Race Week

I had a good week of running. With the first 5k of the season coming up Saturday. I ran Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. I took off Thursday and played golf. Golf had some good and some bad hits in it but I finished with two pars on the front nine. It was a great week as far as weather goes.

Saturday morning was cool and damp, with spotty drizzle around the area. In the past, I used to start way back in the pack and I wasted probably 20 seconds just getting to the starting line once the race started. I decided to move up to the middle and really push to break 30 minutes and set a new PR.

I took off at a pace I have never ran at, but I was determined and the atmosphere of the race really had me pumped up. When I hit the first mile they called out 9:25, I was a little nervous at this point. I wasn't sure if I could keep up the pace. I started to run with a guy and we chatted about breaking 30 minutes. That did it for me and I took off and at 2 miles I was at 18:30. I decided to put the pedal down and run as hard as I could. As I was headed for the finish my son and wife were cheering me on but they did not know the time and I could not see the timer at the finish. As I got to the finish I crossed at 28:47 breaking my goal and setting a new PR. This is unofficial as they have not posted the official results online yet.

This has fired me up to run some more races and up my training a bit. I'll run on
Sunday and see how the week unfolds. Until next week.

Summer Cold

Man, I hate getting a summer cold. It really knocked me down a few days. I did get 3 days in for a total of 9 miles.

I order a pair of Merrell water shoes with a vibram sole to try out. I went out one day and decided to just walk in then to see how they did. By a mile and a half I had skin missing around my ankle. The shoes where super comfortable as far as the walking goes but I need to wear them around the house for a while and then take them back out. I'll keep you posted on the progress but for 15.00 dollars I couldn't help but try.

My first 5k of the year is in a week. I hope to break thirty minutes this time. I'll post again after the race.

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Beautiful does not even come close to this week. Sunshine every day and warm weather, probably 75 to 85 degrees this week. I hit 3 miles on 4 separate runs for a total of 12. Only problem is that my calves are so sore I can hardly stand it. I received my new Runner's World today and they had an article about only increasing your weekly mileage by 10% a week. I increased my mileage by way more than that and that may be what's contributing to the increased soreness. I will run this same mileage for a few weeks and see what happens.

I ordered a pair of Merrell water shoes this week and expect to have them by Monday or Tuesday. I found a great deal on Ebay so I ordered them. I will write a review of the water shoes when I have an opportunity to use them. I am currently tracking how many miles I get on the Five Fingers and I will track my mileage on the water shoes as well and see which is the better value. Until next week.