Hot run

I ran in the heat of the afternoon for the first time this afternoon. Everything went fine.
Veronica drove home from work again today and she is improving every time she gets behind the wheel. I can't wait until she gets her license.

Time for a longer race

In the world where you either crap, or get off the pot, I decided to crap. Maybe that is not the best term, but I just signed up for the Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon.

http://www.1stplacesports.com/jm.htm

It is not until December, but I want a lot of time to train.

These are my runs.

http://www.mapmyrun.com/user_profile?username=darrin40

I will be using the 4.5, 6.29, 7.77, 8.35, and 9 mile runs for the first three-quarters of my training.

I have yet to map out the 10 mile run.

Aphrodite

When Veronica informed me that we were getting a cat, we decided that Isis was to be the one. Before we got Isis, Nicodemus came into our lives. Aphrodite was the last of our three cats. She was originally obtained from the ARNI people by MaryLee Brong, one of our first acquaintances in Florida. She also had an older cat, and that cat abused Aphrodite so much that they just let her run outside in the apartment complex. We started feeding her, and decided that we would just take her in as our other two cats seemed to get along great with her. Even after four years she is still a skittish cat. She will jump and run at the slightest sudden noise. Since Aphrodite us a mouthful, we simply call her 'Ditee. She is not really a lap cat, but when she wants attention, nothing stands in her way, not even our being asleep. She does not seem to understand that no civilized human enjoys being awoken to pet their cat at four in the morning. Overall she is a good cat, and she doesn't fight very much when someone picks her up to hold her.

Next, last but not least, Nicodemus.

Saturday Run

Last week my legs and knees bothered me abit after my Sunday run, so I took it easy and didn't run any until today. I ran my usual Saturday 6.29 mile course in 1:00:35. A minute and a half slower than last week, but I did intervals for 42 minutes starting 8 min into the run. My intervals now are 1 minute at >5K pace, 3 minutes rest pace. Of course by the time of the last interval at about the 49 minute mark, my fast time was much slower. I felt like I was running in molasses.

Next week I am going to try and do intervals with 1:30 min >=5k with 3 minutes rest pace. The 10K is on July 1.

My plan for the rest of the week is:

Sun 4.5 easy miles

Mon 3.83 miles

Wed 3.83 miles

I have been increasing my long run distance .5 miles every month, but I am just going to work on increasing the intervals in the time before the race. After the race I will probably increase the run to 7 miles. On January 12, 2008 Disney is holding their half marathon. I think I will train for that one.

With my long run being about 10K now, can I prepare well enough to do 13 miles in the next 6.5 months?

Maybe I should shoot for a race in later 2008 or early 2009.

What a weekend

Over the weekend I ran a total of 10.83 miles, by far my best mileage over a two day period. On Saturday I ran 6.29 miles in 1:01:32, and Sunday I ran 4.54 miles in 45:51, I was not interested in speed, but rather setting and keeping a consistent pace. I am positive I could have run either day faster.

Everything else over the weekend went great, we got in all of our shopping including the vegetables at the flea market. For Sunday dinner I made stuffed eggplant. It was, in my opinion, delicious.

Today is my friend Dawn's birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAWN. You will get your gift later this evening.

And Happy Mother's Day again Mom.

Wow

What a difference a day makes. I feel great today. It is still early in the day, so I may post again later, but right now everything is wonderful. Except, of course, for the early start to the hurricane season, and all the smoke everywhere from the fires. But, even paradise has to have it's problems. Tonight I am planning on playing tennis with Steve, but the smoke may be to bad to be outside. Tomorrow is a scheduled rest day, though I may run a couple of miles after work since I missed my run yesterday.

1st of 3

Yes, we have three cats. Isis is not the oldest, nor is she the first one that shared our home, but she was supposed to be the first and only. She was a kitten of a cat that belonged to a friend of a friend, and she was the runt of the litter. When we got her she was about the size of my palm and weighed practically nothing. She is now about five years old and still only weighs about twelve pounds. When we last took her to the vet we found out that she has a heart murmur, though it is not life threatening. She loves to sleep under covers, whether it is in bed or just under a throw on the couch. She hates thunderstorms, somewhere I have a picture of her cowering under the covers during her first storm experience. She is more my wife’s cat than mine, but she has been known to join me in the recliner when Veronica is not around.

Next: Aphrodite, the weird one.

Not Well

I left work yesterday morning because I was not feeling well, I am home today for the same reason. Because I am home sick I will not be able to run today and that is making feel a bit guilty. I am planning on going back to work tomorrow, and my next running day will be Saturday morning. I am going to try a new course that totals just over 6 miles. I got my grades back for my two spring classes at DBCC, my streak of A’s continues. Thought it was close in the report writing class. I am going to take my pain pill no and take a nap. Have a great day.

I struggled today

I am taking a generic Lortab for the pain from Friday's root canal and it is making me very tired. I had a heck of a time staying awake at work. After work I did run 4.67 miles in 45 minutes on a treadmill at my gym. Right now I am very tired and I just want to get dinner done so that I can go to bed.

Meals On Wheels 5K

Saturday I ran in the Council on Aging 5th annual Meals on Wheels 5k.

http://www.altavistasports.com/results/2007results/mealsonwheels5k050507.html

I turned in my best time yet, 25:18. 59 seconds faster than the race two weeks ago.

I finished 6th of 12 in my age group, and 71st of 189 overall. It was a fantastic run and I feel great right now. Which is amazing as I had a root canal done just yesterday.