This should add an interesting twist into training. When I first started training to be a "serious" runner, I only had to deal with work and running. Now it is 7 classes, friends, homework, and running! I don't think it will be too much of a problem to fit an hour into the mix to get in a good running workout at least 5 times a week, I am just afraid I will be too tired some days.
I will just need to make sure I cut back on the late 2...3...4am nights! But I guess that's all part of the college experience. Maybe that is why it goes by so fast, because it seems like one long day! Sadly my meal options are a little more limited now, yay cafeteria food? I will need to get to Walmart stat to get some bread and peanut butter just in case.
I just finished my first day today, 3 classes and a 3 mile run. Not a bad day in my opinion! I ran it in 27:02 so I defiantly have room to improve, but I didn't feel like I was going to die today so that gives me some hope. I need to think of another "article" post to write for this weekend. Until then, happy running!
Brett
Showing posts with label Heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heat. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
The Hamster Wheel
The heat has finally beat me, I did my last outdoor run on Tuesday, at least for a while. I took to the treadmill today(Wednesday) for my 5 mile run. It was really weird to run a 5 miler in the middle of the week, but now that I am on an actual training schedule my mileage should be greatly increasing over the next 18 weeks!
Tuesdays run was pretty rough with the heat and I had to push hard to complete the three miles. I ran it about 3 minutes slower than usual so I knew I needed to change something. Especially because I ran it in the evening so the sun wasn't too big of a factor. Today I ran in the evening (11 p.m.) but because our treadmill is out in the garage I still have a lot of heat in there with little circulation. I think tomorrow I am going to go pick up a fan that I can put right in front to keep me cool while I run. A little heat isn't bad but dripping with sweat isn't ideal!
I will say today's run was a lot better than Tuesday. I was a little worried when I struggled so much to do something I have been doing repeatedly for the past month. It was good that I was able to get out there and run 5 miles. I am looking forward to Sundays long run, kind of!
Well that is all for now, happy running!
Brett
Tuesdays run was pretty rough with the heat and I had to push hard to complete the three miles. I ran it about 3 minutes slower than usual so I knew I needed to change something. Especially because I ran it in the evening so the sun wasn't too big of a factor. Today I ran in the evening (11 p.m.) but because our treadmill is out in the garage I still have a lot of heat in there with little circulation. I think tomorrow I am going to go pick up a fan that I can put right in front to keep me cool while I run. A little heat isn't bad but dripping with sweat isn't ideal!
I will say today's run was a lot better than Tuesday. I was a little worried when I struggled so much to do something I have been doing repeatedly for the past month. It was good that I was able to get out there and run 5 miles. I am looking forward to Sundays long run, kind of!
Well that is all for now, happy running!
Brett
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Middle of July is Hot? What?
Some things I will never learn I guess. Why I try and do a long run at 2 pm in July in Texas beats me. I think today I finally learned my lesson though. I set out for a 5 mile run, but I cut it short to 2 after when I felt really slow/exhausted/tired/blah.
From now on, I am going to get up and out the door no later than 7 a.m. for runs.
I even put the sentence in bold and on its own so you all can see that I am saying it here. And I truly hope that if any of you notice me not running before or at 7, to give me unrelenting scolding. Please, and thank you!
Now that I got that out of the way, I don't want to cheat myself out of the distance, so after work tonight (sadly about 1am) I am going to do 5 miles. I will walk them if I have to, its going to happen. I wish it wouldn't had to have to come to this though. I will just suck it up and learn from my mistake. The next time I will ever run mid day is if I happen to be training for this crazy race. Actually, if I ever train for that I am pretty sure I will have gone off my rocker.
And finally, tomorrow is the day my marathon training begins! And me waking up before 11. Lots of change on the horizon! Luckily for me it is cross training. So I just have to bike, and not run super far or fast. I do wonder if I should ride a certain time, or distance though. When you cross train, do you do mileage or time?
Well that is all I have today! I hope everyone is having/had a wonderful weekend, and happy running!
Brett
From now on, I am going to get up and out the door no later than 7 a.m. for runs.
I even put the sentence in bold and on its own so you all can see that I am saying it here. And I truly hope that if any of you notice me not running before or at 7, to give me unrelenting scolding. Please, and thank you!
Now that I got that out of the way, I don't want to cheat myself out of the distance, so after work tonight (sadly about 1am) I am going to do 5 miles. I will walk them if I have to, its going to happen. I wish it wouldn't had to have to come to this though. I will just suck it up and learn from my mistake. The next time I will ever run mid day is if I happen to be training for this crazy race. Actually, if I ever train for that I am pretty sure I will have gone off my rocker.
