Got in 8 miles tonight. Felt real good.
I hadn't set a goal when I walked outside to run. But as soon as I took a few strides I decided I wanted to run it in less than an hour.
I only ran twice during the week, so it was great to get out for a run. I'll get back to consistent running this week.
The stats tonight, according to Pedro:
mile 1 - 7:18
mile 2 - 7:26
mile 3 - 7:31
mile 4 - 7:25
mile 5 - 8:04 (i think this was wrong)
mile 6 - 7:30
mile 7 - 7:27
mile 8 - 6:41
totals - 8 miles, 59:24, 7:25 pace, 893 calories
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Saturday, April 29, 2006
bayou bash relay
It rained. It lighteninged. It was cancelled.
Too bad.
I was looking forward to running it as I was on a fast team. Oh well.
Got to meet a couple new people and hang out with Lance, SteveB and Lisaleese.
It was fun while it lasted.
The bad weather cause the race to be stopped during the second leg. I was to run the third.
Too bad.
I was looking forward to running it as I was on a fast team. Oh well.
Got to meet a couple new people and hang out with Lance, SteveB and Lisaleese.
It was fun while it lasted.
The bad weather cause the race to be stopped during the second leg. I was to run the third.
slow week
After two races last weekend, I only ran twice this week.
Missed Monday and Friday cause I wanted to and Wednesday because of going to the Astros' game.
I ran a slow 6 miles Tuesday morning and a slow 6.36 Thursday evening.
My legs felt tight from the two 5Ks last weekend and I didn't want to overdo it since I was invited to run at the Bayou Bash Relay today.
My running has been sporadic this month and this will be the fewest days I've ran in a month in a year and the least mileage in more than a year. ugh
Missed Monday and Friday cause I wanted to and Wednesday because of going to the Astros' game.
I ran a slow 6 miles Tuesday morning and a slow 6.36 Thursday evening.
My legs felt tight from the two 5Ks last weekend and I didn't want to overdo it since I was invited to run at the Bayou Bash Relay today.
My running has been sporadic this month and this will be the fewest days I've ran in a month in a year and the least mileage in more than a year. ugh
Monday, April 24, 2006
good news
Sat., April 22, Flapjack 5K in Freeport - 20:50 First place master's
Sun, April 23, San Jac Fest 5K in West Columbia - 20:11 second place master's
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My mom had surgery on Friday to remove a brain tumor. The second time she's had this done. The first was Nov. 2004.
The surgery was successful. Again.
Mom got moved to intensive care late Friday afternoon. We came home Friday evening and went back on Saturday for a few hours. Mom was doing well enough that we took Ashton and Jenna to see her.
Mom went home yesterday. Wow...brain tumor removed on Friday, home on Sunday. That's good stuff.
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I knew there were two local races this weekend. The Flapjack 5K in Freeport on Saturday and the San Jacinto Fest 5K in West Columbia on Sunday. I hadn't planned to run either.
I knew mom would be in the hospital this weekend so I was pretty sure races were out of the question.
My aunt and uncle were with my dad Friday night and with mom in intensive care I wasn't going to go to the hospital until around noon Saturday. Visiting hours for ICU are 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
This is how I talked myself into running a race on Saturday morning. I still didn't feel very good about it.
I would've gone out and run anyway, so I figured I might as well expend a lot of energy at a race.
So I did.
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Flapjack 5K
I didn't wake up as early as I wanted for the Flapjack race. I heard the alarm and noticed it was later than I intended to wake up. Donna later told me she heard me yell, "Oh crap," and thought I'd missed the race.
This was my first time to run this one and all I knew was that we had to go over and back over a bridge. Not too bad.
As I was checking out the competition I figured if I had a good race I could finish 5th overall and and maybe get second in the master's category behind Kevin Regis. Maybe, depending on how well A.C. Moldenhauer was feeling as he is still coming off an injury (I think).
I knew Lenord Burns would be close as well. He always is a little ahead of me or a little behind me.
It took about a quarter mile to get through some runners that started out too fast and settle into a good rhythm. I passed Lenord a little bit after that, but wasn't really sure that I should have.
I couldn't see the front two runners most of the way but I could see Kevin Regis and Lauren Smith (she's a high schooler and very fast).
The first trip over the bridge was okay. We made a loop after that and came back over the bridge. I could still see Kevin and Lauren and saw Kevin move ahead of her after coming off the bridge.
I knew I wouldn't catch them, and I was hoping to be able to hold off whoever was behind me.
I'd passed Wendy Parker at the one mile mark and at that time I didn't know who she was or how good a runner she is.
I was worried that Lenord would catch me.
I backed off just a little after mile 2 on the last long straightaway. Just enough to not lose any ground and have enough left if someone tried to pass me.
I couldn't hear anyone. I never did.
I made a wrong turn near the finish and when I turned around I fully expected to see Lenord pass me. But I didn't. Whew...
I almost went the wrong way again before finish but made the right turn and was able to hold off Wendy Parker for fifth overall. I actually didn't know she was that close behind me. I finished in 20:50, Wendy in 20:52 and Lenord in 20:55.
That wrong turn almost cost me.
Kevin Regis was third in the race and got a third place overall trophy, leaving the first place master's trophy for me. Nice.
