Getting Up To Speed
Now there's a good title, huh?
Here's another update of my recent training, beginning with where I left off on my previous post. And by the way, I anticipate that starting with tomorrow's Tie One On For Charity 5K race, I'll be posting more frequently and timely.
Tuesday, April 25 : Evening run in Dallas. Not sure of the distance but I'd estimate about 4.9 miles.
Thursday, April 27 : Speedwork at lunch on the .4 mile oval that I live on. Did 5 fast laps. Times were: 2:14, 2:12, 2:10, 2:12, 2:12. Big improvement from two weeks ago.
Thursday, April 27 : Run #2 for the day, 4.4 miles, easy pace, no watch.
Saturday, April 29 : Bayou Bash Relay. Race was canceled during the second leg due to storms, but I was the first guy on our team so I got in my 2.5 miles. Time was approximately 15:45 for a 6:18 pace. Along with the warmup I got in approximately 3 miles.
Saturday, April 29 : Run #2 for the day, 5.4 miles, easy pace, no watch.
Sunday, April 30 : 4.4 miles, 29:39, 6:44 pace.
Total milage for week ending 4/30 : 32.4
Week of 5/1
Wednesday, May 3 : 5.4 miles, strong pace but no watch.
Thursday, May 4 : speedwork at 5:15 PM on the .4 mile oval I live on. 5 fast laps, with a .2 mile recovery after each one. Times were: 2:13, 2:12, 2:12, 2:14, 2:13.
Friday, May 5 : 3.0 mile run at lunch. 20:17, 6:46 pace.
Friday, May 5 : run #2. 4.4 miles in 29:04 for a 6:36 pace. Not my best time on this route since my time off, but my second best, and the back leg was my best 2.2 mile split since I started my comeback. I covered the second 2.2 miles in 13:46 for a 6:15 pace, and my final mile was 6:06.
Sunday, May 7 : 12.65 miles with Brian K. on the 3.55 mile Greatwood loop. Loop splits were: 26:27, 26:24, and 26:23. We did the mile out and back to get to 12.65. The mile splits were: 7:20 and 6:57. Total time : 1:33:31, 7:24 pace.
Total milage for week ending 5/7 : 29.05
Week of 5/8
Monday, May 8 : 6.2 miles in my neighborhood with Brian K. We had planned to do 7.0 miles but the heat took it's toll and we cut things short a bit. Time was 42:44 for a 6:54 pace.
Tuesday, May 9 : With a race on Thursday, Brian and I moved our Thursday speedwork session to Tuesday, even though Brian isn't racing this Thursday. Our other training partner, Steve S., has been out of town since last Friday but will be back tonight and at the 5K tomorrow. Brian came over and did my .4 mile oval with me for speedwork. We did 5 fast laps, with a .2 mile recovery after each one. My times were: 2:14, 2:12, 2:12, 2:14, and 2:11. On the last one, Brian went faster than me and clocked a 2:06, which equals my all-time record on this oval.
Wednesday, May 10 : Did 5.4 miles this morning, fairly strong pace but no watch. This will be my last run before the 5K tomorrow.
Here's another update of my recent training, beginning with where I left off on my previous post. And by the way, I anticipate that starting with tomorrow's Tie One On For Charity 5K race, I'll be posting more frequently and timely.
Tuesday, April 25 : Evening run in Dallas. Not sure of the distance but I'd estimate about 4.9 miles.
Thursday, April 27 : Speedwork at lunch on the .4 mile oval that I live on. Did 5 fast laps. Times were: 2:14, 2:12, 2:10, 2:12, 2:12. Big improvement from two weeks ago.
Thursday, April 27 : Run #2 for the day, 4.4 miles, easy pace, no watch.
Saturday, April 29 : Bayou Bash Relay. Race was canceled during the second leg due to storms, but I was the first guy on our team so I got in my 2.5 miles. Time was approximately 15:45 for a 6:18 pace. Along with the warmup I got in approximately 3 miles.
Saturday, April 29 : Run #2 for the day, 5.4 miles, easy pace, no watch.
Sunday, April 30 : 4.4 miles, 29:39, 6:44 pace.
Total milage for week ending 4/30 : 32.4
Week of 5/1
Wednesday, May 3 : 5.4 miles, strong pace but no watch.
Thursday, May 4 : speedwork at 5:15 PM on the .4 mile oval I live on. 5 fast laps, with a .2 mile recovery after each one. Times were: 2:13, 2:12, 2:12, 2:14, 2:13.
Friday, May 5 : 3.0 mile run at lunch. 20:17, 6:46 pace.
Friday, May 5 : run #2. 4.4 miles in 29:04 for a 6:36 pace. Not my best time on this route since my time off, but my second best, and the back leg was my best 2.2 mile split since I started my comeback. I covered the second 2.2 miles in 13:46 for a 6:15 pace, and my final mile was 6:06.
Sunday, May 7 : 12.65 miles with Brian K. on the 3.55 mile Greatwood loop. Loop splits were: 26:27, 26:24, and 26:23. We did the mile out and back to get to 12.65. The mile splits were: 7:20 and 6:57. Total time : 1:33:31, 7:24 pace.
Total milage for week ending 5/7 : 29.05
Week of 5/8
Monday, May 8 : 6.2 miles in my neighborhood with Brian K. We had planned to do 7.0 miles but the heat took it's toll and we cut things short a bit. Time was 42:44 for a 6:54 pace.
Tuesday, May 9 : With a race on Thursday, Brian and I moved our Thursday speedwork session to Tuesday, even though Brian isn't racing this Thursday. Our other training partner, Steve S., has been out of town since last Friday but will be back tonight and at the 5K tomorrow. Brian came over and did my .4 mile oval with me for speedwork. We did 5 fast laps, with a .2 mile recovery after each one. My times were: 2:14, 2:12, 2:12, 2:14, and 2:11. On the last one, Brian went faster than me and clocked a 2:06, which equals my all-time record on this oval.
Wednesday, May 10 : Did 5.4 miles this morning, fairly strong pace but no watch. This will be my last run before the 5K tomorrow.
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