Notes
---Battled shin and stomach problems. Pathetically my longest in 43 runs (since doing 6.40 on July 23, 2011).---
Had a rough one today. Got out late and drove to Lake Murray to run my normal Lake Murray out-and-back and the add-on to make around six miles. I was kind of nervous the whole day, which is kind of pathetic. I got in a quick stretch (~20 seconds total) and was off. I felt good for about 1:45 then already noticed my breathing. My legs felt heavy and flat, and got worse as the run went on. I hit the mile in 7:59 and figured I’d just have to stay around that for the entire run since I felt kind of shitty.
A little after that my shins started hurting. Felt like I was running with 10 more pounds and was just slogging around. I hit the second mile in 16:00, so an 8:01 second mile.
Right after the two-mile mark I kept wanting to stop and stretch out the shins, but I kept coming to a new spot and kept trying to go more. I finally stopped at the 2.42-mile mark and did a quick stretch. Then felt better initially but not great. Hit the halfway point of my normal out-and-back in 20:38, 47 seconds slower than last Tuesday (June 4), when I was at 19:51, but nine seconds faster than May 7 (20:47). I hit the third in 24:01 (8:02) and was happy I was still around 8:00 pace.
Don’t remember much about the fourth mile, other than it seemed to take forever. I hit it in 32:04, so an 8:02 mile.
I slogged through the fifth and was a bit pissed to see 40:16, so an 8:13 mile. I knew it was going to be tough to finish now under 8:00 pace, especially since I was battling a stomach cramp for about a half-mile.
I slowly picked it up and hit the back portion of the out-and-back in 20:41, only three seconds slower. Not too bad because I thought it was a lot worse. Then I gradually started to pick it up, so I could break 8:00 pace for the run. I actually started to feel the best (both shins and stomach) when I picked it up. I remember seeing 44:08 at the 5.50-mile mark, so about a time of 3:52 (7:44 pace) from 5-to-5.50 miles. I kept picking it up and was at roughly 45:56 at the 5.75-mile mark (1:48 for that quarter-mile - 7:12 pace, 5:40 for the 3/4 miles (7:33 pace). The sudden jump in pace from how slow I was going must of got me because I dry-heaved at 5.81 miles. I finished right around 47:53 and promptly dry-heaved once again. Man this is pathetic. That being said, I did close my final mile in 7:36, the final half in 3:45 (7:30 pace) and the final 1/4-mile in 1:57 (7:52 pace).
I was happy to break 8:00-pace in my longest run since doing 6.40 on July 23, 2011. It’s been 43 runs since then. A lot of pathetic things there - being happy to break 8:00 pace, being happy to run 6.0 miles and only running 43 times in 10 ½ months.
I know this is a lot of writing for such a slow time overall, but I’ve been trying to have fun with this lately. Plan to go nice and easy tomorrow.
Song: N/A
Stops: 1 (2.42 - stretch shins)
Dry-Heaves: 2 (5.81 & right after I finished - 6.00)
Times on Lake Murray
* 06/04/12 - 6.00 mi. in 47:53 (20:38/20:41) (7:59 pace); AHR: 166/MHR: 182; Weight - 192.2
* 05/29/12 - 5.13 mi. in 39:50 (19:51/19:59) (7:46 pace); AHR: 171/MHR: 183; Weight - 192.0
