slowly but surely

Did 2.7 miles today in 23.8 minutes. That's 8.8 min/mi. Getting back down to my normal pace at that distance.

PS: and my new shoes were heating up on the bottom... I guess it's just that the sun is intense and cooked the track.

I'M BACK.

After ~6.5 weeks since my last run, I am back! Yesterday, I just felt bored and depressed and had no energy. I almost didn't run today because when I got there, the meters were reserved for buses or something... luckily I found one meter open near a dorm closeby.

Ran 6 laps in LANE 3 (mostly lane 3-- first 1/2 lap I was in lane 6, but let's just say lane 3)...

LANE 3 = 454 yds

Total distance = 2724 yds or ~1.5 miles

Total time = ~12:51 min

I was sweating like a hog and when I stopped running I didn't feel too great... I also had a little chest tightness when I was running... no pain, but tightness. Definitely a sign of being out of shape. My MP3 player ran out of battery right when I stopped running... haha perfect timing.

Oh yeah, and I also broke my asics cherry today and used them on the run for the first time.

---Andrew =) (ps: I feel good now though)

Back in the game

Time was 24.75 min for 2.4 mi = 10.3 min/mi
(still recovering tho)

Do it.

I need to run. I've been feeling lethargic all this time... especially today. It's weird that you can be physically tired from not being active.

I didn't run that much after the 10K since I needed new shoes. I also felt like I needed to rest after that race. And, it's weird that I haven't gone out to do stuff like running (or other things) because I feel like I'd feel guilty for not staying at home to write or look for work. I logically know that that's not the case-- running gives you energy and I have tons of time to do anything I want plus get a ton of work done... I guess it's just an excuse.

Anyways, just thought I'd write a post since I'm fed up with myself being inactive. I need that energy and I'm going to try my new Asics that I got on July 4th. Tomorrow morning... it's on!

---Andrew =)

Comback time

OK ankle is healing. Did a run today:
1.2 mi / 11.25 min = 10.7 min/mi

Shoes aren't easy to find for some reason.

The Distance

78 min / 6.0 mi = 13 min/mi. Took it slow.

Ran 9 laps in Lane 6 in 20:07 min

---Andrew =) (ps: I need new shoes...)

Less than baseline

19.9 min / 2.5 mi = 8 min/mi, somehow!

I didn't think I was running fast... huh. I listened to This American Life, a radio show from WBEZ the NPR station in Chicago. What a great show - they do documentaries. This one was about a guy's family, and the vicious cycle of alcoholism.

Brentwood 10K Run

Here's the results of the Brentwood 10K today!

Place	Place-in-division	Bib-Number	Name	Age	Sex	Division	Time	Pace
225	20	580	AM	25	M	M2529	49:51	8:03
240	8	413	AH	24	M	M2024	51:02	8:14
529	23	823	ES	24	F	F2024	1:04:53	10:28

For me, this was the farthest I've ever run, and fastest race pace I've ever had.

And Pictures:



So that about taps out these shoes (new balance)! Time for me to get new shoes tomorrow... I've been recommended to try on Mizuno's. I'm wanting much lighter weight shoes this time around.

Less Than A Week... EEK!

Yo yo...

Ran 11 laps in Lane 6 today... 24:04 min.

About a half-lap before my 11th-and-final lap started, I felt a little dizzy while running. Maybe dizzy isn't the best word to describe it, but I had to concentrate to keep my balance (the ground was moving, ya know?). I felt like stopping, but decided to go one more lap, which turned out to be my fastest.

---Andrew =) (PS: awesome job on the running dude! I better prepare myself to get McAllisterized)

Longer Run

Ran 5.4 miles in 45 minutes. Pace = 8.3 min/mi

That's almost double my normal distance.... but I maintained my pace!

I'm ready for this 10K.

The distance chart (right most is my latest run)

Graphs of Running Stats!

Check this out: Running Tracker Spreadsheet


That link has a spreadsheet of runs I've done since January 2006. Pace, Distance, and Time are all plotted. The only real trend is that my pace is slowly declining :)

It's Coming...

I just realized that I forgot to say CONGRATS on the graduation dude! Uber goal accomplished... =)

Anyways, I just ran... I started my first lap in Lane 6, but then had to move over to Lane 4 midway through the first lap (damn UCLA track, grrr!!!). Anyways, I finished the lap in Lane 5 and ran on the inside part of Lane 5 for the most part during the run. So I'll just say that it was Lane 5 that I ran in (which is 470 yds/lap).

Ran 10 laps in LANE 5... 22:28 min (4700 yds)

---Andrew =)

Baseline

22.3 min / 2.7 mi = 8.2 min/mi
10 days until 10K run

In other news, Google just added a charting feature to their spreadsheets. I will probably enter in my runs to that and have a graph of my runs pretty soon!

Oops... forgot to post yesterday (Wed)

Oops... I ran yesterday and forgot to post it. By the way, that's interesting about that article... 80-90 min weeks is pretty monstruous. Ahhh, the powers of the internetS.

Anyways, here's my results from yesterday (Wed)...

-ran 7 laps in LANE 3-4 (first ran in lane 4 since UCLA blocked it, then was told to run in lane 3)... 13:46 min.

My vent: UCLA track shouldn't have been closing down those lanes yet. They officially take over the track at 1pm, and I was there before then. Man, I was kinda annoyed that they started early. They should just close down the entire track earlier. I need my lane 6.

Also: ran on the inside corner (as I always do) of the lane (when I ran in lane 4)... but when I ran in lane 3, I ran on the outer edge (I wonder if that pissed off anyone... hope so).

1 Lap in Lane 4 = 462 yds
1 Lap in Lane 3 = 454 yds

So, I'll say for calculation purposes that 1 lap around for me that day was 458 yds.

---Andrew

Sitting on my ass and.....

Found this link:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/05/15/internet.exercise.reut/index.html
But is correlation causation?

Might get off my butt tomorrow and run again. I just finished my graduation (ÜberGoal: ACHIEVED!) and visiting my bro for his graduation, so I'm back in town, and hopefully back in my rhythm!

But yea... I ate cake for dinner today.

Speed Run

Didn't get to run Friday since I went skydiving that day. If only I could run as fast as I fall...

Anyways, I ran 6 laps today (~30% less than last week's baseline runs) in lane 6... 12:19 min

Lap 1- 1:55 min
Lap 2- 2:05 min
Lap 3- 2:08 min
Lap 4- 2:08 min
Lap 5- 2:06 min
Lap 6- 1:58 min

Mon's per lap average was... ~2:20 min
Wed's per lap average was... ~2:20 min

TODAY'S PER LAP AVERAGE: ~2:03 min

---Andrew =)

Mon & Wed (today)

Oops, I forgot to post Mon's results...
---5/7/07... 8 laps in lane 6 = 3832 yds. 18:43min


And here are today's results...
---5/9/07... 9 laps in lane 6 = 4311 yds. 21:00min

PS: I like to run when it's hot.
---Andrew =)

Baseline+30% distance-ish

28 min / 3.2 mi = 8.75 min/mi
It was damn hot today! Better if I ran in the early morning or evening....