1st Tempo Run under 8:00/mile

PWL

posted: 4/24/2007 at 4:09 PM

Did my first 3-mile tempo run at under an 8:00/mile pace! Except the RA pace calculator doesn't calculate to the millionths of a second or whatever, so I only get credit for an 8:00/mile. Roll eyes

Oh well. I know I did it. Not bad...from a pack a day habit to an 8:00/mile tempo run in 4.5 months. Kick @$$!! Big grin

"I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong."--Bertrand Russell

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 4/24/2007 at 4:12 PM

Nice job. Looks like you crushed your listed 5k PR pace in your temp run, too. Big grin

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

PWL

posted: 4/24/2007 at 4:19 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 4/24/2007 at 4:12 PM:

Nice job. Looks like you crushed your listed 5k PR pace in your temp run, too.

Yeah...that "PR" was really a 5k that I didn't train for--in fact I hadn't run in about 8 months when i ran it. That was a race that was short enough that I could run it on pure adrenaline. But I hurt like hell for about two weeks afterwards and in reality am lucky I didn't injure myself in the process...

"I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong."--Bertrand Russell

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 4/24/2007 at 5:11 PM

Quote from PWL on 4/24/2007 at 4:09 PM:

Not bad...from a pack a day habit to an 8:00/mile tempo run in 4.5 months. Kick @$$!!

*bows* That is REALLY an amazing accomplishment! My dad is currently trying to quit. Took almost having a stroke and having to have carotid artery surgery to give him the incentive. I'm glad you are nipping things in the bud now. Smile

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Etapli61

posted: 4/24/2007 at 8:03 PM

Way to go PWL!! You're my running hero (of course, I am a little partial).

Mississippi

posted: 4/24/2007 at 8:05 PM

Awesome! I just Love to hear about people ending that nasty habit of smoking, better yet is that you have a habit of running now. Big grin

Nice tempo pace, congratulations.

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