Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:43
Pace: 9:25 min/mi

Comments: Surprised myself and not only got up early enough for the run, I also didn't let myself find an excuse not to do it. But after a week of regular runs, I'm kind of getting back into the rhythm.

This one wasn't too bad. The temperature was delightful and I got done before the sun came out and started heating things up. I wasn't sore or tired at all and felt strong the whole way.

The last two miles were less than a second off so that's another good indicator for conditioning. Just gotta keep getting the runs in.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:43
Pace: 9:40 min/mi

Comments: In the sense I got myself motivated enough to get out the door and complete four miles, this run was a success. In ever other sense it was a disaster. I've had more enjoyable runs while suffering through a bourbon hangover.

It was humid as hell and just enough rain to be annoying but not enough to skip the workout. I knew I was strong enough to get this whole effort done but crap conditioning made it awful. Every mile was slower than the one before and how I kept the last one under ten minutes is a real mystery.

I'm going to try and get another run in tomorrow. Hopefully it won't be as terrrible.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:48
Pace: 9:26 min/mi

Comments: The rain held off this morning long enough to finally get a run in. The other nice thing was that the temperature wasn't brutal since the humidity was extremely high.

This run went very well. I was very consistent the first two miles, slowed by ten seconds on the third then finished with the fastest one of the bunch. I felt solid the whole way and never like a slog. Which is a nice change.

I might try and do another run tomorrow morning due to the skipped days this week because of weather.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:15
Pace: 9:33 min/mi

Comments: My father came into town last week and we took a trip to Austin. As a result I didn't get a run in the last three days. That made getting a run in today a priority and I'm happy to say I took care of business.

This wasn't a spectacular effort historically but substantially better than my runs over the last week or so. I didn't really feel tempted to cut the run short and I wasn't in as much of a slog as it went on.

My pace is getting back down and there wasn't such a massive slowdown over the course of the run. The second half was much slower than the first half but my final mile was better than the third.

Fitness Run

Distance: 3 miles
Time: 28:15
Pace: 9:24 min/mi

Comments: Not my most stellar effort. Set out to get the usual four miles and had to settle for three. The most obvious culprits are the heat and humidity but not eating dinner last night didn't help either.

Still, the pace was a lot better than I had any reason to expect. The first two miles were at a reasonable pace and the last mile, although it felt pretty awful, was under the 10 minute mark.

I know I've got a long way to go in order to get back in halfway decent shape and waiting until the weather got like this was not the best move on my part.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 42:05
Pace: 10:29 min/mi

Comments: This one was no fun at all.

I got up too late to run yesterday and the extra day off really did me no favors. I was stiff and a little sore the whole way on this run. Nothing that elevated to the threshold of injury pain but not good times.

And I really screwed myself by waiting until the temperature and humidity got to the level where, even at six in the morning, it's a sweltering mess.

So this was pretty much what you might expect, I started slow and got slower. My form was crap and the only good part about the run was finishing it. I got it done though.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:27
Pace: 9:22 min/mi

Comments: Once again, instead of continuing with a great routine and real gains, I take another hiatus for various and sundry reasons that seem pretty stupid in retrospect. As a result, I got exactly what I deserved with this run.

Things started off well enough. The first two miles were right over my usual baseline of 9 min/mi pace but after the turnaround it got tough fast. I made an effort to keep the pace up in mile three but, by the end of it, I knew I was just trying to hang on and finish the thing.

Which I did. And, somehow, kept the last mile under the ten minute mark. Anyway. Nowhere to go but up.

Fitness Run

Distance: 6 miles
Time: 57:18
Pace: 9:33 min/mi

Comments: Got the day off and a decent cool front came through last night which gave me an optimum opportunity for a run. I got out mid-morning before it got too warm and that turned out to be completely perfect.

I decided to go for six miles because I'll be travelling over the next few days and getting another run in might not be in the cards. Overall, I felt the run went pretty well but I did slow down significantly on the final two miles.

It's pretty clear abandoning the half-marathon and focusing on resuming the routine was the right choice.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:37
Pace: 9:23 min/mi

Comments: Surprised myself and got this one in. I was a little more achy after Sunday's run than I expected but not so much this one was more of a challenge. While I wasn't pushing the pace that much, I never felt overly fatigued or tired either.

I think, at this point, the half-marathon this month would not be a wise idea. I might try to do a decently-challenging long run the next weekend or two but jumping into a race with this lack of conditioning is a recipe for disaster.

But if I can get the routine going again, there will be plenty others to try.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 37:10
Pace: 9:17 min/mi

Comments: Despite my best intentions, the running routine pretty much fell apart over the second half of March. Not gonna hash out the details but it's time to get over this half-assed shit.

I put in a decent four miles this morning. I considered putting in a slightly more ambitious distance but I think the better plan is to keep things simple and aim for getting back into the every-other-day-or-better pattern.

But my legs felt good and the conditioning is still there to some extent. So I've got something to work with.