Chariots of Spitfire

Jacqueline's Marathon Training

Quarter Miles and Ultimate Frisbee November 12, 2009

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1:30 PM
Temp: 61°F
Humidity: 72%

It’s a wee bit cold out there. And windy. I had to do 6×400m today and I didn’t realize it was so cold outside. So I go out running in my short short running shorts (need to do laundry, I really hate these shorts) and about freeze. I was fine after my warm up jog (.5 mile) and the first quarter mile, but I almost came back home and put on pants.

I first ran my warm up run of .5 miles and then did a quarter mile run with pace of about 7-8 min then walk a quarter mile and repeat 6 times. The wind was really hard to run against and I think if I had to choose between hot and muggy and cold and windy, I would choose hot any day. It was really hard.

I also did 3 miles of ultimate frisbee on Tuesday that I forgot to post.

Tuesday:
Running time: 1hr 12min

Distance: 2.94 miles

Miles for this week: 2.94 miles

Calories burned: 677

Avg pace: 24:28 min/mile

Today:
Running time: 37:19

Distance: 3.33 miles

Miles for this week: 6.27 miles

Calories burned: 370

Avg pace: 11:11 min/mile

 

3 miles November 5, 2009

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5:20 PM
Temp: 78°F
Humidity: 65%

Today was just a regular 3 mile run day. My oldest son came out with me on his bike, which was nice and kept me going. :)

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I am suppose to have a 3 mile fast run and a 5 mile long run this weekend, but I am skipping both. Way to much going on. So, have a great weekend, I know I will :D

Running time: 31:40

Distance: 3.01 miles

Miles for this week: 8.87 miles

Calories burned: 334

Avg pace: 10:32 min/mile

 

Tempo run November 3, 2009

Filed under: 5k, Injury, Running, Tracking — aperturemediastudios @ 11:10 pm
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5:30 PM
Temp: 74°F
Humidity: 71%

Tempo Runs: This is a continuous run with an easy beginning, a buildup in the middle to near 10-K race pace, then ease back and cruise to the finish. A typical tempo run would begin with 5-10 minutes easy running, continue with 10-15 faster running, and finish with 5-10 minutes cooling down. You can’t figure out your pace on a watch doing this workout; you need to listen to your body. Tempo runs are very useful for developing anaerobic threshold, essential for fast 5-K racing. -Hal Higdon

So today I did a 30 min tempo run. Kinda hard. I did about a 9:30 pace for the first 10 min, a 6:30 pace (!!!!) for the second 10 min, and about a 11min pace for the last 10 minutes. I felt good during the whole thing and even after I was done.
I am getting pain in my left leg, and I already wear a support on my right knee. I may just switch the legs and hope that works, if not, then it’s two supports for me. Fun.

Running time: 30

Distance: 2.86 miles

Miles for this week: 5.86 miles

Calories burned: 321

Avg pace: 10:29 min/mile

 

Easy run November 2, 2009

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6:30 PM
Temp: 77°F
Humidity: 81%

Today was an ‘easy run’ of 3 miles. I think I did easy. I am not sure. I think I did the top of easy cause it wasn’t hard, and I could of probably held conversation while running, but not the entire time. So, color me shocked when I saw my pace average! Kinda nice. Maybe, just maybe I can finish a 5k in under 26 minutes in the next few months?

I signed up to do the Space Coast Lightfest 5k with Krissy in a couple weeks. It is a night run (yay!) and through the really cool Christmas light display in the park that they do every year. Apparently there is a free dinner afterward for teh first 475 runners that register *BONUS!* I turned in my registration today, so I hope I made it in the first 475 :)
My goal for this race is to be under 28 minutes. My last (and first ever) 5k was 29:45, so it seems a reasonable goal.

Running time: 29:20

Distance: 3 miles

Miles for this week: 3 miles

Calories burned: 337

Avg pace: 9:46 min/mile

 

Change of heart… sorta November 1, 2009

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So I have decided to put off the marathon and half marathon a bit. I feel like I am being rushed to do something amazing that really shouldn’t be rushed. So I am going to stick to 5Ks and 10K and maybe even whatever the next step up is, but after doing the 13k and doing it well, I feel that I am happy with that right now.
Maybe I will work on improving my 5k speed and 10k speed and then work into a half-marathon. I know that Disney just opened up a new race next October that is a half-marathon at night, and I am super excited about that, so that’s the plan. Prepare for that in starting in June (ugh heat), until then, just work on speed.

