Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Frumpy Run Wednesday!

Man it feels good to be home!!! I love vacations and traveling but it just feels so good to unpack and get back on track! 18 DAYS until the Seattle Half Marathon! YIKES! I NEED to get back on track in a serious way! I am taking the pressure off of myself to hit a sub 2 hour half BUT I am still aiming for a better time than last year and hoping to do at least as good as I normally do which would put me finishing anywhere around 2:03 to 2:06. I would be happy with that. For me a PR would be 2:02.59. I might be able to hit that.

Today I hit the road for my 5 mile run. The sun was shining! It was amazing and nearly unheard of around here this time of year. I was catching up on some work and missed TV shows when I decided to head out. I didn't feel like getting all geared out so I hit the streets with my sweat pants, which I NEVER do and a hoodie sweat shirt, which I rarely do. It was funny compared to my usual decked out self with running gear! I just wanted to run. I wanted to run at home in my town. I wanted to see familiar streets and homes. I just wanted to zone out and have me time. I wanted to clear my head and just run. I didn't want to care about my time or my pace. I wanted to run until I got tired.

Stats for today's run:
Mile 1: 9:11.02
Mile 2: 9:08.72
Mile 3: 9:38.46
Mile 4: 9:47.3
Mile 5: 9:34.11

Not my best run but not bad either. It is certainly better than not running. I guess tomorrow I will hit up a hill for some hill repeats, since I am a believer in interval training. I have seen how it improves my times!

Today I am grateful for:
Veterans and their families.
Good hair days!
Awesome friends!

18 DAYS!

Run Happy Peeps!


9 comments:

  1. 18 days! Wish I was running it with you..if only I had endless amounts of money!!! UGH!

    Welcome home.. Your turn to ask for a date..hehe

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  2. Holy cow, dude. 18 days. OK. Now I'm nervous.

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  3. Welcome home! Great post, and only 18 days!! Wow! Love your attitude! :-) Let's hear it for stepping out of the norm...

    Hugs,
    robin

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  4. 18 days! OMG so exciting. Great job on the run and good luck on the hills! Welcome Back!!!

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  5. Glad your back and hope you had a fabulous vacation!!
    The countdown is on, so exciting - you will be great, no worries!!!

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  6. Hey there, I definitely we should meet up before Seattle! Let's coordinate!

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  7. Welcome home!

    I also find one of the best things of a vacation is coming home. Your report of your run is so enthousiastic today!

    Nice to have you back!

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  8. New follower :)

    well, now it's less than 18 days away, but that's a good thing. I'm actually bummed that the race isn't on the 22nd because I totally would have ran in it.

    Anyway, I might be down for a long-distance run on that day. I just have to get the stuff Mel suggested since cold to me is in the low 60s :) What can I say? I'm a SoCal guy. Lemme know if you want to guide a newcomer on a long-distance run.

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You're pretty much awesome!!

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