Saturday Run

Great morning for a run. There was a slight breeze to stay just cool enough in the morning humidity. My legs were a little sore from lifting earlier in the week, but loosened up and felt good through the second half of the run.

6 miles 8:11 pace 70 degrees

Thursday Run

I think there are about 2 weeks left of good morning running weather. This past week the weather has been flirting with 50 degrees, below 50 in the early morning it gets pretty cool. Once the temp starts to drop below 50 or 45 degrees it will be time for light gloves and long sleeves. Bring it on Fall, I am ready for you.

3 miles 8:03 pace 146 HR 58 degrees

Renewing a routine

Working on getting back into a routine now that are babies are a month old. Focusing right now on getting up before the rest of the family and getting in a few miles. Once my routine is established I will work on putting on more miles and evening workouts.

Tuesday 9/16 Evening run at 7:30pm. Last mile at 7:10 pace.

3 miles 8:30 pace 75 degrees

Today 9/17 Morning run at 5:30am.

3 miles 8:09 pace 148 HR 55 degrees

I should mention my wife Lisa and I had twin girls Lauren and Claire at the beginning of August. Carter now has 2 little sisiters to either care for or punish, I have faith he will be a good big brother.

Chilly Morning

Brisk morning air with clear skies.

3 miles 8:10 pace 49 degrees

Another Year

Well it's been a few weeks because I have been trying to work through a hard decision to pull the plug on training for Grandma's Marathon this year. I am already registered and have paid for the privilege. However it is just that, a privilege to run and train for a marathon and sometimes you have to make hard decisions.

My training this year has been very good, I haven't missed a workout and have been progressing as planned. However this late summer my wife will be expecting twin girls. As she progresses, I realize that my 16+ mile Saturday morning runs are harder on her then they are on me with having to wake at 6:30am to care for our 20 month old boy. I also know that as we get further into the summer and her pregnancy, she will most likely go on bed rest. I will not have the support needed to run a marathon and she will not have the support that she shouldn't have to ask for.

Being a runner is a wonderful thing. It will be with me through having children, it will be with me while I raise my children and hopefully it will be something I can pass on to my children or at least its principles of patience, consistence, determination, planning, reflecting and freedom.

This will be a year of maintaining, half marathon's and 10K's. I will have to focus on family, work and look to next year for another marathon and someday Boston.

Training week six

This week is starting out right. Saturday I ran nice 14 mile run at a comfortable yet steady pace. I had a couple short recovery runs Sunday and Monday. Tuesday, tempo run of 10 miles in an 1hr 10min. Miles 2-4 in 14:20 and miles 4.25-7 @ a 7min pace. I felt strong through the end of the tempo sessions and finished the last few miles at marathon goal pace (8:10pace)or a little slower. Today was a easy 5 miles on the treadmill and upper body weight training.

Big Breakfast = Bad Run

Yesterdays seemed very long as I labored through the first 9 miles. I thought mile 10 was going to be better, it wasn't. I know better, however when your looking at the menu everything looks good. I was planning on having a poached egg, toast and fruit. In stead I had a three egg denver omelet, hash browns and toast. Oh yeah and a gallon of coffee. Live and learn.

10.75 miles. 8 min pace.