Time to find a good speed training schedule now.

 

Toenails are for Sissies!! October 30, 2009

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6:30 PM
Temp: 86°F
Humidity: 72%

2 Months ago, I bruised my toenail (second toe on right foot) and it turned all purple a week or two later. The next week, I clipped my toenails and figured out it was just a blood blister and it drained and all was well, the toenail actually turned back to a normal color. I thought that that was the end of it.
Two days ago, I was checking it out and noticed that it looked kinda weird. Apparently, I started growing another toenail under that one and that one was about to fall off! My biggest fear since about 3 months ago is losing my toenails, and now I have lost one, and it’s nothing. :) It didn’t hurt at all, it was just dead skin by the time I noticed it (the week after I bruised it hurt though.) Anyhow, I have a lovely picture I took of it. It’s gross, so scroll down if you don’t want to see :)

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On to last night.
Last night was the local running group run. My mom came (and walked with my daughter in a running stroller. YAY for mom finally getting moving), as well as my friend Krissy, who just finished the couch to 5K program 2 weeks ago (YAY KRISSY!) and keeps her running stuff over here.
I was beat from being sick all week and other stuff, I even missed doing my quarter miles on Wednesday (probably doing them tonight if this rain will stop…) so I figured that I would either walk with my mom, or be Krissy’s running buddy. I was so happy Krissy showed up because, as much as I would love to walk with my mom (and she did awesome on her own), I was really looking for a bit more of a work out.
We did pretty good and it actually felt really nice. I felt great after the run (until I ate 2 pieces of free pizza, then I felt sick. heh) and the pace was pretty good! We ran about 2 of the 3 miles at a 10:30ish pace (which, I think is faster than her normal pace and she rocked it!) and then the walking brought the pace down to about 14ish min/mile.

Afterwards they have free pizza and drawings. Krissy won an awesome hat that I have been looking at in the store for the past two months, it has a mesh top so it lets the hot air out and you can still wear a full hat without overheating. Before the running started they had a sponsor there, like they normally do, Puma. They had shoes out for you to test in the run and return. I ALWAYS test the shoes, but this time I didn’t because I have new shoes and I like them. Come to find out, at the end of the evening, they gave free shoes to everyone that had tested them!!! Crazy! This was also their last running group night until the time changes again next March. Boo Hiss.

I tried to take a pic of me and Krissy running, but it didn’t work out so hot because it got dark quick on us and well… we were running :)
So here ya go:

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Running time: 47:35

Distance: 3.35 miles

Miles for this week: 7.13 miles

Calories burned: 376

Avg pace: 14:11 min/mile

 

Week 7 October 26, 2009

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6:20 PM
Temp: 84°F
Humidity: 76%

Here we are at Day 1 of week 7 in my marathon training. Today was a light 40 min jog, and I completely forgot I was running today (was in my recovery after the race mode, who knew 24 hours would go by so fast?? :) ) until I saw it was 6PM. That is kind of annoying, because I tend to work myself up to it all day, and well I wasn’t mentally prepared.
I decided to just go with my watch and towel and no other accessories. I even forgot my knee brace, which was slightly painful. I did remember to put mole skin on my horrendous blister, though, and it still hurt pretty bad.

Running time: 40 min

Distance: 3.78 miles

Miles for this week: 3.78 miles

Calories burned: 396

Avg pace: 10:34 min/mile

 

I DID IT! 13K!! October 26, 2009

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10:30 PM
Temp: 67°F
Humidity: 77%

So this past Saturday was my 13K race that I have been waiting for, for a year! Last year, after walking/partially jogging with my son, the 8 miles, I said to myself (and my son and husband), “Next year, I will run this. And heck, do it 3 more times and it’s a marathon, I could do that, with training, why not?”
And here I am, training for that marathon, and have completed the 8 miles, running the entire thing.
Not only running, but I did an awesome pace AND got a PR!

The race was packed. I was hoping it would thin out as we went along, but it only did for about a mile at mile 4ish, and then it was a tight cramp the rest of the way. Over 4000 runners/walkers participating. It was exciting and I LOVE running at night. The temperature was perfect, even though after we were done, I was freezing from the evaporation of sweat. I did bring a change of clothing, but not in the mood to wait in the super long bathroom lines.

