More articles since today is catch up day: Bernard Lagat sets US indoor 2 mile record, Shalane and Kara to run Rock n Roll New Orleans, Mary Cain shines at the Millrose Games, Edward Cheserek to go to Oregon, Mo to run first half of London Marathon, Deena wins in RNR Pasadena, more Pistorius drama, Mo Farah, Lagat targeting sub 61 at NYC 1/2, great Ritz interview/article, Rupp sets American 3K record, oldest marathoner, Ritz in NYC half, and 4 sub 59 minute finishers at the RAK 1/2 Marathon.
Has the marathon boom peaked?, Schumacker's Nike group changing their name, course record in Tokyo, Chi Marathon online crash, Rock n Roll NOLA records,
The OscarPistorius case is pretty messed up. It sounds like this guy, although revered in his country for his accomplishments given his condition, has a history of violence and substance abuse. Hoping they can get this all figured out, but a sad reminder that famous athletes have as many (if not more) problems as anyone else.
Wednesday, February 6th - 6 miles easy.
Thursday, February 7th - 4 miles easy.
Friday, February 8th - 6 miles. Had planned on running out to a local Publix for a competition check, but decided I wanted to see the beach instead. So ran until I got to the beach, then found a running trail that ran alongside the water. Bloody hot and humid outside, so shed the shirt to get my pale skin some much needed sun. Not a big fan of running in the heat, but was nice to run in a nice, warm environment. Felt a little tired when I was done, but pace was fine - 8:10 average.
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| My view - tough, I know |
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| Inadvertently was running the second half of the RNR course - we cross this bridge both ways over the last 5K |
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| The pier - we actually ran around this around the 8 mile mark |
Saturday, February 9th - 3 miles. Sean and I ran pretty easy to get our legs moving a bit before the race. My legs just felt like poop, and even the 9 minute pace just didn't feel right. We ran out to the Pier (made a huge loop around this massive pier that goes out into the bay - very, very scenic) which was part of the course, so was good to run that part of the course. Spent some good time at the beach later in the day, hanging out and tossing the football around. Definitely did some impromptu fartleks trying to run down some fade routes :)
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| Walking to Tropicana Field (home of the Tampa Bay Rays) for the expo |
Sunday, February 10th - 15 miles. Rock n Roll St. Petersburg 1/2 Marathon (1:35:51; 114/4391 overall, 16/208 age group, 88/1672 male). Well, a half marathon gone bad, and here is the quick recap of the race. Got to the start line to watch Tiff and Mayumi start the mini marathon (5K), then started 30 minutes later. Found a Big River runner in the mix and ran the first mile with him at 1/2 pace, but realized soon after that this wasn't going to hold up for too long because my legs felt like concrete bricks. So leveled off, but realized my stomach was having some major issues, so made a pit stop right before the 2 mile mark. Rejoined the race, but a mile later realized I still had issues so made another bathroom stop. Legs were just poo, so settled back into marathon pace and ran it in. Pretty fun course that had a lot of scenary, and enjoyed the surroundings quite a bit. It was very advantageous to have ran almost half the course and know where the heck I was at. A little warm for my race temps preference (70's and sunny), but somewhat tolerable. After I finished, got some water, stretched, then ran out to meet Sean and run him in for his 15 minute PR! Jogged back to pick up the car later. Fun times, and was sad to leave FL that afternoon. 42 miles this week, 66 miles in February, 231 miles for 2013.
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| Hamming it up as usual |
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| Strong finish |
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| Sean and I |
Monday, February 11th - 4 miles. Ran group run, and did a couple loops solo. Don't remember the last time I was the first runner to finish the run. Legs felt like complete garbage and really sore - not very pleased.
Tuesday, February 12th - 0! Legs felt like crap, and was exhausted and slept a ton instead. Shouldn't feel this sore right now, but also have a small cold which may be hampering my recovery a bit. Sleep = awesome.
Wednesday, February 13th - 2 miles. Attempted a late night run, but legs were just torn up. I started to compensate my stride, which caused more discomfort so just said screw it before it gets worse, and headed back home to stretch and relax. Not sure why it's taking me so long to recover...
Thursday, February 14th - 6 miles. Happy Valentine's Day! Ran with a group after work in Forest Park. Was very easy paced, and good to go nice and easy paced. Picked it up the last mile, but nothing to get excited about. 50-55 minutes total for the loop around FP.
Friday, February 15th - 7 miles (2 up, 3 x 1 mile, 2 down). Dreaded mile repeats at SLU - goal pace was 5:52-6:00 min miles.. Convinced Kyle to come out and pace me through this workout after work. Was cold and windy, not the best conditions to hit this. Anyways, traded off leading each lap, and took 3 minutes rest in between reps. The workout got done, but was hurting pretty bad towards the end and had virtually 0 in the tank the last 2 laps of the last mile. Some small miscommunication on calling out splits (Kyle's watch was broken, so was calling out quarter splits which he thought it was overall time, which caused us to surge on his laps), but made it through relatively unscathed. Glad this was over, but a lot more effort than it should have been, sadly. Splits were: 5:49 (my fault for leading us out in 39 sec for the first 200), 5:53, 5:57 (ugh).
Saturday, February 16th - 7 miles. Ran Old Faithful and met up with Megan, then ran a couple miles in with her. Nice day to be outside, and felt not too shabby considering I was coming off the mile repeat workout. Still stuffy as hell though, and hoping this cold goes away. 7:40's pace average.
