37:57 – 4 miles
When I run I come up with different slogans and taglines to move myself along. Some have made me laugh like:
If You Run Faster, You’ll Finish Faster
Well duh. Yet at the same time that doesn’t mean you can run faster for longer!
A big focus for me this year in my running has been to get faster. Going longer distances of marathons make me more hesitant about the speed. I don’t want to burn through the tank too quickly and end up with a great deal of walking. At the same time, I’ve never been close to passing out or collapsing in pain. I have felt both, but never on the edge.
As other runners know, people look at us a little differently. Like we are crazy, insane, and a bit nuts. To those comments I now say “thank you.”
1:07:27 – 7 miles
I went to bed late and woke up late. Seeing a pattern. No excuses. If I’m going to tell people “no excuses” then I need to start following it.
My day job we provide a tool that allows businesses to market themselves online. What has been interesting is that people do nothing and then call 2 months later saying it didn’t work. Well, just because you pay your phone bill doesn’t mean you automatically get new customers. It’s about how you use the tools.
Same goes with running, exercise, and fitness. You can pay for the gym membership and a personal trainer can tell you what to do. It comes down to you taking action.
If you want results, then make the results happen.
This morning as I was running, at mile 4 I had no interest in going on. Then I remembered that there were people who listen to what I say and watch what I do. At mile 5.5 Eye of the Tiger began to play. Cranked up the speed and headed for the finish line.
Such is life.
41:00 – 4 miles
Blah. That’s how I felt when I woke up this morning. My thought: “Not again.”
Yesterday I had the same issue. Low energy and lack of motivation for all things. Not sure if I’m sick or on the edge of it.
Spent the first 3.5 miles going pretty well at my new faster pace. Even tossed in 2 x 800s for fun. Just ran out of energy.
It’s an interesting situation wanting to run ultramarathons. I realize that I have a wife, 4 kids, day job, my own consulting company so time to do anything I want or enjoy is limited. Training for even a marathon requires a commitment of 5 – 6 hours a week of running plus more hours for cross training. We are talking about a part time job here!
Yet, I enjoy it. Running gives me time to slow down the brain. Nobody is interrupting me, calling me, I’m not looking at email, and I have time to think. It is my vacation.
1:08:35 – 7 miles
Was going to run outside, but then slept in, and then decided to run anyway. Work can wait … it will always be there.
It has been a long week at work. A great change and opportunities opening up that many of us have been waiting on for almost 6 months. It’s nice when the curtains are pulled back and the reality is shown. Scary at first, but exciting on what can be done with clear communication.
Looking forward to the 14 mile run tomorrow morning … early in the morning.
1:00:51 – 6 miles
Woke up an hour later then usual. Well, really I turned off the alarm and then an hour later decided to still go for a run. Amazing the difference of going out at 5:30a rather then 4:30a.
More cars. There are more people driving and not everyone has had their coffee. On one instance, lady rolled through stop sign only looking in one direction. Not mine.
The other issue is heat. There was a 10 degree difference in that hour I caught an extra couple of z’s.
Overall though, I ran one of my more enjoyable routes and am seeing my time get better. Then again, I haven’t run that same pace on 13.1 miles let alone the 26.2.
