Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 39:45
Pace: 9:53 min/mi

Comments: Got out the door a bit later due to a number of projects that had to be taken care of. With the sunny weather and cool temperatures there was an ABSURD amount of people out. Most were making an effort to keep their distance but, man, it was unnerving.

As a result, I ran this a hell of a lot faster than I was really planning. I was hoping on doing an easier run in advance of the longer one tomorrow. Nope. Sub 10 min/mi pace.

Weirdly enough, at the end of the thing my heart rate was mostly in Zone 4 and only a little bit in Zone 5. Who knows?

Fitness Run

Distance:  4.02 miles
Time: 41:17
Pace: 10:16 min/mi

Comments: Not gonna lie, my legs are pretty tired. Even though I would have preferred to take the day off, I got outside rather early. The cool temperatures are still here and that keeps the newbies off the trails for awhile.

I not only ran this one a bit too fast, I did it a little bit too hard as well. Almost 70 percent of the run was in the Zone 5 range. I could really feel the fatigue on the hills of the last mile.

I'm pretty excited about the off day tomorrow. We'll see what I can accomplish over the weekend.

Fitness Run

Distance: 5.02 miles
Time: 51:39
Pace: 10:18 min/mi

Comments: The cool spell continues and it was enough to be uncomfortable this morning. I waited a little longer to head out as a result. Still, it's warm enough in the sunlight, so the long sleeves were a bit much at the end.

I felt pretty good today so I decided to add an extra mile to the effort. The bigger problem was the overambitious pace. Still, almost the entirety of the run was in Zone 4 heart rate, which suggests I was in the right range.

I need to be careful with these extra miles though. That's a lot in the past five days and an injury right now would be highly unwelcome.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 38:36
Pace: 9:36 min/mi

Comments: The long run on Sunday really knocked me for a loop. I pushed myself much harder than I realized at first. I was pretty sore that afternoon and yesterday wasn't much better. There was no sharp pain suggesting injury though.

So the plan today was to take it easy with a nice recovery run. The weather cooled down once again so I figured  I could hold the effort in check. Nope. Ended up blasting out one of the fastest ones I've done in awhile.

Mostly I was trying to focus on cadence but, for some reason, I kept creeping up pacewise. A good two thirds of the run was in Zone 4, which suggests I wasn't pushing it overhard either. We'll see what the rest of the week brings.

Long Run

Distance: 9.22 miles
Time: 1:36:44
Pace: 10:30 min/mi

Comments: I really wasn't sure about how far I was going to run today when I walked out the door. But with the lack of traffic and reasonable temperatures I decided to head to downtown and back. The result was what I have dubbed, The Easter Morning Zombie Apocalypse 15K.

The lack of traffic really was creepy. I've never seen these streets so empty in the daytime. The upshot is I really wasn't too concerned about my safety for a change. And the different route was a nice change of pace.

The run itself went fine. I really wasn't planning on pushing it. The heat and humidity ganged up on me along with the hills on the last three miles. So that wasn't a lot of fun. I thought I was taking it pretty easy but heart rate was in Zone 5 for about half the effort.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 41:41
Pace: 10:22 min/mi

Comments: Got stupid busy this morning and the run got pushed back significantly. With the promise of rain, I thought I might have to skip it entirely. But there was a break in the rain after lunch so I took advantage of the opportunity.

I really didn't have any major goal for this run but, after finishing and checking the stats, I had a pretty strong cadence most of the way. And my heart rate wasn't unusually high. Perhaps I'm finally getting that conditioning thing going. I'm sure I'll find out soon enough.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 43:52
Pace: 10:55 min/mi

Comments: Legs felt a little worn down today. Not sore, exactly. Just tired. Haven't really been pushing it on these workouts so I'm not sure if that's diet/hydration or what.

Except for the second mile I ran this one pretty consistently. The last two miles were pretty much identical even with the hills. Over half the run was in Zone 3 heart rate and none in Zone 5. So over-exertion was successfully avoided.

Gonna try and get re-started on the marathon training plan this weekend. Not to see the whole thing through, just the first month and see if I can hold a solid fitness level until it's time to move forward with it.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.03 miles
Time: 41:49
Pace: 10:23

Comments: Got out a bit earlier today. Woke up later than I wanted but was out the door faster than I have been managing it. In the past, I would be about it on the streets but now, there are a lot of folks. Most early runners look like they have been doing it awhile though.

Warm and humid again. Pretty much what I expected. I wanted to keep it very slow and very controlled. Instead I found myself pushing it a little bit at about the halfway point. The first mile - the downhill one - ended up being the fastest. Overall not a bad effort.

Fitness Run

Distance: 4.02 miles
Time: 40:42
Pace: 10:08 min/mi

Comments: After an unexpected cold snap, temperatures climbed pretty sharply today. The humidity was in force as well. I probably could have done myself a favor by going out super early but I needed to go get groceries.

So it was pretty uncomfortable by the time I got out the door. Not as uncomfortable as it is gonna get but a little taste of it. Hopefully this has helped get me started on acclimating.

Overall it went well. a bout a third of the run was in Zone 5. About what I expected.

Long Run

Distance: 6.28 miles
Time: 1:09:31
Pace: 11:04 min/mi

Comments: I was not motivated for this one in the least. The cold snap allied with the dreary weather really didn't help my already sagging spirits. I went out and did it anyway, but it really didn't ever get much better.

I varied the course a little, like I did last week and that seemed to at least keep me distracted a bit. My legs felt fine but I never really pushed myself; just plodded along to get it done.

At the end, it turned out I spent a third of the run in Zone 5 and a third of it in Zone 4. That was a bit more exertion than I expected. Still, I finished it.