Skipped Friday's run. (lazy me)
Got out today at 10:35am. WeatherUnderground says it's 95F and 3% humidity, but I don't know how that is possible!! Seemed very humid out there to ME! And my humidity reader says 57%.
Again, I did the first 2 miles at right on 9:30 each. I did the walk/jog thing again for the last mile, but still managed to get it done in.... 9:45 !? Something doesn't seem right... hmm.. I think I know what it is.. lemme re-check the route info !
Yup! I was right. I have been thinking each of the first two miles were actually longer than they really are, so have really been doing them a little faster than 9:30, but not by enough to matter much. STILL... it might be enough to be part of the reason the last mile has seemed faster... because I've been taking maybe 60 seconds from that last mile and including it in the first 2 miles. Probably not a big deal. I have been correct about the total 3 mile distance, but I will try to be correct for the first two miles starting tomorrow.
Anyway... breathing was pretty controlled and steady the entire run, although a bit quicker during the uphill climb right after the first mile. Legs didn't feel too bad, but there were a couple times I just felt like taking a break...
Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Returning
Where have I been??
Well... had been a bit of a secret.
I spent last week in Peru, so no jogging or updates.
THIS week has been a little interesting because of the time off while in Peru.
I was eating quite a bit more down there than I had been eating while here at home. And not really getting any exercise at all.... hmm.. it was only a week, but still.. how would that affect my run?
Monday, I woke up around 9 or so, and started my jog about 10:20. WOW! It seemed very hot and humid compared to the weather I was starting to get use to in Lima, Peru. I was breathing very heavy and legs aching a bit... I ran most all the first two miles, except part of the last uphill stretch. It was about all I could take, so decided to stop there, and not even walk the last 3rd mile. Even though I did walk the last bit, I noticed my total time was still just about a 10 minute mile.
Tuesday, I did a bit of house work, and so didn't get out for my run until 9:46 PM! The air was quite a bit cooler, and it was dark, of course. I was really amazed to find out my legs felt really good. Also, my breathing was very controlled and not too heavy the entire run! Even during the uphill parts. I completed the first two miles "easy", and felt so good, I continued on running... and ended up not walking ANY of the 3 mile route! Looking at my watch I saw I was 2 full minutes ahead of a 10 minute mile pace as well! I have a feeling MOST of this had to do with the fact I was running at night.
Wednesday (today), I got off to a late start. It was fully overcast, so no hot sun beating down on me, but... it had only been a little more than 12 hours since my last run.... but the biggest factor today is probably STILL the high heat and humidity! I ended up running the first 2 miles without too much difficulty.... and about 1 minute ahead of normal pace. A bit of more heavy breathing at the last uphill stretch. Then did a walk/jog combination for the last 3rd mile. Even still, the total time was 28:30, putting me at a 9:30 minute/mile average, which seems a little fast for the amount of time I did walk that last mile. I will have to double check the distance for that last mile.
Well... had been a bit of a secret.
I spent last week in Peru, so no jogging or updates.
THIS week has been a little interesting because of the time off while in Peru.
I was eating quite a bit more down there than I had been eating while here at home. And not really getting any exercise at all.... hmm.. it was only a week, but still.. how would that affect my run?
Monday, I woke up around 9 or so, and started my jog about 10:20. WOW! It seemed very hot and humid compared to the weather I was starting to get use to in Lima, Peru. I was breathing very heavy and legs aching a bit... I ran most all the first two miles, except part of the last uphill stretch. It was about all I could take, so decided to stop there, and not even walk the last 3rd mile. Even though I did walk the last bit, I noticed my total time was still just about a 10 minute mile.
Tuesday, I did a bit of house work, and so didn't get out for my run until 9:46 PM! The air was quite a bit cooler, and it was dark, of course. I was really amazed to find out my legs felt really good. Also, my breathing was very controlled and not too heavy the entire run! Even during the uphill parts. I completed the first two miles "easy", and felt so good, I continued on running... and ended up not walking ANY of the 3 mile route! Looking at my watch I saw I was 2 full minutes ahead of a 10 minute mile pace as well! I have a feeling MOST of this had to do with the fact I was running at night.
Wednesday (today), I got off to a late start. It was fully overcast, so no hot sun beating down on me, but... it had only been a little more than 12 hours since my last run.... but the biggest factor today is probably STILL the high heat and humidity! I ended up running the first 2 miles without too much difficulty.... and about 1 minute ahead of normal pace. A bit of more heavy breathing at the last uphill stretch. Then did a walk/jog combination for the last 3rd mile. Even still, the total time was 28:30, putting me at a 9:30 minute/mile average, which seems a little fast for the amount of time I did walk that last mile. I will have to double check the distance for that last mile.
Friday, July 14, 2006
route map !
Started my run at 10:26am
Got to my 2 mile mark at 10:46am, right on time again.
Continued the last mile with a combination of walk/jog and
finished at 10:57:58 !
So, I did shave off a few seconds time from yesterday.
The high temp for today was suppose to get up to 97F,
guess I should start checking what it is the exact time of my run.
I sure was sweatin' like a pig for about 45 min after.
Here is a cool map link for my jogging route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=276763
jogging route
WOW! I just noticed that my mile markers are a little
different (longer) than that route site shows. I guess I've
been just a little faster than I thought, but only by 30-90
seconds, so I'm just going to ignore that and stay on the
conservative side of my estimates.
