For the month of September, I logged 172 miles with Runkeeper. While substantially less than the months of July and August, I still made steady progress towards my training goals. Some accomplishments Im proud of include... * I ran my first official timed half marathon, on trail, and did OK despite the heat and humidity that day. * I ran in DC Ragnar with a few new running friends. This was a great experience, my first on-the-road-in-the-van Ragnar. I chewed through hills with gusto! * I checked out the first half of the Fire on the Mountain 50K coming up in October. Its my next race, and I feel better prepared with the knowledge I have from that trip. * I ran a mile in 6:17 for a new PR! Roughly 30 seconds faster than the same time trial performed back in June. Based upon the experience, I am certain that I will be able to hit sub-6:00 by my 40th birthday. And then there are stats that will bother me... * I attained my first DNS (did-not-start), as I bailed from a 5K this past weekend out of safety concerns, but in hindsight, this was probably a blessing in disguise as I was an emotional wreck and wouldnt have performed at my best anyways. * I only ran to work once. But again, in hindsight, probably a good thing, as it convinced me to cancel one of my gym memberships as Im not going to get enough value out of it just to use the showers and lockers. But ultimately, with all the ups and downs, I love running. I love running solo. I love running with friends. I love running slow, and fast. Its provides me time to think, and not to think. To be relaxed, or to be brutally intense. Im looking forward to the next few events on my calendar... * October 4 - AT MD Challenge * October 11 - Old Rag Hike (tentative) * October 18 - Baltimore (tentative) * October 26 - Fire on the Mountain 50K * November 9 - The Bridge Race 10K * November 15 - Richmond Cant wait to meet people planning to do the Bridge Race or Richmond.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 23:22:04 +0000
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