18 second PR

The results are in and I did better than I thought with a time of 35:13. That is an 18 second PR! Woo hoo!
I am still in the bottom of the pack but at least I am getting better. I was 123 of 184 overall and 12 of 19 for my age group.

A new PR and a Blooming Onion

Getting ready to start the Ted E Bear 5k

Weather:
High: 90+ degrees
Temp at start: 68 degrees, 85% humidity




Check out the ankle timing chip. I put mine on too tight and it drove me nutty when I ran. But no way was I going to slow down to fix it!




The fast people





The slow people

It was a really good day and a really good run. The weather was cooler, still high humidity though, but plenty of shade. It wasn't a very scenic route, going behind a lot of buildings and under bridges, but the people running were super nice and made up for it. My watch time was 35:20 which is a PR by 11 seconds. Whoo hoo! I know mystart/stop times on my watch were a bit off so I am really curious as to what my official time is.




I didn't win a medal ( like that will ever happen) but I did win a Blooming Onion! Belly ache here I come!


Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Packet pick up Ted E Bear

This is one of the best tee shirts so far. It is soft, not a bad color, and is somewhat fitted. I have a weird thing about tee shirts with stuff printed on the front - won't wear them. I might actually wear this one when I go swim since the printing is on the back.

Also got a low number this time. Maybe that means I will be faster! One can only hope, right?



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Lake Z run, 8/24/10

Weather during run:
Temp: 73 degrees
Heat Index: 75 degrees
3.01 miles @ 35:26 


My time is improving! It was only 11 seconds this time but that is still faster than last time. A slow faster but whatever. It was a bit of a difficult run and my lungs did not like it at all but I made it through.

This is the hill I have to walk down to get to the lake. With all the sun and rain it has really overgrown and is a bit muddy. It is also at the end of a cul-de-sac and and starting to creep me out. I think I need to stop watching Criminal Minds. 


Or start running with my dog.
.

Happy Hour at the Pool

45 minutes of pool running.

Today there were 5 Grandpas and 2 Grandmas having a grand old time during lap swim, just like happy hour. When I walked in I was greeted with "Ohh, a young one!" They were quite funny about it and then wanted to know all about pool running once they saw what I was doing. One of them even tried it out but said it was 'too much work for a Geezer'.

Floating and flirting was more his speed.

45 minutes of pool running, minus a couple of minutes helping Grandpa, and it was a pretty good workout.

.

One Year Ago Today..

One year ago today I started Day 1 Week 1 of the Couch to 5k program.

 I am 38 years old and had never run before or had never done anything athletic..ever. It wasn't always easy and I even hated it at one point but I am so glad I stuck with it and now can call myself a runner. A super slow runner but still a runner!

Since graduating from the Couch to 5k program I have run in five 5ks, one 8k, one 10k, and a Half Marathon.

Here is my post from that day and my very first blog post ever.. I sure have come a long way!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2009

Week 1 Day 1- 8/22/09 (why do all important things in my life deal with the number 22?)

Brisk walk for 5 minutes. Run 60 seconds, walk 90 seconds, repeat for 20 minutes.

I did it! So take that all you people who laughed hysterically when I told you I was going to start running. Honestly, I can't believe I made it the whole way through without stopping or giving up. I think my body allowed me to do it because it had no clue as to what was going on.
Chris followed me on his bike, pulling Addison in the trailer. I am not sure if they were a positive or negative factor. Addison yelled out "Hey mom! I didn't know you knew how to run!" and Chris keeps repeating "Wow, you don't run totally like a girl" Thanks guys. lol
I hurt already so I am sure the day after will not be much fun.

Pool running is paying off..

                                     Wow! I think the pool running has paid off!

The August 15th and August 19th runs were at the same time of day, same temperatures, and the same humidity levels. The only difference is that I had 2 pool sessions, one the day before the 15th and one in between the two races. The 19th was still a pretty tough run and a bit of a struggle but holy cow.. look at the time!
2:24 minutes faster.

The 35 minutes is still stinking slow but at least I am improving.. still a proud member of that Penguin Club though. I was starting to get worried that my injuries were going to keep me stuck in the 37 minute time frame so I am very happy to see such an improvement.