We did the standard Town Lake 10 mile run today. I ran with Ed Burgess, Kevin, Todd, and Jim. Good company and good talk. We started off real slowly. Near the end Ed sped up and I had troubles keeping up with him. But I pushed ahead and finished. You can see the speed up [...]
I had to do: “Tempo run: 2 miles easy warmup, 4 miles at Half m goal pace, 1 mile cooldown”. Well I tried, but I didn’t do very well in my humble opinion. After about 5 miles I was just out of energy, and I had two more miles to go. Maybe it’s because I [...]
I don’t know what is wrong with me, but tonight was very very tough. The marshes run is a serpentine course nearby the main RunTex store. Up – across – up – across and so it goes. Each across is a mini-hill to make it even more fun. There are 12 across streets which are [...]
I ran 16 miles today in 80-85 degree heat. I tried to keep my pace slow and ran pretty much alone the entire time. I did this so I wouldn’t be motivated to keep up with someone else. Then the last 4 miles we were supposed to pick up the pace to HalfMGP or MGP. [...]
Tonight I’m back at class (now with the Wednesday evening group). We ran to the Barton Springs Pool at Zilker Park about 1 1/2 miles from RunTex where I parked. Then we ran four one mile loops at 10K pace which for me should be 7:42. Well it was about 100 degrees out at 6:30 [...]
I ran up and down the Westlake hills of Austin completing the 14.5 mile long run named “The Run from Hell” in 2:33. I have probably run this route over 5 times, and I like it even though it’s tough. I tried to take it slow and easy as my ankle is still recovering. Also [...]
This was a recovery week so we only had to do a 4 mile loop on the Town Lake trail at 6:30 PM. It was still quite hot out. I only felt my ankle a tad, but I took it real easy. I let all the others run on ahead and just plunked along as [...]
I stopped by RunTex and bought a new pair of running sneakers. They are ASICS GEL-KAYANO® XII (TN600), and they cost me about $125 which included a 10% discount because I’m taking a running class. I changed brands to try something new, and because Nike dropped their Kantara line. I wanted high cushioning, and high [...]
Having only arrived back from California yesterday, having run once last week, wearing my running sneakers all last week on my trip, staying up until 11:15 PM then having to get up at 5 AM – nevertheless I decided to do the long run today at 6 AM. It was the familar St. Edwards long [...]
I’ve been traveling and haven’t run since last Monday. Maybe I’ll do the long run tomorrow and see how the ankle feels. The run is a recovery week of 10 miles. This might be pushing it since (1) I need new sneakers, and (2) I’ve gained weight over the past week which will stress my [...]