4.75 miles (47:02 - 9:54/mile)
0.25 miles walk
total: 5.0 miles
72°F
Current: Haze
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 89%
course: Glenbard South track
All I wanted was a lazing long run on the Prairie Path. The morning dripped with humidity, pretending the cool temperature was in fact cool. I got up late, got out the door late. I couldn't find the place to park my car.
So I went to the track where I knew I could get in a few miles.
I ran out of time, and what had I hoped to be a long run was a medium run. Could've been 5.0 miles, but I lost count. Before you heckle me, try counting 20 laps. It seems easier than it is.
The run itself was relaxed. My miles are sneaking up, and, through this morning's gallop, I'm up to 26.75, plus another 4.0 walked. These dogs are tired. Yesterday's rest day wasn't enough, but I gotta do what I gotta do, and what I gotta do is run through this. In a few months, I will feel like a runner again.
My legs are coming through a tough time of rehabilitation after a months sitting in a crammed desk amid the cacophony of a crowded workplace, and then, a tiny office with barely enough room for air. Too much sitting makes a body wrinkle like an arthritic hand.
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Showing posts with label Glenbard South track. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glenbard South track. Show all posts
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Six at Nine Near Ten: Same Old, Same Old of Six Miles
6.0 miles (59:05 - 9:51/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 7.0 miles
73°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 99%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
76°F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 69%
I ran this same distance, same location last week in the same time. Today was slightly cooler, a lot more humid. Not sure how it compares; I felt more or less miserable each time.
I weighed myself before and after: 140.2 before, 137.6 after. If it only worked that easily.
This was my first morning run, starting today at 9:00 am. Tomorrow, I hope to get out earlier.
Another runner came around and did a couple or few miles at 6:00/mile pace. Good to see as I plugged around near 10:00/mile.
At a high school, smoking is often frowned on, but the workers putting in bleachers on the east side of the track, the visitor's side, apparently lit up as I gagged each time I went around the back stretch. I guess Glenbard South High School is OK with smoking on campus so long as it isn't a student.
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 7.0 miles
73°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 99%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
76°F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 69%
I ran this same distance, same location last week in the same time. Today was slightly cooler, a lot more humid. Not sure how it compares; I felt more or less miserable each time.
I weighed myself before and after: 140.2 before, 137.6 after. If it only worked that easily.
This was my first morning run, starting today at 9:00 am. Tomorrow, I hope to get out earlier.
Another runner came around and did a couple or few miles at 6:00/mile pace. Good to see as I plugged around near 10:00/mile.
At a high school, smoking is often frowned on, but the workers putting in bleachers on the east side of the track, the visitor's side, apparently lit up as I gagged each time I went around the back stretch. I guess Glenbard South High School is OK with smoking on campus so long as it isn't a student.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Clouds and Hawks Overhead on Hot 3.5 Mile Run
3.5 miles (36:51 - 10:32/mile)
total: 3.5 miles
90°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 56%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
83°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 83%
A hawk screamed after a crow as I circled the bright black track. Thunderstorm warnings brooded with nimbus clouds, and I wondered if I would have time to get six miles in.
I had time, but I could only get in 3.5 miles. The black hawk must have smiled thinking he could find me laying like carrion in the first lane on the back stretch if I only I would have run another mile. I knew better, and didn't even walk after my run lest I encourage the bird.
Tonight's 10:32 pace isn't even that good. Fairly enough, it is what I ran, but only because my first mile was 9:57, and my second was 10:14. Mile three = 10:54, and the last 800 was 6:46, or 13:32. I met the day head-on, and the day won.
Tomorrow's another day.
Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful
total: 3.5 miles
90°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 56%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
83°F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: E at 0 mph
Humidity: 83%
A hawk screamed after a crow as I circled the bright black track. Thunderstorm warnings brooded with nimbus clouds, and I wondered if I would have time to get six miles in.
I had time, but I could only get in 3.5 miles. The black hawk must have smiled thinking he could find me laying like carrion in the first lane on the back stretch if I only I would have run another mile. I knew better, and didn't even walk after my run lest I encourage the bird.
Tonight's 10:32 pace isn't even that good. Fairly enough, it is what I ran, but only because my first mile was 9:57, and my second was 10:14. Mile three = 10:54, and the last 800 was 6:46, or 13:32. I met the day head-on, and the day won.
Tomorrow's another day.
Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
25 Miles in Seven Days With Six Today
6.0 miles (59:05 - 9:51/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 7.0 miles
78°F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: NW at 0 mph
Humidity: 44%
course: Glenbard South track
Today's goal was to run six miles, to equal April 6, 2009's distance. It didn't matter how slow. SSD. Short, slow distance. I managed that.
I felt well enough, though the last two miles were harder and slower. I weighed in at 142.8 before the run. I can't help but look forward to the same run 10 lbs. lighter.
With 25 miles in the last seven days, recovery is an issue. It will take time before the zip is back. My pulse at night shows residual stress, but will drop in the next few weeks.
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 7.0 miles
78°F
Current: Partly Cloudy
Wind: NW at 0 mph
Humidity: 44%
course: Glenbard South track
Today's goal was to run six miles, to equal April 6, 2009's distance. It didn't matter how slow. SSD. Short, slow distance. I managed that.
I felt well enough, though the last two miles were harder and slower. I weighed in at 142.8 before the run. I can't help but look forward to the same run 10 lbs. lighter.
With 25 miles in the last seven days, recovery is an issue. It will take time before the zip is back. My pulse at night shows residual stress, but will drop in the next few weeks.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Slow Burn - Three Miles Barely Run
3.0 miles run (28:59 - 9:40/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 4.0 miles
84°F
Current: Clear
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 46%
course: Glenbard South track
Hot. Run done.
The football field was freshly cut. Honey bees all around. A few hurdles in lane two.
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 4.0 miles
84°F
Current: Clear
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 46%
course: Glenbard South track
Hot. Run done.
The football field was freshly cut. Honey bees all around. A few hurdles in lane two.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Four Miles, Faster, Then Slower
4.0 miles (37:31 - 9:23/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 5.0 miles
79°F
Current: Overcast
Wind: S at 3 mph
Humidity: 52%
course: Glenbard South track
The 9:23s look better than they are. I finished the first two miles in 18:00, meaning my second two were 9:45s. I thought about doing five or six, but it wasn't in me. I didn't look especially hard for it either. All I really wanted was 20 miles in seven days. And I got that.
Time for a much needed shower.
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 5.0 miles
79°F
Current: Overcast
Wind: S at 3 mph
Humidity: 52%
course: Glenbard South track
The 9:23s look better than they are. I finished the first two miles in 18:00, meaning my second two were 9:45s. I thought about doing five or six, but it wasn't in me. I didn't look especially hard for it either. All I really wanted was 20 miles in seven days. And I got that.
Time for a much needed shower.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Mann, the Boss, and Five Miles on a Track Thinking of Both
5.0 miles (45:43 - 9:08.6/miles, last mile @ 8:43)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 6.0 miles
74°F
Current: Clear
Wind: S at 2 mph
Humidity: 49%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
72°F
Current: Clear
Wind: S at 0 mph
Humidity: 51%
Decent night to run. After a two-hour nap mid-afternoon, I found my way to a lonely high school track an hour before sunset. No crows, just a few kids tossing a baseball in next to the high jump pit.
After a somewhat discouraging weigh-in August 1 at 140.0 lbs, I further resolved to focus on slow miles. That's where the fat's burnt, and that's going to do me more good than any speedy three-miler can do.
My first two miles were 18:23, mile four ticked in at 37:00 (18:37/two miles), and I finished with 45:43, meaning I was at 8:43 for my last mile, mostly due to picking it up the last 400.
It is a long way back, but tonight felt good.
To all my friends with whom I spent an incredible weekend. Thanks, guys.
Bruce Springsteen, Blinded By the Light
Manfred Mann's version (live)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 6.0 miles
74°F
Current: Clear
Wind: S at 2 mph
Humidity: 49%
course: Glenbard South track
finish
72°F
Current: Clear
Wind: S at 0 mph
Humidity: 51%
Decent night to run. After a two-hour nap mid-afternoon, I found my way to a lonely high school track an hour before sunset. No crows, just a few kids tossing a baseball in next to the high jump pit.
After a somewhat discouraging weigh-in August 1 at 140.0 lbs, I further resolved to focus on slow miles. That's where the fat's burnt, and that's going to do me more good than any speedy three-miler can do.
My first two miles were 18:23, mile four ticked in at 37:00 (18:37/two miles), and I finished with 45:43, meaning I was at 8:43 for my last mile, mostly due to picking it up the last 400.
It is a long way back, but tonight felt good.
To all my friends with whom I spent an incredible weekend. Thanks, guys.
