Too Many Numbers
Okay, maybe toys aren't good for me - because I just love all these numbers!! The good news is - the second run my new toy seemed all better. It told me I ran miles right where I thought it should. It seems to have a bit of a lag as far as knowing my pace and whether or not I'm moving - so when I turn around it seems to lose me for a little bit. Anyway, so here are my last few runs:
On Thursday Sept 7:
I did my first mile in 9:24 with a heartrate of 154bpm.
My second mile was 9:23 and 175bpm
Then I did a half mile (.51 to be exact) in 4:53 and 172bpm
So, I ran 2.51 miles is 23:41 with an average heartrate of 166bpm and a p:27/mile pace. I was pretty happy. It was a good run.
On Saturday September 9:
I ran 6.46 miles in 1:10:04 with an average of 167bpm and a 10:51/mile. I did walk a bit though!
So here's the breakdown. To start, I was running with this guy Logan from the Memorial training group. He wanted someone who ran around 10 minute miles, so that he didn't get lost. I said I was around there. He was definitely faster than I was! So we ran the first four miles together, but then he went on ahead - we had already turned around by then so he didn't need a guide anymore.
Anyway, so we did the first mile in 9:47 at 166bpm
mile 2: 9:34 at 173bpm
mile 3: 10:22 at 170bpm
mile 4: 10:40 at 167bpm
mile 5: 11:03 at 170 bpm
mile 6: 11:23 at 167bpm
then I started walking for the last .46 miles - I thought 6 was great for me that day. So the last bit I did in 7:14 (or a 15:51/mile pace) and my heart rate went back down to 155bpm.
Overall, I started out too fast, but I was happy to get in a good six miles.
On Tuesday the 12th I was holding track practice - but no one showed up. So I ran two laps for warmup and then I stretched. Then I decided that I would run hard on the straightaways and ease up on the curves. For some reason, once I started, I decided that actually I would sprint on the straights and then jog slower than I walk on the curves. I didn't remember to actually stop my watch, so I only know that I did the whole mile in 9:30 with an average heartrate of 170bpm. Then I walked two laps to cool down. It was a good workout.
On Thursday the 14th I ran 3.01 miles in 31:29 with an average of 165 bpm. I walked part of that though. And now that I'm doing this and looking at the calendar I realize - I had had my blood drawn that morning at 10:30. Maybe that had something to do with not feeling great? That and it was really hot and humid. Anyway:
mile 1: 9:20 at 156bpm
mile 2: 10:10 at 173bpm
mile 3: 11:48 at 167bpm (that's the mile I walked during)
Overall it felt really hard. I was tired and hot and yeah, just not feeling great.
On Saturday the 16th it was ridiculously hot and humid. By the end of the run my shorts were dripping, literally. It was pretty darn disgusting. So it was really hard. According to my watch I did 6.48 miles. According to the maps I supposedly did closer to 7. Who knows. I feel like my watch lost me for a bit on the trail, but maybe it didn't. I'm sure I'll be on that path again sometime! So I did the whole distance in 1:27:40 and 163bpm - but I walked the last two miles.
My goal for the long run was to run somewhere around 11/mile. They say you're supposed to train 1 to 1.5 minutes per mile slower than you would like to run the marathon. I'd love to run it at 9:30, but will be super happy with 10/miles too. So that puts my long run pace somewhere around 10:30-11:30/mile.
Anyway, here's the run:
mile 1: 10:48 at 165bpm
mile 2: 11:17 at 171bpm
mile 3: 11:50 at 168bpm
mile 4: 14:20 at 164bpm
mile 5: 15:31 at 159bpm
mile 6: 15:39 at 163bpm
.48 mile: 8:14 (17:10 pace) at 157bpm
I did also slow and talk to participants, so I wasn't unhappy with my first three or so miles. Then I just felt so tired and drained. I'm blaming it on the heat - and letting myself know that I'll do better next time!
On Thursday Sept 7:
I did my first mile in 9:24 with a heartrate of 154bpm.
My second mile was 9:23 and 175bpm
Then I did a half mile (.51 to be exact) in 4:53 and 172bpm
So, I ran 2.51 miles is 23:41 with an average heartrate of 166bpm and a p:27/mile pace. I was pretty happy. It was a good run.
On Saturday September 9:
I ran 6.46 miles in 1:10:04 with an average of 167bpm and a 10:51/mile. I did walk a bit though!
So here's the breakdown. To start, I was running with this guy Logan from the Memorial training group. He wanted someone who ran around 10 minute miles, so that he didn't get lost. I said I was around there. He was definitely faster than I was! So we ran the first four miles together, but then he went on ahead - we had already turned around by then so he didn't need a guide anymore.
Anyway, so we did the first mile in 9:47 at 166bpm
mile 2: 9:34 at 173bpm
mile 3: 10:22 at 170bpm
mile 4: 10:40 at 167bpm
mile 5: 11:03 at 170 bpm
mile 6: 11:23 at 167bpm
then I started walking for the last .46 miles - I thought 6 was great for me that day. So the last bit I did in 7:14 (or a 15:51/mile pace) and my heart rate went back down to 155bpm.
Overall, I started out too fast, but I was happy to get in a good six miles.
On Tuesday the 12th I was holding track practice - but no one showed up. So I ran two laps for warmup and then I stretched. Then I decided that I would run hard on the straightaways and ease up on the curves. For some reason, once I started, I decided that actually I would sprint on the straights and then jog slower than I walk on the curves. I didn't remember to actually stop my watch, so I only know that I did the whole mile in 9:30 with an average heartrate of 170bpm. Then I walked two laps to cool down. It was a good workout.
On Thursday the 14th I ran 3.01 miles in 31:29 with an average of 165 bpm. I walked part of that though. And now that I'm doing this and looking at the calendar I realize - I had had my blood drawn that morning at 10:30. Maybe that had something to do with not feeling great? That and it was really hot and humid. Anyway:
mile 1: 9:20 at 156bpm
mile 2: 10:10 at 173bpm
mile 3: 11:48 at 167bpm (that's the mile I walked during)
Overall it felt really hard. I was tired and hot and yeah, just not feeling great.
On Saturday the 16th it was ridiculously hot and humid. By the end of the run my shorts were dripping, literally. It was pretty darn disgusting. So it was really hard. According to my watch I did 6.48 miles. According to the maps I supposedly did closer to 7. Who knows. I feel like my watch lost me for a bit on the trail, but maybe it didn't. I'm sure I'll be on that path again sometime! So I did the whole distance in 1:27:40 and 163bpm - but I walked the last two miles.
My goal for the long run was to run somewhere around 11/mile. They say you're supposed to train 1 to 1.5 minutes per mile slower than you would like to run the marathon. I'd love to run it at 9:30, but will be super happy with 10/miles too. So that puts my long run pace somewhere around 10:30-11:30/mile.
Anyway, here's the run:
mile 1: 10:48 at 165bpm
mile 2: 11:17 at 171bpm
mile 3: 11:50 at 168bpm
mile 4: 14:20 at 164bpm
mile 5: 15:31 at 159bpm
mile 6: 15:39 at 163bpm
.48 mile: 8:14 (17:10 pace) at 157bpm
I did also slow and talk to participants, so I wasn't unhappy with my first three or so miles. Then I just felt so tired and drained. I'm blaming it on the heat - and letting myself know that I'll do better next time!
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