Ga Tech pi mile 5k 41:35 156 bpm

great race. ate nothing, drank some homemade sport drink on the drive down, and felt really good the entire course.

Some rolling hills, but nothing nasty like other races. Was able to really stay focused
and keep a decent pace with the podcast.

Wed & Fri 3.6 mi, 156 bpm

actually, Friday was a bit short at 3.34 miles.

Wed run was hard after missing Monday.. Friday was GREAT. awesome weather, too.

1st domino again, but I recovered Wed and Friday

Was a bit sick and am on anti-biotic now. Really was not able to run Monday due to working on network at buddies new office. Was able to get back Wed and Friday. Oddly, I felt GREAT the entire run. That is od because today I have a sausage biscuit and diet coke for breakfast, 2 coffees at office, and water all afternoon. How can that be better for running than having lunch?

the GT Pi mile race is Saturday. I think when I get up, nothing but water. Maybe some homebrew sports drink. nothing to eat. we'll see.

ol cotton mill 5k in Lindale Ga

VERY hilly course. not big hills, just several.
being sick hurt my time as well. 44:20

3.6 mi 156 bpm 49.75 mins

Easier to run today. MUCH warmer, and no snow.

adjusted my run distance to the actual course. Had to run around the library parking lot
a couple times to finish, but it worked out fine.

was able to finish stronger as well.

after about 1 mile, I am warmed up and it feels much better. After that, I feel a more "running" feel than older runs. I am also able to correlate speed dips to course features, like the 1st long hil is just after the 1 mile mark, and I can identify other features as well. That certainly indicated that I am getting stronger since I can maintain a more steady pace and my speed on the hill is improving.

3.6 miles at 156 bpm, 50.5 mins!

COLD today and WINDY!! It is in the low 40' and damp and windy.
might even get some snow... in April...


Went back over to the Old Canton Rd from Library to 515 past 2 Brothers BBQ. First mile continues to be very hard, but after that very nice pace.

Old Dawson Rd was less traffic, but more hills. Tried to find a place near the Airport, but also very hilly, plus unpaved road as well. Still looking for a flatish stretch near home.

I have also determined that I get better feedback if I run a specific custom distance.

From now, I will run 3.6 mi on Mon Wed Fri and 3.15 on Sat morning. I was a bit disappointed that when I ran a 5k Saturday, the Nike+iPod gae feedback in km rather than miles. the web tools were miles but the active feedback and end of run summary were in mins/km. oh well.

5k time on flat terrain is below 40 mins!! 158bpm

told ipod to run 5k today. completed in 39'27" wow.

weight at new low of 255 as well. wow maybe it will start to continue to come off a bit more consistently.

While running, felt better than most runs. was a bit chilly (high 40's)

Due to family death last weekend, only got 3 runs this week not 4 like most, but oh well.

Still looking for a new road. Thought I had a couple, but more terrain than the maps indicated. I need more granular maps!

new course, worse than others. 3.2 mi at 156 bpm

moved to a different road, Old Dawsonville Rd from downtown Ball Ground and to the north. Smaller hills, but more of them and steeper. still looking for a 2-3 mile gentle stretch of road...
Might have something on the other side of I-575 behind the airport.

back to Boling Sat for a 5k with the ipod. I think I'll push to 160 bpm. On the flatter track, I should be able to power through.

weight was about 255 this morning. that would be ~ 15 lbs off.

3.4 mi at 158bpm

found that my run from the library to the stop sign at 515 is > 3 miles. No wonder it s tough. It is closer to 3.4 miles. I have also added almost another 0.1 by tweaking how I enter and exit the run area. good to know.