But it wasn't a trophy. It was a pound of shrimp. The same thing all the other winners got. I mean all winners 1, 2, 3 overall, master's and age groups. We all got the same thing. 3rd place age group winners got the same amount of shrimp that I got. Geez....
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Jakeb and Tommy Stunz also ran and blogged about the Flapjack 5K. Jakeb now knows what a flapjack is. lol
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San Jac Fest 5K
David couldn't keep up with me. David Henry that is. The boy that has beaten me in at least a dozen 5Ks finished behind me. Yep. Behind me. Loser.
He's run cross country and track in high school and had coaching on a regular basis.
He should beat me.
But now that he's been away from his regular schedule of running for a while, I guess he's just not the runner he used to be. Or maybe I'm just faster. Yep, I'm faster than he is now.
40 year old is faster than 17 year old.
It was my second race in two days. That's tough for anyone. But not so tough that I couldn't beat David. I guess I'm in better shape than he is.
Anyway, I didn't know what time the race started so I got there at 6:45 just in case it started at 7 a.m. I knew it didn't but I didn't want to be wrong.
I warmed up some with Rick Wallace (who won first in the 30-39 age group), Ralph Korry (3rd master's) and David Alvarado (3rd overall).
I also talked with Jason Culverhouse, who had never beaten me in a 5K. I think we've only ran a few together, so that's not saying too much. He's an excellent runner and BQ'd in Houston with a 3:09-something.
Looking at the group on Sunday I thought that David A., Grant Parker (who was second in the Flapjack on Sat.), Bob Bowden, Jason, David H. and myself would be in the top six.
Grant won and ran the whole way out in front by himself. David A. was in second until Jason caught and passed him after mile 2. I was in fourth after passing David H. near the two mile mark.
David ran ahead of me the first mile and right before we got to the mile mark, Jason passed us. I knew by the way he was running that he should break 20 minutes and that I probably had no chance of catching him. I didn't know if he'd pass David A., but he did for second place.
I got tired of running behind David H. and felt he was slowing too much. I didn't want Bob to catch me, so after coming off the loop in Varner Hogg I passed him.
I got to the point that I was just running to beat him. I asked him once where Bob was, but he didn't answer me. Geez...
Finally I heard Bob's footsteps. I knew he was gaining. I thought maybe David H. would be with him. Then I heard a third set of footsteps. What the heck? Turned out it was Wendy Parker. Geez...she's a good runner.
Bob passed me with about half a mile left. I tried to match his stride, but I couldn't get going. And I didn't want to move too fast or I wouldn't have anything left at the finish.
I kept waiting for David H. to catch me, but he didn't. I may have waited on David too long before trying to catch Bob. I don't know.
I tried to catch Bob, but couldn't. Finished one second behind him in 20:11. That was four seconds ahead of the now not-so-fast David H.
Grant, Jason and David A. were 1-2-3 overall. Bob was first in master's and I was second. Got a trophy this time, not shrimp.
Congrats to David H. on his first place trophy in his age group.
And Jason, congrats on the second place overall trophy. That was some excellent running.
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Seriously, I enjoy racing against David H. It's motivating knowing he's gonna be at a race. He's the one I'm trying to catch. Always. Every 5K, he's the one I want to beat more than anyone else.
We give each other a hard time about this stuff but when the race is over he's always a gracious winner. Well, for the most part. We always tell each other "good run" or something like that.
I know that yesterday he didn't run his best race. It just happened on a day when I ran one of my better ones. That's how I was able to beat him. I was faster than him on this particular day.
Sun, April 23, San Jac Fest 5K in West Columbia - 20:11 second place master's
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My mom had surgery on Friday to remove a brain tumor. The second time she's had this done. The first was Nov. 2004.
The surgery was successful. Again.
Mom got moved to intensive care late Friday afternoon. We came home Friday evening and went back on Saturday for a few hours. Mom was doing well enough that we took Ashton and Jenna to see her.
Mom went home yesterday. Wow...brain tumor removed on Friday, home on Sunday. That's good stuff.
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I knew there were two local races this weekend. The Flapjack 5K in Freeport on Saturday and the San Jacinto Fest 5K in West Columbia on Sunday. I hadn't planned to run either.
I knew mom would be in the hospital this weekend so I was pretty sure races were out of the question.
My aunt and uncle were with my dad Friday night and with mom in intensive care I wasn't going to go to the hospital until around noon Saturday. Visiting hours for ICU are 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
This is how I talked myself into running a race on Saturday morning. I still didn't feel very good about it.
I would've gone out and run anyway, so I figured I might as well expend a lot of energy at a race.
So I did.
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Flapjack 5K
I didn't wake up as early as I wanted for the Flapjack race. I heard the alarm and noticed it was later than I intended to wake up. Donna later told me she heard me yell, "Oh crap," and thought I'd missed the race.
This was my first time to run this one and all I knew was that we had to go over and back over a bridge. Not too bad.
As I was checking out the competition I figured if I had a good race I could finish 5th overall and and maybe get second in the master's category behind Kevin Regis. Maybe, depending on how well A.C. Moldenhauer was feeling as he is still coming off an injury (I think).
I knew Lenord Burns would be close as well. He always is a little ahead of me or a little behind me.
It took about a quarter mile to get through some runners that started out too fast and settle into a good rhythm. I passed Lenord a little bit after that, but wasn't really sure that I should have.
