a new dream of a new run?

oddest 5k ever. it was in Canton, GA, BUT the terrain was so not Canton.

some cheesy fire engine ladder and slide to start (1 runner at a time... imagine the start of the race.) there was actually no crowd when I finally started. I had to kind of u-turn from about 25feet out to see what the time was that I actually started the race. I think the lock said something more than 20 mins. very oddly/poorly marked course. had to correct several times. Also, there were about 8 other festivals in progress simultaneously with the race. one asked who our leader was in a very sarcastic tone. I told her my leader was Jesus and she got a really out there expression on her face. for some reason, there were race people hiding things along the course DURING the race. I knew several from way past time in my life. The item being hidden was a small mini-dvd case with 3 mini dvd's of last year's race. They were very cagey about were these prizes we were supposed to find. I finally just grabbed one. I was trying to help a couple of friends find the case but they were not having much success. I never actually finished the race in this dream. When I woke, I was about 2/3 done, and had a bulky but light bag of stuff...

missed Monday. running this evening.

missed Monday due to death in brother's in-laws.

large family at funeral home last night.

rain and even faster 159 bpm

ran 3 miles i steady rain (was able to wring out my micro weave shirt...) and at 169 bpm. Did not mean to go 169 bpm, but accidentally hit the next track button. Had planned to go 168 since this was my flat track at the park. Oh well. I was able to keep pace fairly well.

60's tiny rain, 157 bpm

shorter run due to utility line down in my path. Tried to estimate and do some extra to make up, but still was a bit short.

was nice. Trying to breathe using nose. My nostrils are too small. maybe a breathe right strip? I bet I sweat it off.

tough run today. 50F and sprinkling rain

and I felt far less than 100% at the beginning as well.

I still decided to push to the 3 mile mark. first domino and all.

was drenched when I finished.

ran my entire course even the kinda hard hill today at 157 bpm

added a bit more by going down to the other stop sign in town as well.

had no pain, only dry throat. need to solve that. was really our of gas, but the low cost fluid we made really helps quickly.

can I do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46VoSA-9Xd8&feature=player_embedded
I'd LOVE to add this. let's see what happens.

sensor cal & 3 miles at 157 bpm

Calibrated the Nike+Pod sensor today on a high school 400m rack. I walked 1 lap, then jogged 1 lap, and then did 3 more miles on gravel track. measured 3.1. close enough. my mile pace was 13.5min/mi and I did not walk ANY in the 3 miles. Maybe on Monday, I can jog the whole thing including the nasty hill. The park has a small rise which is much smaller than the 2 hills on the 3 mile path we are on during the week.

not bad. I think I'll stay at 157 a bit. that seems to be a natural pace for me right now.

It was a bit chilly this morning. I did not think to wear gloves, but my long sleeve moisture shirt has longish stretchy sleeves, so I pulled them into my hands for some help. I am finding the 3 mile length to be OK but getting to e a bit boring into the 1.5-2.5 mile portion. Hopefully as I continue to progress in fitness and improve speed, this will become less of an issue.

same course, 157 bpm

2nd half felt REALLY great. 1st half was a bit of struggle. I wonder when this 3 mile stretch will become too short? (not to worry, as I have already found a nice 5 mile loo along this stretch as well. I bet the hills on the rest of the loop are deadly.) Today's run included a really good mile time of about 10.5 mins for mile 3.

HARD run today. 156 bpm

man, this was tough. I think I was REALLY dehydrated. We found a homemade sports drink at lifehacker.com that seems to really help. But, apparently, today I as really dry. my throat was parched and hurting and I had to walk 2 times. I still got the full run, but it was slower and more painful.

Found that someone else has begun the c25k journey. I pointed her toward the podrunner.com page for podcasts.

Still liking the 3 mile path from the Ball Ground library to the end of Old Canton Rd.

decent run in the wet. no rain 155 bpm

ran at 155 bpm today. gonna need one of the lawyer shirts. one schmuck kind of swerved away kind of close and pointed like 'get off the road!' not cool. wonder how good his lawyer is... this is NOT a main road of any kind.

Did see a buddy from church this afternoon. Hey James!! Had seen Ashley a couple times on the old course. Wish I was still over on that road, but too short, and, actually, I kind of like the added terrain even though it is tougher to jog.

till later.

5k times (continuing updates...)

Polar Bear 1-24-09 (moderate terrain)
Bill 49:37
Carol 1:02:59

Cherokee County Animal Shelter Scurry 1-31-09 (flat terrain)
Bill 44:21

Guns & Hoses 2-28-09 (hilly terrain)
Bill 49:46
Carol 1:01:36

Run for the Children 3-14-09 (hilly terrain)
Bill 46:31

Ole' Cotton Mill Classic 4-11-09 (hilly terrain)
Bill 43:30

GT Pi Mile 5k 4-18-09
Bill 41:35

tough 5k, but good overall time. 3rd place in old man group

Man, off Main St in downtown Canton are some killer hills. I understand there is 1 hill in the Peachtree Road Race called Heart Attack hill. I think we have 2 on the Run for the Children 5k course tat would be called massive stoke hill A and B. I got 3rd place in my age group of 45-49 with a time of 46:31 for the 5k. had to walk about 200 yards up the final part of massive stroke hill B near the Methodist Church. wow, what a rise...

Of course, like our other 5k races, it was raining. and 39F.

a bit wet today 3 mi @ 154 bpm

rained earlier, and was a bit colder. Had a HUGE issue on the beginning of the run. Started a bit too strong in the strides, and it hurt me. Actually had thoughts of stopping the run. Once I got about 1/3 through, it went REALLY well. Had a couple of cars that did not seem to want to give me any space. I wonder how good their liability insurance is? Maybe I need a T-shirt that says on the front that I am sponsored by some aw firm.

same course @ 154bpm

MUCH easier run today. comfortable pace. actually felt like I was jogging instead of shuffling. Carol noticed that I had a more consistent pace and stride as well.

we have a 5k run on Saturday. I think as soon as I can 5k in < 40 mins, I will announce my 'graduation' of the couch to 5k plan.

Nike+iPod shows 3.77 mi in 47'11", which is 2 mins faster than Monday. The course measures 3.1 mi on car odo. this gives me a about 15'13" per mi

over 3 miles!! @153bpm

ran at 153bpm today. I think my goal now will be to build slowly from 153 bpm where I am now to 168 bpm. I'll have to find it again, but I recently read about running at 21 strides/15 seconds. this seems to translate to 168 bpm. Who uses strides/15 sec as a measure??!!?? seems cumbersome. maybe to someone it sounds better than 168 bpm.

Nike+iPod says it was 3.8 mi at 12:50/mile. I find the Nike+iPod to be abou 10% too long. I wanted to cal it this past weekend, but the time change beat me up badly. Maps show this to be pi miles. (3.14) Seems sort of cool.

after 1 week off, not too bad today

jogged over 3 miles this morning in just over 50 mins.
I was very concerned about how much ground I had lost over the week of getting over head cold and not being fit to go out to jog.
I tried to do 155 bpm, but was not able, so I went back to 150 bpm. that is still faster than the 145 bpm I had been doing with the C25K tracks.

ticked at being sick

well, 1st domino has fallen. I am rather sick with either a nasty head cold or the flu. so , no running. which sucks. I'll probably lose a *lot* of progress. oh well.

dr appt this morning to get a flu test. till then, OJ, dayquil, C, ibuprofen.

might try to walk tonight to calibrate the nike+ipod sensor. then at least I get to move a bit.