tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53210963427339080362012-02-11T09:38:12.744-08:00Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14573376569594483413noreply@blogger.comBlogger671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5321096342733908036.post-83170985192717545872008-01-31T12:42:00.000-08:002008-01-31T12:47:13.927-08:00

I've been keeping up with my workouts no problems (yet). I designed my own schedule its suppose to be a bit ambitious but I designed it so I never run two days in a row and am allowing myself to cut "crosstraining" sessions short (or out) when necessary.Last year I felt I got the most improvements with pure volume (long runs) so I'm maxing out my miles within reason. One problem I have had is I'm

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Hi all were to start?.Lets see since last June I was in the peak shape of my adult life. I dropped down to 158lbs (for like 2 days) and worked up to running around 30 miles a week, also competed in two races! The reason I lost so much weight was simple..a bet between co-workers on who could lose the most weight within 20 weeks. I lost 42lbs and claimed third place for $200 prize (top 3 split).

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I purchased a new pair of shoes after a detailed gait analyses at the local shoe store. The shoe I chose was pretty much what I thought I should be running in. The Nimbus 9 Asics top of the line cushioned running shoe.Originally I went back to New Balance and purchased a pair of 1061 new balances top of the line shoe. I wasn't impressed after 8 miles of running on them I took them back.Besides

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I have hit my miles goal for the month of May (100) with a whole 4 miles to spare. I ended up running a lot of "junk" miles as it turns out. In fact I may have ran a to much as I was feeling really tired and fatigued the last part of the month. No worries though as I have cut back to 20 miles a week and have sprang back real strong in fact I feel better then ever. My weight is down to a new low

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Here it is my summer project..ME...click the above to see the details. I'm really excited to restart training (been running nothing but recovery runs lately).

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It's official I have ran my first ever 5k (second race ever), I wish I could report I obtained all my goals on race day but life through me a curve ball.My goal was to break 25:00 my race paces had been indicating it was possible and I was feeling really good about my chances. A least until I arrived at the race. I was expecting a 'road race' but found that this was a 'beach run'. This race was

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My summer goal is to obtain a much better overall level of fitness. My running skills will certainly serve as the main weapon of choice for the cardio segments of my summer training in fact I am going to follow the "red" plan found in the book Daniel's Running Formula. It involves 4-5 days a week of running based in minutes not miles (although you still end up running well over 20). To handle the

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OK I have not quit running at all, I have just been extremely busy and work has blocked the website that allows me to do my updates. So no more lunch time blog sessions.Here is what has happened the last week.Sunday 10 mile run (third time) really hot.Tuesday - Wednesday 3 milers nothing to crazy.Weigh in day I weighed in at166lbs I was down to 169 last week so I have lost almost 5 pounds in to

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3 miles done in 29:57 (barley kept it under 30). Not much more then that to report. Other than I chose today's picture as a prediction where I believe Dale Earnhardt,Jr will end up driving for. Only NASCAR Fans would get it.

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Smoke covered the entire area yesterday. It was like everybody got organized and started bon fires in their backyards. Soot,smoke and filth everywhere..only problem No fires all the crap in the area was coming from GEORGIA!! (a mere 500 miles away). Well at least until about 11:00 when some knucklehead driving down the interstate chucked a cigarette out his window about 3 miles south on I-75 (

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My new goal for Tuesday and Thursdays is to get my 3 mile run at the gym under 30 minutes (less then 10 minute miles). I think its time to up the pace a bit because I feel 30ish times in a 3 mile run in an air conditioned gym isn't acceptable anymore. I must continue to push without over doing it running a consistent 10 minute mile on a treadmill ain't asking much.Tomorrow is a 45 minute Tempo

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Today is a rest day so nothing to report.I have my eye on the Gold's Gym Power Flex.Looks like it would be a great piece of equipment.

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Today I ran my 10 miler at a easy pace, and compared to the last time (or first time) it was not really that hard in the end. I felt the usual end of long run pains but nothing out of the ordinary.In order to make the route I run 3 extras mile (its normaly 7) I decided to run "the sound wall" (I snapped a picture with my cell phone) next to the highway. It was somewhat weird as it radiated a lot

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Not much to report today. I took the day off (from running) because I was really sore. I went to the gym and did 30 minute elliptical session and did some stretching on the weight machines (low weights maximum movements real slow).Tomorrow I run 10 miles for the second time.