I couldn't see the front two runners most of the way but I could see Kevin Regis and Lauren Smith (she's a high schooler and very fast).
The first trip over the bridge was okay. We made a loop after that and came back over the bridge. I could still see Kevin and Lauren and saw Kevin move ahead of her after coming off the bridge.
I knew I wouldn't catch them, and I was hoping to be able to hold off whoever was behind me.
I'd passed Wendy Parker at the one mile mark and at that time I didn't know who she was or how good a runner she is.
I was worried that Lenord would catch me.
I backed off just a little after mile 2 on the last long straightaway. Just enough to not lose any ground and have enough left if someone tried to pass me.
I couldn't hear anyone. I never did.
I made a wrong turn near the finish and when I turned around I fully expected to see Lenord pass me. But I didn't. Whew...
I almost went the wrong way again before finish but made the right turn and was able to hold off Wendy Parker for fifth overall. I actually didn't know she was that close behind me. I finished in 20:50, Wendy in 20:52 and Lenord in 20:55.
That wrong turn almost cost me.
Kevin Regis was third in the race and got a third place overall trophy, leaving the first place master's trophy for me. Nice.
But it wasn't a trophy. It was a pound of shrimp. The same thing all the other winners got. I mean all winners 1, 2, 3 overall, master's and age groups. We all got the same thing. 3rd place age group winners got the same amount of shrimp that I got. Geez....
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Jakeb and Tommy Stunz also ran and blogged about the Flapjack 5K. Jakeb now knows what a flapjack is. lol
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San Jac Fest 5K
David couldn't keep up with me. David Henry that is. The boy that has beaten me in at least a dozen 5Ks finished behind me. Yep. Behind me. Loser.
He's run cross country and track in high school and had coaching on a regular basis.
He should beat me.
But now that he's been away from his regular schedule of running for a while, I guess he's just not the runner he used to be. Or maybe I'm just faster. Yep, I'm faster than he is now.
40 year old is faster than 17 year old.
It was my second race in two days. That's tough for anyone. But not so tough that I couldn't beat David. I guess I'm in better shape than he is.
Anyway, I didn't know what time the race started so I got there at 6:45 just in case it started at 7 a.m. I knew it didn't but I didn't want to be wrong.
I warmed up some with Rick Wallace (who won first in the 30-39 age group), Ralph Korry (3rd master's) and David Alvarado (3rd overall).
I also talked with Jason Culverhouse, who had never beaten me in a 5K. I think we've only ran a few together, so that's not saying too much. He's an excellent runner and BQ'd in Houston with a 3:09-something.
Looking at the group on Sunday I thought that David A., Grant Parker (who was second in the Flapjack on Sat.), Bob Bowden, Jason, David H. and myself would be in the top six.
Grant won and ran the whole way out in front by himself. David A. was in second until Jason caught and passed him after mile 2. I was in fourth after passing David H. near the two mile mark.
David ran ahead of me the first mile and right before we got to the mile mark, Jason passed us. I knew by the way he was running that he should break 20 minutes and that I probably had no chance of catching him. I didn't know if he'd pass David A., but he did for second place.
I got tired of running behind David H. and felt he was slowing too much. I didn't want Bob to catch me, so after coming off the loop in Varner Hogg I passed him.
I got to the point that I was just running to beat him. I asked him once where Bob was, but he didn't answer me. Geez...
Finally I heard Bob's footsteps. I knew he was gaining. I thought maybe David H. would be with him. Then I heard a third set of footsteps. What the heck? Turned out it was Wendy Parker. Geez...she's a good runner.
Bob passed me with about half a mile left. I tried to match his stride, but I couldn't get going. And I didn't want to move too fast or I wouldn't have anything left at the finish.
I kept waiting for David H. to catch me, but he didn't. I may have waited on David too long before trying to catch Bob. I don't know.
I tried to catch Bob, but couldn't. Finished one second behind him in 20:11. That was four seconds ahead of the now not-so-fast David H.
Grant, Jason and David A. were 1-2-3 overall. Bob was first in master's and I was second. Got a trophy this time, not shrimp.
Congrats to David H. on his first place trophy in his age group.
And Jason, congrats on the second place overall trophy. That was some excellent running.
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Seriously, I enjoy racing against David H. It's motivating knowing he's gonna be at a race. He's the one I'm trying to catch. Always. Every 5K, he's the one I want to beat more than anyone else.
We give each other a hard time about this stuff but when the race is over he's always a gracious winner. Well, for the most part. We always tell each other "good run" or something like that.
I know that yesterday he didn't run his best race. It just happened on a day when I ran one of my better ones. That's how I was able to beat him. I was faster than him on this particular day.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
fast, therapeutic run
Dang, I feel much better. Didn't realize how much work stuff and mom's impending surgery was beating me down.
So tonight I loosened up for all of 15 seconds, set Pedro for a 5K and took off.
I ran it in 21:53 (I'm sure David will tell me that's slow), but that's not bad since I was running in the dark and there were a few times I couldn't see the sidewalk. I'll take that. I ran hard and sweated a lot.
I feel sooooo much better.
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I'll try and update my other blog tomorrow with info about my mom.
So tonight I loosened up for all of 15 seconds, set Pedro for a 5K and took off.
I ran it in 21:53 (I'm sure David will tell me that's slow), but that's not bad since I was running in the dark and there were a few times I couldn't see the sidewalk. I'll take that. I ran hard and sweated a lot.
