Well, I haven’t been running like I should… but I certainly got my exercise on Sunday. A few of us decided to play some 2-on-2 street hockey up in Harrisburg. Good times, but wow am I sore today. :)
Monthly Archive for March, 2007
Quick update regarding the Rocket Run. Looks like the date on the website was wrong…
John,
May 19, 2007 is the correct date of the race. Thank you for making me aware of the incorrect date. I will make sure that we get it changed as soon as possible. The correct date is the date on the application!
Thanks,
MariBeth
So I guess I get an extra few weeks to train!
Yesterday I decided to do a single mile and see what my time would be. It was bitter cold and windy out, so the run was tough, but I’m relatively happy with my results:
I ran 1.00 mile in 7:45 with an average speed of 7.7 MPH and a 9.7 MPH max.
Even so, I feel like I’ve been a slacker this week. I think it’s really time for me to pick a new training program and really stick with it.
Yesterday was Week 9 Day 3 of the Couch-to-5K running plan. That was the final day of the program, or as other people seem to call it… Graduation Day. On Friday I decided that in an effort to make my final day a little different, I would run it on Saturday (yesterday) instead. So that’s what I did.
It was in the 40s when I left the house at about 3:30 PM. Sunny, windy, and generally a clear blue sky. Overall it was a beautiful day, but it turned out that I was too hot in the sun and too cold in the shade. I ended up being sweaty and cold at the same time… never a pleasant experience. But I made it, and although my official time was 00:00:02 slower than my W9D2 time, I’m still quite pleased:
Yep, 3.11 miles in 28:47 (9:15/mi pace) with an average speed of 6.5 MPH and a max of 10.1 MPH.
In a way, I thought it would be more exciting to finish the program. But the improvements in my running abilities have been so slow and steady that, in the end, it was all rather anticlimactic. Before I ever left the house on Saturday, I had no doubt in my mind that I could run 30 minutes and cover over 3 miles. What is amazing to me is how unamazing running a 5K has become. I think I can honestly say that I am no longer a couch potato. :)
The Rocket Run is still a long way off, so now I have the non-trivial task of keeping in shape until race day.
Special Thanks: I think a special mention of thanks is owed to Josh Clark, author of the C25K article at CoolRunning.com, and Robert Ullrey, creator of the C25K podcast. It was the outstanding combination of the running plan and the podcast that kept me on track for the full nine weeks. Thanks guys!