Start time: 4/5/2014, 7:00am
Location: National Mall, Rock Creek Park
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 9:52min/mile
Total Miles For April: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 180 miles
Current Shoes: 248 miles
It was great to be back with the group on Saturdays again. A little breezy, but a good 8-miler.
Start time: 3/31/2014, 5:00pm
Location: WSC Silver Spring
Distance: 4 miles
Average pace: 9:45min/mile
Total Miles For March: 40 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 168 miles
Current Shoes: 234 miles
Start time: 4/2/2014, 5:40am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.26 miles
Average pace: 10:10min/mile
Total Miles For April: 6 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 174 miles
Current Shoes: 240 miles
Took two weeks off after my race to let my left Achilles tendon (which was bothering me a bit) rest up and heal. Monday’s run was on a treadmill in case I needed to bail, but no real problems. Wednesday’s was back with Steve and Ben, and I was definitely feeling a tiny bit out of shape but overall not too bad. I appreciated the 46 degree weather if nothing else! So much better than 26 degrees…
Start time: 3/15/2014, 7:50am
Location: All over Washington DC
Distance: 13.1 miles
Finish time: 2:05:52
Average pace: 9:27min/mile
Total Miles For March: 36 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 164 miles
Current Shoes: 230 miles
Much better than the last two times I ran this course (2011 & 2013), both of which were in the 2:13 range. I ran the first half with Armand, which went well and uneventful. I knew I was going to lose him at the hill exiting Rock Creek Park, in part because I was starting to overheat and I’d decided that once we left the park I was ditching a layer, and partially because he’s great on inclines.
So when we got to the hill, I took my one walk break in the race around the halfway point, which allowed me to catch my breath, and then fumble with my t-shirt that was underneath the long-sleeved one and remove it. According to Mr GPS it added about a minute onto my time, so not bad at all. After that, I kept running it out, although looking at Armand’s splits he definitely picked up the pace big time once he was on his own. (Which he should have! He’s faster than me and even if I didn’t lose him on the hill, he needed to make that break before long.)
Nothing too big to report. One tiny calf twinge around mile 12.75, so it was great to not encounter those like last year. On the whole, much happier with this finish time. It’s not as good as some of my better halves but it’s closer to those finish times (1:58-2:01 range) than I’ve been in in the past for years. So that’s a great improvement.
Start time: 3/12/2014, 5:50am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 5.29 miles
Average pace: 10:36min/mile
Total Miles For March: 23 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 151 miles
Current Shoes: 217 miles
One last run before Saturday.
Start time: 3/8/2014, 7:00am
Location: National Mall, Mt. Vernon Trail, SW Waterfront
Distance: 8 miles
Average pace: 10:09min/mile
Total Miles For March: 18 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 146 miles
Current Shoes: 212 miles
Hmmmm. Didn’t mean to take a week off from running, it just sort of happened. Ah well!
Start time: 3/1/2014, 7:00am
Location: National Mall, Navy Yard, Capitol Hill
Distance: 10.22 miles
Average pace: 10:08min/mile
Total Miles For March: 10 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 138 miles
Current Shoes: 204 miles
Another brisk brisk morning. Ran the first few with Ben and Armand, then Ben veered off and Armand and I finished it off. Three layers were required again, but it worked perfectly; not cold, but also not too warm. That said, I’d be happier if for the race in two weeks if the starting time temperature was 40 degrees instead of 20 degrees. Just saying.
Start time: 2/27/2014, 5:47am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.25 miles
Average pace: 9:29min/mile
Total Miles For February: 70 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 128 miles
Current Shoes: 194 miles
Another cold cold morning to close out February, but it was a nice zippy run w/ Steve at least.
Start time: 2/22/2014, 7:05am
Location: National Mall, Shaw, Howard University, Navy Yard
Distance: 12 miles
Average pace: 10:28min/mile
Total Miles For February: 64 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 122 miles
Current Shoes: 188 miles
Nice run on a day that is starting to (thankfully) warm up a bit! Ran 6 miles with Armand, Jerry, and John and then dropped Jerry off at the cars, and the three of us did another 6-mile loop. No complaints.
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Start time: 2/19/2014, 5:38am
Location: National Mall
Distance: 6.21 miles
Average pace: 10:21min/mile
Total Miles For February: 52 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 110 miles
Current Shoes: 176 miles
Back for a morning run w/ Ben and Steve! There were a couple of slicks of ice on the sidewalk where some melting snow had refrozen, but not too bad in terms of conditions. Hopefully the warm weather of the next few days will wipe out most of the rest of it.
Start time: 2/13/2014, 7:30am
Location: LAX Marriott
Distance: 6.49 miles
Average pace: 9:15min/mile
Total Miles For February: 40 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 98 miles
Current Shoes: 164 miles
Start time: 2/14/2014, 8:00am
Location: LAX Marriott
Distance: 6.49 miles
Average pace: 9:15min/mile
Total Miles For February: 46 miles
Total Miles For 2014: 104 miles
Current Shoes: 170 miles
I’d hoped to get an outdoor run on the weekend while in LA, but events conspired against me. Ah well. For treadmill runs, at least, not too bad.