Author: ted

Got in a very solid outdoor run this morning.  I needed to get moving early as they are calling for an inch of snow (or more) combined with rain while hovering around freezing temperatures. I can handle the weather but I wanted to run before the paths maybe got icy again. I got home and…

Started pretty slow tonight as I just wasn’t feeling it, but I managed to start pushing myself harder and after 5-10 minutes I was pretty focused. Most of the run was done alternating 7.4 mph and 9.5 mph with no walking.  Felt very strong near the end – could have kept going. Looking forward to…

I really, really did not feel like running tonight but I forced myself to get started. Even still it took about 4 miles before I managed to settle in and run stronger. I had a total of 5 minutes of walking in the 10 miles and 4 minutes of that were part of the first…

After some pretty slow runs outside on the weekend, I felt the need to redeem myself a bit tonight. I went into the run knowing I was going to need to push things a bit to get myself into a more focused race training mindset. So I started 1 minute slow run, 1 minute fast…

I forgot to eat before I headed out on the run this morning.  I got it done but every mile seemed slower than the last.  I also forgot to bring any fuel with me.  I didn’t bonk but it was kind of rough to say the least. There was still some ice out there but…

Felt good to run outside this morning. My stomach felt a bit off when I got up but went out and ran anyway and had no issues.  I did feel good mentally and physically but had to slow down quite a bit due to ice in shaded and sheltered areas.  Still – it was great…

As a switch up from the intervals I have been doing lately I wanted to set some solid steady paces and see how well I could hold them. So I started off doing a mile at 7.5 mph – there was a bit of a rocky start but I settled in and it felt good.…

I decided to give 800 meter repeats a shot today – did pretty well – certainly felt different than what I have been doing for the past while with 1 min slow / 1 min fast.  I am going to have to try to incorporate more of these in the plan. I started off a…

After the 10 and 20 milers on the weekend I was expecting a slower run on the treadmill tonight…and I got it.  I was still able to push decently but I couldn’t sustain the higher speeds for very long.  Still after the weekend 5 miles seemed to fly by! Luckily this is scheduled to be…

I was happy to see when I got up that the freezing rain did not come through the night after all.  So I geared up and headed out for my 20 miler.  It was still icy in several areas but it was better than yesterday. Things started out fine and felt very good for the…