I feel sooooo much better.
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I'll try and update my other blog tomorrow with info about my mom.
Catching up again
Took Sunday off from running but have been back at it the last three days.
Ran 6 early Monday morning before work, skipping my regular basketball day. I hate missing playing hoops, but since I was going to the Astros’ game on Monday night I had to get in a run.
Ran 6 pretty slow, didn’t take Pedro with me.
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Tuesday
Went to the track for some speedwork. Didn’t have a set plan so I did a warm-up lap and decided I’d see how fast I could knock out a mile.
My legs felt good and I got in a good rhythm. I didn’t look at my watch the whole time, just felt like I was running well and running close to a 6-minute mile.
I was wrong. I ran faster than a 6-minute mile for the first time in training. Must mean my legs have recovered somewhat. Time on my watch read 5:27, but I really think I was off and probably ran closer to 5:35. Still….that’s fast for me.
Don’t know if I can do it again, but we’ll see I guess.
After the mile, I ran 6 200s.
Those were ran in 33, 38, 37, 35, 36 and 38 seconds. Those were a little slower than I would have like, but okay.
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Wednesday
I ran 6 painfully slow miles. My legs were sore from the track work on Tuesday and from basketball on Wednesday morning.
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Don’t know when my next race is or my next run.
Mom’s having surgery tomorrow at Methodist Hospital in Houston. If you don’t mind stop for a few minutes tomorrow morning and say a prayer for her or send some good thoughts her way. If you want to know more, there’s stuff on my other blog.
Ran 6 early Monday morning before work, skipping my regular basketball day. I hate missing playing hoops, but since I was going to the Astros’ game on Monday night I had to get in a run.
Ran 6 pretty slow, didn’t take Pedro with me.
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Tuesday
Went to the track for some speedwork. Didn’t have a set plan so I did a warm-up lap and decided I’d see how fast I could knock out a mile.
My legs felt good and I got in a good rhythm. I didn’t look at my watch the whole time, just felt like I was running well and running close to a 6-minute mile.
I was wrong. I ran faster than a 6-minute mile for the first time in training. Must mean my legs have recovered somewhat. Time on my watch read 5:27, but I really think I was off and probably ran closer to 5:35. Still….that’s fast for me.
Don’t know if I can do it again, but we’ll see I guess.
After the mile, I ran 6 200s.
Those were ran in 33, 38, 37, 35, 36 and 38 seconds. Those were a little slower than I would have like, but okay.
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Wednesday
I ran 6 painfully slow miles. My legs were sore from the track work on Tuesday and from basketball on Wednesday morning.
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Don’t know when my next race is or my next run.
Mom’s having surgery tomorrow at Methodist Hospital in Houston. If you don’t mind stop for a few minutes tomorrow morning and say a prayer for her or send some good thoughts her way. If you want to know more, there’s stuff on my other blog.
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Sunday, April 16, 2006
resurrection run
I ran the Resurrection Run in Clear Lake Saturday morning. I mostly ran so I could a T-shirt that says "Resurrection Run" on it and I could wear it to church on Saturday night. You know, something Eastery.
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This part is gonna be more about my trip to the race, my thoughts on the way and what I did before the race.
I was thinking about my mom (more about her on my other blog) as I was driving to the race early Saturday morning. I was listening to some music and some lyrics to a couple songs reminded me of her. She's having surgery on Friday to have a brain tumor removed. It's the second time for this, the first being in Nov. 2004. She's very weak, can't get around without a walker, and well...she's just not doing well. My dad's not handling it as well. I mean, he's strong and all but he's resigned to the fact that mom will never fully recover.
Anyway...I thought about her a lot on the way. Enough to make me go through a gamut of emotions. Mad that I can't do anything about it. Sad that I can't do anything about it. Sad that she can't do anything about it. Sad that I might lose her one day...sooner than I think. Lost without her.
She's the one I've always had to talk to. I didn't always ask for advice or confide her, but I always know she's there for me. Just to talk to, just to joke with.
So...I cussed about it a little, cried about it a little and just thought about the whole situation.
As I'm getting near the race site (Nassau Bay) I can see the sun about to come up. I remember that the race goes near the Bay in the first half mile or so and I remember running near the water last year as I warmed up.
So I parked my car, did the registration thing and grabbed my headphones and camera and jogged over to the water.
It was beautiful. If you're not a morning person you should know that the still and quiet of a sunrise is just as good, if not better, than a sunset. I listened to more music that reminded me of mom. I sat on a bench and watched the sun come up. I thought about stuff other than some stupid race I was about to run. At that time the race meant nothing.
I enjoyed the quiet. I enjoyed watching a couple walk their dog. I enjoyed watching some bicyclists. I enjoyed watching a boat that stopped in perfect line between me, a lighthouse and the sun in the distance. Cool.
It was therapeutic.
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I got to hang out with Jon, Waverly, Joe and Sarah before and after the race. That was cool.
My race time was not so cool.
I finished in 20:21, 12 seconds behind third place in the 40-44 age group.
I was upset for a while about that, but after having a day to stew over it, I'm not so upset.
I can look at past results and see where my work at the track and mileage is paying off.
Last year I ran the RR in 20:55. I bettered that by 34 seconds. And the conditions were a little worse this time. Warm and humid and windy in some spots.