Sunday, February 17th - 12 miles. Mixed this run up quite a bit. Ran with Megan up to the trail, did 4 miles solo (towards Troy and back, Village Circle loop plus a little more), mile back home to meet up with Mike and did 6 miles with him out and back towards Troy again. Head wind out there was brutal, but was nice coming home. Solo miles were 7:30/mile pace, not sure of pace with Mike but guessing low 8's. Legs were pretty tired afterwards. 38 miles this week, 104 miles in February, 269 miles in 2013.
Monday, February 18th - 3 miles. Ran late at night and skipped group run because of the rain. Did 270 loop, and it was pretty damn windy. Quick run, felt ok but tired. Some heavy dude core work was done beforehand as well.
Tuesday, February 19th - 7 miles. Quick mile solo, then Forest Park loop with Justin and Craig. Justin and I were both suffering from small colds, so was a bit groggy but made it through fine. Started out pretty slow, but sped up at the end. ~8:30 pace overall. Scary moment when we started our loop, we saw police caution tape everywhere and a crime scene complete with the white chalk outline of some person (we think biker based on the bike laying in the middle of the road) who apparently got nailed by a car. Crazy
Wednesday, February 20th - 3 miles. Ran very quickly after work at Parkway North track. Had maybe 40 minutes to get in some sort of run, and it was too short of a timeframe to hit my desired tempo. So went to the nearby track and ran laps solo, then did light drills. Picked up my parents from the airport and had dinner with them in the area. They were going to stay, but took off because of the threat of some awful storms.
Thursday, February 21st - 8 miles. Good thing the parentals made the decision to get home, because we got dumped on pretty good. 4-6" and a layer of ice to top it off. In a nutshell, this was my man vs. nature run. Started out with the idea of doing 270 loop, but ran into an evil snow plow that nailed me with snow and made the sidewalks almost unrunnable. Made my way to my turnaround point, but decided to get on Old Faithful and just loop around. Tacked on few miles here and there, and just kept battling through the elements until I eventually made it back. 85 minutes total, and that's with the last few miles at hard effort.
Friday, February 22nd - 6 miles. I don't remember this exactly, but did 6 miles.
Saturday, February 23rd - 14 miles - I may have Sat and Sun mixed up, so forgive me. Long run day - snow was still everywhere, so did village circle loop with Megan. She had 12, so had her run the opposite way so we could pass each other to break up the monotony of the endless circular loop. Plan was to have a fast finish (sub 6:30), then cool down with her. Anyways, got locked in sub 8 min pace pretty early, and just zoned out to some podcasts. 10 miles, then did 2 miles hard which wasn't very pretty. Too much effort to not even hit my desired splits. Went home to change out my contacts, then caught back up with Megan for 2 miles cooldown. Averaged ~7:30 for the 10 miles (negative split), 6:41, 6:31 for the fast miles. Just not very strong right now, nor fast for that matter.
Sunday, February 24th - 8 miles. Went out and back on Troy, nice and easy. Nothing to report - legs were pooped, so recovery pace. Don't remember time offhand, but well over an hour. 49 miles this week, 153 miles in February, 318 miles in 2013. Decent week with a couple of ok workouts.
Monday, February 25th - 6 miles. Ran group run with Justin and Craig. Tailed off myself at Gravois and River Des Peres, since I was tired and just wanted to get in recovery mileage. 51 minutes and some change.
Tuesday, February 26th - 4 miles. Another run that is escaping my memory.
Wednesday, February 27th - 7 miles (1 up, 6 x 800, 2 down). Snowy day, and met up with Craig over at SLU track. 15-20 mph winds and snow - craziness outside. Scrapped plans of original workout given the conditions, and did Craig's workout instead. The winds were pretty brutal, and had a lot of problems pacing myself and never felt good at all. Paced Craig through his last 2 (~6:30-6:40 pace), but maintained a little faster than 5K pace for myself. Didn't feel very good, and wasn't very pleased. Stomach was a royal mess, as I took at least 3 bathroom breaks to my recollection. I don't remember splits exactly, but all in the 2:55-2:58 range.
Thursday, February 28th - 6 miles. I think I did a loop at Forest Park, but can't remember. 176 miles for February, 341 miles in 2013. Good mileage month, but struggles in getting fit.
Friday, March 1st - ~8 miles. Got dragged out butt@ss early with Colby for a run on the trails. He had 18, so agreed to run 8 with him starting from the Maryville YMCA. Snow everywhere, and pretty dark at 5 a.m. so ended up running towards Glen Carbon out and back. Snow made it tricky at some spots, but made it through ok. Felt decent overall, and ran for 59:46. Definitely glad to have this one over with!
Saturday, March 2nd - 7 miles. Out and back towards Troy in the late morning, and a little extra on Village Circle. Was pretty tired, and moved pretty slow. Ran around an hour overall. At night, went out with some good friends for Megan's 30th Birthday Party. Fun, fun times.
Sunday, March 3rd - 0! Just a wreck from the night before for Megan's birthday party. Slept most of the day, and recovered. 38 miles this week, 15 miles for March, 356 miles in 2013. - yuck
Monday, March 4th - 6 miles. Group run with Tim. Ran with Tim, but wanted to keep it easy overall despite my easy weekend of running. Started out in the 8:30's, but went pretty easy coming in. Felt nice and relaxed for once.
To run the AOH 5K, or to not run - that is the question. Not very confident with my fitness level, but will do an indicator workout on Wednesday to see if this is even an option. Gearing back substantially in mileage, and concentrating on quality of runs versus quantity.
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