I'd be MUCH happier doing the race a little faster than
expected, than to not meet my projected goal.
Got to my 2 mile mark at 10:46am, right on time again.
Continued the last mile with a combination of walk/jog and
finished at 10:57:58 !
So, I did shave off a few seconds time from yesterday.
The high temp for today was suppose to get up to 97F,
guess I should start checking what it is the exact time of my run.
I sure was sweatin' like a pig for about 45 min after.
Here is a cool map link for my jogging route:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=276763
jogging route
WOW! I just noticed that my mile markers are a little
different (longer) than that route site shows. I guess I've
been just a little faster than I thought, but only by 30-90
seconds, so I'm just going to ignore that and stay on the
conservative side of my estimates.
I'd be MUCH happier doing the race a little faster than
expected, than to not meet my projected goal.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Jogging
Been a little more distracted from blogging than I had wanted, but not a WHOLE lot to tell in the last couple days.
Because it seems like I'm not being very accurate in the distances, I thought I'd also start making a note of the time I get back home.
Each day I've been right on target with a 10-minute-mile for the first two miles. This last day, started at 10:00am. 2 mile mark at 10:20am. Finished last mile at 10:32:27.
- Tuesday: ran first 2 miles, walked .25, ran .25, walked .5
- Wednesday: ran first 2 miles, walked .25, ran .25, walked .5
- Thursday: ran first 2 miles, walked .25, ran between .25 and .5, and walked the rest.
Because it seems like I'm not being very accurate in the distances, I thought I'd also start making a note of the time I get back home.
Each day I've been right on target with a 10-minute-mile for the first two miles. This last day, started at 10:00am. 2 mile mark at 10:20am. Finished last mile at 10:32:27.
Monday, July 10, 2006
More On Exercise
I'm not sure how much of an "experiment" this is. But, I do think there is some interesting data here to collect, and so I thought I'd add it to my blog.
About a month ago I started getting back outside for some jogging.
A couple of years ago I had been jogging about 3 miles a day, 5 days a week.
Like many things... I got side tracked and slipped out of it.
It was only 6 months ago that I was still doing a very occational 1-2 miles.
But WOW! When i got out the first time again I was only able to run about
.5 miles, then walk .75 miles, run another .25 miles, and walk the final .5
miles of my 2 mile route! How pathetic !
Over the next 2 weeks I commited myself to not push TOO hard, because I
did not want to over do it so much that I could not keep going out each day.
But, I did add anywhere from a couple hundred feet to 1/4 mile of jogging
each day.
This is when I thought about first adding the info to my blog. I am starting
to prepare for one of the city-wide 10k races early next year (2007), and so
thought.... how long, and what will be my regular progression from .75 miles
of jogging the first day, to a full 6 miles of jogging needed for the race?
I WAS happy to see that my speed/pace still seems to be just at a 10 minute mile.
The same as 2 years ago, so I'm very happy about THAT!
This last week has really had a couple days that I've been so busy working
on my house that I've not been able to run every day, so I decided to get
in a little on the weekends, during lunch breaks.
Today is the start of a new week, and so I hit the pavement around noon time
(yes... in Austin it is 91 degrees and lovely humidity -- I have decided to
kill two birds with one stone and run during the high sun, to work on my tan
at the same time... and one reason I might be slower at ramping up my distance)
I was able to jog just about the first full 2 miles, but the last stretch is
up a fairly steep hill, so walked it. But decided to extend the route to my
3-mile path and ran another .5 miles of it.
From this point I'll keep up with the blog daily.
The goal is 6.2 miles (10km) in 65 minutes by February 2007.
About a month ago I started getting back outside for some jogging.
A couple of years ago I had been jogging about 3 miles a day, 5 days a week.
Like many things... I got side tracked and slipped out of it.
It was only 6 months ago that I was still doing a very occational 1-2 miles.
But WOW! When i got out the first time again I was only able to run about
.5 miles, then walk .75 miles, run another .25 miles, and walk the final .5
miles of my 2 mile route! How pathetic !
Over the next 2 weeks I commited myself to not push TOO hard, because I
did not want to over do it so much that I could not keep going out each day.
But, I did add anywhere from a couple hundred feet to 1/4 mile of jogging
each day.
This is when I thought about first adding the info to my blog. I am starting
to prepare for one of the city-wide 10k races early next year (2007), and so
thought.... how long, and what will be my regular progression from .75 miles
of jogging the first day, to a full 6 miles of jogging needed for the race?
I WAS happy to see that my speed/pace still seems to be just at a 10 minute mile.
The same as 2 years ago, so I'm very happy about THAT!
This last week has really had a couple days that I've been so busy working
on my house that I've not been able to run every day, so I decided to get
in a little on the weekends, during lunch breaks.
Today is the start of a new week, and so I hit the pavement around noon time
(yes... in Austin it is 91 degrees and lovely humidity -- I have decided to
kill two birds with one stone and run during the high sun, to work on my tan
at the same time... and one reason I might be slower at ramping up my distance)
I was able to jog just about the first full 2 miles, but the last stretch is
up a fairly steep hill, so walked it. But decided to extend the route to my
3-mile path and ran another .5 miles of it.
From this point I'll keep up with the blog daily.
The goal is 6.2 miles (10km) in 65 minutes by February 2007.
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