I also noted that my 20:07 time in the Gator Gallop was 32 seconds better than my time last year and was the best in my four attempts in the race. Not bad.
Anyway, if my worst races now are going to be in the low 20s I guess I can deal with that.
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This part is gonna be more about my trip to the race, my thoughts on the way and what I did before the race.
I was thinking about my mom (more about her on my other blog) as I was driving to the race early Saturday morning. I was listening to some music and some lyrics to a couple songs reminded me of her. She's having surgery on Friday to have a brain tumor removed. It's the second time for this, the first being in Nov. 2004. She's very weak, can't get around without a walker, and well...she's just not doing well. My dad's not handling it as well. I mean, he's strong and all but he's resigned to the fact that mom will never fully recover.
Anyway...I thought about her a lot on the way. Enough to make me go through a gamut of emotions. Mad that I can't do anything about it. Sad that I can't do anything about it. Sad that she can't do anything about it. Sad that I might lose her one day...sooner than I think. Lost without her.
She's the one I've always had to talk to. I didn't always ask for advice or confide her, but I always know she's there for me. Just to talk to, just to joke with.
So...I cussed about it a little, cried about it a little and just thought about the whole situation.
As I'm getting near the race site (Nassau Bay) I can see the sun about to come up. I remember that the race goes near the Bay in the first half mile or so and I remember running near the water last year as I warmed up.
So I parked my car, did the registration thing and grabbed my headphones and camera and jogged over to the water.
It was beautiful. If you're not a morning person you should know that the still and quiet of a sunrise is just as good, if not better, than a sunset. I listened to more music that reminded me of mom. I sat on a bench and watched the sun come up. I thought about stuff other than some stupid race I was about to run. At that time the race meant nothing.
I enjoyed the quiet. I enjoyed watching a couple walk their dog. I enjoyed watching some bicyclists. I enjoyed watching a boat that stopped in perfect line between me, a lighthouse and the sun in the distance. Cool.
It was therapeutic.
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I got to hang out with Jon, Waverly, Joe and Sarah before and after the race. That was cool.
My race time was not so cool.
I finished in 20:21, 12 seconds behind third place in the 40-44 age group.
I was upset for a while about that, but after having a day to stew over it, I'm not so upset.
I can look at past results and see where my work at the track and mileage is paying off.
Last year I ran the RR in 20:55. I bettered that by 34 seconds. And the conditions were a little worse this time. Warm and humid and windy in some spots.
I also noted that my 20:07 time in the Gator Gallop was 32 seconds better than my time last year and was the best in my four attempts in the race. Not bad.
Anyway, if my worst races now are going to be in the low 20s I guess I can deal with that.
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
midweek roundup
Geez...I feel like Jessica, writing about three or four runs at once.
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Sunday evening I went out for an 8-miler. A relatively slow one, just trying to recover a little from Saturday's race.
I started out slow and planned on maintaining a slow pace until picking it up the last two miles.
Pedro says:
mile 1 - 7:38
mile 2 - 7:36
mile 3 - 7:49
mile 4 - 7:37
mile 5 - 7:44
mile 6 - 7:27
mile 7 - 6:51
mile 8 - 7:05
8 miles, 59:51, 7:28 pace, 896 calories
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Monday's run was short, just 4 miles. Ran really slow. No stats from Pedro on that one.
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No run on Tuesday
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Track today.
Ran 5 quarters and did 7 30/30s.
I assumed I did the 30/30s right. I don't know. I ran hard for 30 seconds, backed off a little for 30, etc... Actually I did 6 1/2 of them, since I did a very, very slow last 30 seconds with Ashton.
The quarters were a lot slower than I'm used to doing. I'm blaming it on a big lunch of Mexican food, which I felt frequently while I was running.
The stats on the quarter miles:
1 - 1:35
2 - 1:28
3 - 1:26
4 - 1:23
5 - 1:25
The 30/30s added up to .99 miles in 6:30. If I'd noticed I was off .01 from a mile I would've ran it. Geez...
After that I ran the stands at the stadium for 5 minutes. I'm sure I'll feel that tomorrow morning. UGH!!!
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Sunday evening I went out for an 8-miler. A relatively slow one, just trying to recover a little from Saturday's race.
I started out slow and planned on maintaining a slow pace until picking it up the last two miles.
Pedro says:
mile 1 - 7:38
mile 2 - 7:36
mile 3 - 7:49
mile 4 - 7:37
mile 5 - 7:44
mile 6 - 7:27
mile 7 - 6:51
mile 8 - 7:05
8 miles, 59:51, 7:28 pace, 896 calories
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Monday's run was short, just 4 miles. Ran really slow. No stats from Pedro on that one.
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No run on Tuesday
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Track today.
Ran 5 quarters and did 7 30/30s.
I assumed I did the 30/30s right. I don't know. I ran hard for 30 seconds, backed off a little for 30, etc... Actually I did 6 1/2 of them, since I did a very, very slow last 30 seconds with Ashton.
The quarters were a lot slower than I'm used to doing. I'm blaming it on a big lunch of Mexican food, which I felt frequently while I was running.
The stats on the quarter miles:
1 - 1:35
2 - 1:28
3 - 1:26
4 - 1:23
5 - 1:25
The 30/30s added up to .99 miles in 6:30. If I'd noticed I was off .01 from a mile I would've ran it. Geez...
