Ran a half marathon in training without really meaning to do so.

I have been running my long runs in preparation for a half in May on a time basis lately. Today I aimed for 1 hour 55 minutes and when I stopped by my front door, the clock said 1:55:34. When I measured my route on RA, it turned about that I had ran exactly a half marathon within the margin of error (the distance counter said 21.1 km).

I am not usually quite this fast on my easy runs. A 5:30 min/km pace is a bit too fast for a proper easy/long run for me, but definitely something I can sustain for quite a while. The wind must have helped me a fair bit: it was quite windy today and I took full advantage of it while route planning, seeking cover in the forests and among high buildings when running into the wind, and sailing across wide open spaces when going downwind.

Hit the 10 mile run milestone yesterday Weeee!

 Congrats!

Ran my first ever 5k today in 20:37 which was well ahead of my goal time.  I've logged a bunch of miles over the cold MN winter and it was nice to see it pay off in my first race of the season.  Detailed report available in my log.

 Nice way to open your running career. 

I'll boast a little. My running has been depressing lately. Today I was assured of an instant PR at 8.1 miles, if I finished.

A beautiful day despite temps starting under 20F.  There were 4 race distances run simultaneously with 2150 runners.

I snagged an age group win with 59:01. Lucky that the other distances were better options for the 45-49 yr olds.

The Mrs (wannabe) represented Running Ahead well. As did dnephin and jcapozzoli99.

I can run a 60 mile week and not burst info flames. In fact, I really liked the 60 mile week and am looking forward to a repeat in a few week's time.

Ran my first ever 5k today in 20:37 which was well ahead of my goal time.  I've logged a bunch of miles over the cold MN winter and it was nice to see it pay off in my first race of the season.  Detailed report available in my log.

Nice!  I see you are in Roch- you should consider running your long runs with the group at the RAC on Saturday mornings at 7:15, water stops included & a fun group.

I managed to get in almost 130 miles in March, which makes it about as long a month as I've ever done. I've struggled with motivation since having some personal issues starting last May (which was actually my biggest ever month, over 170 miles). I spent much of 2010 getting things together and began building the running back up since the beginning of 2011.

Not running related but I've also been working on pullups and am on the last few days of a 30 day program that I hope will yield 12-15 good pullups in a single set. I haven't done that in 10 years (and that was when I weighed 20 lbs less). At the beginning of the 30 days I could only do 5 or 6 so the program is really working well to get me back into pullup shape.

Ran my first ever 5k today in 20:37 which was well ahead of my goal time.  I've logged a bunch of miles over the cold MN winter and it was nice to see it pay off in my first race of the season.  Detailed report available in my log.

Seriously, amazing first race time!

My turn!  I ran my first 5k of the year 3 minutes faster than my 5ks last year so I'm happy about that. :-) Still took a walk break a mile or so but that's still good for me...

today is my 11 yr non smoking anniversary!!!!

Excellent!!!