Week 6- Run 3

25 minutes. Wow did that hurt. Mainly because I waited too late in the day and by 11:30 it was in the mid-90s. Way too hot to run. But it's over. Now I need to start making my own playlists. Ullery isn't as helpful at this point and the music has gone downhill to me. I actually ended up enjoying the first few weeks, but not anymore. I'm glad that the next three runs will all be the same as what I just did. I don't think I could do much more than 25 yet without really pushing it so a week of that will help me adapt to it.

This one was also hard mentally. A lot on my mind. Instead of being a distraction to the pain of the run, it just bogged me down. I'm hoping that most of what's on my mind goes away in the next couple of weeks. Usually things always turn out for the best so I shouldn't worry, but I do.

Starting to read again which should help. I always feel better when I have a book going. My life seems to take the direction of the book instead of feeling like I'm just drifting along.

Update: just looking for upcoming races. There is no good website the shows all the upcoming races but after checking a few different sites, I found this race:

http://www.buttar.com/events/running/MossParkForestRun/index.htm

What do you think?

Also here is the path I took today:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2976834

Week 6- Run 2

Same path as last time. I was a little disappointed at first because I thought I was going a lot slower than the last run. I really had pushed it last run and was running, not quite sprinting, but running for about 1/4 of the total time. I couldn't keep up with that same pace so soon after doing it. I also realized that this day's run was either 1 or 2 minutes shorter than the last.

I really felt tired by end of this one. The next day's run of 25 minutes is going to suck. Suck a lot. I'm really opening that in days my legs are better conditioned.

Week 6- Run 1

2 times around the lake? No, this time three times. Look at that mile count! http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2961464

I rock. Also I updated the last run with the track for it.

Btw, I really pushed it speed-wise on this run.

Week 5- Run 3

20 minutes down. Would say more, but tired, both physically and mentally. Perhaps emotionally as well.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2961466

Week 5- Run 2

8 minute runs. Not too bad. Not looking forward to the jump to 20 minutes. Were 12 or 15 minute runs not possible?

Week 5- Run 1

Best run ever? Maybe. Had to be a night run. When the heat index is 95 degrees at by like 9am, no way am I running while the sun is up. Pain was almost non-existent in the left foot which is a major improvement. I felt some awkwardness in my Achilles tendon on the left foot, but nothing that really hurt. So that felt like major progress.

So no more easily defined running trail. This has both a slight drawback but does have some benefits. More freedom to create new routes, but no water fountains and mile markers. So I had to figure out how much I ran today. I left the house and made two laps around the lake. (I think). I may have made three laps around. I really lost focus for awhile and started daydreaming. I'm leaning towards three laps because I was going pretty slow during the first five minute run and didn't start to really go for some speed until the 2nd and 3rd five minute runs. Here is a map of the run. Lake Davis park is nice, but not much to do except for walk/run/bike around it or sit at a bench and look at the lake.

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2941608

I felt like I could have run longer. This is the variable week in which each of the three days has a different schedule. The next run has 8 minute runs which seem feasible. The third day's run of 20 minutes seems hard but we'll see. By that point I hope I have a good path to run along. I'll get bored going around the lake that many times.

Week 4- Run 3

Left foot still hurting some. First time running from the house. Sidewalks that go up and down make running interesting.