Well, I have just a few minutes before I have to head out of town with Reese and Max for hockey but I thought I'd update my last 2 days quickly before I leave.
Yesterday (Thursday) I headed outside (Woohoo!) for 10 miles. I wore my Garmin but I put it under my sleeve because I wanted to just run and then look at it afterwards. I've run this route a million times and without looking at the Garmin once, I finished at exactly 10.02 miles. I was going to run what I thought was pretty evenly and see how my pace ended up. Apparently, all this treadmill running has made my pace quite sporadic. These are my splits:
Mile 1- 8:21
2- 8:06
3- 7:53
4- 7:54
5- 7:20
6- 7:27
7- 7:44
8- 7:19
9- 7:33
10- 7:27
I thought I was running about the same pace all the way through-I guess not! Anyways, 10 miles outside done and it felt great!
Today- I headed out once again for my long run of the week. 21 degrees with a 13mph SW wind. I decided to do an out and back running into the wind to start. I would much rather deal with the wind in the first half. I finished in 2:02:34 which is about an 8:10 pace. My lungs felt great but my legs really started to tighten up after about 12 miles. My hamstring was bugging me and it felt more like I was on mile 24 than mile 15 when I finished. I NEED to do all the rest of my longer runs outside and not on the treadmill!
Weight training was in the garbage this week as I didn't do ANY! I vow next week will be better!
On a side note- I cried this morning when I sent Ryan off with Joe to her tournament. I really hate missing any of my kids' activities. She plays her first game at 8:30 tonight and I'm sure it'll be a constant texting fest back and forth between Joe and I.
I know several people are running this weekend and I wish you all the best. I always love Monday lunch breaks when I can catch up on race news! Have a great weekend everyone!
13 comments:
Awesome runs! Baby the hamstring! Treadmill running is so much easier on the body, but I agree, doing some running outside is important. You are going to rock Boston.
It's OK to miss a game here and there. You can't be everywhere at the same time, so cut yourself some slack. You are a great mom and your kids know that!
Great run, and I am glad you are feeling better!
That Garmin and treadmill can do a number on our running, even though they are there to aid us in the long run. Both of your runs were great - you are running awesome!
Good luck this weekend!
Hi Jenn,
Holy crap, your splits flipping fast!! No wonder you got a ticket to Boston:) Good job on your workouts and runs. You had asked me how many laps around my track is one mile.....9 laps equal 1 mile. So that means I ran around that little dinky track 72 times:) It is pretty small and like I said there were to many people walking on it to get a consistant pace. I need to find a time when the club is slower to do the longer track workout:)
I am on the same page as Running and living, it is impossible to make all of our kids sporting events. Cheer up! Hopefully Mr. Jenn had a camera and can share later!! Have a great weekend Jenn!
So happy that you were able to run outside, even if your pace was a bit sporadic.
Have a great time with your kids this weekend!
Nice paces, I love the way you hid the Garmin. I do that too!
Your pace always amazes me!!
So glad you are feeling better. Boston better watch out!
Great job on the runs! You can't be in more than once place at once, good luck to them this weekend! :)
what a run! especially after being sick. that's a great pace for a long run.
Wow you are STRONG andf FAST! Keep up the good work!
Glad to hear you're on the mend -- and posting such great times! Found your blog off of Running Sane and think it's hilarious that you call home the frozen tundra -- that's exactly what I call home as well (host city of the Manitoba Marathon that has been on your calendar).
gah that's speedy! i would have to call this a workout not just a regular run :) nicely done!
Hey Jenn..
Sorry you had to miss one of the kiddo's events. Always difficult! I've had a very tight hamstring lately, too - spent like 30 minutes stretching the gabeebies out of it today and it feels somewhat better. btw, those 3-way lunges were a tiny bit better today - let's see if I can walk tomorrow, that's the true test. And, I was able to get up my long hill better yesterday so they gotta be doing something for us! (either that or it was just a fluke, which very well could have been!). Hope your weekend was good.
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