Run 69

Took my daughter in her stroller again today. It's good strength training, I suppose. It was beautiful and it's fun to be outside for a while. I was going to go a little longer, but she was starting to get antsy around the time when I would need to make a decision to go on or go home.

5.83mi

Distance

48:48

Duration

08:22

Avg Pace

754

kCal

Miles left - 714.5
Time spent - 60:27:44
Calories burned - 58951

Run 68/Week 17 Recap

A much better run than last Saturday. I tried out a peanut butter and honey sandwich cut in quarters and it seemed to work better than my homemade energy bars, mostly because I could eat them much easier on the run. Not as dense with some good sugar from the honey. A cut over a minute off my time and felt much better, although I'm still pretty tired (obviously). A buddy of mine who runs marathons told me this week that if I can run this far that I will be able to do a marathon, but I'd like to finish strong, not just roll the last few miles.

16.48mi

Distance

2:10:59

Duration

07:56

Avg Pace

2145

kCal

Miles left - 720.3
Time spent - 59:48:56
Calories burned - 58197

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A good week! The weather was actually seasonal, so I didn't have to run in multiple layers the whole week. Looking forward more and more to the marathon.

Started - 756.3
Left - 720.3
Ran - 36.0
YTD miles - 444.7

Run 67

My daughter and I decided to enjoy the beautiful afternoon and go together. By "my daughter and I", I mean, I put her in the stroller and ran. It was hard. My legs were reminded what it was like to run when I was over 200 pounds and they didn't like it.

5.83mi

Distance

48:23

Duration

08:18

Avg Pace

752

kCal

Miles left - 736.8
Time spent - 57:37:57
Caloried burned - 56052

Run 66

A run with my buddy. He has a surgery next Friday, so if you're a praying type, please throw one up for him.

2.06mi

Distance

18:16

Duration

8:52

Avg Pace

264

kCal

Miles left - 742.6
Time spent - 56:49:34
Calories burned - 55300

Run 65

Good run. My alarm went off late, so I couldn't go longer, but I'm glad I got my normal route in.

5.83mi

Distance

44:16

Duration

07:35

Avg Pace

766

kCal

Miles left - 744.7
Time spent - 56:31:18
Calories burned - 55036

Run 64

Still a little stiff this morning from Saturday. I was okay yesterday, though, so maybe the trick is to get a short run in the day after just to loosen everything up again. It was supposed to rain, but when I woke up it was just very cloudy, so I made a go of it.

5.83mi

Distance

45:30

Duration

07:48

Avg Pace

762

kCal

Miles left - 750.5
Time spent - 55:47:02
Calories burned - 54170

Run 63/Week 16 Recap

I ran the furthest I've ever run. 16 miles feels MUCH longer than the 14 I ran last weekend. It's just a learning process and pacing. I had a wind from the SSE, so it felt like a head wind both ways. I did get a fun experience of talking with some cyclists who rode past me and held back to talk. We talked about running and cycling and I brought up my Charity: Water project. One of them said that he used to travel to West Africa to repair wells! Wow! How cool!

16.46mi

Distance

2:11:44

Duration

08:00

Avg Pace

2088

kCal

Miles left - 756.3
Time spent - 55:01:32
Calories burned - 53408

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This week, I ran in some crazy weather. On Sunday, I ran just in shorts and a compression tank. On Friday, I ran in snow. Crazy. I am really enjoying the experience of running, but I am looking forward to when I can just run in shorts and a t-shirt. I registered for a marathon on July 20th, which I'm excited about, and I'm planning on one on October 13th, as well as maybe a 10k in August. A busy summer planned, if the weather ever decides to be summer! Haha!

Started - 790.4
Left - 756.3
Ran - 34.1
YTD miles - 408.7

Run 62

Yep. Another snow run. It's hard to believe the weather has been this bad. Still, I'm glad I got my butt out of bed, even if it may have been dragging for the first ten minutes or so.

5.83mi

Distance

44:12

Duration

07:34

Avg Pace

766

kCal

Miles left - 772.8
Time spent - 52:49:48
Calories burned - 51320

Run 61

As though I didn't learn from last week, I passed up a decent running time because I thought I heard rain. Went back to sleep and, when I came downstairs, I saw a dry road. So I packed a bag and ran over my lunch hour. In the wet. In the wind. Dumb.

I should mention that I've been a little shaken from hearing about the Boston Marathon bombing, but I've decided that, as a friend of my said, "[my] running is my prayer" for the people of that city. I am confused by the event, but I refuse to believe that God will waste such suffering and let evil in the world, and in all of us, go unchecked.

