Outrunning a storm

Finally back to my run.  It has been since Sunday that I last ran and it seems like forever for some reason.  This was going to be a tough one… I did this same workout about two weeks ago and remembered be tired from it.  Going back and looking at that blog entry I noticed that I was also having problems with the heart rate monitor.  If you look at today’s data you will notice the same thing.  I need to wait until after next weeks race to call Garmin as I have a feeling that they are going to want me to send it in for repair. 

Here was my schedule for today: 

• WU: Run 10 minutes @ low aerobic intensity
• MS: Run 22 minutes @ threshold intensity
• CD: Run 10 minutes @ low aerobic intensity

It was quite the workout.  I waited until later in the evening so that it would cool of, which it did.  There was a storm brewing out over the Everglades and it started to thunder as I headed out.  I only got sprinkled on for a few minutes.  I turned one of my corners, kicked it up a notch and never looked back.  Literally outrunning the storm!  

My main set was fast…. I am thinking it might be my fastest 5k time to date.   After examining the data I ran 3.1 miles (5k) in 20:52…. nice!   I felt good but exhausted when finished.  After the cooldown I looked at my watch and I could have kept going to reach the 6.2 mark and probably set my best time for a 10k but decided against it. 

After triathlon season is over for the year I am going to start concentrating on my 10k race distance.  This probably means I will hit my 10 mile milestone and my 13.1 milestone during that training period.  I should easily be to that level by the first of the year.  From there, it is a matter of applying that to Olympic distance triathlon training.  Keeping in mind the whole time that my run is what will make or break me for the triathlon.

Question:  How long does it take for the USAT website to reflect and record your race?  I have been checking my account out this week but nothing has been recorded yet.  Just curious 🙂

About

So if you have read any of the blog thus far you know a little bit about me… I can not be told what to do and I push myself about as far as I can be pushed!

But how did I get here and why? Well, that is what this page is about.

I was never really the athletic type. Sure, I played tennis in high school (and quite well, mind you) but running CERTAINLY was never my thing!

The start of 2009 was big for me as I came to the realization that I had put on too much weight over the past 10 years (read more...)