After that I ran the stands at the stadium for 5 minutes. I'm sure I'll feel that tomorrow morning. UGH!!!
Saturday, April 08, 2006
gator gallop pics
Click here for more pics from today's races.
Jenna in the kids' run.
Me after the race with Ashton and Jenna.
Ashton during the kids' run.
Jenna in the kids' run.
Me after the race with Ashton and Jenna.
Ashton during the kids' run.
Gator Gallop - kids runs, my 1 mile and 5K
Kids' runs
Both my girls participated in the kids' runs today.
Jenna ran in the under-6 race and did well. She was proud of her medal she got for finishing.
She wanted to run because her sissy was gonna do the run.
I encouraged Ashton to do the kids' run by buying her some running clothes earlier this week and also signing her up for the race when I mailed in my entry.
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Have to backtrack a little here.
On Wednesday Ashton and I went out for a run. We ran did 5 reps of 1 minute runs with 30 second rests in between.
She did well. Told me a couple times that her stomach hurt, but ran the whole time she was supposed to. I didn't care how well she did, it was the fact that she wanted to try and that she wanted to run with me that mattered. Cool.
This goes back to the day she went with me to Luke's to pick up my packet for the Rodeo Run and we tried on shoes. She has a pair of Asics. I told her then that if she got them she had to go running with me and that she should do a race.
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Ashton's run (for ages 6 and older) was probably about 500 meters (???). I didn't know if she could make it the whole way. She started with a friend and I told her that I'd meet her where they turned around to go back. It was an out-and-back run. I met her and gave her some encouragement.
On the way back she slowed a little and I told her some little kids were gaining on her. She kept going. I was impressed.
About 20 meters or so from the finish she said really loud, "I don't like races."
People laughed. So did I.
I know how she felt. We all do, I'm sure.
She finished strong and I'm proud.
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My races
So what if I ran my second fastest 5K out of 23 I've done in my competitive running career? I'm not happy with it.
I finished in 20:07 at the Gator Gallop today at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, which was fast enough to get me a third place trophy in the Master's category - my first in that division.
But, I wanted to break 20 minutes and I wasn't happy that I didn't.
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Also I ran the 1 mile race that was held before the 5K. My goal there was under 6 minutes and I ran 6:06 or 6:07. UGH!!!
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Got to the race early and saw the usual group of fast runners - Carlo Deason, Grant Parker and David Alvarado - plus other familiar faces.
I signed up to run the mile and 5K. I've done both the last two years and I was looking forward to doing them both again.
The mile was supposed to start at 7:30, with a kids' run at 8 and the 5K at 8:30. Well, the mile didn't get started until about 7:50, which was not good for recovering for the 5K. Oh well.
Got off to a good start and by the time things cleared out, there were only three runners ahead of me. Grant took the lead and David A. was in second. A kid I didn't know was ahead of me.
I moved into third about 1/3 mile into the race and had no problem holding that spot.
I was a few seconds behind David A. and thought that would be a good spot to lead me too a sub-6 finish. I should've ran faster.
I was nearing the finish the first time I looked at my watch and it read 5:18. I need I had to push it to get under 6. I did. But I didn't make it.
I crossed the finish line and I heard someone say, "6:06, 6:07."
"Crap," I yelled. Really loud.
I heard someone make some kind of noise because of what I said.
I was a little embarrassed that I let people know I was mad at myself. But dang it, I was mad at myself. Really wanted to break 6. Dang it, now I'm mad again.
I've put in the work at the track to do it, but it didn't pan out today.
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Goals for the 5K were, in order:
1. Break 20 minutes
2. Beat David Henry
3. Beat Jason Culverhouse
Well, I got 1 out of 3.
I was happy to finish ahead of Jason, as he is a 3:09 Boston Qualifier. That's quality runnin'.
I ran the first mile right ahead of David H., who was about 15-20 meters behind David A.
I figured they'd carry me to a sub-20 time and if I beat David H. then all the better.
(If you don't know, David H. is a senior in my newspaper class and we've had an ongoing rivalry for about 3 years. He repeatedly beats me in 5Ks, and I beat him in 10Ks, you know...cause I'm stronger.)
The first mile I ran right in front of David. H. he used me to block the wind I guess. I tried to shake him a few times, but he held with me.
He passed me at the one mile mark, but I held my spot about 5 strides behind at the most.
It was windy and some said the winds from the north were about 20mph. That first turn north was pretty tough.
The second mile seemed long and my time at the mile 2 marker was 13:15. I felt like I held my pace better than that so I was surprised that I ran almost a 7-minute mile 2.
I continued to hang right behind David H. and had thoughts of passing him before we got off the running trail and back onto to the campus at BC.
But I figured that since my legs were feeling...well, not too good...that if I went too soon that he'd smoke me pretty easily.
I heard Jason behind me yelling, "Go get him," a few times. I picked up the pace, but so did David. Ugh!
I doubted I could catch him. I got close, but he had more left than I did.
I told him on the last straightaway "If you've got anything left, you got me."
He got me. By one stinkin' second. One stinkin' second. Dang it, dang it, dang it.
Oh, I forgot - twice on the course we got yelled at. Once by David's dad, who told him, "Don't let that old man beat you." The other by Heather Dodge, who yelled at me, "Don't let that kid beat you," or something like that. Geez....
