After checking the weather report before going to bed last night, I was kicking myself for not bringing running tights. 44 degrees at 6am?!?! Um, that's cold. It is still August, no? When the alarm went off at 4:30am I felt like I hadn't even slept yet (damn you iced latte I drank at 2pm!!!) I decided that I would attempt to get some shut eye, and would fore go Tay's softball awesomeness for the week and run after work.
What a beautiful day! I may complain about the hot/humid of the summer and the cold/icey/snowy/windy of the winter, but I love me some fall! And it definitely felt like fall. The air had that crisp feel to it, and it was a perfect 69 degrees after work. My legs definitely felt like I ran a half marathon on Saturday so I took it NICE and easy. The first mile was a bit fast at 9:30, so I slowed it down, with miles 2-4 in the 9:45 range. As always, the legs get restless, so the last 2 miles were around 9:30 again. I ended with a pace of 9:36-9:38 (I looked at Garmin, but forgot exactly what it is, plus I forget to bring it with me to blog, wah wah).
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August in Review
Total Mileage: 136.6 an increase from 130.4 last month. It probably would've been closer to 150+ but I skipped a few runs. Whoopsies.
Time spent: 21:09:52 Whoa, I almost spent a day running this month. That's pretty cool.
Number of runs: 20. 2 Less than last month. Eh.
Average run distance: 6.83
Highest weekly mileage: 35.8 this past week.
Favorite run: Mock half marathon. The run felt good, I finally broke the elusive 2 hour mark, and it got me way excited about the real thing in 13 days (but who's counting?)
Most Hardcore run(s): Three way tie between the 3 legs of the WWR. #1, #2, & #3. Altitude, hills (aka mountains), and in some cases wind. Uff da.
Favorite race: Wild West Relay. Duh! Not quite a race, but the closest thing to it this month.
6 comments:
I know that graph! helloooo RW Log. LOVE. I'm about to go look over mine - haven't "reviewed" it yet ;)
Nice monthly stats chick! Glad your temps are pleasing you - we got down to 70 yesterday and it honestly felt a little coooool. good stuff
I love that graph. visual examples of running make me feel more accomplished. Great job on August! That is a ton of miles!
I have the Garmin 305 and I have no idea how to make graphs or such.. is that something you made or that the software did?
Great runs - 21 hours running! Yikes!
Nice month (or should I say almost one day straight!) of running!
Fall running in the best! Though I'm kind of freaked out by this cold snap and don't know what to wear.
i love the summaries. i need to stop being lazy and just do this for myself! cuz i always enjoy reading other's!!! :) nice work in august, too!!!! and favorite race= what an experience for you!!! these things are must-do's always nice to have memories!
Ohh I wonder if I've ran for an entire day in August...I'll have to check!
I'm totally with you on the fall thing...I love how much speedier I feel when the temperatures drop!
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