I ran 5 miles this morning with Nick. No one else from the club showed up. I enjoyed talking one on one with him. After we split up, I ran across the bridges again and then headed to work. The alternative would have been to get to work an hour early–as if that’s top on my list. 7.7 miles total.
I ran four miles tonight in my spidey specials. I cranked out the four miles at a 7:39/mile pace. It’s too early to tell, but I like them so far.
On Sunday, Redhead Fangirl and I walked up to the town square for the Azalea Festival. Here are some photos:
Is it just me, or do my new running shoes look like something Spiderman would wear?
Monday’s weather made my planned run a washout. Instead I went for a run today at lunch. I left my watch, footpod, ipod, cell phone, and camera at home. I did choose a familiar route so that I would be sure to have enough time to run, shower and eat lunch before a slew of meetings this afternoon. It was a good run. I didn’t miss my watch at all.
I participated in the 10K on the 10th today at Mercer County Park. This was my best run since the race last Sunday. I felt good. My shoes are definitely shot. I have a pair of Asics Nimbus on the way to turtleland. My time was 49:42. My splits were 8:11, 8:08, 8:01, 8:11, 7:58, 7:37, 1:36.
If anyone is in need of motivation, there two upcoming virtual runs.
Nancy is organizing the 10K on the 10th. The 10K on the 10th follows the successful 8 on the 8th and 9 on the 9th ~ Sweetheart Shuffle.
Maggie is organizing National Naked Running Day. The idea is to go for a run on Monday May 12th and leave your watch, ipods, garmins and tech clothes at home. Dress as simply as you can. Enjoy the run for what it is. As Maggie suggests, old school. I’m thinking cotton t-shirt, shorts and knee-high tube socks.
Get out there and run!
I ran 4.5 miles tonight at sunset. The majority of the run was Friday’s 5K race course through our neighborhood. I liked following the arrows painted on the road.
After a shower, I ate a snack. It’s taken me 8 months to realize that I’m still eating as if I was training for a marathon.
A local reporter will be running with the group this Thursday. The club is hoping for a good turnout. Who’s with me? (Bill? Flyers26?)
The Trenton Runs Club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:45 a.m. for a run through Trenton and across the bridge into Pennsylvania. For more info, e-mail: trentonruns@gmail.com
Update (5/8): There were 7 of us this morning for the run. Met Rob from the Trenton Downtowner. I recruited Bill to run which was cool. There was a light rain, but it wasn’t too bad. As it gets warmer, early morning runs are going to be the way to go. I’m not a big fan of the heat. [see Chicago]. Around 5 miles total.
Once again, I enjoyed the Broad Street run. The race continues to grow each year. This year there were 3000 more finishers (19K total). In the past, this has been THE RACE on my Spring schedule and it has been THE RACE that I trained for and measured my fitness against. While I’ve been running consistently in 2008, I haven’t been training. With that in mind, I knew that I wouldn’t be setting a PR this year.
My goal was 8 minute miles. I managed 8:04. My time was a full five minutes slower than last year. It was tough. I was definitely overheated, even though I opted for the shorts/tank top combo and I carried a bottle of gatorade. The race was fun. The crowds were good. There were several funny cheers from spectators. There were sleigh bells, cowbells and horns. Some of the student operated water stops were deafening. The sheer volume of runners was impressive.
I ran into Scott before and after the race. I particularily enjoyed sitting in the shade with him and cheering the last runners on. I didn’t see NY Flygirl, Reba or Seebo, though it’s really hard to pick people out of the crowd, especially people that you’ve never met in person. The finish area was a zoo, literally. They had a baby goat, rabbits and some other animals in petting zoo for children. In some ways, this year’s broad street was similar to my polar plunge. I wasn’t sure about it leading up to it. Once I was there, I was excited and I’m glad that I did it.
Here are some photos from the race.
Gun 1:24:45
Chip 1:20:33
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478/1477 35-39AG