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The last two runs of 5+ miles were a lot easier than that first one I attempted earlier this month. My legs felt pretty good after both of these runs. Now that I'm starting to get a feel for runs of this distance again, I'm hoping to start shaving off secs on that pace. It'd be nice to see some 6s & 7s on those splits. Until next time...Peace.Love.Run
First run over 1.5 miles in over a month last night and it hurts! There maybe some other contributing factors other than not running a longer distances, but we'll leave that there. As for the run, it started out pretty normal. I kept the pace around the same as the one milers I've been squeezing in here and there to start out and after mile 2, I started to drag. From that point on, the run was sluggish and it seem to take forever to get 5 miles in. Self-inflicted wounds! I'm hopeful that it was a pace/rust issue and the next one won't be as taxing on the body. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run
Had a crazy busy day yesterday, so I didn't get to post the 5 miles that started off the day. This was the only run this week over 1.5 miles and the first run of the year below freezing. The sun and absence of wind made it a warm 31 degrees. A decent run overall. I'm going to attempt to transition my weekday runs to the AM to give myself more time to get in some distance. I'm a terrible morning person. You'd think 9 years in the military would break that. We'll see what I can accomplish. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run
3.5 morning miles around and atop North Wake Landfill Park. Felt a lot better than the last run for sure. The coldest run of the year so far at 40 degrees, but the sun made it feel about 10 degrees warmer. A decent run all-around! On to the next one. Until then...Peace.Love.Run
It was around this time last year when I told myself I had to have a more active late fall/winter because blowing by 200 lbs is an easy thing to do nowadays (Father Time + Somewhat terrible eating habits x Winter laziness = 215lbs+). That weight wasn't so bad when there was a significant amount of weight training involved. These days, not so much. By the end of last winter I was up to 212. And here I am again, having a lazy November that's seen only two runs since my 10k on the 12th. Thanks to this month, which includes my birthday and turkey day, the laziness was compounded with a lot of trash eating. Pretty much beginning to duplicate last year. It can't happen this year. My first half-marathon is waiting on me in the Spring. It won't happen! As for the run, sluggish. Simple and plain. Most definitely thankful for the 67 degrees and light drizzle. On to shed the 9lbs of happiness I've added this month! Until next time...Peace.Love.Run
Went out last night for an easy 3. I was greeted with a perfect 60 degrees and practically no wind. I kept the pace comfortable until the last .5 mile. Couldn't resist the urge to burn a little bit. A good finish to a quick run. I signed up for a half marathon in April. I figured that would be plenty of time to get myself ready for it. I want to finish under 1:40. Seems like an attainable goal, but discipline during training will be necessary. Looking forward to the process. Until later on...Peace.Love.Run
Joint Special Ops 10k is a wrap. By far the toughest 10k I've ran in my life. The 500+ elevation along with the quick sand, mud holes, and craters was something I couldn't quite prepare for in training. It took a great deal of drive to push through. I didn't get to the start early enough to get to the front, but I did at least worked up from the tail end. The first mile or so was tough to navigate between people and watching my footing. After working my way through, I was able to adapt to the course a little better and increase pace. The uphill during mile 4 almost broke me, I can't lie. After getting to the top, the rest of the course was pretty much downhill and knowing that helped me get through it. It was smooth sailing from there. Definitely a challenging, but fun race. Haven't been pushed like that mentally and physically in a long time. Being back around the guys brought back memories. The one sole element I've missed since getting out is the camaraderie amongst brothers-in-arms. Second to none. Great time! Race #2 is in the books! Until next time...Peace.Love.Run
A Friday night 5k for kicks. A nice effort heading into the busy weekend I had. Finally getting some time to relax and watch some football. Three more runs before the 10k race on Saturday. Looking forward to it!!! Until tomorrow...Peace.Love.Run
