Running log week of 2007-07-29

7/29 - Sunday - off
7/30 - Monday - Neighborhood - 6 miles - 60 minutes (approx.)
7/31 - Tuesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
8/01 - Wednesday - off
8/02 - Thursday - 2007 Moonlight Margarita Run w/ Matthew - 5K (3.1 miles) - 26:05 (clock time)
8/03 - Friday - off
8/04 - Saturday - Lady Bird Lake (was Town Lake) - 10 miles - 1:37:29
Weekly mileage: 23.1 miles

2007 Moonlight Margarita Run

OK, Matthew and I are signed up for the 2007 Moonlight Margarita Run on August 2, 2007 at 8:24 PM. This is my first evening race. It covers basically the same course as the Freedom 5000 which started at the rock under the MOPAC bridge. This should be interesting. We're thinking 9 minutes/mile or just under 28:00 minutes total. We'll see, we'll see.

Update: We rocked! Instead of staying together and running side by side, Matthew told me to run out ahead so pushed it as hard as I could considering the heat and humidity. I finished in 26:05 (with a pace of 8:24/mile) and Matthew finished just behind me in 26:18 (with a pace of 8:28/mile). Afterwards Matthew made me feel great when he said "Your were awesome Dad". You know what... nobody has ever told me that, and it felt so good to hear. And you know what Matthew... "You were awesome too".

Oh one more thing, no we didn't have any margaritas afterwards, we just had the warm glow of Matthew doing a Personal Record (PR) for the 5K.

Running log week of 2007-07-22

7/22 - Sunday - off
7/23 - Monday - Neighborhood - 6 miles - 60 minutes (approx.)
7/24 - Tuesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/25 - Wednesday - Cross-train on stationary bike - 30 minutes
7/26 - Thursday - Neighborhood - 6 miles - 60 minutes (approx.)
7/27 - Friday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/28 - Saturday - Town Lake (now Lady Bird Lake) with running friends - 10 miles - 1:43:39
Weekly mileage: 30 miles

Running log week of 2007-07-15

7/15 - Sunday - off
7/16 - Monday - Neighborhood - 4.5 miles - 45 minutes (approx.)
7/17 - Tuesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/18 - Wednesday - Cross-train on stationary Bike - 30 minutes
7/19 - Thursday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/20 - Friday - Neighborhood - 3 miles - 30 minutes (approx.)
7/21 - Saturday - Town Lake - 10 miles - 1:39:44 minutes
Weekly mileage: 25.5 miles

Neighborhood Loops

For the past few years I've run around my neighborhood each morning. Typically I would head south through various streets in my neighborhood. I started out with a 3 mile loop (actually it's 3.2 miles).In time I included another 3 mile loop (actually it's 2.8 miles).Then as I needed to go farther I added a 4 mile,5 mile,and 6 mile loop.They all are south of me. Only recently have I explored to the north and I have now found a great trail that is just over 4 miles long. Once on the trail starting at the Wells Branch elementary school the path runs slightly up and down through green spaces, over little wooden bridges, under roads, and back to the school.Beyond that there are still more trails to the north of Katherine Fleischer Park which I will investigate later.

Running log week of 2007-07-08

7/08 - Sunday - off
7/09 - Monday - Neighborhood - 3 miles - 30 minutes (approx.)
7/10 - Tuesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/11 - Wednesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/12 - Thursday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/13 - Friday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/14 - Saturday - Town Lake (walked last 2 miles) - 10 miles - 1:52 minutes (approx.)
Weekly mileage: 29 miles

Volunteered at Rogue Women's Tri

Today I volunteered at the Rogue Women's Tri in San Marcos, TX. It was an all-women's 'super sprint' triathlon consisting of a 300 meter swim, 12 mile bike, and 2 mile run. I woke at 4:30 AM, left the house at 5:00 AM, and arrived at 5:55 AM to sign in as a volunteer. I worked in the Transition area for the day first checking athlete's equipment as they arrived (number on bike, end caps on handle bars, and helmet with safety stickers), next I was on the "Bike Out" area directing athletes to the "Bike Mount Line", third I directed traffic back in from the "Bike Dismount Line" to the "Bike In" area, and finally I helped dismantle all the racks and fences surrounding the transition area. I think I was done around 11:30 AM and got home at 12:30 PM a bit sore for having stood on my feet all morning, but happy to have helped. The weather was dry but cloudy so I wasn't too sunburned after having been out all morning. This was my first experience with a triathlon, and several people were kind enough to answer my many questions about this form of competition. I found it quite interesting and I wondered if it would be something I would ever try.

Freedom 5000

Matthew and I ran the Freedom 5000 on July, 4th at 8:00 AM. The weather was very moist and humid. We ran together and completed in 29:06 (9:22/M) which was better than we'd expected. Actually the official results state that Matthew beat me and finished in 29:05. He placed 264 out of 414 and I placed 265. By the time we were done we were very moist and humid too.

Running log week of 2007-07-01

7/01 - Sunday - off
7/02 - Monday - Neighborhood - 3 miles - 30 minutes (approx.)
7/03 - Tuesday - Neighborhood - 4 miles - 40 minutes (approx.)
7/04 - Wednesday - Freedom 5000 - 3.1 miles - 29:06
7/05 - Thursday - Neighborhood - 5 miles - 50 minutes (approx.)
7/06 - Friday - Cross-train on stationary Bike - 30 minutes
7/07 - Saturday - Town Lake - 10 miles - 1:35:07
Weekly mileage: 25.1 miles