running update (April)

Thurs 4/1 - Wow, it's been a long time since I ran in the HEAT - it was 79 when I just ran after work (and that's no April Fool's!). Is it supposed to be infinitely more tiring to run in hot weather??? Of course it didn't help my time that my shins did that weird tree log thing again, so I had to stop in the middle to stretch them out. Weird.
Time: 25:30 min
Distance: 2.16 mi
Avg Speed: 5.24 mph
Cumulative distance: 67.05 mi

Sat 4/3 - Amanda and I are doing a 10K on 4/24, so today we got to run a "preview" of the race. It was nice! We went about 5.5-ish miles with only two short walk breaks, then did a cool-down walk until the end (6.2 mi). It went surprisingly well, given my handicap - namely, I only got about 6 hours of sleep because of severe GI distress starting at about 4:30 in the morning. Yuck!
Time: ? min
Distance: 5.5? mi
Avg Speed: ? mph
Cumulative distance: 72.55 mi

Sat 4/10 - Hmmm...notice the lack of runs between 4/3 and 4/10? Not a good idea. Our long run today was pretty painful. 6.5 miles! (We did take plenty of walk breaks, though.) I seriously have to get some runs in next week if I'm going to have any chance of finishing the 10K and ultimately working up the half marathon in June...
Time: 75? min
Distance: 6.54 mi
Avg Speed: 5.23? mph
Cumulative distance: 79.09 mi

Mon 4/12 - Amanda is pretty determined for us to run a half marathon in June, so we're now following a training plan that requires THREE mid-week runs (plus our saturday long run). I'm not sure I like running on Mondays.
Time: 24.5 min
Distance: 2.16 mi
Avg Speed: 5.29 mph
Cumulative distance: 81.25 mi

Tues 4/13 - Stupid thunderstorm forced me onto the dreadmill. It was so awful that I quit after only 20 min.
Time: 20 min
Distance: 1.42 mi
Avg Speed: 4.26 mph
Cumulative distance: 82.67 mi

Sat 4/17 - Note to self: don't try to run on a full stomach and with a full bladder. (Thankfully there was a portapotty halfway around Cedar Lake!)
Time: 31 min
Distance: 2.83 mi
Avg Speed: 5.48 mph
Cumulative distance: 85.50 mi

Sun 4/18 - Another note to self: you know those new running shorts you got? Next time don't wear new shorts on a long run - you never know if they will cause ridiculously painful chafing. Ow!
Time: 1:23
Distance: 6.8 mi
Avg Speed: 4.92 mph
Cumulative distance: 92.30 mi

Sat 4/24 - Well, I ended up getting bowled over by a bad "common cold" this week. It was miserable! I even took a day off work, I was so sick. As a result, when it was pouring down rain this morning, I had to bail on the 10K I had been training for. Sigh. I'm really annoyed that (a) I didn't get to participate after all that training, and (b) I had already paid the registration fee! Argh. Oh, well. Here's to practicing what I preach regarding self care. This afternoon I did take a quick run around Cedar Lake (once the rain stopped) to try to get back into the swing of things.
Time: 26 min
Distance: 2.59 mi
Avg Speed: 5.98 (!) mph
Cumulative distance: 94.89 mi

Mon 4/26 - Amanda and I met after work for a run. We decided to run on the sidewalks of the 10K course, to make up for the fact that we missed the real 10K on Saturday. Man, it's hard running after a long day of work!
Time: 66 min
Distance: 5.8 mi
Avg Speed: 5.27 mph
Cumulative distance: 100.69 mi

Wed 4/28 - Back to my regular neighborhood loop.
Time: 25? min
Distance: 2.16 mi
Avg Speed: 5.18? mph
Cumulative distance: 102.85 mi

Fri 4/30 - Stupid treadmill. (It was raining too hard for me to run outside.) I hate the dreadmill so much that I end up walking more than I run.
Time: 35? min
Distance: 2.5 mi
Avg Speed: 4.29? mph
Cumulative distance: 105.35 mi