Yesterday was the greatest run day I think that I have ever had. It wasnt because of the distance, and it wasnt because of the speed. It was the greatest because of the company I had. I ran for the first time with my 8 year old daughter, we ran 1 mile in 10:06. While we were running my wife and son were getting ready and warming up. We finished our mile and my daughter climbed on her bike and her and my wife took off on a 3.4 mile run, while my son and I took off on a 5.4 mile run. The boy and I finished our run in 46:05 staying just under 8:30min/miles. I love running with him and couldnt be prouder that my daughter now has decided that she wants to be a runner.
I AM SO PROUD OF MY FAMILY!!!!!
lazyking says:
I think this deserves an : AWWWWWWWW
You inspire your whole family and this will make the bond between you much stronger. Awesome.
mgpainter says:
Great! Inspired by your post, I had my 8 year-old daughter bike with me on my 3 mile run today. She's excited about going again next week.
rcblu2 says:
Awesome, awesome, awesome!
adigerati says:
Awesome. I just signed my whole family up the do the color run ( thecolorrun.com/ ). If I remember correctly then your closer to Austin than Dallas so the color run is in your area this weekend. Might be fun for you and your family.
It'll be in Dallas on the 19th. I don't usually participate in these type of races (gimmick runs) but when I was checking it out the kids showed interest; I figured if it gets them interested in being active then what the heck.
MidwesternWoman says:
It was indeed a very special and memorable run. Congratulations for setting a great example that your children are now following.
KathyStenson says:
Great family time, great family fitness!!
billh1 says:
That's awesome! A man's family should always come first and it sounds like you've got a pretty good handle on that. Congrats and have a great weekend!
Well yesterday was my first of many double work out days. Yesterday morning I got up and went to the gym for a bi, lat and ab workout. Then yesterday afternoon I led my first after school circuit training. Lets just say all the running I have done has gotten me into pretty good running shape, but this has nothing to do with circuit training shape. The stations kicked my butt!!! My quads and glutes are screaming today. My biceps and lats are comfortably sore as well. IT FEELS GREAT!!! I think that mixing it up and confusing my muscles really will help me be a stronger runner and get me in better all around shape!
The stations we did were: 1 curl up 2 hop scotch in place 3 mountain climbers 4 jump twists 5 reverse curl ups 6 push ups 7 air squats 8 bear crawl 9 forward lunges and 10 burpees. We stayed at each station for 60 seconds then moved to the next station no resting between. After one full cycle we got water and walked for 2 minutes then did another round. I dont r...
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keyronn says:
Isn't it amazing how great a workout you can get in such a short time... AWESOME!!!!
lazyking says:
Awesome job! I'm inspired to add more stuffs to my gym routine. I'd like to do some resistance training in the morning and run in the evening. I've tried this before and my runs suffered a bit. I'll keep you posted.
KathyStenson says:
Holey Moley my muscles hurt just reading this!! I'm not 100% sure what all the stuff was, but the stuff I DO know is super hard. Way to go!!
billh1 says:
Great workout man! Your muscles should be screaming! Keep up the good work but don't hurt yourself. Cheers!
Well January was exactly what I thought it would be.... a low milage month. I tapered the first part of the month to get ready for a half then took it easy after letting my legs recover. I have started a weight program and some speed work. This month I will start adding back in some longer runs. So February should be back on track. Like Adigerati I am shooting for a 1000 miles this year. I think that I am right where I should be, because I know that since I am planning to train for a marathon the last part of the year my milage will really pick up.
I ran 64.18 miles
I need to start keeping track of time in the gym as well. I am also starting today to lead/participate in a 45 min continous movement circuit training bootcamp for the other teachers after school on Mon, Wed, and Fri's. I have never ran one of these before but I do teach Elementary PE. How much harder can adults be than 50 5 year olds?
adigerati says:
"How much harder can adults be than 50 5 year olds?"
This made me laugh only because I used to teach (college level). Normal adults, not so hard to teach. Teachers? In my experience were always the worst audience. I always blamed it on the fact that they were use to being in the spotlight (front of class) and didn't know how to be part of the audience.
This sounds cool though, whip them into shape drill sergeant (better get a uniform and whistle so they know you mean business).
jeep_dog says:
Great month! Keeping track of gym time is probably a good idea. Your body doesn't know the difference between workouts (and stress in general), so knowing the energy expenditure in non-running endeavors can be quite informative!
KathyStenson says:
You're really keeping busy, and that circuit training is a pretty cool thing! I've taken boot camp before and it really works your whole body, my butt was always kicked after that class.
Good for you for promoting fitness with your peers and taking charge of the group, good luck with it!!
