30 runs in 30 days - who's with us? (Page 9)

I love when I catch a "cyclist" in his granny gears.  

DAY 16 is done.  Easy 3 miles today as this run was less than 12 hours after my DAY 15 run last night. Also had to take it easy, because tomorrow is long run day.  

BTW - forgot to mention, last nights run was one of the best "recovery runs" ever for 2 reasons.  1) I ran at night and there was a full moon out.  Really a cool experience running under the full moon. 2) My easy pace is now where my "pushing it" pace used to be.   

16 runs in 15 days

11.05 miles today and it felt great !

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to come clean about a blip in my 30/30. 

Friday I had one of those days. You ever see Goodfellas? The last day Henry is a free man before the bust that sent him up for the big charges? I had one of those days, minus the cocaine, guns, girlfriend and FBI tail. I was out the door as soon as I woke, dealing with work stuff, and emergencies with my new beehive. (6 stings or so this time, right on my knee - only my second stinging incident ever, and all my own fault) - home with 15 minutes until the kids are off the bus, so to really make it a Goodfellas day, I cooked some meat fast and put it in a crockpot stew - as the kids are off the bus, it's a drive to the eye doctor an hour away - home, eat, lay down for an hour, plan to run at 9 or 10pm. 

Yeah, I never woke up until it was officially Saturday. So I took my Friday run this morning, not intending to double up. I just basically passed out last night. 

I'm counting it. Then the wife and daughter are on a bus trip to NYC, and I spent the day with our son, out of town from 8am until now. I won't lay down this time, and hit the treadmill when he's in bed. Then I'm back in business. 

Thanks for bringing out the OCD maniac in me through this thing. I am thinking of changing the avatar back to I HATE YOU MUSKRAT.

You are forgiven, and your streak is still alive.  The MUSKRAT has spoken, so it is so.    

Thank you for the good laugh before I hit the sack for the night.  I have a full day of scuba diving planned tomorrow - so I am wondering how my "long run" is going to be after a full day of diving.  

You are welcome for bringing out the BEST SIDE OF YOU.  Can't wait until you hit your 30/30 goal and thank me.  I feel like the parent telling the child "some day you will understand"  LOL  

Have a great night - get some sleep and rest up....you are going to need it.  

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Little longer trail run in the morning and shorter, easier this afternoon.

Day 17 - longest run to date - and my splits were pretty awesome too!  

7.7 miles in 59:30

7:46, 7:41, 7:40, 8:01, 7:46, 7:25, 7:27.....  I love it!!!

Well that's all great.....but you're still 4 behind.....I'm just saying. 

All kidding aside, that's pretty badass for an old fat guy.   Nice work! Have a beer!!

Just to check, is that where you should be at for pacing? It's getting to where I'll run at times, but my threshold pace is more like low 6's.

So are you saying that it's too fast?  

I'm asking because I'm trying to figure out my injury threshold, so I'm just running slow as I can and building mileage just as slow.  For instance, I've been covering the 2 mile run as my basic run pretty easily.  So I' started to move my basic run up to 2.3....and my long, done maybe once a week, to 4.4 (following the 10% rule).....I'll run that for the next month and then see where I am.

That's what I'm checking on. I don't know how fast he is, or his history too well. I don't really get hurt from one hard workout. It's more from too many in the moderate area (thinking between "easy" and below tempo or threshold areas) too close together. In fact it's most always been in something that was sort of easy, but I felt like going a touch faster after a few strong days and feeling good from it. I suspect this happens to others more than they realize as most don't know how to look over a period of time that well. And in fairness, it can be tricky to see when the training load is built up to much from too many runs in the moderate area.

That's good stuff I think.

I know that's what happened to me this year, so I'm all ears.  I'm done trying to get faster for awhile.....I'm too happy to just be running with no pain.   I'm trying the "faster by running more" routine for a bit.  

BTW - I think he's slow and fat....and maybe old....and maybe he drinks too much. 

Crazy talk.

You think that is crazy, I have a friend who just did the Tahoe triple this weekend. That is three marathons in three days at about 7000 foot above sea level. She managed to complete all three in just under 15 hours combined time. Now that is crazy and sounds like fun, I may have to try it next year.

No doubt....that's excellent!

Funny you used those words - I was in Taekwondo for 3 1/2 years and used to fight at the local (and one state) tournament.  When the subject would come up with neighbors and friends, I would say "I'm not Van Damme, I fight in the Old Fat Guy division"    

I don't know how I know these things.......I just do. 

LMAO - someone has been reading my blog.  I am proud to say, I am not THAT guy anymore.  

Just so you guys know - This pace is a PR for me (for this long of a run), but I have been injured before (Achilles) for bumping up my pace and my distance to fast.  I am being very careful this time.  In preparation for this "Long Run" I did 2 easy days in a row (only 3 miles) at a slow (for me) pace (8:30 - 9:00 ish) with one being @ 7:30 p.m., and the next at 7:00 a.m. - Then I ran today's run in the evening, which was like having 1 1/2 days off.  

I have been running in the low 8's regularly, and when I push it a bit, I run in the 7:45 range.  Today I did not plan to run this fast, it just kind of happened.  I run under the philosophy of "I'll take what my body can give me today".  Today it gave me more than normal and I love it.  

@ LeftBrain - I understand (and recommend highly) sticking to the 10% rule - especially since you are just coming back from a running injury.  Better safe than sorry.