30 runs in 30 days - who's with us? (Page 35)

#16 done.  6 mile Tempo run (treadmill). 

I was dreading this run all day for some reason.  If not for the "streak", I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have gotten done. 

#50- quick and easy 3 mi.  Wish I had more time to go longer, weather was perfect.

#5 - I'm getting faster - is it the streak, is it the new running shoes, is it the enforced rest last week - whatever I'll take it. 

anyway new lunchtime route of 6.6km is great, try and make it 7km next time.  Beautiful sunny day, tunes blasting loved it.

Thanks - just annoying coz I got to #35...then had to stop coz I got an inner ear infection.  Darn OWS!  Anyway back to it now at No 5 - it builds so quick and easy.

Enjoy yours today!

I'm terrible at logging.....

#4 Dec 5th, #5-Dec 6th, #6-Dec 7th, #7-Dec 8th, #8-Dec 10th

Looks like I have some 2adays ahead. 

#11 - 7.5 mi post ride.

Left Brain, what happened to your face?

#51

4 x 1 mi at 1.0 grade on treadmill.  Ran fast (for me), 9.5 mph.  I wanted to try for another but I ran out of time and had to go to work =/

I know I am going against the grain or perhaps this is outright blasphemy, but I liked the treadmill workout (notice how I can't even bring myself to refer to it as the "dreadmill").  I will probably keep it in rotation for awhile.

That happened at run #84......I felt really good, go figure.

Bro.....the hatemill is my friend.  I control everything.......just like at home.

#9-22 min. on dreadmill while at work. Then some leg circuits.

Look, I know it isn't much, but I've been a wreck since my huckleberry ice cream bender in Aug.

Nice! 

Running up & down the aisles in excitement still counts.

Not sure if I'm still allowed to update since I'm not streaking anymore.  (What say you Left Brain?) 

Since my streak, I have been running 5-6 days per week....and yesterday I bumped my long run day up to 13.1 miles.  Yes - I did the .1 at the end!  

I am running a 1/2 mary on 12/31.  This same 1/2 kicked my a** last year (blew out my achilles - ran it in 2:04).  My goal this year is sub 1:45.   On my training run yesterday I decided to do a "heart rate" run.  Using the heart rate monitor for races is my new thing.  I kept my heart rate in the low 150's and finished my training run in 1:44 !!  I wasn't even trying hard, and I still beat my goal for the 1/2 on New Years eve.  

I truly believe I owe it to my first 30 day streak because it taught me that if I am smart about it, I can run way more frequently than I previously thought.  I can't wait for my long run next week (going to run a 1/2 again, and I'm going to bump it up to close to race pace (160-165 bpm) and see where my time ends up.  I will then start my taper and plan my race around next weeks long run and recovery.