Overton 5 mile was yesterday. I did what I didn't think I could do, I broke 40, 39:58 to be precise thanks to a full fledged sprint at the end. Thankfully the course was shaded for almost all of it, considering .75 was on trail, not surprising.
The trail was a lot longer this year, twice as much as last year, also instead of being a double loop, the trail started at the 3 mile mark, went around, and dumped you back out near the original i mile marker and you ran back to the start, so the start and finish were in the same spot. Here is a good photo of me approaching the trail start, which was also by the start finish line.
Ran this morning, it was oppresive hot due to my being an idiot and running at 1030 when I should have gotten out there before 9. Went two miles as a just to loosen the legs up, went and did weights this afternoon for the first time in a month, upper body only, tomorrow going to do some leg and core stuff. That's it for now, no races on the docket until two weeks from now with the 1st MRRS 5 miler in Bartlett.
Quick tip: The hidden reason guys wear either no shirt of a really loose one is to prevent nipple chafing. I hurt right now.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Well, looks like a first will occur
Looks like rain tomorrow. If so, no pics from me, but I will post links.
Week of training has been abbreviated due to extreme heat, Pam being sick (have to watch the jackalope), and general apathy. Overton 5 Mile classic is tomorrow, due to the thunderstorms we are going to have today and through tomorrow, i expect my time to be slow. I don't expect to break 40 minutes due to part of the race being off road on grass and trail, and oh yeah, not training hard due to heat.
I will start next week with either night runs and/or getting my fat ass up early and running in the morning. I have 3 shots at breaking 40 in the 5 over the next 4 weeks. The best shot is the 2nd 5 miler in Bartlett, but I am going to try and get it out of the way.
Here is your friendly tip for races. Get to the race at least an hour early. This way you can get a decent parking spot (cannot be overrated), get an idea where the start line is, hit the port-a-john, get your stretching in, and relax because you won't be in a hurry.
Week of training has been abbreviated due to extreme heat, Pam being sick (have to watch the jackalope), and general apathy. Overton 5 Mile classic is tomorrow, due to the thunderstorms we are going to have today and through tomorrow, i expect my time to be slow. I don't expect to break 40 minutes due to part of the race being off road on grass and trail, and oh yeah, not training hard due to heat.
I will start next week with either night runs and/or getting my fat ass up early and running in the morning. I have 3 shots at breaking 40 in the 5 over the next 4 weeks. The best shot is the 2nd 5 miler in Bartlett, but I am going to try and get it out of the way.
Here is your friendly tip for races. Get to the race at least an hour early. This way you can get a decent parking spot (cannot be overrated), get an idea where the start line is, hit the port-a-john, get your stretching in, and relax because you won't be in a hurry.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Wow! Its been right at 4 months since my last post
Lets see, what have I done in the last 4 months.
Set a PR in the 5k, 22:29 at the Design A Wish 5k over at the Pink. Harder course than most, several hills at the start, 23rd overall out of 400 plus, 3rd in my age range, this is where I tend to fall. Usually I finish in the top 10% locally on anything sub 10k. Next year when I turn 35, the age bracket gets competitive, my current PR and average are a lot lower. Guess I'll have to improve.
Had a horrible Zoom through the Zoo, still did 31:37 so I guess I can call that a PR, I was hoping for better, but was tired and hot and had not really trained hard. Which ties into what happened the following week at the Navy Nautical 10 aka 11.5 miler. I was in no shape for this run, having not gone longer than 7 miles in the months leading up to it, plus it was 85 degrees at start. Add in that you run about 10-15 minutes slower when in extreme heat, that justifies the 1:52.52 I did. Next year, they are going to try to move it to May, I also am going to have to continue to train, I really fell off after the G-Town half. That won't happen again.
For the RRS, I am currently 2:15 ahead of last year, and I dialed it down a little today. In two weeks in Bartlett, I hope to break 40, do that for 2 straight races, then I will have shaved off almost 5 more minutes off last year, I am on pace to shave close to 30 mins off my time this year over year. Yeah?
37th Overton Mile Classic is this upcoming weekend, died hard on it last year, this year I ain't going out like that. Breaking 40 is my goal, I should be able to do it. Better shape and better food should help, I ate horrible the night before and ran out of energy quick.
Side news, my good friend Pat is going to be doing the Disney Half in January next year. Congrats to him, he's lost close to a 100 pounds in his weight loss plan. In 2013, I will run the tag team marathon with him. Something to look forward to.
Digression two, Pam is doing the Women's Run/Walk training, her finish is the day after the Cooper-Young 4 miler in September(I have an interview on this race coming up as I was the first person to register, link coming when it posts). Good luck babe.
I am going back to my 2-3 times weekly posts on running, I will do this through the St Jude. Pics, links, and others as they come.
Set a PR in the 5k, 22:29 at the Design A Wish 5k over at the Pink. Harder course than most, several hills at the start, 23rd overall out of 400 plus, 3rd in my age range, this is where I tend to fall. Usually I finish in the top 10% locally on anything sub 10k. Next year when I turn 35, the age bracket gets competitive, my current PR and average are a lot lower. Guess I'll have to improve.
Had a horrible Zoom through the Zoo, still did 31:37 so I guess I can call that a PR, I was hoping for better, but was tired and hot and had not really trained hard. Which ties into what happened the following week at the Navy Nautical 10 aka 11.5 miler. I was in no shape for this run, having not gone longer than 7 miles in the months leading up to it, plus it was 85 degrees at start. Add in that you run about 10-15 minutes slower when in extreme heat, that justifies the 1:52.52 I did. Next year, they are going to try to move it to May, I also am going to have to continue to train, I really fell off after the G-Town half. That won't happen again.
For the RRS, I am currently 2:15 ahead of last year, and I dialed it down a little today. In two weeks in Bartlett, I hope to break 40, do that for 2 straight races, then I will have shaved off almost 5 more minutes off last year, I am on pace to shave close to 30 mins off my time this year over year. Yeah?
37th Overton Mile Classic is this upcoming weekend, died hard on it last year, this year I ain't going out like that. Breaking 40 is my goal, I should be able to do it. Better shape and better food should help, I ate horrible the night before and ran out of energy quick.
Side news, my good friend Pat is going to be doing the Disney Half in January next year. Congrats to him, he's lost close to a 100 pounds in his weight loss plan. In 2013, I will run the tag team marathon with him. Something to look forward to.
Digression two, Pam is doing the Women's Run/Walk training, her finish is the day after the Cooper-Young 4 miler in September(I have an interview on this race coming up as I was the first person to register, link coming when it posts). Good luck babe.
I am going back to my 2-3 times weekly posts on running, I will do this through the St Jude. Pics, links, and others as they come.
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