The Training Blog of mickieblueeyes

1 mile wu @ 10 3 miles @ 25:21 1 mile cd @ 10

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/27/2008
• Time: 07:14:24
• Total Time: 00:45:21.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 9:03.81/mile

9 miles today and I only stopped at the halfway to dump the pepples out of my shoe. The course I ran today had an uphill grade going out, and I barely noticed it, after those mountain runs the last couple of weeks. Of course the downhill coming back help. I felt just right when I got back to the car. I definately felt like I’d done something but not dead. Yeah!! I think I’ll make my half marathon goal, which is offically October 5th.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/24/2008
• Time: 09:17:04
• Total Time: 1:36:51.00
• Distance: 9 miles
• Average Pace: 10:45.16/mile

1 mile warm up @ 10 min. 3 miles @ 8:32 1 mile cool down @ 10 min.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/20/2008
• Time: 08:36:53
• Total Time: 00:45:32.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 9:06.28/mile

Well, I survived my 10k which actually turned out to be only 5.2 miles.  Uphill the whole way, about 1500 ft elevation gain.  The last quarter mile was so steep coming down I had to walk the last part, for fear of becoming the human bowling ball.  The day was gorgeous and the view was beautiful.  And, I’m reenergized for continuing on my 1/2 marathon goal in October.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/16/2008
• Total Time: 1:14:36.70
• Distance: 5.2 miles
• Average Pace: 14:21.24/mile

Well I signed up for a 10k trail run, on Saturday the 16th. All training was going well until July 17ish when I hurt my back. Since then my training has been hit and miss. I did do a 3.6 mile hike up squaw valley. But I was hoping to actually be able to run this one coming up. I don’t know what to do this week. I feel like I’ve lost what little conditioning I had. Yesterday’s 6 mile run made my muscles pretty tired and that was just on flat ground. I guess what’s done is done, and the best thing is to just keep moving, to stay loose? I hope I don’t embarass myself too bad on Saturday. I hope I survive on Saturday.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 08/09/2008
• Total Time: 1:00:01.37
• Distance: 6 miles
• Average Pace: 10:00/mile

Today I did the Squaw Valley Mountain Run. It was 3.6 miles 2000′ climb. I jogged until we started going up and then I found I could walk faster than I could run. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was great. I feel good!!!

Logbook Activity

• Type: Walk
• Date: 08/02/2008
• Time: 16:14:43
• Total Time: 00:58:17.14
• Distance: 3.6 miles
• Average Pace: 16:10.35/mile

I’ts good to be back after having to take off a week because of a lower back problem. 3 trips to the chiropractor finally got me staightened out. Thank God. It’s very scary to go from, He Man Woman, to OMG I can’t lift a half gallon of milk. Hopefully I didn’t lose too much for my run this Saturday.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 07/30/2008
• Time: 09:16:15
• Total Time: 00:39:18.68
• Distance: 4 miles
• Average Pace: 9:49.2/mile

Today I got together with friends to run the Challange. It is a 16 mile relay, for fun, across the Rez, along a beautiful river and reservoir. After last weekends “waterskiing” incident, my back, which I thought had healed up, decided to go on strike. I made it gently through my week of work outs. Then, yesterday, one wrong move in the car, and I was barely able to get out. But, I managed to do my 4 miles today. I hate taking time off. Especially when I just started feeling like I’m making progress. So, Monday hopefully the chiropractor can fix me up.

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 07/19/2008
• Time: 16:12:40
• Total Time: 00:40:13.98
• Distance: 4 miles
• Average Pace: 10:03.02/mile

Logbook Activity

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 07/17/2008
• Time: 20:20:14
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00

Logbook Activity

• Type: Run
• Date: 07/16/2008
• Time: 09:00:30
• Total Time: 1:15:39.00
• Distance: 7.2 miles
• Average Pace: 10:30.47/mile