Today's Run - 7/31

Awesome rung with CTC Marathon Training Team today at Green Springs Historic Landmark District. The historic district is a collection of farms from dating back pre-civil war with huge pastures, farm lands and awesome views. The course was a number of out and backs that I pieced together to get 11Miles in on a relatively flat gravel course.

My goal was to slow down and run 11 easy miles at 9:30pace, but I was able to run with a few different groups that where at 8:50pace. It felt pretty comfortable so I stayed with it. My last 3 Miles were pretty much on my own and I fell off the pace back to the 9:30.

This was the best long run I have had in a number of weeks, I was able to complete it all without walking. The temperatures was good and limited humidity. I do like running on gravel but the white running shoes I started with are now a powder gray.

Today's Run - 7/29

I was not able to run this morning and was happy that a rain storm came in and cooled off the temps and humidity this afternoon leaving the conditions perfect for a late day run. Although tired from work and baby care I headed out after dinner. I was hoping to get in about 5miles, but due to darkness I called it at ~3.9miles with an average pace of 8:31/mile.

My mileage is increasing and I am doing on target to average ~25miles/week for the last 3 Weeks. This is well up from my 15mile/week average in the past 3months. I hope that I am not increasing too fast. I have an unsubstantiated fear that I am behind on my training. I am still finding the long runs to be very challenging, primarily because I am running at a faster pace which is difficult to maintain over the longer distances. I will work to slow my pace on my run this weekend.

Today's Run - 7/28

Today's Run - 7/26

Today's Run - 7/24

A very early run on very limited sleep. We started at 5:30 to beat the heat but it was still very humid. This was the first time on the UVA track and running in Bellair. We did a number of outs and back after doing a mile on the track. Running through Bellair was the best part. A very quiet neighborhood with good hills and limited traffic.

I found that not getting a good night sleep made this run very difficult. I was also pretty ambitious with my starting pace. I struggled through the 3 miles, having to walk a bit.

I am getting used to having the running team. It is nice to meet new people and even see people you don't see to often.

Today's Run - 7/22

After another limited sleep night I decided to run in the evening after work. It was still extremely hot and humid. I did the first 2Miles just ~15:30 and then had to walk a bit. I found my legs wanted to run but my lungs could not cut through the heat and heavy air. I was able to get 3.75 miles in just before dark. It felt really good to in another run this week in preparation for my long run on Sat. My mileage is increasing at a fairly rapid pace, so I need to be careful to not to go to far to fast.

I was able to use my Garmin Footpod to track my cadence and get another metric to track. I am completely digging the Garmin device while running. The jury is still out on the Garmin Connect Website, but overall I am very happy.

Today's Run - 7/21