too. I ran from the high school to the Fairgrounds and back. I finished it in about 50 minute, give or take a few seconds. I ran it at about an 8 minute pace.

5 miles(Brooks)

Another cold night to run outside. I felt better but not 100%. Dave, Eric SW., and I ran in the school tonight. We ran for 48 minutes on the nuts. And NO Bowden...I really ran on my shoes! I would be sore if I ran on those. It was more like 5.5, but I call it 5 miles.

4 miler(Brooks)

I think I had the FLU over the weekend. I statred feeling sick on Friday & also struggled a little during Saturday's run. I spent all day Sunday in bed. I had the flu shot and still felt a little sick. Maybe i would have been really sick if I didn't get the shot. So today I only ran 4 miles. I felt better, but I couldn't run intervals. When I sprinted I felt dizzy. Oh well back to the grind tomorrow.