| Location: Las Vegas,NV, Member Since: Jul 02, 2009 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I am running regularly for the first time since high school. Any personal bests and accomplishments are in the distant past. Short-Term Running Goals: I am currently trying to build a good mileage base and achieve a level of fitness that will enable me to run every morning and not feel like I just got out of surgery the rest of the day. I am approximately 20 pounds overweight, so weight loss because of and in support of the running is important as well.
I would like to complete a 10k in under 50 minutes, a 5k in under 24 mintues, and possibly run a half-marathon during the next two years. Long-Term Running Goals: Eventually, I would like to run a marathon spend time running races around the country. My main goal, however, is to achieve and maintain a consistent and fun running lifestyle. Personal: |
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I started this run in Tucson, AZ, far too late in the day. Tucson has some humidity to accompany the heat, and I did not respect it. The run had elevation changes. Flat to start, downhill, then a long uphill stretch. The return home is the reverse.
About 2.5 miles in, the heat became a factor. There was no wind. The final uphill section on the way home was painful, but I struggled through it.
The run was slow, 10:04 a mile. However, on the positive side, in May I was running just 3 miles and calling it a long run. I ran a mile for time in eary April and finished in just over 9 minutes, so there is improvement. |
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| | Rest day. I was facing a long drive back to Vegas from Tucson, so it made sense to rest. |
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| | This was a run around Bunker park in the evening. I had a day off since my last run, and I felt good. In fact, my last run was two days earlier in the AM, so my body felt like it had a two day rest. I averaged 9:11, a personal best since returning to running. |
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| | I ran this AM, after running hard in the PM the night before. The effects were obvious, as my legs felt weak and sore. I push hard through part, and just concentrated on keeping moving in others. All in all, I was happy with my run. Vegas is brutal in the summer, though, and even before 7am it is very hot. 9:27/mile for 5 miles. |
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| | Rest day. I was really hurting after the previous two days. It was mre than fatigue. I am new to running, so I decided to let my body catch-up a little. |
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| | This was a great run for me. I set out to run 5 miles, with the understanding that if I did it under 45 minutes, I would run a 6th. I finished 5 in 44:56. The 6th was hard, as I had been slowing down dramitcally through the 5th mile. That continued in the 6th. I finished at 9:30/mile, which is by far my best run to date. |
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| | I felt the effects of the effort from the previous day. I was very sore at the start, and almost took a rest day. Instead, I ran with a plan to not run hard. I need miles on my legs, and decided a slower, active recovery would be good. I was right. Afterward I felt weak, but OK. I ran 9:39/mile, still much better than just a few weeks ago. |
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| | Ran with a buddy at Mouth Charleston. This is a decent climb, at altitude, and we felt it. We ran two miles up, ten two miles down. We averaged 10:12, which we were happy with. |
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After the run yesterday in the AM, I played racquetball in the PM. Running is great for racquetball, but not vice-versa. I am tight, sore, fatigued, and slow the day after racquetball. I started too late, and the sun was brutal over the last 30 minutes. I ran 6 at 10:09. Not great, but considering how I felt, not bad.
One note, this was the first time I ran four days in a row since by first semester of college. |
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I decided to run for one hour, at the end of which I would finish the mile I was on. I was on mile 7, so I finished it. I averaged 9:24, which is great for me. I have run more than 6 miles exactly three times in my life, so I was thrilled with today's run. Expectations: I will hurt tomorrow and it is going to take a while for my body to adjust to 7 miles a day from the 5 I was running.
Fifth day in a row running, and the body is ok. |
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I was right in my expectations after yesterday's run. I paid for it today. I was sore and weak, but instead of taking the day off or running less, I decided to run with a little less effort but get the miles in. 9:43 over 7 miles.
One thing I have noticed is that my fitness level, while ok for everyday life, was much worse for running than I had anticipated. Getting where I want to go is going to take time, but I have time and am enjoying myself.
This was my 6th running day in a row. Tomorrow will be a rest day tomorrow as my overweight, 41 year-old frame needs a break. |
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