I ran

But it was weaksauce - had to walk a bit in there. Just didn't want to sit on my butt all weekend - had to get outside and do SOMEthing!
24.5 min / 2.7 mi = 9.1 min/mi

Yes!

So this morning, I woke up early and ran...

8 laps in 18:03 min.

---Andrew =)

Pumpkin Run 5K, 2007

This was the second time the three of us ran this race. We ran this race one year ago, which was our first taste of running races, so today was a fun anniversary for us to mark the year's passing. Perhaps "fun" should be in "quotes." :) Hey Andrew, post a bit RE: thoughts about the day.

We had the big fires the week before this race, so E and I didn't run even though we'd planned to do a few tune up runs. Despite missing those tune ups, I beat my time from last year, and also met my goal of running at a sub-8min/mi pace. This was also my first race in the new shoes. The McAlliSTING was on as I barely squeaked past AH for the W. Emily and I took home the 3rd place division awards which was a ceramic Halloween-themed coffee mug.

I almost choked during the run and had to walk for a few steps to get over it. I know AH was complaining of tunnel vision, and E was also a bit dizzy. Hmm, everybody to the limit!..? A couple gals ran in prison uniforms with a chain connecting them together - a cute idea. There were a few other costumes, too. It'd be fun to run in a costume sometime, I think. We missed getting a picture by the "Finish" banner, so we got a group shot behind the race organizer's truck, which had all the pumpkins in the back. E's going to bake up some pumpkin goodies today, I think. Bread and perhaps cookies!

Pumpkin Run 5K, 2007 Stats (hopefully no errors):

Name: AM
Bib: 203
Time: 24:22
Pace: 7.86 min/mi
Place: 27 of 89 (top 30.3%)
DivPlace: 3 of 8 (top 37.5%)
SexPlace: 18 of 45 (top 40%)

Name: AH
Bib: 205
Time: 24:36
Pace: 7.94 min/mi
Place: 29 of 89 (top 32.6%)
DivPlace: 4 of 8 (top 50%)
SexPlace: 20 of 45 (top 44.4%)

Name: E
Bib: 14
Time: 34:34
Pace: 11.15 min/mi
Place: 68 of 89 (top 76.4%)
DivPlace: 3 of 6 (top 50%)
SexPlace: 31 of 44 (top 70.5%)

Meh, Hot = Slow

OK, got McAlliSTUMPED today on my run. Did a 5k trial run, plus a LITTLE extra distance ... 27.25 min / 3.2 mi = 8.5 min/mi. That's not good if I'm going to beat 8 min/mi. It was hot.
Hopefully next Sunday is cooler.

This run makes it tough to go out and do Halloween parties the night before...

Don't get McAlliSTUNG

I'm goin' for the McAlliSTING by the way. ;)

Post illness runnang

hi. i ran today. First run in the new shoes. Did pretty well.
21 min / 2.6 mi = 8.1 min/mi
Even stopped to pet a nice little dog along the way. A bit of chest pain maybe from breathing too hard, but just ran through it.

RE: the 5K, I'm certainly breaking last year's race time, and hopefully will also break 8 min/mi for this race.

Oops, I Forgot...

Whoopsies--- I forgot to post yesterday's run...

SAT 10-13: Ran 8 laps in Lane 6 = 3832 yds, in 16:58 min

I thought that I ran 7 laps but it turned out that it was 8... thank goodness for my lap timing function on my cell phone!

---Andrew =)

Running

5 laps in Lane 6 in 10:29 min. After looking at some of my run results from the past, I feel like I am not running as fast as I used to. I dunno, maybe I'm not in as good of shape as I was at the beginning of the year.

---Andrew =)

Back In Action!

Congrats on the Nike run and all the activity. I did my first run today at UCLA in a long time. Here are the results...

Ran 6 laps in 13:17 in Lane 6.

---Andrew =)

5mi Run Hit Remix results n' new shoes

Run Hit Remix 5mi race was last weekend. So that was the third weekend in a row that I've done really active stuff in a row - Disney Half, then did a weekend hike in the white mountains which are 6hrs north of here - max altitude was 14,252 feet. Then I did this most recent run. So I'm pretty sore after all that - this weekend is marked for relaxation.

The crew that put together the run hit remix didn't notice that the starting mat did not work, therefore no one had their start times recorded based on their running chips. So that's a SNAFU. Very unfortunate, since I ran a really great race. But luckily I did look at the official race time when I ran thru the starting gates. Here's the results:

Overall Rank:	620 of 8487 runners, top 7.3%
Bib	3163
classrank	100 of 989 M25-29, top 10.1%
sexrank	451 of 3424 dudes, top 13.2%
pace (min/mi)	00:08:01
chipstart(est.)	00:01:08
chipfinal	00:40:06
halfsplit	00:21:41

A lot of folks just chilled by the stages setup along the run though - on the whole, I think everyone was just out to have fun and listen to some music. My first race where I opted out of the iPod!

Then, I got new shoes Sunday. It was 20 min before Sportmart closed, but I really wanted to get shoes so ES and I peeled rubber and had about 10 minutes to shop for new shoes. Tried on the $85 GT-2120's - best price I've seen for those. I need a 12 1/2, but they didn't have those. 11.5 is the last half size, arg. I see on Amazon they have the 12.5... Hmm, well, so I tried on a few others... Mizunos on someone's suggestion. Ended up with the Asics Oberon. Again, I should have gotten a 12.5, but 12s seem to be ok. Haven't run in them yet, but I did run across the street and ooh, that's nice. It's really squishy in the heel which has to be good for me. Not sure if my New Balance shoes were ever that squishy, but certainly now, the soles are almost completely worn off of those. It was a good stint for those shoes. They have really stayed looking nice despite lots of use.

We will likely do the Pumpkin 5k also. Haven't signed up yet though.

Pumpkin!

Just signed up for the Pumpkin 5K... =)

---Andrew

GRR

Well, I went to the stadium today but it was closed due to the soccer game there. Grrr... but, I'll try again next Saturday. I'm going to sign up for the Pumpkin 5K soon, too.

---Andrew =)

Post 100: edge, Andy? - 1/2 Marathon results

Blog post about the Disneyland Half Marathon.



Here's my race stats:
Bib 1399
Div 25-29 M
ChipTime: 2:20:12
Pace: 10.7 min/mile
Official Time: 2:21:05
Overall Place: 2851 (out of 9768 finishers, 2851/9768=29.1%)
Sex Place: 1669 (out of 3984 finishers, 1669/3984=41.9%)
Divison Place: 164 (out of 445, 164/445=36.8%)
5K Split: 29:05
10K Split: 1:01:32
15K Split: 1:36:51

Probably last prep run before 1/2 Marathon

22.5 min / 2.8 mi = 8.0 min/mi

SunRun

Ran midday today, 2.8 mi, 23.9 min = 8.5 mi/min. 7 days 10 hrs until Disney half marathon.

2 Treadmill runs

Ran twice on my vacation - on a treadmill, going 10 min/mi for 25 min each time. I suppose that distance would be 2.5 miles each time. I still gained weight on the trip though :) And the half marathon is 10 days away! That won't be a record breaking run since I've missed so much training - I suppose I'm just hoping to finish.

sunset

18.66 / 2.3 mi = 8.11 min/mi

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)