dragitoff
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2007
I had a great weekend running! I put up my best time on my 12 mile run in a really long time. It was my 2nd best time ever and only a few minutes off my PR! I also gained some much needed confidence after having some "not-so-great" long run times lately. My goal of running a sub 2 hour 1/2 marathon in my first half is very realistic now! I ran the 12 miles in 1:54:22 and felt so good afterwards! Lately, I've been struggling to get my times under 10mm for my long runs, but Saturday I got every single mile under 10 minutes except the last 2 and they were just over 10 minutes. I had quite a few that were under 9 minutes. It felt really good getting out there and having a good run.
Most importantly, I had no residual pain in my heal following my run and felt great throughout the rest of the weekend. Some of the soreness I usually feel after a long run was not there!
DW also started trying to stretch her distances out. She's now shooting for 4miles a few times per week along with her daily runs of 3.1 miles.
I've revised my training schedule for my first half-marathon on March 3rd. I'm going to be running 3.5-4 miles (based on how good DW feels during our runs) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'm going over to my dad's to run on the treadmill with him. He used to be a pretty fast runner (PR of 19:02 at age 40 in 5k), but tore his ACL, MCL, and anything else ending in CL in a bad skiing accident about 10 years ago. Since, he hasn't been able to run any more, but has been itching to start running again and has slowly built his endurance up on the treadmill. He's not fast like he used to be, but I love the time together on the mill to bond.
I didn't enjoy running when he did it and now he can't run long distances or fast and can't go out on the road with it, but this is a way we can maybe push each other along and enjoy a little time together.
On Saturdays, I'll alternate my training. Every other weekend, I'll do a long run. I'm taking some advice to not do a long run every weekend. I'll probably just go the 4 miles DW does on the shorter run weekend. Long run weekend will consist of at least a 12 mile run, but I really want to get in a few 13-14 mile runs before my first half.
DW and I had a great run again this morning. I'm so proud of her especially since she's extending her distances. What she doesn't realize is that time she's struggled to improve upon will start getting better and better as her endurance gets better.
We also bought another scale this weekend and to my surprise, I have gained the 10 pounds I thought I had gained since my low weight last May; however I had only gained 2 pounds since I last weighed in August. I want that 10 pounds I gained to melt off before my 1/2 in less than 6 weeks. It's definitely doable, but I think the lighter weight will help my times tremendously.
Most importantly, I had no residual pain in my heal following my run and felt great throughout the rest of the weekend. Some of the soreness I usually feel after a long run was not there!
DW also started trying to stretch her distances out. She's now shooting for 4miles a few times per week along with her daily runs of 3.1 miles.
I've revised my training schedule for my first half-marathon on March 3rd. I'm going to be running 3.5-4 miles (based on how good DW feels during our runs) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'm going over to my dad's to run on the treadmill with him. He used to be a pretty fast runner (PR of 19:02 at age 40 in 5k), but tore his ACL, MCL, and anything else ending in CL in a bad skiing accident about 10 years ago. Since, he hasn't been able to run any more, but has been itching to start running again and has slowly built his endurance up on the treadmill. He's not fast like he used to be, but I love the time together on the mill to bond.
I didn't enjoy running when he did it and now he can't run long distances or fast and can't go out on the road with it, but this is a way we can maybe push each other along and enjoy a little time together.
On Saturdays, I'll alternate my training. Every other weekend, I'll do a long run. I'm taking some advice to not do a long run every weekend. I'll probably just go the 4 miles DW does on the shorter run weekend. Long run weekend will consist of at least a 12 mile run, but I really want to get in a few 13-14 mile runs before my first half.
DW and I had a great run again this morning. I'm so proud of her especially since she's extending her distances. What she doesn't realize is that time she's struggled to improve upon will start getting better and better as her endurance gets better.
We also bought another scale this weekend and to my surprise, I have gained the 10 pounds I thought I had gained since my low weight last May; however I had only gained 2 pounds since I last weighed in August. I want that 10 pounds I gained to melt off before my 1/2 in less than 6 weeks. It's definitely doable, but I think the lighter weight will help my times tremendously.