not too good

Fell back - 2 miles in 15:14:59.

Ran this immediately after 1 hour of Aiki-Kempo training.

Still shouldn't have been that slow. I don't know what to say.

I even felt pretty good. First mile was 7:33, I guess that probably had a lot to do with it.

Anyway, overall I felt a lot better running. I think my endurance is definitely going up.

a decent 2 mile

I just knocked out 2 miles in 14 minutes and 50 seconds (and 32 hundreths if you must know).

Anyway, it is a muggy bitch out there right now, so I sweat as much or more tonight than I do on the 4 miles. Wow, it just struck me as to how strange of a thing that is to write - I'm sure you all wanted to know that (all 3 of you who occasionally read this that is).

I was definitely beat after that run, really feeling it in my legs. I will probably give myself until Thursday before I run again. In the mean time...
1)tomorrow lifting arms, shoulders and back
2)Wed. softball
3)Thursday running, lifting chest and shoulders

Have a good one.

4 in 35.1

Yesterday I pushed myself pretty good. I crossed the 4 mile mark just as the 1 second was passing the 35 minute mark.

It seems that progression is going to slow a bit now, becuase this is probably the same time as what I did on my last post - before I was running farther than 4 miles which explains the extra 2 minutes.

A few things that I realized after yesterday's run:
1)I can push myself harder and actually handle it. So, that is the goal for next time.
2)Do Not drink the night before the run. I had about 48 ounces of beer, I'm going to blame that for slowing me down. - I really don't know if that was a factor, but it seems reasonable.
3)Do Not eat sooner than 2 hours before running. I had to push through a side ache for close to a mile (mile #2), it was a late breakfast.
4)When it is hot, milk is a bad choice.No personal experience with this in the past 20 years, but I'll take Ron Burgundy's word for it.

On a side note, I did time my first mile and I hit 7:45. I thought I was running faster than that, but I wasn't trying to set a 1 mile presonal record either. I was keeping the distance in mind.

Goal for my next run: 4 miles in 34 minutes - or better.

1 of my all-time favorites

such a good song.

A new favorite

4 in 37

So,
Today my knees held out and gave me 4 miles.

I was pretty surprised that I made this full 4 miles, regardless that it was at a slow jog towards the middle/end.

In the last 3/4 of a mile I think I hit a delirious, euphoric semi-dehydrated state that actually felt pretty good and determined that this must be the "runners high".

Anyway, I'm actually starting to enjoy the running.

I'm setting my goal at 6.5 miles in 52 minutes. Seems reasonable if I stick to the training.

Great song - John Denver

This is how I felt when I lived in Montana.
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He was born in the summer of his twenty-seventh year
Comin' home to a place he'd never been before
He left yesterday behind him you might say he was born again
You might say he'd found a key to every door

When he first came to the mountains his life was far away
On the road and hangin' by a song
But the string's already broken and he doesn't really care
It keeps changin' fast and it don't last for long


CHORUS
The Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)


He climbed cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds below
He saw everything as far as you can see
And they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sun
And he lost a friend but kept the memory

Now he walks in quiet solitude the forests and the streams
Seeking grace in every step he takes
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake


CHORUS
But the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Talk to God and listen to the casual reply
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)


Now his life is full of wonder but his heart still knows some fear
Of a simple thing he cannot comprehend
Why they try to tear the mountains down to bring in a couple more
More people, more scars upon the land


CHORUS
And the Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
You know he'd be a poorer man if he'd never saw an eagle fly
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)
The Colorado Rocky Mountain high
I've seen it rainin' fire in the sky
Friends around the campfire and everybody's high
Rocky Mountain high (Colorado)