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Browning Ross 5K
After taking last week off from my Thursday night 5k race. And tonight due to the rain I thought that it was going to be another week off. But at about 6:30 the skies cleared and I rushed to get my running gear on and headed out. The race is only about 10 minutes from my house so I knew I would not have a problem getting there. I did forget (couldn't find it) the strap for the HR monitor but as Bigun mentioned the Garmin HR monitor is not really the most accurate (my polar HR monitor is more accurate with regards to the HR).
There were only about 20 people at the race this week and looking at the people there I knew I was going to be one of the last to finish. But that is OK I can live with that as long as I go out and run my race. So that was my plan. Oh by the way Applebees 2 hours before a race - not a good thing or maybe it was a good thing.
My plan was to go out fast for the first mile and that was what I did. I went hard and mile one was done in 8:34, yes fast for me. And at about 1.5 I knew it was too fast, I managed to do a 9:00 2nd mile. So I know I am on pace for a PR but I was starting to get a side pain. Honestly other than when I first started running a year ago I haven't had the pain. I think it was the Applebees, that's what I am going with. I knew there were 2 guys close behind at this point. Actually one was right on my heels and soon passed me. And at about 2.5 miles the other guy passed me. I knew I still had a good time going if I could keep up the pace and have a kick at the end. I also knew there could only be 2 or 3 guys behind me. So I kick at the end and I come in at 27:33. And yes that is a new PR by about 13 seconds. My pace was 8:55 per mile and for Bigun my avg mph was 6.7.
Turns out I was first in my age group. Don't ask - oh you had to ask - yes I was the only one in my age group. And my prize this week was a 32 oz Gatorade (nice).
Official results are posted HERE.
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
Browning Ross Summer Sizzler 5K
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So last night weather held out and I did the Browning Ross Summer Sizzler 5K
that is run on Rowan Universities Campus. So last week I turned in a PR of 28:31 and was not sure if I could PR again but I was OK with that. Seemed to be about 30 or so people again. Trust me when I tell you this I am pretty sure that I am the only Clydesdale there. There are some serious runners at this event believe it or not. I don't care I am there for me. So I pay my $5.00 and am ready to go.
It was humid last night but I would say it was not as hot as last week. I found the guy that I ran with the previous week and tried to stay with him. (I passed him in the last 1/4 mile last week). Well he went out hard and I quickly knew I was not over taking him today but I would just try to do my best. I didn't really run with anyone, and would say that guy was bout 30 yards ahead of me at all times and another guy was about 30 yards behind me the whole race. I felt that the guy behind me was gaining on me by mile 2 and knew that I was not going to hold off this guy. I was right and he passed me about the same spot that I passed the guy last week.
Due to "mechanical error" aka user error my Garmin did not start recording the distance correctly. I had the time right but not the distance and was off by about 0.12 on the miles (so I will post the chart but it is not correct on splits). There was a lady there at mile two telling you your time and her and my Garmin were right on as I crossed the two mile mark at 17:46, yes this is very fast for me and I really would have loved to know what I did the first mile in. Well I finished the race in 27:46 for another PR (by about 45 seconds. Don't look for the same result next week. He does post the result and here are last weeks official results. I did not get a prize this week as they were all gone when my time came to pick. Oh well I got the best prize in knowing my pace for the race has a 8 in the front. OK so it is a 8:58 but it is still an 8.
Looks like this weeks results are up CLICK HERE
So last night weather held out and I did the Browning Ross Summer Sizzler 5K
that is run on Rowan Universities Campus. So last week I turned in a PR of 28:31 and was not sure if I could PR again but I was OK with that. Seemed to be about 30 or so people again. Trust me when I tell you this I am pretty sure that I am the only Clydesdale there. There are some serious runners at this event believe it or not. I don't care I am there for me. So I pay my $5.00 and am ready to go.
It was humid last night but I would say it was not as hot as last week. I found the guy that I ran with the previous week and tried to stay with him. (I passed him in the last 1/4 mile last week). Well he went out hard and I quickly knew I was not over taking him today but I would just try to do my best. I didn't really run with anyone, and would say that guy was bout 30 yards ahead of me at all times and another guy was about 30 yards behind me the whole race. I felt that the guy behind me was gaining on me by mile 2 and knew that I was not going to hold off this guy. I was right and he passed me about the same spot that I passed the guy last week.
Due to "mechanical error" aka user error my Garmin did not start recording the distance correctly. I had the time right but not the distance and was off by about 0.12 on the miles (so I will post the chart but it is not correct on splits). There was a lady there at mile two telling you your time and her and my Garmin were right on as I crossed the two mile mark at 17:46, yes this is very fast for me and I really would have loved to know what I did the first mile in. Well I finished the race in 27:46 for another PR (by about 45 seconds. Don't look for the same result next week. He does post the result and here are last weeks official results. I did not get a prize this week as they were all gone when my time came to pick. Oh well I got the best prize in knowing my pace for the race has a 8 in the front. OK so it is a 8:58 but it is still an 8.
