Race week..Wine and Dine 2014 is here!

It seems only a few short weeks ago, we moved into this house and now suddenly, it is 10 months later!

Time to pack up the tribe and head north to Disney for our third Wine and Dine 1/2 marathon. All of the packing is done, well, most of it, and thanks to our Mousekeplanner, Jennifer Upton, our upgraded room should be ready when we arrive early Thursday morning.

On the training front, last Saturday night was supposed to be a simulation run for the race. The temperature dropped into the 40s and I was painfully reminded, that surgically repaired bones do not perform well in the cold! Back in 2010, I was wandering aimlessly around Disney in one of the coldest times of the year. The result of that trip was surgery number 5 on the left knee! It was the beginning of the “floating debris” that has been accumulating in my knee. The end result is that the back half of my knee locks up……which is detrimental to running!

Saturday night, the same thing happened. I was able to work it loose, and continue to run, but, I decided to cut the run short at 4 miles. There was swelling in the knee, which has since subsided. I guess the voodoo doll is back from vacation!!

Prior to the 2013 A1A half marathon, the temperature dropped into the 30s, which for us native Floridians, is close to arctic conditions! The workaround was to put the cold/hot gel packs in hot water then apply them to my knees. That worked and there were no problems with either knee. Hopefully, as the temperatures are supposed to be in the high 50s, I shouldn’t have to use the gel packs, but I am bringing them!

The weight loss is coming along, but I will still be running at the heaviest weight, probably 235 pounds on race day, that I have ever run at. I’ll just have to make the best of it. I am going to run a conservative race and shoot for a 14 minute/mile pace. Anything faster than that will be a bonus.

My playlist is done and I have three hours and seventeen minutes of music. Hopefully, I won’t need it all!

All that is left is to make the trip north.

Thursday will be Wine and Dine day as we eat and drink our way around Epcot.

Friday will be race packet pick up, Animal Kingdom, and possibly Magic Kingdom. Park orders are subject to change…and most likely will! 🙂

Saturday is race day and starts with Marshalls race in the morning followed by a day of relaxation and then race prep and the race for Teala and I.

Sunday will be a day where depending on how we feel, either a visit to a theme park or, an early return home…hopefully uninjured!!!

Wish the team luck!!!

 

Back in Black!

Since I wore my black Tower of Terror shirt to the gym, that is the title of the post today!

Speaking of the gym:

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Strength Training
Seated Biceps Curl			3	15	70
Shoulder Press			3	10	90
Shoulder shrugs for traps			2	20	35
Standard Bench Press			3	12	155
The 21’s			3	7	15
Triceps Pull-down			3	12	95
TOTALS:	0	0	17	76	460

A very nice workout, with no pain. So far, I have managed to have a workout and a round of golf with no pain! I can’t wait to start running next month. Seeing the wife come back from her six-mile run yesterday really got me antsy!

In preparation for my return to running, I am on a full-blown Atkins induction diet for the next two weeks. After that, I will be in Sebring for almost a week for my annual golf tournament. I’ll try to stay on the diet………………………………….. 🙂

This is a big week for young Marshall as he has orientation Wednesday and his “entrance exam”, really, an entrance exam for kindergarten, Friday. All we had to do was show up! He is excited because we went to his new school, Renaissance at University, last week to drop of his medical clearance, and doesn’t want to go to his “crappy” old school anymore. Saturday we got uniforms for him..another $200.00! We have to get all of his school supplies this weekend.

Tomorrow would be a run day, but, as I am still under the doctor imposed ban from running, I’ll have to find something else to do. The last three months, and in particular, the last two weeks have really added a few unwanted pounds, which will be gone in a short week! I think a round of golf may be in the works as nine holes in a year really isn’t a good tune up for 100 holes of golf!

The food diary will be posted tomorrow along with whatever type of “cardio” workout I decide on.

Everyone have a great day!

 

Tuesday run….

After what happened Monday at the Boston Marathon, it is truly a very sad day for runners and the human race. The cowardly act to injure innocent bystanders, most, waiting for their spouses or friends to finish the most prestigious race in the word, is to me, beyond belief. And that’s all I have to say about that.

Here is a site: Runners United, where you can sign up to run 26.2 miles virtually. Last night, after working all day and prior to dinner, I got my first 3.1 miles in. Here are the results:

Mile 1: 10:48 <——————–WOW!

Mile 2: 12:33

Mile 3: 13:00

Total: 3.14 miles                                 Time:   38: 15                                       Average pace: 12:11

As you can see, mile one I was a little amped up! That could be my fastest pace to date. I decided as I have a race Saturday, I slowed down the pace for the last two miles. I also had to mess around with the phone as several apps stopped working! It looks like this may be the last race for the Atrix2! Speaking of electronics, my replacement headphones arrived today. These are much different from the other ones as these are just ear buds and then the wireless part is just a cable instead of a solid band. They sound better…let’s see how long they last. 🙂

Today is work and cleaning up some chores around the house. Tomorrow will be some maintenance work on the Durango and then a 3 or 5 mile run Thursday. Friday is an off day and then, off to the “lake” to get our race package and then dinner. Speaking of food, since switching to the Atkins diet Sunday, I have lost 7 1/2 pounds! Hopefully, I can lose 4 or 5 more and get to 225 pounds for this race. For whatever reason, I feel better on a low carbohydrate diet. I don’t know how that is going to work out in a 13.1 mile race, but I was reading that there are several taking this approach as some of us have plenty of fat stores!! 🙂

Thursdays run will be posted and then updates from the race.

