dedication, perseverance, self-discipline

6 miles in 45:50.

It was cooler this morning than it has been on average recently.  It felt nice.

5.1 miles in 38:30.

6 miles in 47:05.

I had a late night yesterday trying to get my final computer model up and running (actually a lot of late nights lately).  I'm trying to get as much data processed as I can before I move, and this particular step will take almost 2 days to run.  I finally worked out the bugs late last night, but I didn't get home until about midnight, and I wasn't asleep until about 1am.  Since I was working on campus and not from home, I also didn't eat enough during the day as I thought I would only be on campus for a few hours and it ended up being closer to 10 hours.  As a result, I was pretty tired this morning, and it took me a while to get going.  I tried not to push myself at all, and eventually I started to feel a little better.

6 miles in 43:50.

I needed to be a little faster this morning because of a child's Dr. appointment, so I kept the run a little more brisk.  I didn't start too fast, hitting the first mile just slightly under 8:00, however I then sped up and averaged 7:02/mile for a 2 mile stretch in the middle of the run, while averaging approximately 7:12 pace for the last 5 miles of the run.

5.1 miles this morning before moving. I finished in 38:xx minutes... I think. In the rush to finishing packing I misplaced the watch that I wore today, and I can't remember the exact time I was running for. I'll have to find that watch this weekend.

Edit: found the watch. Run time was 38:22.

At least 7.2 miles this morning (maybe a little more?) in 51:43.

I wanted to run a 5k time trial before I moved, and despite feeling exhausted from packing and moving all day yesterday I decided to run the time trial today because it was the last chance I would have before I leave on Monday morning.

I ran about 2 miles to the lake from where we are staying temporarily and after a trip to the bushes I started the time trial. I ran a full figure 8 around the lake, which I have measured on the blog course tool at 3.13 miles. A cyclist passed me just after the start and I latched on to draft. It got me started faster than I had planned, but it did not feel too hard. After about a quarter mile I passed the cyclist and then pushed on alone for the rest of the time trial.

I timed a 1.5 mile segment in the middle of the time trial in 8:38. I knew that I had started faster than that pace, and I could tell I was slowing down even more. I wished that I was in a race with people to compete against to help compensate for my lack of speedwork longer than a mile, and my general lack of fitness due to low mileage, plus the fatigue from moving, etc. As I got about a quarter mile or so away from the finish, I was able to find the strength to speed up some, and I finished in 17:53, which would give me approximately 17:45 for 5k.

Overall, I'm happy with the time and effort. It gives me a good benchmark on which I can gauge future improvement, even though I will probably never get back to where I used to be.