Finally, my schedule seems to be settling down a little and getting back to a normal routine. Today was the first Wednesday that I have had off in at least a couple of weeks. It is nice not having anything pressing to do today either. I can finally just get my run in and kick back a little bit and enjoy the day.
I played with the puppy after my run so he is tuckered out and sleeping right now and the other two dogs followed suit so I've got a little free time to write this. As you read last week, I am not concerning myself with my weight until after the marathon, but I am still going to monitor this situation. As much as I don't care what the scale says, right now, I really don't want things getting to out of control. Having said that, here is what my weigh in looked like this week.
I played with the puppy after my run so he is tuckered out and sleeping right now and the other two dogs followed suit so I've got a little free time to write this. As you read last week, I am not concerning myself with my weight until after the marathon, but I am still going to monitor this situation. As much as I don't care what the scale says, right now, I really don't want things getting to out of control. Having said that, here is what my weigh in looked like this week.9/17/14 Official Weigh In
181 lbs
Change: -2 lbs
Total loss from heaviest: 136 lbs
Current BMI: 28.3 (overweight)
Change: -.3
My running schedule is all kinds of jacked up this week due to some rearranging I had to make the last couple of weeks. Normally my run today is my long run which usually is the longest mileage, but it also means I would be running it at 9:50-10:00 min per mile avg pace. This week my Wednesday run is my longest mileage, but it is also wound being my race pace run for this week. Now I am sure my regular readers have noticed I've been getting faster during this training cycle and that my original race goal was between 9:00 and 9:10 per mile Lately I have been running slightly above race pace at 8:50-8:59 avg mile which, one, I think will better prepare me, and two, my body just naturally seems to wanna go faster.
Today's run was 14 miles and it felt pretty darn good. I did the same route I did for Saturday's 13 mile run, I just turned right instead of left towards the end to add that last mile. The weather was really nice today, almost a perfect day to run. It was a little chilly when I left so I wore a thin pair of gloves to keep the hands warm, but between my long sleeve tech shirt and the sun doing its thing, I warmed up pretty quickly. By the end of the run it felt really comfortable out.
when I sat down to write this I uploaded my Garmin to see how my splits were. I was really happy with how close and steady they were. With the exception of the last mile, where I pushed myself to have a strong finish, my slowest mile was an 8:57 and my fastest was an 8:51. The other thing I liked about it was the fact that there was no big swings in pace. Its not like one mile I ran an 8:51 and the next was a 8:57 or vice versa. The whole run felt rather smooth while I was running it and it shows in the numbers.
I would love to stay and chat, but I have some chores to do and get ready for a Fremont Elite Runners Club meeting tonight. Also, here is a funny picture one of my Ragnar SoCal friends shared on Facebook. I thought I would show it because it is a great tip for anyone who may have a circus in town. LOL
Today's run was 14 miles and it felt pretty darn good. I did the same route I did for Saturday's 13 mile run, I just turned right instead of left towards the end to add that last mile. The weather was really nice today, almost a perfect day to run. It was a little chilly when I left so I wore a thin pair of gloves to keep the hands warm, but between my long sleeve tech shirt and the sun doing its thing, I warmed up pretty quickly. By the end of the run it felt really comfortable out.
when I sat down to write this I uploaded my Garmin to see how my splits were. I was really happy with how close and steady they were. With the exception of the last mile, where I pushed myself to have a strong finish, my slowest mile was an 8:57 and my fastest was an 8:51. The other thing I liked about it was the fact that there was no big swings in pace. Its not like one mile I ran an 8:51 and the next was a 8:57 or vice versa. The whole run felt rather smooth while I was running it and it shows in the numbers.
I would love to stay and chat, but I have some chores to do and get ready for a Fremont Elite Runners Club meeting tonight. Also, here is a funny picture one of my Ragnar SoCal friends shared on Facebook. I thought I would show it because it is a great tip for anyone who may have a circus in town. LOL