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Weigh in day is here and the verdict is (drum roll)170.6 lbs that's right I am with in .6 lbs of the 160s (after morning workout/piss). I hope to be around 165 by race day (3 weeks away).Now the bad news (not really) I'm pretty sure I'm going to bag my fast 5 miler tomorrow and increase my Sunday run up to 10 or 11 miles instead. The reason being is I did some plyometrics on Thursday and my legs

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This Picture Is Hilarious!!According to the electronic body fat meter at the gym today I'm at 10% body fat?!!! I was quite amazed as I have not tried the thing in awhile when I first did it 8 weeks ago it said 16%. I checked 3 weeks ago and it said 13%. Today for no particular reason I just was wondering I was expecting 12% but 10%..how cool. I know these things are not 100% accurate, but the

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SUCKS!!![BEGIN RANT]I'm sad to report that after 1 week of being up my race calculators have been removed without No rhyme or Reason from the provider (somee.com). I wasn't notified or even tipped off that I did something wrong? They just simply deleted by account. Well I doubt they will be around very long if they can afford to simply dump customers at random. Sure it was a free account but

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I revamped my weight training program to include a more variety of exercises and be more specific to what I'm trying to accomplish as a runner. In general weight lifting for big gains doesn't really help a runner, in fact it can slow you down as being able to bench 250 may be cool but the big chest you get is just dead weight on a 5 mile run. The goal of my weight training is to establish a good

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Monday is a rest day (as anyone that follows my blog probably knows). Its time to review the month of April.I posted my full running log here for those who are interested in the nitty gritty (I doubt there is very many of you). BTW the Running Log I use is an excel log and it is freeware available on the Internet here.This month's total was 86 miles a new record for me. A great month as I had no

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Not much to report I ran a 7 miler (1 more then planned) on a new route. Was 3.5 out and back run. My splits were10:2510:5310:4211:0711:2110:2410:06Total: 1:15:02Avg Speed: 5.5Avg Pace 10:42Avg HR: 75%Pretty good easy run.

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I went out today and did my test run it was an outstanding sucess as it appears all my hard training has paid off I am substatially faster then I was a month ago when I ran my 8k.Event: 5K TestSplits:8:168:419:060:52Total: 26:57Avg Speed: 6.9 mphAvg Pace : 8:40Avg HR: 89%This means I am well below my goal time (27:30 something) and I am getting within striking distance (within a few months) of a

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After a tough week of a high of running 10 miles for the first time and then an unplanned low of being sick for 3 days it all has equalled out to a surprisingly high weight loss.172.8I'm almost in the 160s range and have lost now 30 lbs a pleasant gift for a tough week indeed.I plan a good weekend of fun workouts a 5k test on Saturday followed with some plyometrics in the afternoon and then a

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I woke up this morning bright and early at 5:30 am and hit the gym. I completed a 45 minute weight workout which was a bit tough as I could feel a little fatigue still, but I got through it.After that I ran a 3 miler (3/1) for 31:52 a good effort considering how bad I felt the last two days. Tomorrow I will do an hour of cardio and post my weekly weight results. I expect to have lost a bit of

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Well I'm starting to feel a bit better still kind of groggy but definitely on the upswing. This week is suppose to be an easy week in preparation for a 5k test run on Saturday so missing the workouts may actually give me the much needed rest to perform at my true peak (as long as I'm still not sick).I'm going to take today's workout off and try to put in an easy 3 miler tomorrow a long with a 45

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Nothing new to report accept that I still feel like crap. I even had to skip my 3 miler & weight training today. A total bummer...I figure its better to rest and get well then to strain self and have a bad workout (or worst injure myself).Off to pop more advil (cough cough sneeze sneeze...puke)

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My Son was sick all weekend with an ear infection (he is 15 months old) and it seems he has given me a present as I have come down with a cold. It came out of no where as I didn't feel bad at all until I woke up this morning.Anyhow I'm glad it hit on Monday as I should be well rested for the real work at the end of the week.Today is a rest day and that is what I'm doing as I am very soar from

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Today I felt good before my run so I decided to go for the Big 10. I knew it was a bit far for me but I pushed through. I ran with my hydration belt and think it was a big help on keeping me fresh as I drank all 4 bottles of liquid. My final time was.1:54:00Average Pace: 11:24 (5.3 mph)I took an ice bath and have pains all over my legs but it was worth it. No running until Tuesday night now as I

