Daylight savings time rocks!

It occurred to me this afternoon that there would still be daylight when I got home from work, typically around 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.

Sure enough, sunset was scheduled for around 7:30 p.m. so I had plenty of time to get in a nice, easy 30-minute run OUTSIDE on a weeknight.

I was still sore from Saturday's 10-K in Erie, so nothing hard tonight just a 8:07/mile pace for each mile for the 3.7 miles I ran.

It felt good to get out there on the road to loosen up a little bit. Doubtful I'll do a sprint workout on Tuesday, but maybe a little more intense run than today.

Runners World Quote of the Day:

"Act like a horse. Be dumb. Just run."

Jumbo Elliot, Track and Field Coach

Happy running!

Easy four-miler with strength training

Felt good tonight even after yesterday's somewhat challenging workout. I started the night off with 7 minutes of elliptical and then did some biceps, lats and lower back weight training. Three sets of each.

Then I hopped on the treadmill with running easy in mind. For the most part, it was just that, running at an 8:13/mile pace for the first 1.5 miles, then gradually bumping it up to 7:53/mile. After sticking at that pace for a while, I decided to ratchet it up for the final 1/2 mile.

I gunned it up to 7:13 mile for two minutes then decided to sprint it in for the last 0.3 miles finishing up at a 6:48/mile pace. Felt great!! The total time was 32:20 for 4 miles or 8:05/mile.

I'm certainly enjoying this new regime of strength training and treadmill running. A nice change for running out in the cold.

Runners World Quote of the Day:

"Running changed my life and brought it into balance. I now feel as though my entire essence, body, and soul is centered."

Donna Isaacson, Casting director

Happy running!

Last run before the Trot

Tonight was my last easy run before the Erie Runners Club Turkey Trot 5-K on Thursday.

By easy, I mean easy. Just a 2.5-miler tonight in 21:15 or 8:30/mile pace. There will be no running on Tuesday or Wednesday so that I am completely fresh for the race.

Goals for the Turkey Trot? Would love to break 20 minutes and place in my age group: 35-39. It will be tough, with at least 1,000 runners expected to run and likely 40 or more in my age group.

Hopefully, I can accomplish these goals, but if not, I'll be fine because at least I'm healthy right now. Plus, I'll be headed with my wife and son to my sister's house for some Thanksgiving dinner! Can't wait.

Lastly, a quote from Runner's World, maybe not one I agree with but ...

"It is very difficult to train for a marathon; but it is even more difficult to not be able to train for a marathon."

Aaron Douglas Trimble, Runner

Happy running!