#everymile--worthmywhile

[katehikerun]

everymile--worthmywhile replied to your post “splendidly-odd replied to your photo “After looking up...”

The moleskin has been my favorite so far - and idk how you do life without a planner! I'm impressed

Scattered post it notes!

[echoesofadventure]

everymile--worthmywhile replied to your post “Warning - possibly whiny text post update about my life. Scroll on if not interested.”

You've been on my heart a lot lately but I haven't felt it was my place to ask about it since I don't know you well. Hearing how you're trying your best to keep your mental health a priority is so good. You're on my list of people I'm praying for.

Thank you dear, I really appreciate your support. I feel so alone most days outside of tumblr, you guys are my safe place. 

[snapthistiger]

9 questions

Rules:

Rule 1: Always post the rules

Rule 2: Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 9 new ones.

Rule 3: Tag a couple of people and link them to this post. 

Rule 4: Actually tell them you tagged them.

Tagged by:  solongoldsam

1: If you had to choose Wine or Beer Forever which one and why?

beer - so many different varieties available to try

2. If you could have dinner with any 3 people dead or alive who would they be?

Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, Peter

3. If you had 1 day all to yourself without any distractions or responsibilities what would you do?

go to the gym in the morning, ride my bike in the afternoon, and watch some TV..

4. What is the best meal you have ever had?

filet mignon and asparagus at Shula’s in Houston..

5. When you feel the most confident and attractive…what are you wearing?

i’m not sure how to answer.  i feel confident most all the time, but i don’t feel attractive..

6. If you had to listen to one song on repeat all day which one would it be?

Sunshine go away today by Jonathon Edwards or Amy by Pure Prarie League.

7. What is the the first album you ever owned?

 Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced ‘lĕh-‘nérd ‘skin-‘nérd)

8. What was the last book, movie or song that made you cry?

He Knows My Name - Sheila Walsh

9.  What are some of the jobs that you have had in your life?

cook at McDonald’s

oilfield roustabout

chemical plant operator

process engineer

team leader for a chemical process unit

Same questions that i answered for the tumblrs that i tag:

springermom, erinen31, everymile—worthmywhile, discoveringtrueself, midwestsassandcurls  

[seechrisrun]

I have been looking for info on how much speed you can gain over time with running but I can't seem to find anything. I'm looking to set a time goal for a half marathon at the end of the summer but I'm not sure how much speed I can gain during that time. Do you know of any good resources or have any experience with that? All I know is you're crazy fast - maybe you've always been that way! Anyway, thank you in advance.

I use the McMillan pace calculator a lot. I plug in a recent race at one distance, and it gives me an estimate of all the other distances. These calculators assume you’ve trained appropriately for the target distance, so you couldn’t just go out and run the marathon time based on a 5K race.

If you’re talking about how much you can improve at a particular distance, that’s much harder to figure out. You’ll likely improve quickly if you’re just starting. It then takes more effort to speed up as you approach your body’s limits. For example, I feel like I’m killing myself right now to take just 20 seconds off my 5K time. But a year ago I jumped like a minute and a half without doing anything different.

I usually set conservative goals for my races and then train towards those times. If I seem to be exceeding the training goals by a lot along the way, I’ll bump up the target. Looking at some of my recent races, that works out to ~3% improvement in my time depending on the distance.