I was less than 20 seconds behind David A., who was second in the Master's in 19:49. Local runner Phil Athey was first in 19:44.
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A special thanks goes out to A.C. Moldenhauer, Mick Bayer, Bob Bowden and Kevin Regis each of whom didn't run today at the Gator Gallop and are all in the Master's division. Regis ran 19:18 at the Bellaire Trolley 5K today. If they'd been there today, I wouldn't have taken third in the Master's.
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Congrats to Jason, who won first in the 30-39 age group in 20:27.
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Gator Gallop history:
5K
2003 - 21:10 3rd place, 30-39
2004 - 21:21 1st place, 30-39
2005 - 20:39 3rd open
2006 - 20:07 3rd Master's
1 mile
2004 - 5:52 (course was short, or so people said)
2005 - 6:00 3rd overall
2006 - 6:07 3rd overall
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After today's race some runners were saying the course was closer to 3.2 miles than 3.1. I don't know about that. Don't really care. Still wanted to break 20. Next time.
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I was a little moody today. Not happy with my times and I was a little rude or standoffish or something like that a couple times.
Especially not real chatty between races.
Really wanted to talk to Tommy, but didn't say much. Sorry bout that.
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There's still work to be done. Thinking about the race now, I guess I should be happy that times I'm not satisfied with are in the low 20s instead of in the 21s like last year. The speedwork must be paying off.
Both my girls participated in the kids' runs today.
Jenna ran in the under-6 race and did well. She was proud of her medal she got for finishing.
She wanted to run because her sissy was gonna do the run.
I encouraged Ashton to do the kids' run by buying her some running clothes earlier this week and also signing her up for the race when I mailed in my entry.
---
Have to backtrack a little here.
On Wednesday Ashton and I went out for a run. We ran did 5 reps of 1 minute runs with 30 second rests in between.
She did well. Told me a couple times that her stomach hurt, but ran the whole time she was supposed to. I didn't care how well she did, it was the fact that she wanted to try and that she wanted to run with me that mattered. Cool.
This goes back to the day she went with me to Luke's to pick up my packet for the Rodeo Run and we tried on shoes. She has a pair of Asics. I told her then that if she got them she had to go running with me and that she should do a race.
---
Ashton's run (for ages 6 and older) was probably about 500 meters (???). I didn't know if she could make it the whole way. She started with a friend and I told her that I'd meet her where they turned around to go back. It was an out-and-back run. I met her and gave her some encouragement.
On the way back she slowed a little and I told her some little kids were gaining on her. She kept going. I was impressed.
About 20 meters or so from the finish she said really loud, "I don't like races."
People laughed. So did I.
I know how she felt. We all do, I'm sure.
She finished strong and I'm proud.
---
---
My races
So what if I ran my second fastest 5K out of 23 I've done in my competitive running career? I'm not happy with it.
I finished in 20:07 at the Gator Gallop today at Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, which was fast enough to get me a third place trophy in the Master's category - my first in that division.
But, I wanted to break 20 minutes and I wasn't happy that I didn't.
---
Also I ran the 1 mile race that was held before the 5K. My goal there was under 6 minutes and I ran 6:06 or 6:07. UGH!!!
---
Got to the race early and saw the usual group of fast runners - Carlo Deason, Grant Parker and David Alvarado - plus other familiar faces.
I signed up to run the mile and 5K. I've done both the last two years and I was looking forward to doing them both again.
The mile was supposed to start at 7:30, with a kids' run at 8 and the 5K at 8:30. Well, the mile didn't get started until about 7:50, which was not good for recovering for the 5K. Oh well.
Got off to a good start and by the time things cleared out, there were only three runners ahead of me. Grant took the lead and David A. was in second. A kid I didn't know was ahead of me.
I moved into third about 1/3 mile into the race and had no problem holding that spot.
I was a few seconds behind David A. and thought that would be a good spot to lead me too a sub-6 finish. I should've ran faster.
I was nearing the finish the first time I looked at my watch and it read 5:18. I need I had to push it to get under 6. I did. But I didn't make it.
I crossed the finish line and I heard someone say, "6:06, 6:07."
"Crap," I yelled. Really loud.
I heard someone make some kind of noise because of what I said.
I was a little embarrassed that I let people know I was mad at myself. But dang it, I was mad at myself. Really wanted to break 6. Dang it, now I'm mad again.
I've put in the work at the track to do it, but it didn't pan out today.
---
Goals for the 5K were, in order:
1. Break 20 minutes
2. Beat David Henry
3. Beat Jason Culverhouse
Well, I got 1 out of 3.
I was happy to finish ahead of Jason, as he is a 3:09 Boston Qualifier. That's quality runnin'.
I ran the first mile right ahead of David H., who was about 15-20 meters behind David A.
I figured they'd carry me to a sub-20 time and if I beat David H. then all the better.
(If you don't know, David H. is a senior in my newspaper class and we've had an ongoing rivalry for about 3 years. He repeatedly beats me in 5Ks, and I beat him in 10Ks, you know...cause I'm stronger.)
The first mile I ran right in front of David. H. he used me to block the wind I guess. I tried to shake him a few times, but he held with me.
He passed me at the one mile mark, but I held my spot about 5 strides behind at the most.
It was windy and some said the winds from the north were about 20mph. That first turn north was pretty tough.