And finally, tomorrow is the day my marathon training begins! And me waking up before 11. Lots of change on the horizon! Luckily for me it is cross training. So I just have to bike, and not run super far or fast. I do wonder if I should ride a certain time, or distance though. When you cross train, do you do mileage or time?
Well that is all I have today! I hope everyone is having/had a wonderful weekend, and happy running!
Brett
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Kids Say the Darnedest Things!
Sadly I missed running yesterday between work, driving and just being tired! I figured my body was telling me I needed to take it easy and rest when I was yawning at 7:30. But today was a good day to run!
I hung out with my girlfriend, Haley, for the majority of the day eating lunch and watching Battle Los Angeles. It was actually a pretty entertaining movie if you ask me. But then once the sun started to go down I changed into some shorts, strapped on my shoes and took off for a 4 mile run.
The Run
I was worried that I would still feel a little dead legged but I was happily surprised to find that my legs felt strong and I was able to keep a steady, even increasing, pace as I ran through my neighborhood. This is my first really "feel good" run over 3 miles. Don't get me wrong, I love all my other runs that are over 3 miles, but today's felt like I am actually making progress because I know that a month ago I would have been huffing and puffing and crawling at the end. On the start of the third mile I passed some kids playing in their front yard and the little girl yelled "Hi!" and waved, then her brother turns to her and asks "why is he running?" in which she replied "beats me!" Ahh, that made me smile and I think helped keep me going strong for the second half of the run!
Now I am down to 3 days until my training starts. The first weeks long run is 8 miles! Yikes! I think that if it turns out the Intermediate I training plan is too much for me I will bump down to the Novice II and try that out. I want to train hard but I don't want to do something that is impossible for me quite yet. I do love to run longer and farther though so maybe this will help push me in the right direction!
Questions
- Why do you run? Fitness, competition, bored, some other reason?
- What shoe brand do you prefer?
Brett
I hung out with my girlfriend, Haley, for the majority of the day eating lunch and watching Battle Los Angeles. It was actually a pretty entertaining movie if you ask me. But then once the sun started to go down I changed into some shorts, strapped on my shoes and took off for a 4 mile run.
The Run
I was worried that I would still feel a little dead legged but I was happily surprised to find that my legs felt strong and I was able to keep a steady, even increasing, pace as I ran through my neighborhood. This is my first really "feel good" run over 3 miles. Don't get me wrong, I love all my other runs that are over 3 miles, but today's felt like I am actually making progress because I know that a month ago I would have been huffing and puffing and crawling at the end. On the start of the third mile I passed some kids playing in their front yard and the little girl yelled "Hi!" and waved, then her brother turns to her and asks "why is he running?" in which she replied "beats me!" Ahh, that made me smile and I think helped keep me going strong for the second half of the run!
Now I am down to 3 days until my training starts. The first weeks long run is 8 miles! Yikes! I think that if it turns out the Intermediate I training plan is too much for me I will bump down to the Novice II and try that out. I want to train hard but I don't want to do something that is impossible for me quite yet. I do love to run longer and farther though so maybe this will help push me in the right direction!
Questions
- Why do you run? Fitness, competition, bored, some other reason?
- What shoe brand do you prefer?
Brett
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
T-Minus 7 Days
So close to starting my marathon training! I sort of consider the past month part of my training, but I was really just building up my base and getting into the routine of running so it wont be as daunting once I start. I think I have become a lot more disciplined in running though, so I hope that will make it a smooth transition to something even more structured. I must admit, it is a little easier to run when I make up the mileage!
4th of July
Yesterday was the 4th of July, so I wasn't able to run sadly. The good news though was I had a great time with my family and we had some good food! And somehow my family managed to grow some pretty big and juicy watermelons!
4th of July
Yesterday was the 4th of July, so I wasn't able to run sadly. The good news though was I had a great time with my family and we had some good food! And somehow my family managed to grow some pretty big and juicy watermelons!
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| The pictures are a little small sadly |
Today's Training
So I took a day off from running, which turned out to be needed after running 4 strait days ending with a 5 miler. Today I was able to get out and run again though, so I did a two mile speed training run. By speed training I mean I just increased my speed from start to finish, which I seem to like to do. I was sprinting the last 800m which felt horrible while doing it, but excellent once I finished to see that I had a really great 2 mile time! (13:49) It was a cool 85 outside as well so that probably helped a little as well.
