training day number seventy-nine

cold, cold, cold. it was a cold run today. i had on long sleeves and short shorts. in fact, it was ok as long as i was moving but if i had to stop running for any reason, it was cold. the great thing is i ran and made my goal for the day. run forest

i usually do the fullsteam beer run on wednesdays but today it is halloween and the guys i run with have young kids and had plans. it gets dark early now. i headed out at 5:30 pm but still got caught in the dark. it is hard to get a run in before the sun goes down these days.

i am so excited about the up coming race in obx. seventy-nine runs so far is a lot of training and who knew i would stick with it but so far i have and still enjoy running.

running is cool.

run:

duration: 1:03:19 
distance: 6.25 mi (goal 5 miles) 
pace: 10:08 min/mi 
calories: 929

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239001719

weight: 180 lbs

days to go until race day: 10 (i keep nudging boo to pack our bags)

training day number seventy-eight

today's run did not disappoint on the adventure side. it was shin splints, pitbull chases and crunching acorns. (smile) but i did my goal. so cheers to to the challenger, i am ready for the assignment. this is good as we are in the final weeks of training.

after finishing the run and a nice breakfast we headed to the cinema to see "cloud atlas" on imax. i truly enjoyed it and want to see it again. only thing, after running 20 miles, it was hard to sit for 3 hours so i am a stiff dude at the moment. i will go to bed early then. i am out of beer anyway. (smile)

run:

duration: 3:55:36  
distance: 20.96 mi (goal 20 miles) 
pace: 11:14 min/mi 
calories: 3080

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/238131218

weight: 178 lbs

days to go until race day: 13 (i hope sandy stays offshore)

training day number seventy-seven

it's getting so close to race day that i am rolling with emotions that go in different directions. the challenge is to maintain a positive feeling and stay healthy for 3 more weeks.

for today's run i had a great cool morning that was excellent for a run. at this point though, i could use a nap. (just kidding, sort of) i ran the fullsteam 6 mile last night and then got up at 6:00 am this morning and ran 5 miles for training. so a nap would be nice but i'm at work so it won't happen today.

today's training run was good. yesterday's beer run was real good. we ran fast and i was keeping up and at times setting the pace for a group of three. we came in last but that does not mean much when we were running the longest distance of the larger group.

i am done with running training for this week as i rest up for my long run day on sunday. the forecast is rain. eek. but i will deal with it and won't worry until i have too.

run:

duration: 51:07  
distance: 5.04 mi (goal 5 miles) 
pace: 10:09 min/mi 
calories: 757

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236912804

weight: 176 lbs

days to go until race day: 16 (the pirates are around the corner)

garmin link for fullsteam run: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236912838

total for the week: 29.24 mi (good job)

training day number seventy-six

a new day, a new challenge. work has to be done. and last night work was a all-nighter. i did not get to bed until after 6:00 am. i got up at 10:00 am to run before heading back to work. i wondered how that would go, but i did it. and best of all, i ran fast. i was driven to make it to work on time for a meeting and it ended with a faster run than i usually do for a training run. good times.

as i was finishing the last mile, i ran by a lady who dropped her purse as i was passing. i thought i scared her so i apologized. she said, "you didn't scare me, this purse always falls off my shoulder. run boy, run!!!" so i kicked it up and finished strong. thank you lady.



run: 

duration: 1:11:41 
distance: 7.35 mi (goal 7 miles) 
pace: 9:45 min/mi 
calories: 1092

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236543605

weight: 177 lbs

days to go until race day: 18 (i can almost see jockey's ridge)

training day number seventy-five

sunday's run after a night of party and stagger was hard but i made the goal. getting close to the race day is awesome.

run: 

duration: 1:51:16 
distance: 10.54 mi (goal 10 miles) 
pace: 10:34 min/mi 
calories: 1557

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/235892126

weight: 178 lbs

days to go until race day: 20 (i can smell the salt air)

training day number seventy-four

it's saturday and i'm running. since the farmer's market didn't happen as planned, i went for a run.

run: 

duration: 1:16:11  
distance: 7.32 mi (goal 7 miles) 
pace: 10:25 min/mi 
calories: 1076

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/235892155

weight: 177 lbs

days to go until race day: 21 (get the map out for a road trip)

total for the week: 42.84 mi (that is awesome)

training day number seventy-three

this is for a run on wednesday. yeah, i know i'm late

this is the fullsteam run that i count but not as one of my training days. well this week instead of a 3 mile or a 4 mile, we ran the 6.2 mile. so i will count this as the training run especially since i could not run on thursday or friday due to work. so on to the results.

run: 

duration: 58:50  
distance: 6.25 mi (goal 6 miles) 
pace: 9:25 min/mi 
calories: 915

garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/235892176

weight: 178 lbs

days to go until race day: 24 (wow, a tan soon)