Looks like this weeks results are up CLICK HERE
Friday, June 29, 2007
I did the coolest race last night.
Let me go back to when I did the Hammonton Duathlon.
I was talking to this guy I met at that race who lives in the same town as me. So he tells me about these “races” that this guy runs in Glassboro NJ (Rowan University). He gave me the website and told me to check them out. So I went on the site and found the dates and made a mental note of them. Well I went back to the website this week and low and behold the first race was this week (Yesterday). They are 5K’s that are run on the Rowan Campus on Thursday evenings in the summer starting at 7pm. So what the hell I took the 10 minute ride to check it out.
I got there early and I saw a few people that looked like they were there for running. So I went and said hello to see if I was in the right location, I was. I paid my $5.00 wrote my name on a piece of paper and I was registered (no pre registration for this race). Apparently it was a big turnout as there were about 30 people (give or take a few) and last year for the first race there were only about 15 I was told. The course was explained to us and off we went.
I did a very fast (fast for me) first mile. And for the first two miles was running with a guy (he knew the course) and a HS girl (that like me did not know the course). He and I broke away, he a little faster than me. Now I am battling the heat and humidity and salt from my sweat in my eyes. About ¼ mile to go I turn it up a little and pass that guy and finish strong. It was a PR by a few seconds but with the heat I was very happy with the time.
So here is the real cool thing. We go into one of the buildings at Rowan and he puts all these things on a table. I see Gatorade, hand weights, a Nike shirt, water bottle, and various other stuff. And he starts calling off the winners. When he calls your name you get to pick something from the table. So I was 3rd in my age group (pretty sure only 3) and I got a box of microwave popcorn. You better believe I popped a bag last night. So I loved it and will be back every week if I can make it.
updated at noon to add.
If you get a chance check out the website that I linked above. This guy that does this has one heck of a resume for running. And he is out there for the love of the sport.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Half Marathon
Well there it is my longest run of my life. That is in distance and in time. I did 13.13 miles in 2:14:31 on Sunday morning. I didn't get out as early as Saturday but the fact that we had a party the night before and I got out at all is a win. We had a party at our house with Kim's work people that was real fun. Talked to a few people that I hadn't met before and it turns out some are runners and bikers.
Started running around 08:30 am and when I didn't get home by 10:30 am Kim was starting to worry. I am not really training for an event so I was not sure how long I would go for but I felt so good that at mile 11 when I got back to my car I decided that I would keep going. And when I say keep going it was not going to be another 1/2 mile I knew at that point I was going to do a half marathon. The last mile or so I hit a wall but I knew I was going to finish this run so I pushed on. It's funny, trust me I don't care what people think of me when they see me running but I do wonder what I must have looked like when I passed a few runners and walkers going the opposite direction on the path at mile 12. They have no idea that this overweight guy is in mile 12 of a run. They might think boy it's nice that this guy is out running a mile to try and get into shape. Yeah I know it is stupid but I have to think of something to pass the time when I am running.
As for the run as you can see with the chart I was pretty consistent with my mile times and my heart rate. It really went pretty smooth up to the end. The weather was great and I listened to two Steve Runner Pod Cast's to pass the time.
Got home and sat around for about an hour and then took my girls out for the day and Liam and Kim went to a Birthday party that Liam was invited to. Me and the girls went and played miniature golf, I crushed those 5 year olds. Then we went and saw some friends on the way home from golf.
Got home played on the slip and slide (well the kids did), and just hung out to bed time. A nice weekend indeed. Oh yeah I also ate a lot and drank a ton of water.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Morning Running
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Yes I am happy to say that I sprung up this morning (after hitting snooze twice) and went for my run at 5:30 am. I so love the feeling when a morning run is over. Makes me feel great the whole day. Makes me not want to eat like crazy the rest of the day also I seem to drink more water through out the day when I run in the AM. But some days I just can't get out of bed. I will have to work on that. So here is the chart (Bigun). I got in 5 miles in just under 50 minutes.
Just wanted to add (no I don't work for Garmin) I looked down at my Garmin at about 2.75 miles and noticed that I slowed to an 11 min mile. Well knowing I was going to do about 5 miles I couldn't accept an 11 min mile so I picked it up. My point is before I had the Garmin I would have just kept going at the pace I was at. What a great training tool it is going to be for me. Have a great day and great weekend.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
My Running to Date for 2007
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If this works there should be a chart of my 2007 running miles from my Running Ahead page. My goal coming into the year was 1000 miles. I am on pace but after my January I though it was going to be easy. Now I am not to sure. But when I set this goal I had no idea I was going to enjoy biking so much either.
