Take it on the Run

News

A lot has happened since I last posted here!  Most notably, I have pretty much entirely migrated to Daily Mile for tracking  my training.  You can find me here.  Add me as a friend and we can encourage one another!

Oh, and I ran the Chicago Marathon on October 11, 2009 with a time of 4:29.  I was very pleased with my experience.  Thanks for everyone who has supported and encouraged my running over the last two years!

Marathon Training Calendar

I was starting to manually type in my marathon training schedule to my Google Calendar when I decided to do a quick search for an importable calendar.  Thanks to this site, I just saved myself a ton of time.  Thought I'd pass it on. Thanks Matt and Sara!

13.1 Chicago Half Marathon

Here is my post from dailymile:

The half marathon went great. I really wish I'd pushed it earlier in the race so my time was under 2 hours, but I did shave 10 minutes off my time from the half marathon last year, so I can't complain too much. The weather was perfect - mid- 60s and overcast. The course and event details went pretty well for an inaugural event. Next year I hope they have more bathrooms at the start, solve the gear check clusterf*ck, and have a more visible finish line.

I'll write more about it later -- and I'll update my time with the official (I think it was 2:01:57 or something). But for now, I am going to make myself some grilled cheese and tomato soup and put in a movie. Getting up at 4:30 am has me beat.

The data for my run:

Max HR: 190 (99%)
Avg HR: 168 (88%)
Calories burned: 1480 (25% fat)

Here is the official info: I was disappointed to see that I was at 2:02:02, not the 2:01 that I had hoped. But, I was happy to see that I was well into the top half (1252 out of 3002), placed 510 out the 1757 women running, and 146 out of 451 for my division. Best of all, I successfully recorded a negative split (1:05:25). I usually lead off too fast and tire early on. While I wish I had pushed it more to earn a sub 2-hour, I am happy to see that I am learning (and implementing) racing techniques that keep me finishing strong.

Half Marathon 2008: 2:12:26
Half Marathon 2009: 2:02:02

Imagine if I can shave 10 more minutes off next time!

Daily Mile

I've been pretty bad about updating this lately.  I think I am going to begin tracking my run data in on my Daily Mile profile.  I'll probably still write about running in general and race experiences here.

Running: Week 54, Run 1

Nice run. Beautiful morning. I'm heading to Argentina tomorrow and I'm not packing my running equipment. If Nick ran, I definitely would, but I don't really know that I'll want to run alone in such a new city, and if I'm not sure I don't want to waste the suitcase space... I'm a bit worried about what that will mean for my upcoming half marathon though... (

My data for the run:

• Duration: 44 minutes

• Max HR: 176 (92%)

• Avg HR: 167 (87%)

• Calories burned: 530 (30% fat)

• Surface: sidewalk

• Distance: 5 miles

Running: Week 54, Run 3

I went with my mother to her gym this morning and I ran on the treadmill. I wish I had been able to run further, but after an hour or so we had to get on with our day.

My data for the run:

• Duration: 72 minutes

• Max HR: 177 (93%)

• Avg HR: 169 (88%)

• Calories burned: 900 (25% fat)

• Surface: treadmill

• Distance: 7.4 miles

Running: Week 54, Run 2

I felt much better today.  It was overcast, but pretty muggy out.  I am going out of town to visit my mother this weekend, so I'm not sure if I will get a long run in.  I really feel like I need to though after such a low-mileage week.

My data for the run:

• Duration: 38 minutes

• Max HR: 176 (92%)

• Avg HR: 169 (88%)

• Calories burned: 470 (25% fat)

• Surface: sidewalk

• Distance: 4.5 miles

Running: Week 54, Run 1

Went out for the lamest run ever this morning. My stomach has been feeling pretty questionable the last two days, so I, uh-- didn't want to get too far from home.  I basically jogged around the neighborhood for 20 minutes.  I guess it is good to get out, and it was a lovely morning, but I can't help feeling like it was a waste of time and that I need to get better mileage in. Though, I know it is good not to push it when I fell under the weather.

My data for the run:

• Duration: 21 minutes

• Max HR: 164 (86%)

• Avg HR: 158 (83%)

• Calories burned: 210 (35% fat)

• Surface: sidewalk

• Distance: 2.1 miles

Running: Week 53, Run 3

Today was the first day of the year that I was trying to run on the shady sides of the street. I went for a semi-long run at an easy pace; east to the lake where I was pleased to find the water fountains on for the season.

My data for the run:

• Duration: 74minutes

• Max HR: 179 (94%)

• Avg HR: 164 (86%)

• Calories burned: 850 (30% fat)

• Surface: sidewalk

• Distance: 7 miles

Running: Week 53, Run 2

When I woke up this morning and looked outside, it was barely drizzling, so I decided to get my second run in.  Of course, by the time I reached the point furthest from my house the rain picked up.  By the time I got home I was holding my useless glasses in my hand and my iPod Shuffle was no longer working.  Ugh... Otherwise, the run was great.

My data for the run:

• Duration: 41 minutes

• Max HR: 176 (92%)

• Avg HR: 167 (87%)

• Calories burned: 490 (25% fat)

• Surface: sidewalk

• Distance: 4.5 miles