River Walk

I went to River Walk and Indian Mounds today. I did run a mile and walked for a couple of hours. Didn't try to repeat the 3 miles today. It was a rest day.

Ran 3.2 miles this morning.

Time: 1 hour 6:30AM-7:30AM
Ran: 3.2 miles
Walked 15 minutes

The temperature at 8:00AM was 60 degrees with 84% humidity.

I feel like celebrating! It was an ideal morning to attempt to add to my distance. There was a cool breeze and a very light drizzle started about half way through the run. I'm 26 days ahead of my goal of a 5K, I guess it's time to change the goal, so what is next? A 10K?

Heat Index; Easy day for this beginner.

Walked 5 minutes
Ran 1 mile
Walked 1 mile

Thunderstorms are in the forecast, the temperature at 6:11 was 65 degrees and the humidity was 97% making the heat index at 76 degrees.
This web site link has a really good heat index calculator in it.
Top Ten Tips for Summer.

Finally! a decent run/walk workout.

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Running distance: 2.2 miles
Walked and ran a total of 5 miles.

I noticed that it took longer to run the first mile, but the total time took for both miles was less than 30 minutes. I also noticed that there still isn't a significant difference in my walking and running times.

My toothache has gone, but one side of my chin and jaw are tender, must be a lymph node. No swelling or discoloration so all is good and I can avoid the expense of an emergency room trip. If I continue to have problems I'll go to a dentist. There was no discomfort associated with running or walking. It's my guess that the increased blood flow will help the inflammation resolve more quickly.

Ran 1.2 miles . . .

I've had a toothache so I didn't run for two days. Today I took it easy. I did not try to run two miles. Not only am I having dental problems, but I got a late start so I quit running when I started getting hot. I finished by walking.

Another Magic Three

Ran: 2 miles
Walked: 20 minutes
Ran: 0.5 mile

It wasn't raining but the temperature index is 79 degrees and the relative humidity is 93%. I started my running at civil twilight. It's time to begin working on mile three so after my initial 2 mile run I walked for a while and drank gaterade, then ran another 1/2 mile. So far it has worked to run segments then when I am comfortable combine the distance segments.

Rainy nights and days in Georgia

I got up early to run. It started raining so I ran right back inside.
To make up for it I ran up and down my stairs, used the stair stepper and ran through my living room for 30 minutes. I hope I can get out and do some intervals later. Each time there is a break in the rain I'll try to get some running done.

06:30AM ran 0.1 mile,--lightening, thunder and rain began.
12:52PM ran 0.5 mile,--till I got hot. Temp: 77+ degrees, humdity 79%

2 miles in 29:15

I worked yesterday, which mean I was lifting, bending, and standing for 5 hours. So, I was afraid I would only be able to run one mile. I ran two miles, but I had to coerce myself into doing it. Got a late start at 7:15AM and the humidity is through the roof at 93%, the temperature is 66 degrees.

2 miles 27.6 minutes

Ran 2 miles today, the time for the first mile was 13.5.
No problems except that I wasn't as energetic today as I was yesterday, but it is the third day of running two miles and the second day of running two miles without a walk recovery being included. It's about time for a complete rest day. More rest time may be more important as I increase my distances.

I ran on the measured road in front of my house. Got a little later start and the temperatures are up to 60 degrees.

Cold bath experiment: day 1.

First 2 miles non stop; time 30:00.

Ran: 2 miles
one additional mile of walk/run and included hills, dirt, asphalt and sprints.
Walked: 30 minutes

I decided to see if it's true that the first mile is the hardest and if a second wind doesn't occur until the second mile. Yes, I think it's true. I would have run three miles, but I didn't want to push it.

Riverwalk

I ran one mile early this morning.
Went to the river and ran another mile.
Walked the trail once.
It's getting very hot. From now on I'm going to do most of my running on the road in front of my house at dawn.
There was a long, large black snake resting beside the sidewalk.
When I saw him I decided to call it a day, even though
it didn't seem very interested in the people walking by it.

My CD player didn't cooperate with the running, so I bought a MP3 player.

Ran one mile 14:30

I still can't convince myself to run every other day so the compromise is to rotate. Tomorrow I'll run more than a single mile. Too, I've joined the section of the running population that feels compelled to run one mile a day. Although I have the desire to be able to run a 5 K, my first goal is to be able to run one mile in under 12 minutes (without stopping to walk). I still have a couple of minutes to reach that goal. So if I wake up and do not feel like running I'm going to make myself go out and run one mile or 16 minutes. 31 miles in May and 365 miles by April 14, 2010. Of course if I work or if the weather is too, too nasty I will make up the mile the next day. Which I'll have to start a second tally to count all the additional miles I am going to run because I intend to join a running club and run in races starting January 2010.

Speed and endurance, not distance, are my goals right now, but one mile is the present minimum distance. When I can run the mile in less than 12 minutes the minimum distance will increase. The difficulty I experienced in running 400m is still fresh in my mind. I think it would be wonderful to be able to run two miles in 20 minutes.

I'm in the honeymoon stage of running when all small accomplishments are just absolutely wonderful and I feel so good and I am so happy with the progress I've made. Perfectly content to just trudge along as is, running one mile a day.