tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54240053493672262542024-10-07T01:24:12.427-05:00<p align="right"><b>in a sea black with ink</b></p>Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-78407995567650473752011-09-01T23:15:00.001-05:002011-09-01T23:15:50.290-05:00

A post that isn't running related. Sounds like a good idea to me. After all, I've just come off my biggest month ever -- 172 miles... Right now, that's neither here, nor there. Right now, it's all about living life. Sometimes you run from things, sometimes you run towards things, sometimes it isn't a thing. Sometimes it's something intangible. A thought. An idea. A feeling. A... hope. There

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-10396230095672214962011-08-29T15:58:00.001-05:002011-08-29T15:58:55.823-05:00

Stats Distance: 40.4 miles Average Pace: 9:00 minutes:seconds/mile 20 mile long run Notes Well, I've passed the halfway mark in the training program. The continually exhausting training is definitely staring to take its toll. Call it training blues, overtraining, whatever you want to call it. I call it fatigue. Regardless, I managed to exceed the target mileage for the week by

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-56606887979527470522011-08-22T10:24:00.000-05:002011-08-22T10:24:16.620-05:00

Stats Distance: 36.7 miles Average Pace: 9:56 minutes:seconds/mile 13.3 mile long run Notes This past week was the second of three scheduled "step-back" weeks built into my training plan. It was also the halfway checkpoint in my 16 week program. While I exceeded my target mileage by 4.7 miles, I definitely have mixed feelings about the week. The week started off great (especially

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-62386568880547221012011-08-15T15:59:00.007-05:002011-08-15T16:18:24.026-05:00

Stats Distance: 40.1 miles Average Pace: 9:08 minutes:seconds/mile 20.1 mile long run Notes I hit the weeks target mileage right on the nose, plus .1. The mild temps this week greatly improved morale, and the overall quality of the workouts. The 20 miler was just about a perfect a run as you can get. I felt good and springy nearly the whole run, and managed an 8:45 min/mile pace. If

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-9768509631322691262011-08-07T21:46:00.000-05:002011-08-07T21:46:23.310-05:00

Stats Distance: 39.6 miles Average Pace: 9:58 minutes:seconds/mile 18 mile long run Notes Yet another successful week, as I exceeded my goal mileage for the week by 4.6 miles. This week's long run was 18 miles, and what I'd call a confidence-building run. I managed a total average pace of 9:50 over some serious hills, and even walked part of mile 17. I didn't really start to break down

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-51060457952514635122011-08-01T08:34:00.003-05:002011-08-01T10:05:54.041-05:00

Stats Week Distance: 37.6 miles Average Pace: 9:55 minutes:seconds/mile 16.42 mile long run Month Distance: 135 miles Average Pace: 9:53 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Sam: This is it. Frodo: This is what? Sam: If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been. Frodo: Come on, Sam. Remember what Bilbo used to say: "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-33046520445905198562011-07-24T23:08:00.000-05:002011-07-24T23:08:45.398-05:00

Stats Distance: 27.9 miles Average Pace: 10:04 minutes:seconds/mile 10 mile long run Notes I am happy to say that I managed to get in all my runs and hit my scheduled mileage for the week. Actually, I exceded my scheduled mileage by 3.9 miles. In reality, I believe I tacked on a mile here and there to "make up" for my missed run last week. I know that is not an advisable practice and could

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-26328398665363820472011-07-18T22:11:00.000-05:002011-07-18T22:11:35.982-05:00

Stats Distance: 27 miles Average Pace: 9:24 minutes:seconds/mile 14 mile long run Notes This weekend's agenda included two pretty awesome events -- The Get Up Kids and U2. That's right, two bands that are on my "must see" list. One of them, The Get Up Kids, I didn't think I'd ever see live. Last I knew, they had broken up back in 2005, playing their last show in Kansas the same weekend I was

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-18046054227728394642011-07-10T10:59:00.001-05:002011-07-10T11:26:17.048-05:00

Stats Distance: 29.4 miles Average Pace: 10:00 minutes:seconds/mile 12 mile long run Notes Week Two of the training plan is now in the books. Since about Tuesday I've been battling some serious sinus issues that have made running rather dreadful. I think all the smoke pollution from the fireworks last weekend finally caught up with me. Nevertheless, I managed to get all my miles in this week.

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-16376464067804940012011-07-01T15:42:00.001-05:002011-07-01T15:42:51.018-05:00

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-46863130283427396902011-06-28T23:14:00.001-05:002011-06-28T23:16:26.961-05:00

Stats Distance: 4.02 miles Surface: Paved Road&nbsp; Time: 33 minutes, 44 seconds Average Pace: 8:24 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Marathon training has officially begun! The funny dog-leg at the end of the run was the result of being cut off by a train while in the home stretch. While I wasn't faster than a "chugging locomotive," this run was definitely too fast for a training run. It was a

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-37751330844333125012011-05-20T15:39:00.001-05:002011-07-19T09:16:23.299-05:00

So far, it's been a great year. Right now, it appears that I'm half-way through. Completed eight, and eight more to go. I may be adding more, though, with the inevitable "holiday" races such as the turkey trots and jingle bell races! Date Name Length February 12 Fly With the Eagles 1/2 Marathon 21.1K (13.1 miles) Notes: Not my best half. Cold and snowy course frozen

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It's shaping up to be a busy (and ambitious) year. Date Name Length February 12 Fly With the Eagles 1/2 Marathon 21.1K (13.1 miles) March 12 Spring Out 5K 5K (3.1 miles) March 19 Murphysboro St. Patrick's Day 5K 5K (3.1 miles) March 26 Undy 5K 5K (3.1 miles) April 2 Southern Illinois 10K 10K (6.2 miles

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-73585043449141149972010-11-08T00:14:00.001-06:002010-11-08T00:25:37.637-06:00

So, admittedly, I haven't exactly been updating my training blog as often as I should. There are two reasons for that, I suppose. One, October was an especially busy month, time was at a premium, and therefore, I didn't report on all my training runs. And two, I simply didn't run as much in October as I did in September (92.2 miles for the month of September vs. 47.7 for the month of October).

