10 Miles

10 miles up at the lake, running 2 miles, then taking a bathroom break, then running 8 miles with the FFRC, though no one was running my pace. Total running time of 1:41:48, avg pace of 10:10, splits of 10:27, 10:12, 10:06, 10:02, 10:05, 10:13, 10:25, 10:16, 10:18 and 9:40, so fairly consistent. AHR of 162, max of 172, so pretty steady there too. Overall decent run, should be ready for the half marathon next weekend. When we headed out the temp was 78F at 6:20am which had me worried, but it was overcast and breezy, so it didn't warm up any while running, so it felt comfortable.

3 Miles Around the Neighborhood

3.1 miles around the neighborhood, in the 70s so things felt better. Ate at Stir Crazy last night and my stomach feels a bit off, but wasn't a real issue during the run. I ran without looking at the Garmin, so ran what I felt was a comfortable pace. Ended up with 3.1 miles in 31:22, 10:06 pace, splits of 10:17, 9:59, 9:59 and last .1 miles at 10:52 as I started to coast in. AHR was 160, mile averages of 151, 161 and 166, max of 172, avg of 170 for the last .1. Overall felt pretty good.

3 Mile Neighborhood Run

3.1 miles around the neighborhood, in the 70s so things felt better. Ate at Stir Crazy last night and my stomach feels a bit off, but wasn't a real issue during the run. I ran without looking at the Garmin, so ran what I felt was a comfortable pace. Ended up with 3.1 miles in 31:22, 10:06 pace, splits of 10:17, 9:59, 9:59 and last .1 miles at 10:52 as I started to coast in. AHR was 160, mile averages of 151, 161 and 166, max of 172, avg of 170 for the last .1. Overall felt pretty good.

5 Mile Hot Run

Afternoon run, HOT out, 90F at the start, cooling to 87F when we got home, but humidity didn't feel too bad. Ran up at the lake, starting at the lower lot and going counter clockwise, then returning so I could run in the shady part as much as possible. Walked half mile before and after to stretch out the time a bit. First 3 miles were all right, 10:07, 10:27 and 10:52 with typical scheduled walk breaks. But my heart rate kept getting over 175, so for mile 4 and 5 I basically alternated running/walking, heart rate would get over 175, I'd walk for a minute, then run a bit, etc. 11:36 and 11:17 for the final two miles, overall pace of 10:52, AHR of 168, but max of 179, and not a very smooth run with all the walking. Might need to rethink the afternoon Wednesday run idea, bleh.

3 Mile Morning Run

3 mile run up at the lake, starting at the restaurant and heading up past the soccor fields and back, didn't feel like running on the spur since the construction would be going on. Steady run, decent pace, heart rate wasn't too bad. 3.1 miles in 30:49, avg pace of 9:56, splits of 10:01, 9:53, 9:55 and 0:59 for the last .1 mile (9:49 pace). AHR of 162, crept up to 170 by the end. Nice out.

Ice Cream!!!

FFRC Ice Cream Run, we met at Fritz's in St Charles, ran a loop course. I stuck behind Bob for the first mile, but when Jane took a walk break, I figured it would be a good idea to do the same. Took a total of 3 walk breaks and ran all right, splits of 9:32, 10:13, 11:35 and 1:25 for the last .13 miles. Two runs in the same day, my legs were a bit stiff at the start but I felt pretty good after a bit. AHR of 161, which was pretty good with the early evening low 80ish weather.

6 Mile Run In St Charles

Running a touch slower, heart rate was lower. I ran with the FFRC in St Charles on the 'old' route that I didn't know, so had to keep an eye out for when people were turning and such. Run went all right, was overall heart rate was lower, which is good. Course was hilly and ended up running the second half with Jane from the running group, who was taking walk breaks on the hills and such, so pace was a bit slower the last half. Splits of 10:20, 10:42, 10:15, 11:00, 10:53 and 11:57.

3 Miles In The Rain

In the low 60s and lightly raining, and took it a bit easier as well, so run felt a bit better. 3.1 miles in 32:52, avg pace of 10:35, splits of 10:57, 10:27, 10:28 and a 9:27 pace for the last .1 mile. AHR of 158, with mile averages of 153, 160, 161 and 167 for the last bit. Run felt all right.

5 Mile Evening Run

Ran in the afternoon, was about 83F out, little wind, sunny, felt like fairly low humidity, but clearly my body isn't use to running in plus 80 weather. Started off OK, but by mile 2 my heart rate was pushing 170 and it kept creeping up. Had to take 2 walk breaks the 4th mile and 3 walk breaks the 5th mile as my hear rate hit 180. Overall pace wasn't too bad, but if I'm going to get faster, I'm going to have to push myself to do so, which might be tough during the summer. 5 miles in 51:39, pace of 10:19, splits of 10:05, 10:00, 10:11, 10:27 and 10:54. AHR of 170, with mile averages of 160, 168, 172, 173 and 175. Running Friday morning, so should be cooler then.

Back At It

Well, after 3 weeks off, back to running. Body must be a bit worn down from the 2 week vacation to Yellowstone, even though my legs felt pretty good, my heart rate was way high for the pace I was running. 3.1 miles in 31:38, avg pace of 11:11, ahr of 168, with splits of 10:29, 10:03 and 10:06, with a pace of 9:32 for the last .1 miles. HR went from 155 the first mile, to 171, then 177. Ran up at the lake, was 65F out, but felt warmer and quite muggy, sun was out too. Hopefully my conditioning comes back quickly.