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Thank You Kenny Chesney. I didn't actually have any beer rather it was a song that came on my headphones right before my fifth and final mile of a five mile run today. Here are my splits10:0910:3110:1010:218:26!!!Avg Speed: 6 mphAvg Pace 9:55Yes a New RECORD MILE FOR ME!!! on the hardest of all 5 miles none the less. It appears those 3/1 miles have been paying off. 8-9 miles tomorrow I can't

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Today is a rest day so I decided I would chat about my shoes. I purchased a pair of New Balance 755s from the local new balance store back in January. Since then I have compiled about 160 miles on them. I was diagnosed as an Extremely High Arched (they tried selling me insoles) underpronator. A good shoe for me would be Highly Cushioned and built for performance since I planned on running up to

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I have decided to release my prediction tool & other running calculators to the public.I used these to calculate my paces and speeds on the treadmill more then anything.The prediction calculator is a combination of other known models other then the USA model as I call it which I created. It bases the prediction on current USA records and percentage of performance. Average them all together and

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Well I thought about buying some "sport beans" for my long weekend runs as I find myself out running almost an hour on Saturdays and about an hour and a half on Sundays. Basically for all I can tell is a little sugar every half an hour can give you a little push. Sport beans are somewhat expensive so I have decided to buy an 99 cent bag of candy orange slices and eat one every 2-3 miles. It will

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As the Florida Heat sets its sights on another hot summer I decided to bite the bullet and go buy a hydration belt. I don't want the heat to deter me so I got the four-bottle model Nathan Speed 4 with two pockets (small in front and a big one in the back) which includes enough room for a cell phone and some food (gel, beans, etc) if needed. I figure if I'm going to be running long runs in the "

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I went to the gym this morning to pound out 3 miles and realized I forgot my headphones. The dreadmill would be twice the torture without them. I decided I would push a bit harder then usual to get it over with. my first 1 mile I kept it as around 5.4 mph the next mile I bumped up to 6.1 mph the third and final mile I increased .1 every minute until 2 minutes to go when I cranked it up to 8.0

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111th Boston Marathon is here and I for one am glad to be slow (joking) (lol..not that I would ever qualify anyhow). The weather calls for Rain showers and windy (36 mph) with 99% humidity, 47 F (feels like 37). Basically the worst imaginable conditions. For those who worked hard all year and BQ (qualified) you will certainly have a story for the ages as it looks like the Hellish 111th will go

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Today was the LSD (long slow distance) run and I was suppose to do 8 (actually 6 originally) . But today was different as I was actually racing someone...THE WEATHER!! I took off this morning in hurry to get my mile in it turned out my sense of urgency pushed me for a "Fast 7". Which is great considering yesterdays crash.Distance: 7 miles11:0411:0011:39 (strong wind)10:4910:4210:4210:24Total: 1

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Well it was bound to happen a bad run. I didn't get out early enough and the sun was already out in full force (and 85% humidity). I was going to do a 4 mile fast run. But today instead of running at an 85% HR I thought I would just set the watch to 9:00 min - 10 min miles and just run in that zone.A complete disaster I ran way to fast and maxed out my HR the sun didn't help either and I was

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Well I enjoyed the last weekend by eating candy, ham and drinking beer (since then I quit drinking) and the scale showed it this week. My official weight is177.0I don't regret last weekend I run so I can indulge on the holidays that's one reason for getting in shape to eat guilt free on special occasions.Today it technically a rest day which my for my Friday usually means no running. I spent

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Yesterday I had a sore spot on the top of my ankle (in the area the picture points to) . When I woke up this morning the pain was gone but none the less I decided to be cautious and only do an easy 2 miles this morning. I have had a really good week of hard exercise so it was probably a good day to scale back a little bit. I ran the 2 miles in around 22:10 on the treadmill so I was running 11:05

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Well I modified my schedule to get back to the regular training rhythm since I'm not running the 10k now I am no longer in a taper week. Therefore today would be a 35 minute temp run. I was prepared to run this one outside as I like to do at least one outside run midweek to my disappointment it was raining and foggy. So crappy weather forced me to the gym. I ran a pretty good tempo run peaking

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For personal reasons I had to cancel participation in this weekend's 10K. I'm also going to cut out a 5k and only train for one. I hope to continue to train. I need to budget my 'extra' money a little better so I decided to train hard and race less.