Everyone, enjoy the rest of the week!

Another week..already??????

I hate being busy!! Then again, I shouldn’t complain!

To catch up, we had Easter dinner at Tealas parents. The usual fare of delicious food. I have to give a special thanks to “Nana” aka Sue, for getting me gluten-free bagels, which were delicious!!  I will have to find out where she got them from as Udis doesn’t even have them!! Udis bagels

After we got back, it was time for the quarterly 7-day cleanse. And boy, did I need it! Let’s just say, I was “dirty inside” and leave it at that. 🙂

I have finally recovered from the fiberglass poisoning incident as well as the supplement overdose.

And, as I alluded to in the last post, the Wife has received a substantial promotion! She is now the Director of Nutrition at the new HealthSouth in Stuart! As it would be too hectic to move now, we will be relocating north, sometime next year, probably in-between the school year break, so we don’t upset Marshall too much.

Having scouted the area previously, I will be glad to get to a place with a much slower pace. And, if all goes well, we will be even closer to the beach, as well as to both of our parents.

On to the running!

Taking three weeks off may not have been one of my best ideas, but, my body needed it. My legs have been hurting from work and combined with the training  it was getting to be too much pain for me.

Saturday was the first run in almost a month. The numbers were predictable, but, I wasn’t in any pain after the run. That is the key at this point with another race in two weeks. Speaking of that, the Race Around the Lake, which will be Saturday the 20th, seems to be a straight forward affair. While we were at Tealas parents for Easter, we drove the course as their home is right at the top of the lake. Too bad the start is at the bottom of the lake!

Here are the results of Saturdays run:

Mile 1: 13:15

Mile 2: 13:29  Slowest mile

Mile 3: 13:19

Mile 4: 13:14

Mile 5: 12:36   Fastest mile.

Total:5.30       Time:1:09:48                                 Pace: 13:10

That isn’t bad for the first run and the 12:36 on the last mile is what I was looking for. Not tired or sore. Tuesday will be another 5 miles, Thursday another 5 miles, and Saturday, 10 miles. I would like to finish the 10 mile run in 1:45. That should get me to around 2:30 for the 1/2 marathon the following week. That is the goal anyway.

I have also returned to the gym, although we still have another 2 1/2 months to go before my biceps is fully healed.

Here is this mornings workout:

April 8, 2013

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Strength Training
Seated Biceps Curl	Right arm only		3	15	30
Standard Bench Press			3	20	95
The 21’s			3	15	10
Triceps Pull-down			3	20	65
Seated Biceps Curl	Left arm only		3	15	30
TOTALS:	0	0	15	85	230

My doctor gave me explicit instructions not to use any heavy weight. He did say to increase the repetitions, and then, the sets.  Wednesday and Friday will be 5 sets of 20 repetitions for each exercise! That should be fun!!

Tomorrow I will post the food diary and run results. I have an inspection booked already for tomorrow and Friday, with two more waiting to confirm. It is also Marshall’s birthday tomorrow and his party is Saturday. Five years old…..it seems like yesterday!!!

Wednesday wrap up!

Last nights food diary:

March 5, 2013

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Boost Nutritional Energy Drink – High Protein, Chocolate, 1 Bottle	240	33g	6g	15g	10mg	200mg	27g	0g
Lunch
0183 Homemade – Taco Salad – Seasoned Lean Ground Beef, Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Chips, 2 cups	500	0g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Pork Chops – Thick Cut Grilled Pork Chops, 8 oz	220	0g	16g	19g	65mg	200mg	0g	0g
S&W – Brown Rice – Rice, 0.5 cup	100	21g	1g	2g	0mg	0mg	0g	1g
Birdseye Steam Fresh – Creamed Spinach, 1/4 cup cooked	45	3g	3g	2g	0mg	170mg	1g	1g
Snacks
Skittles – Original, 61.5 g	240	54g	3g	0g	0mg	0mg	44g	0g
Fruit – Pink Grapefruit , 1 grapefruit	52	13g	0g	1g	0mg	0mg	9g	2g
Liquids
Diet Sierra Mist – Diet Soda, 24 oz	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	70mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,397	124g	29g	39g	75mg	640mg	81g	4g

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Walking, 3.5 mph, brisk pace	31	4
Running (jogging), 6 mph (10 min mile)	326	19
TOTALS:	357	23	0	0	0

This mornings workout:

March 6, 2013

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Strength Training
Seated Biceps Curl	Right arm		5	15	15
Triceps Push Down (machine)	Right arm		5	15	30
Seated Biceps Curl	Left arm		5	15	40
Triceps Push Down (machine)	Left arm		5	15	45
Standard Bench Press	🙂		1	12	135
Standard Bench Press			4	15	105
TOTALS:	0	0	25	87	370

The pain in my legs is gone and I am ready to run five miles at hopefully, my fastest pace tomorrow morning.

