Gu

Today we did an 11 mile long run. This week, we took a camel back and packets of Gu (R). We had one 15 minutes before the run and then another every 4 miles. They were good. I liked the Strawberry/Banana and Orange. We also had Lime.

Anyway, the run was going great (under 9 minutes miles) until mile 8.54. Jason got a really bad leg cramp. My right leg was cramping too. I think it is because we make too many right hand turns. Anyway, we walked about a mile from mile 8.54 to 9.64. Then we ran until mile 10. At that point, Jason ran home and I ran the final mile in 8 minutes and 11 seconds!!

Overall, we ran 11.00 miles in 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 49 seconds. I was hoping for under 1 hour and 39 minutes, but we will do that next time.

Anyway, Jason and I went out today and got new shoes.

Average Pace: 9:37 per mile
Number of Intervals: 11.00 miles around our neighborhood
Aches and Pains: Right leg muscles were sore.
Breakthroughs: Gu is Gud :-)
Age of Shoes: About 6 Months
Calories Burned: 876

Weekly Total: 22 miles

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)

Week 2

We were lazy this week. Well, not intentionally. Jason had his PT test this week and that threw off our schedule. I should have sucked it up and ran in the evenings, but I didn't.

Sunday, September 13:

Today, we ran 9.01 miles from out house, through downtown Valdosta and part of VSU. It took us 1 hour 26 minutes and 55 seconds. In general, I felt pretty bad. My knees and right hip hurt at first. I chalked that up to taking 5 days off. Yes, you read that correctly, I said 5 DAYS! As I thought, the pains went away within the first half mile.

Then around mile 7, Jason started to feel dizzy. We stopped and walked at mile 8 for a half mile then ran the last half (up hill). Before that our time was pretty good.

It has been cooling to the mid 80s lately and we have not been drinking as much. We learned our lesson today. Also, Jason has not been eating right with his braces interfering with his ability to chew all foods.

This week, we are going to be more conscious of our water intake as well as our diet.

On a lighter note, we will be running a half marathon on Halloween morning with our friends, Kim and Chelsea. Kim thought it would be fun to dress up in costumes to run. During our run today, I decided on my half marathon costume (which will be different from my actual costume since that will be too cumbersome to run in). I have decided to get myself a blue running skirt and wear my blue tank top with a pair of devil horns. I'm going to be the Devil with the Blue Dress On... get it!! Hahaha!

Average Pace: 9:39 per mile
Number of Intervals: 9.01 miles around Valdosta
Aches and Pains: Knees and Right Hip
Breakthroughs: We need to work on our diet this week.
Age of Shoes: About 6 Months
Calories Burned: 730

Weekly Total: 12.01 miles

Monday, September 7:

Ran 3.00 miles around the neighborhood. It was nice and we jumped in the pool afterwards. Then got ready to go to our friends' house for a low county boil and more swimming.

Average Pace: 8:21 per mile
Number of Intervals: 3.00 miles in neighborhood
Aches and Pains: --
Breakthroughs: --
Age of Shoes: About 6 months
Calories Burned: 249

8 Mile Looooooong Run

8.01 long run in 1 hour, 13 minutes, and 57 seconds. It was hot, but our pace was exactly where it needed to be.

Afterwards, we jumped in the pool to cool off. It was a good thing because we would have never stopped sweating in time to get ready for the wedding we went to today. I will have to blog about that as well.

I'm trying to get Jason to do the Labor Day 5K tomorrow, but I don't think he's going to budge. Oh well. We still need to do 3 miles tomorrow.

Average Pace: 9:14 per mile
Number of Intervals: 8 miles around VSU
Aches and Pains: Very tight afterwards, my arch is starting to hurt again -- must mean I need new shoes.
Breakthroughs: We brought water on the run... BEST IDEA EVER!!
Age of Shoes: About 6 months - time to start thinking about getting a new pair or two...
Calories Burned: 663

Weekly Total: 24.02 miles

My New Long Run Routine:

Sundays are my long run days. Since summer seems to be in full swing in South GA, I decided to get up early and do my morning runs before church every week to avoid the blazing hot afternoon sun. I'm not much of a morning person and my legs proved that today.

This morning, I got up before 9:30 mass to do my long run. It was slow, but it felt good for the most part. I ran 9.41 miles in 1 hour, 24 minutes, and 50 seconds (about 10 minutes slower than my 15K time... blah). I was sooo tired afterward. At church, I had to grab on to the pew in front of me in order to stand up/sit down/kneel.

Jason ran the last 3 miles with me, which was nice. He kept me going when I really wanted to quit. I have been running without my iPod lately, which has not been too terrible. I should wear it next time to see if that makes me run faster. I would like my 80 minute runs to eventually be 10 miles long. Although I am off pace, I'm still pretty proud of myself. :-)

Average Pace: 9:00 per mile/6.7 miles per hour
Number of Intervals: Running around the neighborhood.
Aches and Pains: slight pain in my knee, I think it was a tired muscle though, nothing to worry about
Breakthroughs: Maybe I need my iPod to speed me up.
Age of Shoes: about 3 months

Early Long Run

I got up at 7am to go on a long run this morning. I ran about 8.52 miles (I mapped it to the best of my memory) in 1 hour, 11 minutes and 6 seconds. It was a pretty random run. I mean what else can you do if you plan to run 70 minutes. The first part of the run I felt really tired and slow, but soon I was awake and running strong. It felt pretty good and it was a pleasant morning (mid 70s) with a slight overcast. Well, I'm off to finish painting the front of the house. Have a great Sunday!! :-)

Average Pace: 8:18 per mile. Still looking for a metronome!
Number of Intervals: about 8.52 mile run around the neighborhood and the neighborhood across the street.
Aches and Pains: a little tired at first
Breakthroughs:
Age of Shoes: about 2 months

Long Evening Run

I ran 7.33 miles in 1 hour and 8 seconds. It felt really good. I ran the first 3 on my own and picked up Jason for the last 4, just in time for it to start getting dark. Afterward, we took the girls for a short walk. I did have some tightness in my right quad, but my butt did not get tight... yea! I think the tightness is slowly moving down my leg :-) Anyway, it was a good run. Have a great week!!

Average Pace: 8:12 per mile. Still looking for a metronome!
Number of Intervals: 7.33 mile loop around the neighborhood.
Aches and Pains: tightness in my right quad.
Breakthroughs: ----
Age of Shoes: about 1.5 months