The second mile seemed long and my time at the mile 2 marker was 13:15. I felt like I held my pace better than that so I was surprised that I ran almost a 7-minute mile 2.
I continued to hang right behind David H. and had thoughts of passing him before we got off the running trail and back onto to the campus at BC.
But I figured that since my legs were feeling...well, not too good...that if I went too soon that he'd smoke me pretty easily.
I heard Jason behind me yelling, "Go get him," a few times. I picked up the pace, but so did David. Ugh!
I doubted I could catch him. I got close, but he had more left than I did.
I told him on the last straightaway "If you've got anything left, you got me."
He got me. By one stinkin' second. One stinkin' second. Dang it, dang it, dang it.
Oh, I forgot - twice on the course we got yelled at. Once by David's dad, who told him, "Don't let that old man beat you." The other by Heather Dodge, who yelled at me, "Don't let that kid beat you," or something like that. Geez....
I was less than 20 seconds behind David A., who was second in the Master's in 19:49. Local runner Phil Athey was first in 19:44.
---
A special thanks goes out to A.C. Moldenhauer, Mick Bayer, Bob Bowden and Kevin Regis each of whom didn't run today at the Gator Gallop and are all in the Master's division. Regis ran 19:18 at the Bellaire Trolley 5K today. If they'd been there today, I wouldn't have taken third in the Master's.
---
Congrats to Jason, who won first in the 30-39 age group in 20:27.
---
Gator Gallop history:
5K
2003 - 21:10 3rd place, 30-39
2004 - 21:21 1st place, 30-39
2005 - 20:39 3rd open
2006 - 20:07 3rd Master's
1 mile
2004 - 5:52 (course was short, or so people said)
2005 - 6:00 3rd overall
2006 - 6:07 3rd overall
---
After today's race some runners were saying the course was closer to 3.2 miles than 3.1. I don't know about that. Don't really care. Still wanted to break 20. Next time.
---
I was a little moody today. Not happy with my times and I was a little rude or standoffish or something like that a couple times.
Especially not real chatty between races.
Really wanted to talk to Tommy, but didn't say much. Sorry bout that.
---
There's still work to be done. Thinking about the race now, I guess I should be happy that times I'm not satisfied with are in the low 20s instead of in the 21s like last year. The speedwork must be paying off.
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
5 miles
No run on Monday. Went to the Astros' opener. I'm glad I went last night instead of tonight. Only 3 runs in two games, but at least I saw a 1-0 win.
Sarah, what are we gonna do about the lack of hitting?
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Tonight I ran four miles, each in under 8 minutes. Did so rather comfortably as I waited until the sun was setting, the temp was in the low 70s and there was a nice breeze.
I ran a fifth mile a lot faster. Finished up with a last mile in 6:41. Felt good.
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Probably not gonna try and kill myself running the next couple days as I prepare for races on Saturday.
Sarah, what are we gonna do about the lack of hitting?
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Tonight I ran four miles, each in under 8 minutes. Did so rather comfortably as I waited until the sun was setting, the temp was in the low 70s and there was a nice breeze.
I ran a fifth mile a lot faster. Finished up with a last mile in 6:41. Felt good.
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Probably not gonna try and kill myself running the next couple days as I prepare for races on Saturday.
Sunday, April 02, 2006
catching up
Friday -
2 slow miles before leaving for UIL District Academic meet in El Campo.
Saturday
Didn't leave until 9:45. It was warm. Very warm.
2 mile warm up to the track.
8 400s at the track
the stats on those:
1:20
1:17
1:21
1:13 (I ran this one fast with thoughts that I was gonna stop after this one. I didn't)
1:18 (This one nearly killed me)
1:28 (Ran this one and the next one slow on purpose)
1:28
1:27 (One of those that I thought I was running a whole lot faster than this, but I guess not.)
At least at got 8 of them in like I planned.
5 minutes of stadium steps
2 mile cooldown back home.
I was exhausted after this workout.
Sunday
Pedro says :
5 miles, 38:09, 7:37 pace, 573 calories
I've been doing some weights for my legs. Not much, but enough I can tell a difference. My legs have been a little more sore than normal. I can tell when I try to push the pace a little bit.
My right groin and hip have bothered me a little bit the last couple days.
I'm gonna continue running, but I'll lay off the weights this week since there's a race coming up on Saturday.
2 slow miles before leaving for UIL District Academic meet in El Campo.
Saturday
Didn't leave until 9:45. It was warm. Very warm.
2 mile warm up to the track.
8 400s at the track
the stats on those:
1:20
1:17
1:21
1:13 (I ran this one fast with thoughts that I was gonna stop after this one. I didn't)
1:18 (This one nearly killed me)
1:28 (Ran this one and the next one slow on purpose)
1:28
1:27 (One of those that I thought I was running a whole lot faster than this, but I guess not.)
At least at got 8 of them in like I planned.
5 minutes of stadium steps
2 mile cooldown back home.
I was exhausted after this workout.
Sunday
Pedro says :
5 miles, 38:09, 7:37 pace, 573 calories
I've been doing some weights for my legs. Not much, but enough I can tell a difference. My legs have been a little more sore than normal. I can tell when I try to push the pace a little bit.
My right groin and hip have bothered me a little bit the last couple days.
I'm gonna continue running, but I'll lay off the weights this week since there's a race coming up on Saturday.
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