Distance: 4.67 miles
Duration: 52:17
Avg Pace: 11:10 min/mile
Route: MapMyRun
Well, for not having run for almost a week, I'd say that's pretty good. It felt good running today - I just don't know how I'm going to make it to a full 7.49 miles on Sunday in San Francisco (for Bay to Breakers). I am hoping adrenaline and Neil/Joey will carry me!!
Today's weather was perfect, too. Not too hot, not too cold, not too muggy, just enough sun. Midway through my run, I was certain I was going SO SLOW. Turns out, I wasn't going that slow! There are a couple of tough little hills and I struggled up them, but tried my best to keep up a pace.
During my run, I thought about how I'd love to hear about everyone else's favorite places to run - races to run - friends to run with. I'd like to have some guest bloggers! Tell me your story! Email me: erraticdawn (at) gmail (dot) com.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Foul mood is foul today.
Distance: 3.23 miles
Duration: 35:07
Avg Pace: 10:57 min/mile (wow, under 11 min/mile!)
Route: MapMyRun
A short run. I really struggled with this one. I didn't feel great when I woke up this morning. I still don't feel great.
Have I mentioned before that I have a 10 month old baby? She sleeps great most of the time, but the past couple of nights, she's woken up 3:30, 4, 4:30 am and been just ready to play. I am a pretty evil subhuman version of myself at those hours. I'm fortunate enough that my husband is around to help out and go sit with her some of the bad mornings, but I still wake up when she cries. I don't function well with super broken up sleep. Momma needs her beauty sleep!
So I didn't get great sleep last night. I woke up in a foul mood. There's a lot of other personal stuff going on with my siblings, which I won't get into, but needless to say, there's a LOT on my mind.
So usually I run to clear my mind. To de-stress. To calm my nerves and relax.
All I could think about during today's run was how quickly I could get home. And how my pants fit funny and my belly was squishy. and how much stuff I need to do before I go on vacation. And all the sibling stuff. and and and...
There's so much going on -- even a run in gorgeous sunny weather couldn't clear my head today.
Duration: 35:07
Avg Pace: 10:57 min/mile (wow, under 11 min/mile!)
Route: MapMyRun
A short run. I really struggled with this one. I didn't feel great when I woke up this morning. I still don't feel great.
Have I mentioned before that I have a 10 month old baby? She sleeps great most of the time, but the past couple of nights, she's woken up 3:30, 4, 4:30 am and been just ready to play. I am a pretty evil subhuman version of myself at those hours. I'm fortunate enough that my husband is around to help out and go sit with her some of the bad mornings, but I still wake up when she cries. I don't function well with super broken up sleep. Momma needs her beauty sleep!
So I didn't get great sleep last night. I woke up in a foul mood. There's a lot of other personal stuff going on with my siblings, which I won't get into, but needless to say, there's a LOT on my mind.
So usually I run to clear my mind. To de-stress. To calm my nerves and relax.
All I could think about during today's run was how quickly I could get home. And how my pants fit funny and my belly was squishy. and how much stuff I need to do before I go on vacation. And all the sibling stuff. and and and...
There's so much going on -- even a run in gorgeous sunny weather couldn't clear my head today.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday's Run - Brought to you by beauty.
Distance: 5.26 miles!
Duration: 01:01:09 (yup, just over an hour!)
Avg Pace: 11:37 min/mile (slower than my easy run, but still acceptable by all means!)
Route: MapMyRun
I didn't get a chance to update on Thursday but I'm so proud of this run! Over 5 miles is a HUGE deal. HUGE!
It was a really pretty run, too. I saw DUCKS. actual DUCKS. and a bright green fly that followed me for a mile. Some squirrels. A dead deer (ew!). And the most beautiful flowers throughout the trees. It was sunny. The weather was great.
I ran farther than I've run in a very long time. I'm very very proud of myself.
Duration: 01:01:09 (yup, just over an hour!)
Avg Pace: 11:37 min/mile (slower than my easy run, but still acceptable by all means!)
Route: MapMyRun
I didn't get a chance to update on Thursday but I'm so proud of this run! Over 5 miles is a HUGE deal. HUGE!
