my little running buddy and endurance
this was the first run since fall that i took my daughter out for a run in her jogging stroller. i forgot how much more effort it takes to push an extra 40 pounds plus the weight of the stroller. not only that, but i ran nearly a quarter of a mile before i realized that i didn’t hit start again on my watch after pausing it to wait for cars to clear before we crossed the road. other than a bit of wind, it was a good run. i took it slow for obvious reasons, but we did a few small hills. depending on whether or not the rain clears up, we may hit the road again today.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/31/2009
- Time: 18:30:00
- Total Time: 00:36:19.00
- Average Heart rate: 173
- Max Heart rate: 188
- Calories: 427
- Distance: 3.52 miles
- Average Pace: 10:18.56/mile
- Max Pace: 8:13.15/mile
- Ascent: 303 ft
- Descent: 269 ft
Run - 1.7 hours - 03/29/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/29/2009
- Time: 17:30:00
- Total Time: 1:43:37.00
- Calories: 1353
- Distance: 11 miles
- Average Pace: 9:25.15/mile
Run - 0.5 hours - 03/28/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/28/2009
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 00:31:00.00
- Calories: 405
- Distance: 3.1 miles
- Average Pace: 10:00/mile
Run - 0.7 hours - 03/27/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/27/2009
- Time: 17:00:00
- Total Time: 00:42:17.00
- Average Heart rate: 180
- Max Heart rate: 197
- Calories: 635
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 8:27.76/mile
- Max Pace: 7:06.04/mile
Run - 0.6 hours - 03/25/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/25/2009
- Time: 19:30:00
- Total Time: 00:37:40.00
- Calories: 353
- Distance: 4 miles
emotionally invested
so, i have been training for the pittsburgh half-marathon for a while. i booked my hotel room early so that i wouldn’t have to worry about it. plus, if i couldn’t run, i had until two days before to cancel my room without a penalty. i hesitated on registering for a few reasons (ie. injury worries, saving money up, etc.). registration fees for me, at least right now since i am the only bread winner until my husband graduates, are hard earned. i save up for all of my running gear and races while trying not to take away from providing for my husband and daughter. well, i waited too long to register and logged on last week to do so and discovered they put a cap on it because of the “overwhelming response.” i don’t cry over much. i cried last september when i sprained my ankle a week before the ing distance run and thought i wasn’t going to be able to run it, not because my ankle hurt. i cried last week about not being able to run in pittsburgh. i know it sounds stupid, petty and silly, and yes, i may be a big baby about it, but it was a goal of mine. i know there are other races and i know now to register early next year. but right now, i feel as if i am mourning something. the saner part of me keeps saying it is silly, but the part of me who finds passion in running is sad. i am emotionally invested in running, for whatever reason. i feel empty if i have to go a few days without it. it makes me feel good, it makes me a better wife and mother. it gives me a sense of pride and accomplishment. i guess i don’t need an official race to feel that, but it helps to have a goal and then to accomplish it. oh well. there are other races and there is always next year.
Run - 1.6 hours - 03/22/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/22/2009
- Time: 16:00:00
- Total Time: 1:35:11.00
- Average Heart rate: 179
- Max Heart rate: 196
- Calories: 1241
- Distance: 10 miles
- Average Pace: 9:31.43/mile
- Max Pace: 5:05.08/mile
- Ascent: 1,299 ft
- Descent: 1,267 ft
Run - 0.7 hours - 03/20/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/20/2009
- Time: 17:43:00
- Total Time: 00:44:34.00
- Average Heart rate: 175
- Max Heart rate: 193
- Calories: 639
- Distance: 5.05 miles
- Average Pace: 8:49.41/mile
- Max Pace: 7:24.44/mile
- Ascent: 654 ft
- Descent: 625 ft
got the hubby going
i didn’t run much on this one because i was helping my hubby run. he wants to lose weight and i offered to help him. he has multiple sclerosis and i have been on his case for years to start exercising … not so much for the weightloss benefits, but for the overall health benefits. so we took it slow. a minute at a time around the local park until he got to a half mile. then i ran a lap. i thought he did well for the first time running in years. hopefully i can keep encouraging and not pushing like i so often do.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/18/2009
- Time: 06:03:00
- Total Time: 00:11:55.00
- Calories: 155
- Distance: 1.32 miles
- Average Pace: 9:01.35/mile
Run - 0.4 hours - 03/17/2009
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 03/17/2009
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 00:26:25.00
- Average Heart rate: 181
- Max Heart rate: 197
- Calories: 396
- Distance: 3.1 miles
- Average Pace: 8:31.36/mile
- Max Pace: 6:49.09/mile
- Ascent: 566 ft
- Descent: 578 ft
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