Bruce Springsteen, Blinded By the Light
Manfred Mann's version (live)
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Another Three Miles, Starting a New Week
3.0 miles (28:36 - 9:32/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 4.0 miles
75°F
Current: Clear
Wind: SW at 2 mph
Humidity: 57%
course: Glenbard South track
I felt somewhat sluggish, most likely tired from drinking coffee in the evening at a little gathering I hosted. With just five hours of sleep, my legs were slow-going.
My next run, I want try five miles slowly, but will play it by feel.
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 4.0 miles
75°F
Current: Clear
Wind: SW at 2 mph
Humidity: 57%
course: Glenbard South track
I felt somewhat sluggish, most likely tired from drinking coffee in the evening at a little gathering I hosted. With just five hours of sleep, my legs were slow-going.
My next run, I want try five miles slowly, but will play it by feel.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
iPodding It for Four Miles
4.0 miles (39:16.44 - 9:49/mile)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 5.0 miles
80°F
Current: Clear
Wind: N at 3 mph
Humidity: 51%
course: Glenbard South track
Carried my iPod as I ran. Not so easy. 80 GB is heavy. It has, at least, a billion songs, all of them very long. Some heavy metal (get it?) Seriously, it is heavy from a running perspective. If I'm going to do this, an arm band is in order, or a smaller iPod.
I'm tired, and tomorrow will probably not run. I added a mile today, and kept my pace around 9:50. My last lap I picked it up a bit more than I should have, to 1:57 for the 400 - 7:48 pace.
Someone asked me why I log a hard walk. True, in the grand scheme of accumulating LSD, it isn't even a junk mile. It, though, wear-and-tear on my body, especially as I am cannot yet claim fitness. My Achilles hurt, for example. I also burned a good 100 calories in that walk.
Fourth day running within seven days. Haven't done that in many months. February 2009 was my last decent month of running.
(purchase one of these bad boys and I'll get a cut from Amazon)
Apple 80 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)
1.0 miles hard walk
total: 5.0 miles
80°F
Current: Clear
Wind: N at 3 mph
Humidity: 51%
course: Glenbard South track
Carried my iPod as I ran. Not so easy. 80 GB is heavy. It has, at least, a billion songs, all of them very long. Some heavy metal (get it?) Seriously, it is heavy from a running perspective. If I'm going to do this, an arm band is in order, or a smaller iPod.
I'm tired, and tomorrow will probably not run. I added a mile today, and kept my pace around 9:50. My last lap I picked it up a bit more than I should have, to 1:57 for the 400 - 7:48 pace.
Someone asked me why I log a hard walk. True, in the grand scheme of accumulating LSD, it isn't even a junk mile. It, though, wear-and-tear on my body, especially as I am cannot yet claim fitness. My Achilles hurt, for example. I also burned a good 100 calories in that walk.
Fourth day running within seven days. Haven't done that in many months. February 2009 was my last decent month of running.
(purchase one of these bad boys and I'll get a cut from Amazon)
Apple 80 GB iPod AAC/MP3 Video Player Black (5.5 Generation)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Nothing to Crow About: Three Miles Logged
3.0 miles (27:07.93 - 9:03/mile)1.0 mile hard walk warm down
total: 4.0 miles
73°F
Current: Cloudy
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 53%
course: Glenbard South track
My want to lose five pounds by August 31. This means running as many miles as I can log, and a sensible diet. Starting back into running, though, I must add miles carefully.
I'll be aggressive, but I fought the temptation to pop on another four laps. Added up, I need 165-170 miles if I rely on running alone. I don't have enough time to get that done by then.
My pace was satisfying on the lonely track.
Two crows flew sentry, diving close to the football field, looking for snacks wandering in the grass.
Each mile was 9:03. I don't click my splits, and so all times are rolling guestimations.
Suspicious heat. My guess is closer to 80. I get the weather from typing my zip code and the word 'weather' into Google.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Smokey Gets in My Eyes as I Run Three
3.0 miles (29:00.60 - 9:40/mile)1.0 mile hard walk warm down
total: 4.0 miles
77°F
Current: Cloudy
Wind: N at 0 mph
Humidity: 49%
course: Glenbard South track (see photo)
Mile one, about 10:00
Mile two = 9:27
Mile three = 9:33
COD's track is being rebuilt. Not sure when it will be done. This meant tonight's gallop would be at a new place, the nearby Glenbard South track.
I'll be sore tomorrow, and do not plan to run until at least Monday. Tonight was a good sweat, the second in a week.
Meanwhile, tonight, Smokey sings just down the road.
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