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5 days until race day. I was somewhat concerned about the 10K I committed to because I wasn't really looking to expand out further as I wanted to concentrate on speed. As this race drew closer it was to tempting for me to resist a local race within a few miles of my house. I decided I would run it as my long run and not put to much 'weight' on performance. Again as it nears I'm starting to

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Sing it Brad.....I can make anybody pretty. I can make you believe any lie.I can make you pick a fight with somebody twice your size.Well, I've been known to cause a few break-ups,An' I've been known to cause a few births.Well, I can make you new friends, or get you fired from work.And since the day I left Milwaukee, Lynchburg an' Bordeaux, France,Been making the bars lots of big money,An'

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Happy Easter everybody.This afternoon I took off out the door on a 6 mile run. I felt pretty lousy because I had way to many beers yesterday at fair grounds. I couldn't use this as an excuse not to run (although I wanted to) so hang over or not I was out the door. I was in for some pain, or at least so I thought. After the first mile I felt pretty good. I took the same scenic route I took

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For this mornings schedule Hal called for 4 miles. My Saturday mileage is going up! I was delighted to see the weather was absolutely perfect at 7:00 AM this morning when I hit the road.I knew this was going to be a pretty good run the weather was optimal. I ran an easy pace between 70% - 75% HR and had to restrain myself cool weather really makes you want to go fast (From experience I know my 6

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Another milestone busted I weigh in the 170s now.176.4 to be exact!One sure way to get faster is to lose weight, obviously at 6 foot tall I can afford to lose some weight by doing so will improve my speed/endurance..less weight = less work. My goal weight is around 155 should be optimal in my opinion.Busy weekend ahead as I have a 4 miler on Saturday and a 6 miler (maybe 8) on Sunday. I imagine

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I have been wanting to do some cross training (other then biking) for sometime now and swimming would be a good candidate. I live in Florida and have an in ground pool that is 12 x 20 hardly long enough (5 feet deep at the deep end) to swim laps.Until now I found this Fancy gadget online its called the zura stationary swimmer. Apparently you just attach the cuffs to your legs and attach the cord

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Today was my first time doing intervals on a treadmill. I must say they were some what enjoyable. I decided to do 400s (.25 miles) The 'mill' at the gym has a setting called 'intervals' you put in your jog speed. and your run speed and then toggle back and forth by pushing the interval button.According to Hal in the Run Fast book you should be between 90% - 95% HR at the end of the run portion

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After reading some of Hal's book (Run Fast) I have found a tip that I feel maybe usefull. I have a problem (being a beginner) of having a "cover the distance" mentality. Great in the beginning but doesn't really help you get much faster as I seem to run my fast laps first and the slow ones last (positive splits I believe they call this) all fine for a beginner but I want to race strong in the

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Great news I woke up this morning and my legs feel like CRAP!! That means my weekend run was a success I torched my legs. So a rest day is with the included bonus of NO guilt (trying to forget the pizza incident..lol).I wanted to share with you all that I purchased a book "Run Fast" by Hal Higdon. Since Hal has basicly designed all my running programs (slight modifications by me..which Hal

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I confess yesterday I drank a six pack of beer and then polished off half a pizza. Yes I did run 3 miles 'fast' but I let my guard down and now I must pay (which I did).I decided beyond my regular 5 miles I would ad 1 mile for the beers and an additional mile for the pizza ( I know I should run about 10 extra but I don't want to hurt myself).My splits were12:5112:4013:1312:5512:3712:4410:43Last

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I woke up energetic and ready to complete my 3 mile 'fast' run. After loading up with gatorade and a little bit of cereal I was out the door. I set my watch in 'predictive' mode, 3 miles with a target of 30 minutes. My splits were 9:039:289:41Total 28 : 12 Almost 2 minutes faster then my goal of 30 minutes....but man was I exhausted I doubt my next mile would of been even in the 10:xxS. I need

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Cue the music, as I have work to do.Florida is some what unique, while most running seasons are just picking up steam our running season comes to the end around ....NOW...so only a few area races left. It gets pretty damn blasted hot in the summer and no matter how early you get up it still friggin hot..so it leaves me a chance to come up with a bunch of excuses...just kidding.This year (between

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This morning I had a 3 mile easy run I started doing these at the gym because at 6 AM its dark outside (thank you for an earlier day light saving time GWB...crooked bastard) and after removing a 4 foot snake from my house last week I'm a bit paranoid of whats in the bushes..if you know what I mean. So I run the 'mill' at the gym its pretty easy to do pacing on those thing I set it to 5.3 and zone

