Damn! These treadmill runs are killing me. 8 miles on a treadmill is a level of hell that no one should have to endure. The Bruins are on, so this will be short. Done.
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 8.00mi, time: 01:12:00, pace: 9:00min/mi, speed: 6.67mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/profile/JMontiverdi
Today was a great workout day. First thing this morning I hopped on the treadmill and knocked out 8 miles. I felt great other than wanting to tear my hair out after being on a treadmill for that long. I actually feel like the treadmill was created to be a torture device, and its combination with people being obsessed with bad TV is killer.
I had the added bonus of having a girl from the gym tell me that I was a beast today. Compliments always help the moral and give you fuel for the next few workouts.
There are less than 50 days left for training. I need to decide if I just want to finish the race for fun, or go for time
If I go for time I would love to be under 4 hours. I know that's a big goal but we'll see what happens.
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 8.00mi, time: 01:12:00, pace: 9:00min/mi, speed: 6.67mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/profile/JMontiverdi
As I get closer the the race I find myself getting more aggressive with my average speed. In this run I was trying to stay a bit slower and I was fighting ice and snow. Its a good thing the conditions are so crappy because it is helping me slow down a bit.
I recieved an email today from the BAA to confirm my personal information. It said we are 7 weeks out and they need to make sure we are aware that a package will be coming from them with some important information. This will include our pickup ticket for our number. We cant pick up our numbers until the weekend before the race. I am looking into getting a hotel room so that I dont have to drive to Boston that morning to get on a bus and come back to Hopkinton.
We are watching the NFL combine right now and I cant imagine running as fast as these guys. Running a 4.34 40 yard dash is crazy. I would be happy if I could run an 8.00 40.
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 9.20mi, time: 01:24:03, pace: 9:08min/mi, speed: 6.57mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/view_route?r=5136131263622545409
Wow, its been 15 days since my last post and I have learned one thing! There is a reason people from New England don't win the Boston Marathon. In a word, SNOW!!!
I just started running and training again again. Yes, that's two agains. Almost starting over with 50 days left makes my training a bit tough. I have a 20 mile run with Karmin schedule for the end of March. Right now I can do a 13 mile run without an issue. I ran 6 miles this morning on the treadmill in 56 minutes. I HATE RUNNING ON THE TREADMILL! Its so boring to be running for an hour just staring at a crappy TV with a show you don't like on it. It looks like I might have to stick with treadmills for a little bit longer since we are supposed to get 8-12 inches of snow this weekend.
I'm thinking of making a gaming and technology Blogger site. What do you think?
Sicko! I'm finding that I'm able to run longer distances at faster speeds now. Its just the beginning, but after about a mile and a half I find cruise control kicks in. Once I'm in that groove I feel like I can keep going for as long as I need too (Sicko, again!).
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 6.05mi, time: 52:49, pace: 8:44min/mi, speed: 6.87mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/view_route?r=893136015302048190
Today I ran out of time between work and things at home and I couldnt run. This is unfortunate because im already have to compress my training schedule since its based on 18 weeks and I started with only 13 weeks.
The kids came home sick and apprently gave it to mom so we're giving her the day off. Thanks mom for being a trooper and dealing with these monsters on a weekly basis.
I find these cross training days a bit of a waste. Not that I want to run more, but I dont have the means to do a lot of cross training. I will do some insanity, but I dont want to do that too much because it could be bad for my knees.
I dont have too much to say today. :/
I ran my first long run today, and due to some navigational issues I ended with only 7 miles instead of 8. Whoops.
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 7.03mi, time: 01:05:05, pace: 9:16min/mi, speed: 6.48mi/h. http://mapmyrun.com/view_route?r=661135990920199780
The kids were away for the weekend and I'm just catching up on my blog now. Saturday was a nice relaxing day. I can't believe how rested I will be when I head to work on Monday.
I ran with MapMyRun! Distance: 3.00mi, time: 24:28, pace: 8:09min/mi, speed: 7.37mi/h.
http://mapmyrun.com/view_route?r=695135983013747377
So, people we need to have a talk. I know people are reading these and not one person has commented saying "WAAA, now quit your bitching". For the past couple of days its been, "I had a shitty day". Reading it now I'm like damn I'm a whiney bitch. So, that's life and move on time.
So, today was a better day. I got to work and put in a 5.3 mile run first thing. I didn't follow the heart rate training because I can't get my monitor to work correctly. So, I ran a bit too fast and finished my run at a pace of 8:51/mile and I burned about 800 calories.