In Other News
I am going to start looking for trails to run around here as well. I have a feeling there wont be many, but it would be a nice change of pace to run a trail rather than always a road. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE running on the road, but someday I want to run an ultra(and by someday I mean like 5 years from now) and most of them take place on trails.
I am also looking into running a 4 miler next Saturday, the only problem is I am scheduled to run an 8 mile long run, so should I do it and run two separate 4 miles, or is there a better way to do that? I would like to get another race under my belt, and it benefits the local fire department so I am sure the T-Shirt will be cool!
Questions
- What did you do on the 4th?
- Know any websites that have a database of trails?
- Have you ever ran a race during marathon training? How did you work it in?
Brett
Questions
- What did you do on the 4th?
- Know any websites that have a database of trails?
- Have you ever ran a race during marathon training? How did you work it in?
Brett
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Runner vs. Running
Today sure was an uphill battle. Heat, humidity, shoes coming untied, did I mention humidity? Somehow I was still able to finish though, even though it wasn't as I wanted. Oh well, not everyday can be perfect! I am just glad I had such a strong week of running!
Week in Review
I started running this week on Monday like usual but I had a goal to run 6 days. I had a steady increase in mileage and I was able to run my first 5k. And then I was able to finish off the week with a 5 miler.
Total Mileage: 20
Races: 1
PR's: 1
looking at the numbers I feel great about this week! I hope everyone else also had a great week with new accomplishments whether in running or the rest of life!
Next Week
I am already looking forward to running tomorrow! I have 4 days in a row planned (2,3,2,3 miles) with a much needed rest day on Friday. I am thinking an easy 2 miler Monday, 3 mile run Tuesday, 2 mile speed Wednesday, and 3 mile pace on Thursday. Something like that to keep it fresh.
Questions
- What are your running goals for next week?
- Minimalist or not?
- Brett
Week in Review
I started running this week on Monday like usual but I had a goal to run 6 days. I had a steady increase in mileage and I was able to run my first 5k. And then I was able to finish off the week with a 5 miler.
Total Mileage: 20
Races: 1
PR's: 1
looking at the numbers I feel great about this week! I hope everyone else also had a great week with new accomplishments whether in running or the rest of life!
Next Week
I am already looking forward to running tomorrow! I have 4 days in a row planned (2,3,2,3 miles) with a much needed rest day on Friday. I am thinking an easy 2 miler Monday, 3 mile run Tuesday, 2 mile speed Wednesday, and 3 mile pace on Thursday. Something like that to keep it fresh.
Questions
- What are your running goals for next week?
- Minimalist or not?
- Brett
Sunday, June 26, 2011
It's Hot Hot Hot!
Wow, do I dislike running in the afternoon right now. I wish I could have run this evening instead, but because I work tonight I had to get it done before I head out. I will say that 94 is great lounging summer weather, but when it comes to running...yeah it is no fun at all. I figure it will just be good practice to mentally push through as long as I stay hydrated.
I ended up running the first 3.5 miles then I had to stop and walk for a little bit to regroup and drink some water, then I sort of alternated between walking/running for the last 1.5 miles. Although I wish I could have gone the whole 5 miles without stopping to walk, I figure it was better to stop and walk for a few instead of passing out on the side of the street. But, I did go all 5 miles so I was happy to accomplish that today.
In other news I will be able to run the Firecracker 5k Evening Run which I was hoping for. I just registered for it today because I was able to confirm I would not be working that evening, yay! So I will be able to post race results and pictures this Thursday, which will make me feel like a REAL running blogger.
Well that is all I have for today, its a little shorter of a post than I would like, so maybe tonight after work I will write a little more, or tomorrow. I don't know for sure, but it will keep you on your toes right?
Brett
I ended up running the first 3.5 miles then I had to stop and walk for a little bit to regroup and drink some water, then I sort of alternated between walking/running for the last 1.5 miles. Although I wish I could have gone the whole 5 miles without stopping to walk, I figure it was better to stop and walk for a few instead of passing out on the side of the street. But, I did go all 5 miles so I was happy to accomplish that today.
In other news I will be able to run the Firecracker 5k Evening Run which I was hoping for. I just registered for it today because I was able to confirm I would not be working that evening, yay! So I will be able to post race results and pictures this Thursday, which will make me feel like a REAL running blogger.
Well that is all I have for today, its a little shorter of a post than I would like, so maybe tonight after work I will write a little more, or tomorrow. I don't know for sure, but it will keep you on your toes right?
Brett
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