I didn't get a workout in today but I WILL get up in the morning and run. Good thing the Yankees are not on tonight (no they already lost today).
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If this works there should be a chart of my 2007 running miles from my Running Ahead page. My goal coming into the year was 1000 miles. I am on pace but after my January I though it was going to be easy. Now I am not to sure. But when I set this goal I had no idea I was going to enjoy biking so much either.
I didn't get a workout in today but I WILL get up in the morning and run. Good thing the Yankees are not on tonight (no they already lost today).
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Goals
Another picture from after the BSR 10 miler.I need to really prioritize my goals. I get all set to tackle the world when I get a goal, only to either get bored of it or find a new goal. So I think listing them first and then trying to prioritize them might help.
Obviously these are personal fitness goals and the number one goal in life is to be a great Husband and Father to my wife and kids. But here they are anyway.
1. Run 1000 miles this year. (I am currently on target barely I might add.)
2. Get under 200 pounds. I actually hate to even put a number on my weight but feel I need to work towards something. And I am not sure I want to leave the Clydesdale division.
3. Do a Sprint Triathlon this year. Problem is no pool to work out in. I am sure I can find one if I really try (or should I say "TRI").
4. Run the Philadelphia Distance Run (PDR) in September. This is a 1/2 Marathon and there is no reason why I shouldn't be ready for it.
5. OK this is the crazy one. POSSIBLY RUN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. More on this in a future blogs.
OK so those are the goals and I would have to say that so far the one I have been concentrating on the most has been the 1000 miles this year. However the dilemma is that, that one goal I feel is getting in the way of the other goals. Of course it can only help in goal #4 and #5 in the long run but for goal #2 and #3 I think it is hurting. Yes running does help with weight loss but I have not been weight training with my running and I think that adding cross training of weights a few nights a week will greatly benefit my weight loss goals. And obviously only running has taken away from me biking and finding a place to swim.
So what am I going to do about this you ask? Well actually I started doing something about this two weeks ago. Right after the BSR in Philly I started lifting again. I lifted 3 days last week and so far this week I have lifted 2 days. Also I had my bike tuned up a few weeks ago and got out for an easy 11 mile ride this past Saturday.
So as crazy as this may sound I am thinking of entering a Sprint Tri in two weeks. The swim is the part that worries me in that I have not trained at all for that portion and will probably not have time to in the next two weeks. It is an open water swim and is 1/4 mile long. I have no idea if I can do it or not. I think I can but I don't know. And there is so much I need to learn about a Tri in two weeks. Transitional stages, what to bring, do you ride with your bathing suit? I have no idea the answers to these questions.
Oh what to do?
Well I need to go surf the web for Tri 101 now.
Obviously these are personal fitness goals and the number one goal in life is to be a great Husband and Father to my wife and kids. But here they are anyway.
1. Run 1000 miles this year. (I am currently on target barely I might add.)
2. Get under 200 pounds. I actually hate to even put a number on my weight but feel I need to work towards something. And I am not sure I want to leave the Clydesdale division.
3. Do a Sprint Triathlon this year. Problem is no pool to work out in. I am sure I can find one if I really try (or should I say "TRI").
4. Run the Philadelphia Distance Run (PDR) in September. This is a 1/2 Marathon and there is no reason why I shouldn't be ready for it.
5. OK this is the crazy one. POSSIBLY RUN THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON. More on this in a future blogs.
OK so those are the goals and I would have to say that so far the one I have been concentrating on the most has been the 1000 miles this year. However the dilemma is that, that one goal I feel is getting in the way of the other goals. Of course it can only help in goal #4 and #5 in the long run but for goal #2 and #3 I think it is hurting. Yes running does help with weight loss but I have not been weight training with my running and I think that adding cross training of weights a few nights a week will greatly benefit my weight loss goals. And obviously only running has taken away from me biking and finding a place to swim.
So what am I going to do about this you ask? Well actually I started doing something about this two weeks ago. Right after the BSR in Philly I started lifting again. I lifted 3 days last week and so far this week I have lifted 2 days. Also I had my bike tuned up a few weeks ago and got out for an easy 11 mile ride this past Saturday.
So as crazy as this may sound I am thinking of entering a Sprint Tri in two weeks. The swim is the part that worries me in that I have not trained at all for that portion and will probably not have time to in the next two weeks. It is an open water swim and is 1/4 mile long. I have no idea if I can do it or not. I think I can but I don't know. And there is so much I need to learn about a Tri in two weeks. Transitional stages, what to bring, do you ride with your bathing suit? I have no idea the answers to these questions.
Oh what to do?
Well I need to go surf the web for Tri 101 now.
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