RunningMyButtOff

off due to work

Off due to work

My week has been all screwed up because I had to go to Chicago for work on Wednesday and Thursday. I didnt get to run either day. I did my long run today. I only did 12 miles with a kind of fast finish. It was very windy and I ran most of my run into the wind. It was not a very good week of running. Next week will be better.

I ran 1 mile with the kids at 11:30 pace and it wore there little butts off. I then continued on to run 6 more miles. I had to cut my run short due to easter activities. 

Went to Draper Lake to run on the hills. I added some fartleks but it was very hot so not as long as I wanted

I did 5 easy miles on the trails by my house along sooner road.

I did a solo 10 miler down out the river. I did 4 half mile at 5:30 pace.

5 easy on the sooner rd. trail by the house

Today was a very hot and humid day. I knew going into it that I wasn't going to get near my S.B. (35:10). But thats was okay. I did a mile warm up by myself then did another with Bruce and Danny. My new goal was to stick my half marathon pace as long as I could. The first 5k went as planned but then we hit hills and ran into the wind. Also about mile 4 we ran with the 5kers for about a mile which real messed me up because I was having to go around and through them. All and all Im okay with the run. 2 weeks till my goal race.OKC half.

Did 6 easy around the neigborhood

Meet up with Rodger, Nate, and Jazz out at Bluff Creek. The workout was 6x800. My times were 2:49,  2:44,  2:41,  2:35,  2:33,  2:25. It felt good to open it up today. Good workout today.

5 easy on the treadmill at the YMCA before work

Last tempo before OKC half marathon. We had a big group show up today. I did my tempo between 5:55 and 5:48. It was hot, humid and windy. I ran with Jazz and Nate. I hope we have good temps for the half because if its this warm then I'll have to change my game plan. We will see. All the hard work is done. 

10 easy around Lake Hefner with the Landrunners. Perfect morning for a run. I still have a little soreness from my last tough week but I will be ready. Its all down hill from here.

I did 6 easy out at Draper Lake. The cold front came through and the wind picked up alot so I decided to just do 6.

easy run down at the river

I did a easy 6 miles down at the river with Jason Baird. Easy run and good conversation. One reason I love running is cause of the people I get to meet.

I went to O.C. to run before work and my body had other ideas. I got about 2 miles and nature started yelling at me. I had to cut it short and hurry to work. I'll get a few more in later.

I got in a extra 4 in the afternoon

6 easy down at the river.

easy 6 before work at O.C.

I went through my warm up routine that Im going to do tommorow. I'm ready to go.

What can I say. This was a great experience from the time I won the free entry 7 weeks ago until I crossed the finish line. My biggest complaint was that I didn't get the full warm up like I have been practicing. But I still managed to be okay. It was very important for me to start up on the front line for 2 reasons. One I didn't want to get trampled and two my mom and dad wen't able to come down so I told them I would be up front so they could see me on T.V. and they did. My goal for the race, with alot of help from Rodger, was between 1:15 and 1:17 so roughly between 5:45 and 5:50 pace. I took off and settled into my pace right from the begining of the race. The next thing I know Scotty D came up beside me and he was running the same pace that I was so we stuck together until I went my own way for the Half Marathon. Come to find out Scotty D was the lead marathoner and my mom said they showed me and him running together on T.V. Now when I got to Classen it started to get tough I had 2 guys ahead of me and I focused on them and caught them both. One guy stuck with me the rest of the race then beat me on broadway and the other was Jeff Beck the one I was told I had to beat by Jason B. I had it in my head that as soon as I hit Broadway I was going to open it up and lay out what ever I had turns out there wasn't a whole lot there to lay out. Overall I set out a goal and was very please where I finished. Thanks to all of my running friends that pushed me through the hard miles and talked game plans with me on the easy runs. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINING.

Rest day

6 easy down at the river. 

Ran 10 miler with Rodger,JHat, and Danny. My legs felt a little heavy by the end. I think I'm going to take the rest of the week off and start back on Sunday.

rest