National Running Day

Bearathon Half Marathon (2011-03-19)

Bearathon Half Marathon in Waco, TX

Run (unofficial):
Mile 1 - 7:07
Mile 2 - 7:39
Mile 3 - 7:34
Mile 4 - 8:45
Mile 5 - 8:49
Mile 6 - 9:02
Mile 7 - 9:32
Mile 8 - 9:28
Mile 9 - 8:57
Mile 10 - 8:37
Mile 11 - 8:28
Mile 12 - 10:08
Mile 13 - 8:14
Time: 1:58:06
Distance: 13.88 miles
Pace: 8:30
Calories: 2027

Weather: 62 degrees, humidity 90%, winds 8.1 mph

Official:
Time: 1:57:48
Age Group: 6th out of 35
Pace: 9:00
Overall: 219th out of 972

2011-03-18

Run:
Mile 1 - 7:06
Time: 0:07:28
Distance: 1.05 miles
Pace: 7:05
Calories: 151

Walk:
Mile 1 - 14:52
Time: 0:15:29
Distance: 1.04 miles
Pace: 14:53
Calories: 108
Weather: 75 degrees, humidity 56%, winds 15 mph

2011-03-17

KHS Track

Run:
Mile 1 - 7:52
Mile 2 - 7:50
Mile 3 - 8:08
Mile 4 - 7:51
Time: 0:32:32
Distance: 4.07 miles
Pace: 7:59
Calories: 589

Walk:
Mile 1 - 22:49
Time: 0:24:06
Distance: 1.03 miles
Pace: 23:25
Calories: 106
Weather: 75 degrees, humidity 58%, winds 26.5 mph

2011-03-16

Run:
Mile 1 - 8:14
Mile 2 - 8:29
Mile 3 - 8:47
Time: 0:31:28
Distance: 3.59 miles
Pace: 8:46
Calories: 512

Walk:
Mile 1 - 23:00
Mile 2 - 21:53
Mile 3 - 18:16
Time: 1:03:33
Distance: 3.01 miles
Pace: 21:06
Calories: 308

Weather: 66.2degrees, humidity 73%, winds 12.3 mph

2011-03-14

New 1/4 mile speed training!!

Mile 1 - 7:37
Mile 2 - 7:40
Mile 3 - 8:00
Time: 0:25:50
Distance: 3.30 miles

Pace: 7:50
Calories: 475
Weather: 46 degrees, humidity 71%, winds 24.2 mph

Group Run in Allen, TX (2011-03-12)

 @ The Grove, Allen, TX

Did a group run with several folks from the Allen, TX area.  It was quiet a drive from Kennedale, but I happen to be dropping Michelle off in Sachse, TX.  The group run was organized rather quickly by  Libby.  Her friend was in need of a long run in the roads (she had been training on treadmills) before running her first half marathon, the Dallas Rock N Roll Half.  Libby, being the social running magnate that she is, attracted over 20-plus participants (via Facebook and Twitter invites) who were also looking for a local, long run. 

In the 3 years that I've been running, I've never participated in a group run.  I certainly enjoyed the social aspect; getting to know your fellow runners, learning new training methods, nutritional products, running gear, etc.

There was water/Gatorade stations provided by Libby, post-run recovery drinks provided by Honeymilk, and post-run ART (Active Release Techniques®) work from chiropractor, Dr. G from Spring Valley Spine and Sportscare.

I paired up with Keith, a local Allen runner.  Although Keith is much faster than I, we decided to pair up and keep the pace around 8:00-8:30 minute per mile.  Keith had to do another training run of 17 miles for a Run On group the next day.  For me this is going to be my long run before the Bearathon next Saturday.

It was a relatively flat course.  I usually warm up by mile 3, but not today.  I struggled all the way through the run.  Although there were some strong head winds, these were not much of a bother since we changed directions during the almost "out-and-back" course.  There were several major intersections that we had to "pause" our runs and timing devices.  I forgot to "un-pause" my CardioTrainer android app after pausing to cross E. Exchange Parkway, between mile 7 and 8.  I did not notice it until we crossed over Greenville Ave.  So I lost almost 2 miles.  Luckily Keith had his Garmin.  He clocked us @ around 1 hour and 20 minutes for the run.

If you're looking for local group to run with in Allen, TX, look up Libby and Keith.  I believe they will have several weeks of group/training runs planned throughout the week.

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Time: 1:20:12
Distance: 9.42 miles (actually ran 11 miles)

Pace: 8:30
Calories: 1363
Weather: 51.8 degrees, humidity 94%, winds 10.4 mph