By admin | January 28, 2007
I was very happy with my results today for the 3M half marathon. I pushed it from the get-go so my heart rate was high throughout, but was able to maintain it over the entire race. I don’t know why. It’s a mystery. Although it’s not a PR, it’s the best I’ve done this season [...]
By admin | January 25, 2007
So here is my analysis for setting my goal for the marathon. Here are a sampling of my past races and other times.
Chicago marathon – 4:35.07 (ran with a friend at his slower pace, but was hurt too)
IBM 10K – 54:44 – McMillan: 4:16.52 (raced)
Motive half marathon – 2:09.41 – McMillan: 4:33:30 (medium speed, didn’t [...]
By admin | January 24, 2007
We had class tonight. We warmed up with a 1.5 mile run on the road near the school. Luckily we didn’t have any drills. Then on the track we ran 1000m at 10K followed by 400m slow jog recovery, and did that five times. My 1000m at 10K were 4:58.67, 4:55.99, 4:47.25, 4:43.66, and 4:47.16. [...]
By admin | January 20, 2007
Well today was the longest run so far – 22 miles. I woke at 4:20 AM, and decided to get up instead of waiting for the alarm at 5 AM. I dressed, ate breakfast, and drove to the end (RunTex Riverside). Rushing around there I accidentally dropped my car key and had a hard time [...]
By admin | January 14, 2007
Well I just returned from Bandera, TX and volunteering at the Bandera 25K/50K/100K. I’m quite tired yet quite satisfiedOn last Friday I took 1/2 day off and left home about 2:30 PM. About 137 miles of driving and a few hours later I arrived at the Hill Country State Natural Area. I found the CrossRoads [...]
By admin | January 7, 2007
I went to bed at 10:45, but probably got to sleep at midnight. Just couldn’t turn my brain off. Got up at 5 AM. Got shaved, dressed and ate breakfast. Did all my normal things in preparation for a race day especially a long one. Left the house at 5:30 AM and drove to San [...]
By admin | January 2, 2007
I just sent my name as a volunteer for the Bandera 100K/50K/25K trail race. Bandera is about 150 miles from Austin, TX. I’ll be leaving home on Friday night 1/12 and returning on Sunday 1/14 afternoon. By that time I should be totally exhausted. The race is held in the Hill Country State Natural Area. [...]
By admin | January 1, 2007
I just signed up for the following races: the ARA 20 Miler on 1/7/2007, the 3M Half Marathon on 1/28/2007, and the AT&T Austin Marathon on 2/18/2007. Wish me luck.