This week in a nut shell.

Gu Chomps

Today we ran 12.00 miles in 1 hour, 46 minutes and 48 seconds. I am soooo proud of Jason!! He ran the entire way without needing to stop... with the exception of our scheduled water/Gu Chomps breaks.

The Gu Chomps were really tasty. I would definitely get them again. They also last longer 1 hour and 45 minutes as opposed to the Gu Gel which only lasts 30-45 minutes. Both are delicious though. The Chomps are just less messy. We will see if I feel the same way after I get my braces next Monday.

I tried something new today to spice up our runs. Actually this was the plan for last week, but due to our jet lag, we did not do our long run last Sunday and instead of our planned 9 mile run today, we did our 12 mile run from last week. Anyway, I planned out 3 routes (all about 4 miles) that ended at our house (where we kept our water/chomps in the mailbox). Each time we stopped for water, we would grab a new route (which was on folded pieces of paper). So it was kinda a surprise each time we came to a stopping point. OK, that's weird, I know but 12 miles is a long way and anything you can do to spice it up is very helpful.

Average Pace: 8:54 per mile
Number of Intervals: 12.00 miles around Valdosta
Aches and Pains: Felt Great!
Breakthroughs: Gu Chomps are good!
Age of Shoes: 2 weeks
Calories Burned: 991

Weekly Total: 23 miles

Thursday, October 8
Went for a Morning Fog...

Got up early to run 5 miles. It was super Foggy and the Garmin did calculate the distance correctly. It did not start calculating distance until about a quarter mile in. It's OK though. We had a decent run. We ran 5.00 miles in 42 minutes and 56.65 seconds.

Average Pace: approx. 8:15 per mile
Number of Intervals: approx. 5.00 miles around our neighborhood.
Aches and Pains: Right leg muscles were tired
Breakthroughs:
Age of Shoes: 1 week
Calories Burned: over 400

Monday, October 5
Jet Lag...

sucks! You wouldn't think we would have gotten jet lag from only 4 days in CA, but we did. We could not run... or stay awake for more than about 2 hours at a time on Sunday. So our next week is really going to be messed up. We did have the energy to run by Monday evening around 6:30pm.

As we were getting ready to run, the neighbor girl stopped by and asked if we needed any help. She was home alone and didn't want to be. We politely thanked her and told her that we were about to go for a run, so maybe another time. Well, as we walked outside, she was on her bike ready to accompany us for 6 whole miles! She is a very talkative girl and we were irritated to put it nicely to have this company for the 53 minutes and 32.29 seconds we ran. The worse part is that she got annoyed when we were running too fast. Ugh. Anyway, we ran, although not very well.

Average Pace: 8:55 per mile
Number of Intervals: 6.00 miles around our neighborhood and the neighborhood across the street.
Aches and Pains: Right leg muscles were tired
Breakthroughs: Still feels like we have jet lag...
Age of Shoes: Brand New!!
Calories Burned: 500

Feelin' Great

We got up this morning and ran 6.00 miles today and we did it in 50 minutes and 47.22 seconds! Finally, we are getting in shape and being consistent. Our mile times were: 8:26, 8:24, 8:25, 8:38, 8:38, and 8:14. Not to make excuses, but the 4th mile had lots of hills.

Anyway, the run felt GREAT! I'm finally feeling good about getting close to my goal time: 3 hours and 44 minutes.

Average Pace: 8:28 per mile!!
Number of Intervals: 6.00 miles around our neighborhood and Lee and Justin's neighborhood
Aches and Pains:
Breakthroughs:
Age of Shoes: About 6 Months
Calories Burned: 501

Third Time's a Charm!

Today we almost didn't run. We got up early, ate a good breakfast (oatmeal and a banana with a BIG glass of water). After checking our e-mail and playing around on the computer, I mapped an awesome 6 mile course on mapmyrun.com. We got dressed and then it all went down hill.

While I was finishing up getting ready, Jason sat on the bed and started petting Sadie and Jovie. That made me want to pet the puppies also. So after about 20 minutes, it was clear that we were not going to be running anytime soon.

So, we decided to run before church (7pm mass) and took off on a vintage shopping spree. Well after a late lunch, we decided it would not be good to run before mass (plus we didn't want to) so we cleaned the house and redecorated the dining room.

Finally, at 8:30, we didn't have any more excuses. We took off on our 6 mile run, which was actually very enjoyable. Who'd have thought. Since it was such a nice night, we decided to take a dip in the pool afterward to cool off and now I think we are off to bed.

We ran 6.00 miles in 52 minutes and 46.78 seconds. Not bad for a couple of lazy runners! I'm really glad we ended up running. Have a great week everyone!

Average Pace: 8:48 per mile!!
Number of Intervals: 6.00 miles around our neighborhood and the neighborhood over the train tracks.
Aches and Pains:
Breakthroughs:
Age of Shoes: About 6 Months
Calories Burned: 501

Week Total: 14 miles (blah)