Training Run

Distance: 6 miles
Time: 59:35
Pace: 9:55 min/mi

Comments: Alright, finally back on the weekend training train. After going back and forth on where to do this, I decided to just go around the neighborhood and find a new route. Which worked out pretty good, except for the damned hills.

I worked on keeping a pretty constant effort rather than cadence, or pace or anything else. I wanted to run the whole thing comfortably even with all the uphill portions. That worked pretty well as my heart rate wasn't in the highest zone except for about 10% of the run, but all the rest of my metrics were all over the map.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 39:45
Pace: 9:55 min/mi

Comments: After another busy morning in the kitchen, I got out the door and did the run. Since it is Thanksgiving Day there were few cars but lots of other runners. I guess they were taking advantage of not having to do their runs before/after work.

I wasn't really enthusiastic about this effort and kind of wanted to get it done with. I kept it a little slower and tried to keep on top of my overall exertion. My heart rate wasn't as high as during yesterday's run so I guess I took care of that well enough.

Training Run

Distance: 6 miles
Time: 57:21
Pace: 9:32 min/mi

Comments: OK. Got an hour-long run in. I had to wait until early afternoon, though. The temperatures were cool but not cold and the humidity was reasonable. So it was about ideal in terms of conditions.

I tried to slow it down some but slipped into that 9:30-ish pace I got used to over the summer. I guess with the improved weather, this is what an easier run is like now. Still, a heck of a lot of this was in a higher range heart rate so I was putting in work.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 38:27
Pace: 9:36 min/mi

Comments: And another unplanned layoff. I'd like to blame weather and other commitments but the fact is I am really not motivated like I should be. Maybe it's the ridiculous amount of miles I've done this year. Whatever it is, I need to get it sorted fast because January is getting closer.

This was a plain regular run. I tried to keep from going over fast but not deliberately slow like I did the last one. It worked pretty well. The weather really cooperated and I felt good the whole way. Now, lets get tomorrow's run in the books as well.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 41:14
Pace: 10:18 min/mi

Comments: Actually stuck to the plan today! I was super busy this morning due to cooking projects but got out the door at noon. It was a little bit warmer but not unpleasant at all. The lower humidity is really delightful.

I decided that my recent runs have been way too damn fast. I'm going to have to run the WDW half marathon at a slower pace than normal so I need to get some solid miles closer to that. So this was an effort at meeting that.

It was kind of nice to not have the pedal down for once but, as I've noticed before, the reduced pace can be a challenging effort itself.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 36:38
Pace: 9:08 min/mi

Comments: Another unplanned rest day but then I got out there to get the work done today. It was damned cold yesterday and decidedly chilly this morning. But by early afternoon the weather was delightful.

I am pretty busy today so instead of easing into this one, I blasted it out like the last one. Very high cadence and strong effort throughout. The hills sucked a bit more than usual but probably because I was going too damn fast.

The plan is to run through the rest of the week. We'll see if I can stick to it.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 35:36
Pace: 8:53 min/mi

Comments: I forgot how much I hate running in the cold. It got damn chilly this weekend with a full day of rain on Sunday. So I got slack and skipped a ton of runs again. I'm really gonna pay for all this in January.

It was literally freezing this morning so I put off the run till it was somewhat warmer. But balmy was not in the cards today. As a result I probably ran this way too fast. That was partly to warm up and partly to get the damned thing over with.

Training Run

Distance: 6 miles
Time: 53:35
Pace: 8:55 min/mi

Comments: Finally got my shit together and back over to the regular running location. While there has been some rain this week, I didn't think it would be an issue but, it turned out, part of my regular route was flooded. I was able to get around it but it is something to keep in mind this week.

With cool temps and level course I really struggled to keep the pace down. The sub-9 minute average was LOTS faster than I really should have run this. But I felt pretty strong the whole way and didn't have any major issues.

Not sure if I will do the four miler tomorrow or skip it and double up this weekend. A lot will depend on the weather.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 36:33
Pace: 9:07 min/mi

Comments: Still having trouble with consistency but got out the door and did the miles despite a busy morning. The temperatures are now reasonably cool throughout the day so that made things a bit easier.

I ended up doing this a hell of lot faster than I intended. I pretty much hyper-focused on cadence and keeping a strong rhythm. That translated to a marathon race pace effort.

The plan now is to do three consecutive days, take an off day and do a long run Sunday.

Training Run

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 36:31
Pace: 9:07 min/mi

Comments: And, once again, I slacked hard instead of getting in the miles this weekend. That's got to end now. I've only got two months to get ready for these races and I'd prefer not suffering acutely over the entire course of both of them.

Little warmer since I couldn't get out till noon. Still pretty pleasant compared to, say, a month ago. Ended up running it a bit faster than I expected as well. Not quite sure how that happened. Overall a nice effort but the goal this week is consistency.