Forgive my inactivity. Although, I've been running during my brief hiatus from tumblr, it didn't seem as fun without the interaction. Real life sped up for me this last week and when I thought it was slowing up, it got real again just this morning. I refuse to let the piling on of bad vibes get to me. As for last night's run, a lot better than I expected considering how terrible my runs were last week. It was a pretty comfortable run and felt like I had more in the tank. Definitely gave me a good feeling about getting to 45 min. 10 days til race day! Until the next run...Peace.Love.Run
Another dam release, another route change. As I was preparing to start my run at the beginning of the trail, a group of bikers warned that the trail had flooded up ahead with some spots as deep as a foot. With that news, I took to the top of the dam and ran a couple miles along the lake trail. Not a bad alternative. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run
The original course I had plotted was a 7.5 mile route, but they had released the dam for the first time since the hurricane which flooded out a significant portion of my planned route. Instead of heading upstream, I ran down the river. I was expecting to see more flooding and was going to make my turn at the first problem area I came to. That never came. At around the 6 mile mark, I just said fuggit, might as well run 4 more. That put me near Anderson Pointe Park, and the deed was done. 10.25 miles downstream. After calling for a ride back home, I cooled down for a couple miles and had to take a seat to relieve a newly develop blister. Haven't covered 10 miles in a long while. Feeling great right now! Now on to recover. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run
What was s'pose to be a 3-mile recovery turned into a rain-soaked 5-miler. I think that rain gave me life though because those last 3 miles seemed pretty effortless. It started pouring really good during mile 3, so I sped up a bit to get to some tree-lined neighborhood streets to break it up. Most definitely a smooth effort in the rain for sure. Can't complain at all. Tomorrow, I get to go a lil longer. Looking forward to that! Until tomorrow...Peace.Love.Run
Some light work tonight. A benchmark run that rounded out at around 2 miles. The temp rose to the high 80s earlier, so I waited for sunset before I got out there. Nice little run with a cool down atop of the dam. Life's good! Until tomorrow...Peace.Love.Run
Yesterday's 4 miles: 3 kinda casual, 1 kinda kicking it. Signed up for a 10k next month, so I'll be working in between time to turn in a decent time. I'll set the threshold at 45:00. Seems reasonably attainable. Just need to make sure I get near the front this time. Until tomorrow...Peace.Love.Run
First race in the books! Learning experience. I arrived about an hour prior to the race to make sure I found good parking. Good call there. Since I had checked in last night, I sat in the car up until about 30 mins prior. Warmed up with a few of the people I was there with and jumped into the race crowd with them. We worked our way through about half of the crowd and waited for the start. That was not a good call. I really wanted to run a sub-20 min 5k. I thought time started as I crossed the start line, but time starts at the gun. That put me behind the curve. I didn't want to get too aggressive while working my way out of the crowd, so it took about .3 miles to get into the clear, putting me further behind the curve. I know next time to get near the front😜 After I got through most of the crowd, the course began it's road portion which was mostly downhill. I cut some of the time off, but not nearly enough given the uphill return. I approached the turnaround just under 11 mins. At that point, I relaxed and got into a decent kick. I ended up running uphill about a minute faster than the downhill. A nice consolation! Finished with a gun time of 21:11. Very satisfied with my effort! Fun experience. Now I understand the excitement I see in others on tumblr for their races. When you think running couldn't get any better, it does! Good times! Until next time...Peace.Love.Run
Why do I have nerves before a 5k?!
These are my two runs from Monday and yesterday. I have one more run left before my first race (5k). Due to continuing flooding back in my hometown down in southeast NC, I've been back and forth taking down supplies and helping as many folk as I can, so I've had to restructure this final week of training. Still looking a little slow, but I'm hoping for adrenaline to kick in on Saturday to shave off a minute. I checked out the course yesterday. It's an out and back course that's downhill on the way out and uphill on the backend. Don't quite know how I will attack it yet. We shall see! Until later on...Peace.Love.Run