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-16517259271888345072010-09-30T22:36:00.001-05:002010-11-07T22:11:44.384-06:00

Stats Distance: 7.18 miles Surface: Paved Road (Murphysboro Lake - Alternate Route) Time: 58 minutes, 23 seconds Average Pace: 8:08 minutes:seconds/mile Notes So, it's important to include hills in your running workouts. Well, Murphysboro Lake definitely has those. So much so that it's taken a toll on my ankles and shins. Well, today I took less brutal route. Result = success.

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-50399004623077371742010-09-28T22:06:00.006-05:002010-09-30T22:15:25.850-05:00

Stats Distance: 7 miles Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track) Time: 50 minutes, 24 seconds Average Pace: 7:12 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Waffle. That's what this run was about. Maybe I'll do eight miles. Eh... aim for six. I'm feeling good. Seven. Six is done. One more. Yes. No. Okay. Finished. Wow... running is such a mental game. Motivation is key.

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-59204993642620299442010-09-26T23:42:00.002-05:002010-09-27T11:49:16.402-05:00

Stats Distance: 9 miles Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track) Time: 1 hour 7 minutes, 24 seconds Average Pace: 7:30 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Slowly, oh so slowly... increasing those long runs. I wanted ten, but settled for nine. All's well though. I've got a bit of a tender right ankle, so, I need to stay away from the brutal downhills from the lake route.

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-30257227202238750662010-09-23T22:58:00.001-05:002010-09-23T23:01:27.082-05:00

Stats Distance: 7.6 miles Surface: Pavement (Home/Murphysboro Lake) Time: 1 hour, 6 minutes, 19 seconds Average Pace: 8:44 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Overall, not a bad run. I managed to actually RUN the whole thing this time... unlike the disaster that happened the last time I ran this route. I have also determined the value of the "taper" towards the race day. The aggressive mileage that I'm

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-27536694444671047512010-09-21T22:56:00.000-05:002010-09-21T22:56:21.133-05:00

Stats Distance: 7 miles Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track) Time: 51 minutes, 40 seconds Average Pace: 7:23 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Baby, we were born to run! When I woke up this morning, I didn't intend on running seven miles. I thought maybe just maybe I'd make it six miles today. Eh, what the heck, just do seven... it'll be okay! Well, I did. And it wasn't too bad actually (

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-42622268471977781182010-09-18T11:19:00.022-05:002010-09-18T21:33:25.258-05:00

Stats Distance: 3.1 miles Surface: Pavement (Appletime 5K Route) Time: 22 minutes, 14 seconds Average Pace: 7:11 minutes:seconds/mile Notes While I didn't turn in a PR, I did manage to place... second in my age group by a second. That's right, the difference between 1st and 2nd place in my age group was one second. No worries though... I felt good during the race, and probably should have pushed

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-13525849823316445212010-09-16T20:42:00.000-05:002010-09-17T08:47:20.664-05:00

I been runnin'... Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday... Runnin'... Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday... Yes, I'm running, down the railway track, Could you help me? Police on my back, They will catch me, if I dare drop back... Won't you give me all the speed I lack?~ The Clash - Police on my Back (Equals cover)Stats Distance: 3.1 miles

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-77186837482534680532010-09-14T20:37:00.000-05:002010-09-15T08:38:23.085-05:00

Stats Distance: 6 miles Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track) Time: 43 minutes, 35 seconds Average Pace: 7:16 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Today, it was back to basics. No more mind games or thinking, "I can't do this." Just a pure and simple run. I tried not to think too much about the run itself and just let my mind wander. So far, that seems to be the best strategy. Miles 1 - 3: 21:

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-7489624224942051452010-09-12T21:42:00.000-05:002010-09-12T21:42:23.944-05:00

Stats Distance: 4 miles Surface: Paved path (Campus Lake) Time: 32 minutes, 36 seconds Average Pace: 8:09 minutes:seconds/mile Notes I think I may be over-training. Either that, or I am dealing with major mental blocks lately when it comes to running. I seriously thought about walking during this run, but I didn't. The thing is, I don't feel overly tired after the run, just during the run. I'm

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-30484775867766589852010-09-11T19:26:00.002-05:002010-09-11T19:29:24.627-05:00

O endurance, where art thou? Stats Distance: 7.6 miles Surface: Pavement (Home/Murphysboro Lake) Time: 1 hour, 13 minutes, 38 seconds Average Pace: 9:42 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Well. What can I say about today's run other than it was a minor setback. I managed to make it to mile four - and then I gave up and walked. Shame. Yes, I ended up walking miles four to six. Once I gave in and started

Timothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01360226869635819344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424005349367226254.post-53851155864432139352010-09-09T22:14:00.000-05:002010-09-09T22:14:58.518-05:00

Stats Distance: 6 miles Surface: Indoor Track (Rec Center - Upper Track) Time: 43 minutes, 42 seconds Average Pace: 7:17 minutes:seconds/mile Notes Not much to say about today's run other than I felt like I was able to push the pace a bit, and I generally felt solid until the last mile or so. My legs are definitely starting to feel the toll of the aggressive mileage I've been pouring on lately.

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