* 05/07/12 - 5.13 mi. in 41:38 (20:47/20:51) (8:07 pace); AHR: 171/MHR: 183; Weight - N/A
* 08/16/11 - 5.13 mi. in 38:53 (19:32/19:21) (7:35 pace); AHR: 169/MHR: 185; Weight - 183.8
* 07/18/11 - 5.12 mi. in 40:20 (20:05/20:15) (7:53 pace); AHR: 156/MHR: 167; Weight - 183.2
* 07/13/11 - 5.13 mi. in 39:47 (19:48/19:59) (7:46 pace); AHR: 154/MHR: 163; Weight - 184.2
* 07/09/11 - 5.14 mi. in 39:17 (19:46/19:31) (7:39 pace); AHR: 170/MHR: 185; Weight - 185.6
* 06/22/11 - 5.13 mi. in 39:50 (19:48/20:02) (7:46 pace); AHR: 162/MHR: 171; Weight - 188.6
* 06/17/11 - 4.26 mi. in 33:04 (7:46 pace); AHR: 164/MHR: 177; Weight - 186.4
* 06/09/11 - 5.12 mi. in 39:18 (19:39/19:39) (7:41 pace); AHR: 168/MHR: 179; Weight - 190.4
* 06/01/11 - 4.25 mi. in 31:57 (7:32 pace); AHR: 170/MHR: 185; Weight - 189.0
* 04/23/11 - 4.25 mi. in 32:42 (7:42 pace); AHR: N/A/MHR: N/A; Weight - 186.6
* 01/17/11 - 4.24 mi. in 32:04 (7:34 pace); AHR: 177/MHR: 188; Weight - 179.8
* 12/04/10 - 4.27 mi. in 32:35 (7:38 pace); AHR: 160/MHR: 170; Weight - 183.6
* 11/23/10 - 5.14 mi. in 39:23 (7:40 pace); AHR: 167/MHR: 177; Weight - 181.8
* 10/26/10 - 5.10 mi. in 39:03 (7:40 pace); AHR: 168/MHR: 180; Weight - 180.2
* 07/30/10 - 6.03 mi. in 45:27 (7:33 pace); AHR: 163/MHR: 175; Weight - 166.6
* 07/23/10 - 5.11 mi. in 38:22 (7:31 pace); AHR: 175/MHR: 194; Weight - 167.0
* 07/16/10 - 5.13 mi. in 39:00 (19:24/19:36) (7:37 pace); AHR: 170/MHR: 184; Weight - 169.6
* 07/13/10 - 5.14 mi. in 37:16 (19:15/18:01) (7:16 pace); AHR: 169/MHR: 196; Weight - 171.2
* 07/06/10 - 5.14 mi. in 38:29 (19:23/19:06) (7:30 pace); AHR: 167/MHR: 181; Weight - 174.2
* 06/15/10 - 6.05 mi. in 46:21 (7:40 pace); AHR: 157/MHR: 170; Weight - 172.0
* 05/31/10 - 6.02 mi. in 45:04 (19:32/19:13) (7:30 pace); AHR: 162/MHR: 174; Weight - 177.0
* 05/25/10 - 5.16 mi. in 39:46 (19:48/19:57) (7:43 pace); AHR: 161/MHR: 171; Weight - 178.4
* 05/19/10 - 5.17 mi. in 39:23 (19:38/19:45) (7:38 pace); AHR: 167/MHR: 184; Weight - 178.0
* 05/11/10 - 4.22 mi. in 32:14 (7:39 pace); AHR: 160/MHR: 172; Weight - 181.4
* 05/04/10 - 4.02 mi. in 32:03 (7:59 pace); AHR: 160/MHR: 177; Weight - 182.8
* 04/21/10 - 3.69 mi. in 28:29 (7:44 pace); AHR: 183/MHR: 198; Weight - 185.0
Past June 4th’s
Today - 6.00 mi. in 47:53 (7:49 pace) at 6:47 p.m. in San Diego (Lake Murray); AHR: 166/MHR: 182; Weight - 192.2
2011 - 4.01 mi. in 30:55 (7:43 pace) at 6:09 p.m. in San Diego (College Grove: Chollas Lake); AHR: 165/MHR: 179; Weight - 190.0
2010 - 6.01 mi. in 46:38 (7:46 pace) at 5:41 p.m. in San Diego (Mission Gorge: Pussy West Hills Parkway); AHR: 160/MHR: 179; Weight - 176.2
2009 - 8.07 mi. in 1:01:04 (7:35 pace) at 7:28 p.m. in San Diego (Pacific Beach: West Mission Bay Loop); AHR: 164/MHR: 177; Weight - N/A
2008 - 6.04 mi. in 45:50 (7:35 pace) at 7:25 a.m. in San Diego (Pacific Beach: Crown Point Drive Loop)
2007 - 6.39 mi. in 46:44 (7:18 pace) at 12:05 a.m. in San Diego (Mission Valley: Louisiana + more)
2006 - 3.93 mi. in 29:36 (7:32 pace) at 10:35 p.m. in San Diego (College Area)
2005 - Did not run
2004 - Did not run
2003 - Did not run
2002 - 8.26 mi. in 1:01:57 (7:30 pace) at 1:10 p.m. in Parishville (Hanson-Chapel Rt. Loop)
2001 - N/A
2000 - N/A