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It occurred to me today I have no idea what my goal time should be for my first 5k. Some would say just go out have fun, finish it and PR next time. My problem is I already finished my first race and it was longer then a 5K (8k). Finishing shouldn't be a problem. So I don't have any real idea what I should be shooting for.Going into my 8k I had a goal of finishing less the 1 hour seeing how my

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Hal calls for a Tempo run tommorow. I have never done one of these but the definition is"Tempo Runs: This is a continuous run with an easy beginning, a buildup in the middle to near 10-K race pace, then ease back and cruise to the finish. A typical tempo run would begin with 5-10 minutes easy running, continue with 10-15 faster running, and finish with 5-10 minutes cooling down. You can't figure

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Well I have not updated this blog for sometime now and for good reason (in my opinion). Truth is I broke my foot training to hard back in December, I was to embarrassed to report this fact,and this blog kind of reminded me of my failure so I abandonded it (for the time being anyhow). I'm happy to report I had a short 6 week recovery period (4 which I was running on a broken foot...if I ain't

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I recieved my chistmas present early this year and couldn't be happier. Being a gadget freak I had searched out this watch sometime ago. Its called the Timex Bodylink System. It uses GPS to track speed, pace and has a Heart Rate Moniter as well. All wireless. This watch can be setup to take splits automaticly...predict finish times, zone alerts (speed & HR) interval training (with HR zones) and a

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I went at it hard this morning running 4 x 6 min run 1 min walk finishing with a 2 minute run ..ended up running 2.6 miles (turtle speed I know) HRM was nuts to day couldn't keep it under 155 so I just turned it off (it was beeping crazy). Let hope I didn't push to hard because I have to repeat the entire routine again tomorrow.

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Well I pigged out and managed to keep all my workouts in tack. I flew back to Wisconsin to visit family and it was quite different landscape then FL (flat and warm) vs WI (hilly and cold) it was a nice change and quite humbling...hills are tough!!..cold weather rocks (for running) anyhow I turned a 1.5 mile run (after walking 2.0 miles early morning) on Friday after thanksgiving and then on

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Seems I'm working to hard...my times are actually slower when I jog the entire distance (when I actually make it) vs when I run/walk (ceiling to floors based on HRM). I'm not that happy with my run today. Despite getting out early for turkey day and a nice breezy 60+ day I really believe I overworked. I must remember that time is not important to a slow loaf such as myself rather distance and

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Warmed up 5 minutes on the treadmill (walking) and then ran a 1 mile (no walk breaks) for a record 12:39 apparently I have ran 1 miles faster doing walk/jogs (according to last weeks stats) but I'm not sure that is accurate or not as those mile's' (12:29 twice) were a different route...oh well doesn't matter I'm a sub 13 minute slow ass!...LOL I planned to run another mile but my legs gave out

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Well it seem taking it easy for 3 days since shin issue has paid off as I was able to run (at a snails pace) 1 mile today after my .5 mile warm up. I tried something new today instead of running between my max and min in my zone 3 (aerobic zone) I tried to stay in that zone the entire run no matter how slow I ran . Sometimes I felt as if I was barley moving but I did it. (although some 60 year

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I turned my regular loop (1.6 miles) into a 1.0 mile run/walk I used the first .4 to warm up and then ran/walk (about 75/25) 1 mile (for a total of a snail pace 12:04 mile) and then walked the remainder home to cool down.My legs felt like lead weights and I was doing what I could to go very easy I even ran on the side of the sidewalk to make it easier on my shins (try not to think about snakes,

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Runstoppable looks pretty nice and lets you do cool google maps and rss feeds. Looks like a winner to me. No Running today as I'm still dealing with shins.I added two routes (so far) one is my regular route (the grind) the other is when I run to the local apple bee's for a BEER!!...lol

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Last weekend I bought a fancy runner's watch with a heart rate monitor and some fancy electronics. when I did my run/walks (two days in a row sat/sun) I would try to keep in my HR zone while jogging and when I hit the ceiling (the watch beeps) I would walk until I hit my floor (the watch beeps slightly different) I was able to go a long way (for me 2 miles) without feeling much pain but enough to

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Week 1 - Get in SHAPE!!My goal for this week it to continue to improve and strive to run for as long as I can without much discomfort. ScheduleMondayRestTuesday25-Min Run WalkWednesday25-Min Run Walk or Rest Depending on Feel.Thursday25-Min Run WalkFridayRestSaturday30-Min Run/WalkSunday45-Min Run/Walk

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