Well today I started my strength program. I had planned on starting it about 2 months ago, but things came up and I kept pushing it back until I was right on top of the Half I had been training for. I didnt want to do anything that might jepordize all my taining so I postponed starting lifting until after. Well today I hit the gym at 4:30 and got in a good solid ab, pec and tri workout. Then I ran on the Treadmill for twenty minutes finishing 2.8 miles in that time. I plan on going to the gym on Monday Wednsday and Friday lifting then running on the mill for 20 minutes. I want to try and push the spead trying to get in as many miles in that time as I can. I am really going to focus the remainder of winter and spring on strength and speed trying to break the 20 minute 5k mark and the 43min 10k mark. At least now I have takent the first step in the right direction, now just have to keep stepping!
adigerati says:
I have a feeling you'll hit a sub-20 5k before I do. Unless you get really hooked on weight lifting and make your thighs so muscular that they rub together.
Woke up and got moving right on time. I did hit a little snag when trying to pin on my race bib and realized that it didnt come with safty pins. I started rummaging through draws trying to find some with out waking the rest of the family. Found some and took care of that problem, ate a peanut butter sandwhich and a bannana and hit the road. I got to the George R Brown convention center at 5:25 a little later than planned but was still in good shape. However, the parking lot I marked the day before as being a good place to park that was $10 dollars when I picked up my package was now $25 dollars and I only had $15 cash. So plan change on the fly. I knew that parking meters are turned off on Sundays in Houston so I just needed to get a couple of blocks away and hope to find street parking. 3 blocks away I found a spot. Jogged into the Convention center to check in my bag and try to find some friends. By the time I got my bag checked it was 6:20 and I had to be in my corral by 6...
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KathyStenson says:
@strutton: Way to go...I've only done one half and frankly was happy to finish, let alone get such a fast time!!! You really dug deep, congratulations on making your goal!!
@adigerati: That was a great belly laugh to start the day!!!
christinacampins says:
That is awesome. I am really encourage to fully read what you went through. I have never run a half marathon. My first will be this coming May. I have only run 5k's and only running since last May. My goal is to run under 1:40 as well. I qualified for a great start corral my last 5k. What is interesting is to see how you did it. I have no experience in this kind of environment and probably chose the wrong half for my first one. It will have 30+ thousand people but I the corral will put me ahead of most of that crowd. I have only run as far as 7.5 miles but I am pretty consistant on times and hope to carry that through the race. I didn't think of the possibility that I could run slower in the beginning and make it up on the remaining 10k. I thought WOW, that's smart. With the crowd shuffling along as you said, I was worried it would slow me down but if I pick it up (hope I have enough in the tank) at the second end, I should be fine.
Thanks for really letting me see how to run. I have been reading these blogs for a few months and this is the first time I have had a ahhhhha moment.
adigerati says:
Holy smokes!
Actually I feel kind of bad for people who run as fast as you do. Everybody pays the same price to run yet some of us get more time for our money. I would have got almost another entire hour of running for the same entry fee.
I also get to hit the golf ball a lot more times when I go golfing than most folks. The golfing thing kind of evens out though because I lose a lot of balls.
Mury says:
Great race. Very nice time. Thanks for the report. Good luck with the marathon training :)
This has been the shortest mile month since I started my training plan. But considering I ran some races that required rest after, and the holidays I feel pretty good. I think that all the miles were good quality. I ran 77.6 miles this month and averaged just under 8 minmiles.
My goal for the year was 750 miles. I should be able to hit that mark with little problem. My main goal is to maintain quality runs and enjoy what I'm doing. I havei the first 5k that I've done in a while this Saturday. I hope to break 20 minutes for the first time in over ten years. Hope every one had great month and a better December.
lazyking says:
Thank you for the well wishes. Good luck hitting 750 miles and on your upcoming 5K. I'll be running one in 10 days and also hoping to break 20min (this will be my second 5K race ever LOL). Congratuataions on a great month and rest is crucial if you want to run for a long time. Good job.
rcblu2 says:
Nice job. Have a great 5k and finish the year strong!
After the Half marathon I ran last month and the pain I felt in my foot after, I was a little nervous going into this 26.2k. I ran a 10k a couple of weeks ago with no pain but wasnt sure if this distance would cause a flare up. The course and the weather was the only painful parts about the run. The race was a triple loop. So round and round we went passing people and getting passed by eletes and relay runners the whole time. The weather started off at 67 degrees with 100% humidity it misted on us a little from time to time but didnt stop the heat from rising up to 82 by the time I finished. I ran the first loop at just over my half marathon pace but quickly realized with the weather I would dehydrate and bonk if I didnt slow down and make sure to hit every water station. So on laps 2 and 3 I slowed down and walk at every one from the first person at the waterstation to the last trash can drinking as much fluids as I could. My second and 3rd laps were much slower because of thi...
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KathyStenson says:
Sounds like you're MORE than ready for the half in January!!! Way to go, so glad you didn't get injured and that you're having a good recovery.
Awesome!!
rcblu2 says:
Well done. I have never run a metric marathon (other than running a 16 miler in training). It sounds like a fun distance for a race.