5.62mi

Distance

42:16

Duration

07:30

Avg Pace

724

kCal

Miles left - 778.6
Time spent - 52:05:36
Calories burned - 50554

Run 60

A great run! I'm down at my in-laws for an appointment tomorrow and, despite the crazy weather we've been having, it's 70 degree and sunny. I ended up just running in shorts and a compression tank because I wasn't thinking it would ever get this warm today. Ran through the Wapsipinicon State Park.

7.18mi

Distance

50:52

Duration

07:05

Avg Pace

903

kCal

Miles left - 783.2
Time spent - 51:23:20
Calories burned - 49830

Run 59/Week 15 Recap

At the start, this run was really annoying. I have a new hydration belt from my in-laws for my birthday, but there must be a learning curve on getting a sweet spot when all 4 10-ounce bottles are full. I felt like I spent the first 10 minutes trying to pull my sweats up, my shirt down, and trying to find a spot where my belt would actually stay between my ribs and my mid-thigh. I finally started to get it figured out, although I had to tighten it up every 5 minutes or so until the back 2 bottles were empty. Although it was a pain at first, I'm thinking that if I had been able to wear running shorts and only one layer on top, it would be better. I'll only be using it on long runs. I did feel better physically with the addition of easily accessed water and nutrition despite the frustration. I was debating taking a minute or a minute and a half off my total time to account for all the stopping I had to do between the belt, traffic, and rocks in my shoe, but I did not. I'm taking the high road.

14.36mi

Distance

1:53:52

Duration

07:55

Avg Pace

1949

kCal

Miles left - 790.4
Time spent - 50:33:28
Calories burned - 48927
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We had some crazy weather this week, which made me hesistate to run, but I still did it and knowing that I have at least a little self-discipline can help me stay disciplined in other areas of my life. That's what I'm hoping for, anyway. I had to abandon my June 8th Marathon to Marathon due to that being a crazy weekend, but I'll be doing the Dam to Dam on June 1st. We'll already be in Des Moines for something, so that will be fun. It's a 20k instead of a full marathon, so it's about 12.4 miles. I'm below 800 miles to go now!

Started - 822.2
Left - 790.4
Ran - 31.8
YTD - 374.6

Run 58

What? Snow on April 12th? Yes. Yes, indeed.

5.83mi

Distance

44:48

Duration

07:41

Avg Pace

767

kCal

Miles left - 804.8
Time spent - 48:39:36
Calories burned - 46976

Run 57

I thought it was icy today, so I didn't think I could safely run this morning. Turns out I could have, despite the weather report, because the roads, although wet, were not icy at all. So, I packed a bag and ran over my lunch. It was cool to run on a new trail. Cedar Falls has a really nice bike trail all over the city.

5.78mi

Distance

43:01

Duration

07:26

Avg Pace

758

kCal

Miles left - 810.6
Time spent - 47:54:48
Calories burned - 46209

Run 56

Took Maren out again in her stroller. It was really fun. I think she likes it outside and I know she can relax outside. Want to know how I know that? Because she fell asleep about halfway through. Now I'm home and hoping she gets a little more than 20 minutes of sleep this morning. Maybe not my best timing to start a run ever, but my best time with a stroller. Running with the stroller helps me work on my form a bit. I have to make sure I don't stride forward too far because then I hit the stroller. Short, quick steps with a good follow through.

5.83mi

Distance

45:53

Duration

07:52

Avg Pace

760

kCal

Miles left - 816.4
Time spent - 47:11:47
Calories burned - 45451

Run 55/Week 14 Recap

My longest run of the year so far. Felt great going out, then realized why. I had a nice little tail wind going out, which turned in a pretty stiff head wind coming back. Haha. Oh well, I guess that's part of the adventure. I watched this video this week and I tried to focus on my form to get it back to this when I started to feel sloppy.

12.35mi

Distance

1:34:21

Duration

07:38

Avg Pace

1615

kCal

Miles left - 822.2
Time spent - 46:26:54
Calories burned - 44691

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Started - 853.2
Left - 822.2
Ran - 31.0
YTD - 342.8

Run 54

My first day this year running with my daughter in her stroller. My time by about a minute per mile, but I'll just consider it strength training for distance running. Lots of drag when you push it.

5.83mi

Distance

49:04

Duration

08:24

Avg Pace

747

kCal

Miles left - 834.6
Time spent - 44:52:33
Calories burned - 43076

Run 53

It was good to get a run in after a few days of rest. Felt really good!

5.83mi

Distance

45:05

Duration

07:43

Avg Pace

760

kCal

Miles left - 840.4
Time spent - 44:03:29
Calories burned - 42329