It was a really pretty run, too. I saw DUCKS. actual DUCKS. and a bright green fly that followed me for a mile. Some squirrels. A dead deer (ew!). And the most beautiful flowers throughout the trees. It was sunny. The weather was great.
I ran farther than I've run in a very long time. I'm very very proud of myself.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy.
Distance: 4.12miles! (this is my new "easy run"!)
Duration: 46:38
Avg Pace: 11:19 min/mile (faster than last week's long run!)
Route: MapMyRun
Today's run was out in the beautiful weather. It was sunny and warm. I may have been overdressed (a tank top would have been more than enough!) but I still loved it. I really like my new route. I'm sure I'll be bored of it by next week...
I think what I'm most excited about today is that today is supposed to be an easy run. and I did 4 miles, easy. In February 2.5 miles was an easy run (but was still hard). That was only 2 months ago. I think it's really cool that I have increased my mileage, but I'm worried about Bay to Breakers. It's only 35 days away. That's 4 weeks! I can't take another 2 months to get up to a 12K. I only have 1 month to increase to 7.5 miles!
But if I keep increasing mileage - and try for another mile on my long runs each week, I'll be fine. Even if I can "only" run 6 miles - adrenaline and my friends will carry me over the last mile and half, right?
Duration: 46:38
Avg Pace: 11:19 min/mile (faster than last week's long run!)
Route: MapMyRun
Today's run was out in the beautiful weather. It was sunny and warm. I may have been overdressed (a tank top would have been more than enough!) but I still loved it. I really like my new route. I'm sure I'll be bored of it by next week...
I think what I'm most excited about today is that today is supposed to be an easy run. and I did 4 miles, easy. In February 2.5 miles was an easy run (but was still hard). That was only 2 months ago. I think it's really cool that I have increased my mileage, but I'm worried about Bay to Breakers. It's only 35 days away. That's 4 weeks! I can't take another 2 months to get up to a 12K. I only have 1 month to increase to 7.5 miles!
But if I keep increasing mileage - and try for another mile on my long runs each week, I'll be fine. Even if I can "only" run 6 miles - adrenaline and my friends will carry me over the last mile and half, right?
Monday, April 4, 2011
Today's Run - I'm grinning like a fool.
Distance: 3.12 miles
Duration: 35:16
Avg Pace: 11:18 min/mile
Route: MapMyRun
I am on such a high from today's run, I don't even know what to write about. The weather. Oh the weather! It is sunny, mid 70's, slight warm breeze. It's days like this where I wish I could take more than an hour for lunch break and run forever.
I had planned to take the same route as I did last week, but about 2 minutes in, I made a break for the woods. See, there's these great trails that go between my neighborhood and a few others around here. In the woods, by a creek, up a hill... it's pretty, it's quiet and I love to run it. They are doing some construction back there, so the normal way I go isn't available. So I took a new route and I'm really pleased I did. Made today's 3 miles way more interesting.
My pace was better, my mind was clearer, my route more interesting, and my heart rate stayed in check except for the last 2 minutes (it always goes up a little in the same physical location, no matter what I do - I guess there's a small climb there?). I don't know what else to say about today's run -- I'm grinning ear to ear.
I can say, I have no idea what I even thought about during today's run. That's how calming it was for me.
I wish spring was here to stay.
Duration: 35:16
Avg Pace: 11:18 min/mile
Route: MapMyRun
I am on such a high from today's run, I don't even know what to write about. The weather. Oh the weather! It is sunny, mid 70's, slight warm breeze. It's days like this where I wish I could take more than an hour for lunch break and run forever.
I had planned to take the same route as I did last week, but about 2 minutes in, I made a break for the woods. See, there's these great trails that go between my neighborhood and a few others around here. In the woods, by a creek, up a hill... it's pretty, it's quiet and I love to run it. They are doing some construction back there, so the normal way I go isn't available. So I took a new route and I'm really pleased I did. Made today's 3 miles way more interesting.
My pace was better, my mind was clearer, my route more interesting, and my heart rate stayed in check except for the last 2 minutes (it always goes up a little in the same physical location, no matter what I do - I guess there's a small climb there?). I don't know what else to say about today's run -- I'm grinning ear to ear.
I can say, I have no idea what I even thought about during today's run. That's how calming it was for me.
I wish spring was here to stay.
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