Monday, November 23, 2009

Treadmill Run

I just ran on the treadmill again for the first time since the summer and remembered how much it helps me. I did a long run on Friday of 18 miles a bit slower than I would have liked, around 12:10's. I should have done 10 the day before and just haven't had the energy. I used to be a bit of a treadmill nut and could do runs of 15 and 20 miles on it if I had to because of the weather. At any rate, the treadmill is a pace taskmaster for me and although I only ran 3 miles, I got them in in 28 minutes. Getting some faster, for my Clydesdale body anyway, will definitely help with the longer runs and get my endurance up a bit. It is like golfing, one good shot makes up for the futility, so does one good run.

Anyone see that the guy who won Philly did it in 2:15? That averages 5:15 miles for those playing at home. It always amuses the hell out of me that I could stand at mile 25 without having run the previous 25 miles, race that guy to the finish and he would still kick my butt!

46 days, 1114 hours or 66,847 minutes until the Half!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

I got an 18 mile run in this weekend. It took a bit longer than I would have liked, 3:40, but it was good to get the miles in. I was supposed to 10 the day before but it was just a crazy week with something going every night. This week looks to be good, I should have some more time with the Thanksgiving holiday. I am starting to make some headway with donations too, I am up to $160. Auctioning the house seems to have gone well also, another team member got $1,200 for it for the week. One of these days I am going to get a 10 and 20 in back to back, I had better before the race or Goofy might be a bit tough!