lots of changes, but still running

Over the past couple of weeks, I have bought a home, moved into the home and am still settling into the home. Other big purchases were made, things were placed and roommates replaced. One thing remains, running. It has stayed near by, that friend that helps me get through these sort of things. Always there, ready to go...


August 23, 10 miles on Town Lake @ Aaron Archer progressive pace, 1:20:05 (8 min pace)

August 25, 4 miles near house, 32:51 (8:13 pace)

August 26, 7 miles hills of travis country, 57:17 (8:11 pace)

August 29, 13 miles Town Lake out Lake Austin to Enfield to Escarpment to 35th to Jackson to Bull Creek and a little loop to loop up round 50th and then back 1:51:36 (8:35 pace)

September 1, 7 miles, up Convict Hill to Escarpment to Slaughter and back, 56:52 (8:07 pace) * second half faster

September 2, 8 miles on hills of Travis Country, 1:06:06 (8:16 pace) *second half faster

September 5, 6 miles, House to Latta Ln to Davis to Escarpment turn around @ 3 miles out and back, 48:04 (8:01 pace)

September 6, 6 miles, 45:16 (7:33 pace)

September 8, 4 miles easy but in heat of afternoon (dumb), 31:45 (7:56 pace)

September 9, 7 miles hills, 59:49 (8:33 pace)

September 11, 5 miles, 44:09 (8:50 pace)

September 13, 19 miles (was supposed to be 16 but when i reached the bottom of Great Northern, i had to run up it... by the time i made it back down to town lake i had reached 19 miles) Town Lake out lake Austin to Scenic to Mt Bonnel to Balcones to 35th to Jackson and up Bull Creeek then Shoal Creek till Great Northern nearly the same back till Exposition, 2:54:50 (9:12 pace) Felt great afterwards!!!

September 16, 4 miles, 30:36 (7:39 pace)

September 19, 10k, 50:33 (8:14 pace)

September 20, 14 miles, 2:10:44 (9:20 pace)

September 23, easy 30 minute run, no distance measured

September 24, 6 miles, 49:24 (8:14 pace)

September 27, 12k leg of Silicon Labs Marathon Relay, 54:36, (7:18 pace)

September 29, easy 4 miles in afternoon sun, 32:55 (8:14 pace)

September 30, Speed day, Mile warmup (7:38), speed drills, 4 x 800m (3:00, 3:04, 3:01, 3:03) *ran on stretch of road instead of track, seemed to go faster but didn't make it any easier* Mile cool-down (7:40)

Beginning to train for SA RnR

Sunday, Aug 2, 7 miles, Town Lake: Mopac to I-35 Loop, 57:26 (8:12 pace)

Tuesday, Aug 4, 4 miles escarpment slightly rolling hills, 31:54 (7:59 pace)

Wednesday, Aug 5, 6 miles, Evening run in 100 degree heat, took break 3.5 miles in, Southwest Pkwy to Foster Ranch and back. 51:20 (8:34 pace)

Saturday, Aug 8, 5 miles up Davis South on Escarpment till 2.5 miles out and turned around headed back, second half faster... slightly rolling hills, 40:56 (8:11 pace)

Sunday, Aug 9, 9 miles on hilly Stratford route, 1:20:37 (8:58 pace)

Tuesday, Aug 11, 3 miles 23:59 (8:00 pace)

Wednesday, Aug 12, 6 miles hills of Travis Country, 51:11 (8:32 pace)

Saturday, Aug 15, 5 miles, 44:19 (8:52 pace)

Sunday, Aug 16, hard and hot 10.5 miles on Mt. Bonnell route, with extra time on hills, 1:46:14, (10:12 pace)

Tuesday, Aug 18, 5.5 miles on townlake with Aaron Archer at increasing pace, 44:39 (8:06 pace)

Wednesday, Aug 19, 6 miles on hills of Travis Country, 50:46 (8:28 pace)

Friday, Aug 21, 4 miles, 32:14 (8:04 pace)

Been too long since i've run that far

Since May I have gone from taking time off to running 3 to 4 times a week to longer runs of 7 miles and back to a recent week off before beginning my training for the San Antonio Rock n' Roll Marathon (to be run in November). I ran 3 to 5 miles every other day while i was in Iowa in June and worked through the heat of July while back in Austin. My Garmin recorded some of these runs and these recorded runs may be all i will be able to report on since May. My mood has reflected my having run less, but as I mentioned am excited as I am in training for another marathon.

May 13, 5 miles, 41:43 (8:21 pace)

May 18, 5 miles 38:47 (7:45 pace)

May 22, 9.4 miles, 1:17:01 (8:12 pace) *think i remember this being a case where it didn't reset from a prior run ie. 5 miles on one day and 4.4 miles - don't remember for sure though

Sunday, June 14, 5 miles, 40:32 (8:07 pace)

Monday, June 15, 3 miles, 23:44 (7:55 pace)

Wednesday, June 17, 4.75 miles, 38:53 (8:11 pace)

Saturday, ,June 20, 4 miles, 31:51 (7:58 pace)

Wednesday, June 24, 4 miles 30:11 (7:33 pace)

Thursday, July 16, 5 miles, town lake trail, 38:50 (7:46 pace)

Sunday, July 19, 5 miles, town lake trail, 39:54 (7:59 pace)

Monday, July 20, 3 miles easy with Tausha (recovering from surgery) (9 min pace)

Tuesday, July 21, 5 miles, town lake trail, 40:29 (8:06 pace)

Thursday, July 23, 5 miles, town lake trail, 42:38 (8:32 pace)

Saturday, July 25, 5 miles flat road in florida, 42:59 (8:36 pace)

Sunday, july 26, 7 miles flat road in florida, 57:41 (8:15 pace)


...and now that we are all caught up, i will resume regularly posting.