Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Feb 8-15: 2009 Mercedes Marathon
The Marathon weekend started with the Mercedes Kids Marathon and my son ran in it. He did very well. His school's PE teacher made it happen. I ran with him and was very proud of how well he did. He ran the entire mile and I wished I had taken a watch, because I believe he did an 8:00 minute mile. He definitely did better than he did in November when he and I ran a mile together for the Montclair run.
I ran the next day. I am pleased with the results overall. I was hoping for a 3:59:59 to break 4 hours. I ran a 4:01:08 which is way close. I really was beat for the last couple of miles and had a hard time just running. John Gordon who led the 4:00 hour pace group did his best to get there in the last mile and he did help me get a little more out of myself. As the chart below shows, I think I ran just a little too fast in the middle. I should have stayed closer to the 9:09 pace in a more consistent manner. But, hey 10 minutes better than last year.
| Distance | Time | Pace | Leg Distance | Leg Time | Leg Pace |
| 6.2 | 54:34 | 8:48 | 6.2 | 54:34 | 8:48 |
| 9.3 | 1:25:00 | 9:08 | 3.1 | 29:26 | 9:30 |
| 15.5 | 2:14:48 | 8:42 | 6.2 | 49:48 | 8:02 |
| 18.6 | 2:42:08 | 8:43 | 3.1 | 27:20 | 8:49 |
| 26.2 | 4:01:08 | 9:13 | 7.6 | 1:19:00 | 10:23 |
I was spent at the end. Maybe as my wife said, at least you didn't fail to meet your goal time and you had something left in the tank. Although, I believe better consistency would have likely done the trick. That 8:02 per mile 6.2 run between 9.3 and 15.5 miles may have done me in. After the race, I could barely stand or walk for awhile. I laid down and took a nap right in front of the medical room in Boutwell. One of the medical folks came out to check on me after I napped for a spell. I was fine. He offered me some peanut butter crackers which did help revive me. I managed to get in for a massage and some barbeque thanks to Jim 'n Nicks. A woman in my neighborhood was aiming to the same goal, 3:59:59, as I. She did it! I saw her running so many times while I was training. I should have stayed beside her during the race. She did pass me near the end and tried to encourage me along.
Data
 February 15, 2009: Birmingham, ALMercedes Marathon | ||
|---|---|---|
 | Distance: | 26.2 Miles |
| Time: | 4:01:08 | |
| Heart Rate: | 160 | |
| Pace: | 9:13 | |
| Weather: | Haze - Clear Temperature-38-57° Humidity-79-40% | |
| Route | ||
| February 13, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 3 Miles |
| Time: | 28:24 |
| Heart Rate: | 142 |
| Pace: | 9:28 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-39° Humidity-73% |
| February 11, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 6.18 Miles |
| Time: | 55:44 |
| Heart Rate: | 145 |
| Pace: | 9:01 |
| Weather: | Overcast Temperature-60° Humidity-78% |
| February 10, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 4 Miles |
| Time: | 37:34 |
| Heart Rate: | 147 |
| Pace: | 9:23 |
| Weather: | Overcast Temperature-55° Humidity-67% |
| February 8, 2009: Birmingham, AL Brownell-Pineview Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 11.26 Miles |
| Time: | 1:40:22 |
| Heart Rate: | 149 |
| Pace: | 8:54 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-50° Humidity-74% |
| Route | |
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Jan 18-Feb 7, 2009: Running, Listening, & Working
79 Hours this week! Yes, it seems life these days is mostly working. Add my congestion and and yucky head to that and this week has not been the best. We did capture 4 flying squirrels in our attic though. At least, they weren't in out bath like the one to the right. One of my chores this weekend is to inspect the whole attic. I hope we don't have any more and that they haven't done any significant damage.
The Mercedes Marathon, I am running it, is next week and the weather is predicting partly cloudy skies and temperature from 42°-54° for the day. That should make for a perfect running morning.
Podcast Listening
- Daily Sourcecode
- Fitness Rocks
- Sodium, Potassium and Cardiovascular Disease
- What is the Optimal Exercise Strategy?
- Physical Fitness and Academic Performance
- Phedippidations
| February 7, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running Still battling a cold with congestion | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 4 Miles |
| Time: | 36:46 |
| Heart Rate: | 153 |
| Pace: | 9:11 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-50° Humidity-74% |
| February 6, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running Still battling a cold with congestion | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 6.17 Miles |
| Time: | 58:10 |
| Heart Rate: | 155 |
| Pace: | 9:25 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-37° Humidity-50% |
| February 3, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running Battling a cold with congestion | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 4 Miles |
| Time: | 35:32 |
| Heart Rate: | 155 |
| Pace: | 8:52 |
| Weather: | Partly cloudy Temperature-39° Humidity-27% |
| February 1, 2009: Birmingham, AL Brownell-Shades Creek-Crestline Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 13 Miles |
| Time: | 2:02:36 |
| Heart Rate: | 140 |
| Pace: | 9:25 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-40° Humidity-63% |
| Route | |
| January 30, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 5 Miles |
| Time: | 44:43 |
| Heart Rate: | 146 |
| Pace: | 8:56 |
| Weather: | Partly cloudy Temperature-46° Humidity-35% |
| January 29, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 6.18 Miles |
| Time: | 56:13 |
| Heart Rate: | 147 |
| Pace: | 9:05 |
| Weather: | Overcast Temperature-33° Humidity-75% |
| January 27, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 3 Miles |
| Time: | 27:48 |
| Heart Rate: | 146 |
| Pace: | 9:16 |
| Weather: | Overcast Temperature-56° Humidity-80% |
| January 25, 2009: Birmingham, AL Brownell-Shades Creek-Crestline Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 16.26 Miles |
| Time: | 2:35:17 |
| Heart Rate: | 145 |
| Pace: | 9:33 |
| Weather: | Overcast Temperature-35° Humidity-72% |
| Route | |
| January 23, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 5 Miles |
| Time: | 46:31 |
| Heart Rate: | 147 |
| Pace: | 9:15 |
| Weather: | Mostly cloudy Temperature-64° Humidity-48% |
| January 21, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 8 Miles |
| Time: | 1:12:11 |
| Heart Rate: | 146 |
| Pace: | 9:00 |
| Weather: | Clear Temperature-30° Humidity-59% |
| January 20, 2009: Birmingham, AL Neighborhood Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 5 Miles |
| Time: | 47:02 |
| Heart Rate: | 140 |
| Pace: | 9:24 |
| Weather: | Scattered clouds Temperature-24° Humidity-62% |
| January 18, 2009: Birmingham, AL Mercedes Marathon course downtown Running | |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 20.31 Miles |
| Time: | 3:05:40 |
| Heart Rate: | 146 |
| Pace: | 9:08 |
| Weather: | Light rain Temperature-46° Humidity-89% |
| Route | |
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