Today I ran 6.2 miles with Jean. We were going to try one of Reston Runner's trails, but the trail was closed, so we headed back to the road. It is a very good thing that I have new shoes coming (hopefully very soon) as I have put 356 miles on these ones and it is starting to show. My knees were a little sore today and I am starting to get shin splints. Even though today wasn't too hot, the sun was warm. I wore my camelbak today (Thanks Kim & Jim) for water and it worked well. I am getting used to having it on my back.
*6.2 miles *1hr 7mins *10:48min/mile *163 avg HR *645 calories
Saturday I headed out fairly late and the sun was already high in the sky. I had a lot of excuses why I did not make my goal for the run. Whatever they were, the truth was I just wimped out and tried to justify it to myself. I need to do better this coming week. As much as I enjoy running some days I look forward to the Marathon being over.
*9 miles *1hr 44mins *10:26min/mile *165 avg HR *912 calories
Friday was supposed to be an early morning run, but my body decided it needed the extra hour of sleep. Was gonna ride with Matt, but instead helped him with house stuff and ended up chatting & doing dinner with some neighbors.
Thursday I went for a run after teaching. We had stuff going on that evening so I went for a quick short run. I wanted to see how I felt. I was impressed. I did not feel like I gave it my all, or feel like I was dead afterward, but I was pleasantly surprised by how well I did.
*2miles *19mins 31secods *9:45min/mile *161 avg HR *181 calories
Wednesday was an early morning run due to grad classes in the evening. It was a very cloudy morning and we were speedy!! This day I felt prepared for the upcoming races.
*6miles *1hr *10:00min/mile (!) *159 avg HR *551 calories
Monday & Tuesday were rest days due to not being able to squeeze in runs. Grad classes and Back to School Nights lead to late nights out. Those make for rough mornings.
Sunday (13th) I met up with Jean again. It was when the Reston Triathlon was going on. Our neighbor competed in it. We definitely seem to run faster in the dark. My legs felt heavy from the prior day's run. Once again I wimped out and went a mile shorter than was planning.
*5miles *53mins *10:36min/mile *171 avg HR *551 calories.
Saturday Matt & I headed back out to the W&OD for our runs. I went 14 miles. It took me 4 minutes longer than the last time I ran this distant. I was definitely hungry on my run.
*14miles *2hr 32 mins *10:51min/mile *172 avg HR *1584 calories
Friday was an early morning run of 4 miles. Not much to say.
*4 miles *41 mins *10:15min/mile *147 avg HR *334 calories
I have never figured out what works well, regarding food, for me prior and during a run. So to help with this I have started writing down what I am eating. Let's see if this helps. Things I know: 2 days prior-have pasta for dinner, after a run-drink chocolate milk. I know I have been sweating a lot of sweat and getting cramps in my legs. One thing I have noticed due to my running is my lower average heart rate, even on some of the faster paces...maybe I should just always run fast.
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