During a normal long run, I go through several things. The first 2 miles I am thinking “This is cake, I can do this.” Which turns into “Ugh. Okey, just finish. Pace not bad, but not good either.” Which then becomes “2 miles left. Do.Not.Walk. Why would you walk, you made it this far, just finish it. You’re not tired, just bored. Finish it!” And I finish.
During this race, I didn’t go through any of that. The beginning I had to force myself to stay at an 11min pace cause i really didn’t want to tire out. I should of done a 10:30, but I held myself back mostly for fear of not running the whole thing. After 1.5 miles I just let my body pace itself, which was about 7-9 min pace. My phone program came up and told me my pace was 7:22 at one point and I freaked out! That’s a wee bit fast. And then later it said I was at a 16 min pace?? that I don’t believe. My slow walking is faster than 16 min. Funny thing is I said out loud “What the HELL?” when I heard the 16 min and took off, and heard people by me laughing :)
At about mile 4, I wasn’t in the middle doldrums I usually get, I felt good, and was still in the game completely. I drank a Gu energy gel 30 min before the start of the race, and then again 40 min in, which probably helped out a lot. I didn’t feel it or any different, so not sure.
At mile 6.5 is when we come off the roads and into the Hollywood Studios Park. That was the point where I was almost at “I think I need to walk” but not quite, and I never did. I had my two older sons there in several spots cheering me on with my husband, and that did WONDERS for my spirit. Especially since about mile 5 I was developing a huge and painful blister on my left foot. They allow you to dress up in costume for the race (Halloween) but instead of doing that, I just put on knee high striped socks, which are not my normal moisture whisking socks, and much thinner, and I think aided in the blister making, even though I had put on my non-friction stuff in my arches.

One more thing, they had a mystery game during the race, but somehow I missed two clues, so I never figured out ‘who done it’, but oh well, the clues were cute. I am sad this was the last Tower of Terror 13K ever, because it is so much fun, but there is a night half-marathon they just opened up next year for Oct 1st, I might enter.

Blurry pictures for your viewing pleasure:

Me and my two oldest (Andy and Colin) right before the race:
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Colin and I:
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The start of the race in my time shoot (this is about a third of all the people, behind me is the other 2/3rds. A whole lot of people.)
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Heheh this is the road entrance into Hollywood Studios. I was standing still but shaking cause this is about mile 6, so… blurry pic :) :
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Standing in line with my finished medal on, waiting to get my bags of stuff:
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The route that my phone recorded while I ran (green dot marks where I started, red-where I ended):
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Overall, it was a blast!

Running time: 1hr 21min 19 sec

Distance: 8.078 miles

Miles for this week: 15.08 miles

Calories burned: 874

Avg pace: 10:03 min/mile (!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

Light day October 22, 2009

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11:30 AM
Temp: 74°F
Humidity: 74%

I was suppose to do quarter miles yesterday, but it rained, so I was going to do them this morning, but when I woke up I decided since it is race week (Saturday) I will just run 4 miles. And then I was in shock. Since when do I think 4 miles no big deal and my relaxing run?? Awesome!

It rained on me the first and last 10 minutes, but not nice refreshing rain, more like annoying light mist. I ran the first two miles too fast and I knew that it would kill me, and it did. 9:30 pace the first two miles and around 10:30-11 for the last two miles. But overall, not bad.
(Notice the time I ran? Middle of the day!! Thank god for fall finally!)

Running time: 38:45

Distance: 3.83 miles

Miles for this week: 7.01 miles

Calories burned: 427

Avg pace: 10:06 min/mile

 

Frisbee! (Week 6) October 21, 2009

9:30 PM
Temp: 74°F
Humidity: 67%

Tonight was cross training day, so I went out to ultimate frisbee, and did pretty darn good AND didn’t injure myself (that is shocking, really)

I used my tracker on my phone, and it said I did 3.18 miles. Cool. I played three games and didn’t run much in the first so my pace was all the way at about 35 min/mile, but the second and third game I ran most of it, so that brought my pace down to 23 min/mile. Still laughable, but the game is mostly sprints and standing.

Pic from my phone of my ‘track’. We play in a parking lot (very very hard tarmac parking lot, btw.) oh and my 8 mile run isn’t listed on there from two days ago because my phone battery died 6.3 miles in so it never saved it.

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Running time: 1hr 14min 4 sec

Distance: 3.18 miles

Miles for this week: 3.18 miles

Calories burned: 707

Avg pace: 23:17 min/mile