Long Run: 6.5 in 1:11 = 10:54 ave. pace
6:30pm
Winds ave 5mph SSE, gusts up to 12mph
Temp around 80*
Overall: felt good!

Its been a couple of hours since our run. Today is Halloween, and since our long run was messed up this past Friday, we did a shorter run that day and made up the long run this evening. Boy was in a great mood after eating his giant bag of sour worms and was ready to GO GO GO!

I had to grab last minute "fuel" and chose some homemade hummus and crackers and took some of this new drink VIDRATION with me. So, just a few highlights:

Boy was on fire. He was soooo far ahead of me and never slowed down until we got into the heavy trick or treaters. A couple kids started chasing him and talking to him, so he ended up walking through there waiting for me to catch up. This is where we go on the dirt road around the pond. He again, left me in the dust (I'm thinking I need to eat some freakin sour worms from now on!!) at the end of that road, he wanted to vent about the kids and find out where to go from there (this was around 3.5 mi). I have him the route and off he went again...for about a quarter of a mile ??? I am thinking OHHHH NOOOO he can't get the grove back. But he said to keep going so we did - this was our slowest mile - are 12:15 I think. He kept running ahead and walking until I caught up because it was dark by now and we have gators, etc so he didnt want to get that far ahead (thoughtful, huh?!). Around mile 5.5 he started saying that RBS was hitting him and his stomach was crampy, making him feel like he had to throw up - he had taken his hat off because his head was hot, but he hung in for another mile and we finished at 6.5 (today was scheduled 6 mi but I was hoping for 7 to get a leg up on next weekend's 15k).

As for me, I was pretty steady between 10:30 - 11:00 for all 6.5 mi (except 4). While we were walking on that mile, I told Boy that I felt tightness in my right chest shoulder...but it went away when I 'slowed it down' (even though, cardio trainer says I didnt ever slow down after that - go figure). The pre-run food agreed with me, my pace and energy felt great. I wore the blue mizunos and they aren't going to fly for runs much longer than this I dont think, but this was fine. I felt like I had a pretty solid run going and I'm not worried about next weekend - I'll be slow - but I am just going to get the Tshirt and 'get back into it' - not looking to melt the pavement ;)

InBetween

Tonight we were running late and had to ditch our long run on the causeway - we'll do the long run maybe in the neighborhood on Sunday. Tonight, instead, we went to the gym and ran on the treadmill due to the switch in our plan at the last minute.

It sucked. We both agree. We were there for around 48 minutes, I got about 3.9 mi done, and he got between 4.25-4.5. My stupid music player wouldnt work and so I spent the first 5 minutes or so dinking with my player. Grrr.

I still feel better than I would have if I didnt go get the 4ish miles done. I'm sure Boy does too!

Tempo

Tuesday we went out for our tempo run. Sorry, I didnt get pictures. It felt pretty easy to me, I remember thinking that if I kept a slower pace, that I could definitely complete the 15K next weekend, its only - twice as far :P

Boy started off really well, used common sense and slowed his pace when he started getting tired. Toward the last mile he was down to walk run intervals, but mostly a slower jog. He mentioned that he wished it was cooler! Buddy don't we all!!

He is doing very well!!! I am so proud! :D

Tuesday: 10/26 @ 6:30pm
Distance: 4.23; Pace 48 minutes (that's what it said..)
80 Degrees / 80% humidity / Feels like: 80 degrees :)

Finally Getting Serious

Life just got crazy there for a little while! We just got back from a wonderful vacation, and have nothing else planned until Thanksgiving! So that is 5 weeks to kick butt and take names!

We started on Wednesday, heading out for a nice 5 mile tempo (which really just means finishing 5 miles at the fastest pace I can handle - all my runs are tempos - why drag it out, right?!) I had a Clif bar not long before we left, it was overcase and just slightly drizzling and I felt FANTASTIC! But Boy, not so much! He had to walk at mile 2, and didnt pick it up much after that. We finished the 3 miles, but it took 37 minutes. Ah, better luck next time!

Date & Time: Wednesday, 10/20 @ 6:15pm
Distance: 3.0 mi
Time: 37 minutes
Weather: ~75 degrees, no breeze, cloudy, slight drizzle


We decided to give the legs a break on Thursday. The boy's legs, that is. I decided to do New Rules of Lifting, Stage 1 Day 2 - it includes several deadlifts and lunges..... So, today when we decided to take off for the hills (uh, that would be the bridge - HAHA!!) I didnt keep up so well.

Here is Boy, strategizing? Plotting his revenge? Day dreaming of sitting in front of his computer with his TV? Who knows! This was on our way to the boardwalk to park - and I remembered to pay the meter today!!

I let him know ahead of time that I was not going to stop him for photo ops today and to go ahead and run ahead, dont worry about pokey Mom! "I'll catch up with you on the bridge" I said! Having complete confidence that the incline would kill him but not affect me! I am proud to announce that we both made it to the top and down the other side without slowing! Which means of course that I did not catch him!



He was kind enough to slow when he didnt know where to go, so I caught him around mile 2.5, just in time to turn around because the sun was going down and we had just enough time for a 5 miler....

The turn around is where I just couldn't go anymore. I later found out the east wind was kicking at 16 mph, combined with going uphill - NOT my thing today with my sore rump muscles! Not only that, but I was a dummy, all coffee and no water today and yesterday was leaving me cramped. Here's a picture of what I saw as I trudged up the causeway - do you see how far ahead of me he has gotten in just a couple minutes?!




I love him so much and I was so proud of him for powering back up that causeway I didn't catch him until the bottom of the other side! We stopped at 4 miles and walked the other mile back! Here he is on our walk feeling pretty darn good about his 4 miler!




Date & Time: Friday, 10/22 @ 5:30pm
Distance: 4.0 mi
Time: 43 minutes
Weather: ~76 degrees, 16mph gusts, sunny

I thought this was a heck of an improvement from Wednesday... So he got his "good boy" treat when we made it back to Starbucks! :D



I had to take a picture of the moon when we got home! Its so gorgeous and full tonight!




We are heading out again on Sunday! Stay tuned!