Month of April, 2012

i ran 18 of the 30 days.   i am feeling good about my running.    i am once again at the point where i am enjoying running.  even on my days where the runs are not necessarily great , or even good,  i am able to see how they are helping my runs overall.   i think i am a lot less stressed without a race to train for.  as matt said  this is a little backwards,  but i am okay with this.   i life the way i feel when i am working out.  here's hoping that the month of may will be just as good.    

HR Zone 2 - Week 2

Seeing some improvement, it is encouraging.

Most of the days I start off with ~5 min warm up run to get my heart rate up to zone 2.  Monday the 2nd I didn't and I ran faster to start off with, but then ran out of steam at the end.  

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Week 2 (Apr 1st - 7th)

• Sun 1st. 6.6 miles, 1 hr 18 mins, 11:51 pace.  No Walking

• Mon 2nd. 2 miles, 20 mins, 10:08 pace.  No Walking.  (0.88 miles running according to SportTracks)

Focus on Zone 2 HR - Week 1

So I decided I want to enjoy running again.  (And I have shorts I bought when training for the marathon that I would like to wear again).

I would like to run 3 days a week and a long run on Sat or Sunday.

My Goal:  Focus on running in my zone 2 for my heart rate (according to the vo2 max test).  That means, keeping it between 169 & 176.

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Week 1 (March 25th-March 31st)

• Mon 26th.  3 miles, 36 mins.  12:15 pace.  Walk up hills

• Wed 28th. 3.3 miles, 39 mins, 11:56 pace.  Walk up hills

• Fri 30th.   5 miles, 1 hr 2 mins, 11:44 pace.  Walk up hills (felt good)

Long Time - 5k to get back in the swing of things

It's been a long time since writing, but not quite as long for running.

I ran my first race of the year on March 24th.  It was a 5k.  It went a lot better than I expected.

Distance 3.13 miles
Time      33:30 min
Pace       10:43 min/mile
Avg HR 183
Calories 376

Not a very flattering photo, sure need to work on my form (especially my arms).