Today was the first time I attempted to bench-press one 45 plate on each side of the bar. I did 12 and that is all I need to do for now. The shoulder held up and the strength is slowly returning. Friday morning will be an early workout, then, two inspections to perform. Uggggg!!

Today is a short post as I am off to therapy, then we have a meeting with the elementary school Marshall may be going to.

Until tomorrow………………………..

Against my better judgement..a Tuesday run!!

Yesterdays food diary:

March 4, 2013

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Eggs – Hard-boiled (whole egg), 2 large	155	1g	11g	13g	424mg	124mg	1g	0g
Jones All Natural Golden Brown – Breakfast Sausage Link-Fully Cooked, 4 Links	333	1g	32g	9g	60mg	507mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Neighbors – Beef Tacos, 3 taco	600	30g	30g	24g	90mg	1,089mg	0g	0g
Supplements
Bsn – N.O. Xplode, 1 scoop	25	6g	0g	0g	0mg	235mg	0g	0g
Boost – Nutritional Drink – Original, All Flavors , 8 oz	240	41g	4g	10g	7mg	250mg	28g	0g
TOTAL:	1,353	79g	77g	56g	581mg	2,205mg	29g	0g

I am still lurking under the 1,700 calorie mark, so, I should be losing weight. We will see Friday!

The run(s) today! As previously stated in this blog, Tuesday runs are the worst. I don’t know why, but they just are!

I should have run this morning, but, this cold weather is really bothering my joints. Especially my left knee. I decided to wait until 2:30 to run. I also changed the run/walk setting to four minutes running, one minute walking. I should have changed the alert settings on Endomondo as I missed the first pace update, which would have come in handy.

I’ll have to ad-lib a little as once again, the Atrix 2 decided to reset itself at a critical portion of the run!!

Distance: 1.84 miles. duration 19:03. Pace: 10:21!!!!!

I probably ran an additional 3/4 of  a mile so I am guessing somewhere around 2.6 miles total in a little under a half an hour. Somewhere around a 10:45 pace. Which is the fastest pace ever. Even if I bumped it to an 11:30 pace that is still faster. There was a little pain in my legs when I started, but that went away after mile one. During the run, after 2 intervals of 4 minutes running, I reset the run/walk to 2 minutes running and one minute walking as my chest began to hurt! I suspect this is soreness left over from the bench press yesterday as it was on my right side.

I am debating whether to get a phone as a backup and then get this one replaced under warranty, or to get the MOTO run tracker….or both! I’ll make that decision next week.

Tomorrow is the gym and then physical therapy. Thursday will be a five-mile run at hopefully an 11 minute mile pace. That should be fun!!!

I am sore..it must be Monday!

Last nights food diary:

March 3, 2013

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Planters – Cocktail Peanuts, Salted, 28 g	170	5g	14g	7g	0mg	100mg	1g	2g
Lunch
All Recipes – Stuffed Green Peppers, 0.5 Pepper	338	30g	16g	19g	52mg	396mg	0g	2g
Dinner
All Recipes – Stuffed Green Peppers, 0.75 Pepper	506	45g	25g	28g	78mg	594mg	0g	4g
Snacks
Cheetos 100 Calorie Pack – Baked Crunchy, 1 package	100	14g	4g	2g	0mg	180mg	1g	0g
Liquids
Salazar – Tequila Sunrise, 2 standard glass	464	48g	0g	2g	0mg	240mg	0g	0g
Diet Sierra Mist – Diet Soda, 24 oz	0	0g	0g	0g	0mg	70mg	0g	0g
Supplements
Bsn – N.O. Xplode, 1 scoop	25	6g	0g	0g	0mg	235mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	1,603	148g	59g	58g	130mg	1,815mg	2g	8g

Just under 1,700 calories! Stuffed green peppers go a long way!!

The workout today:

March 4, 2013

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Strength Training
Seated Biceps Curl	Right arm		5	15	10
Triceps Extension	Right arm		5	15	15
Seated Biceps Curl	Left arm		5	15	30
Triceps Extension	Left arm		5	15	25
Standard Bench Press			5	15	115
TOTALS:	0	0	25	75	195

The workout was highlighted by a trip to the “other” side of 100 pounds on the bench-press. All in all, still an easy workout, although, the weight numbers are beginning to creep up. Another two months and I should be back to the strength level I was at prior to the shoulder surgery.

Now, on to the aftermath of Saturdays 15-mile run. I was pretty sore after the run, most particularly, my left shins. I am pretty sure that it was caused by the excessive padding in my shoe. The run tomorrow may confirm that, although, tomorrow is a speed run of only three miles at a 4:1 pace. Walking around in my old Sacouny shoes, most of the pain has gone away. Of course, there is new pain in my calves from washing the boat last night with my son, Marshall. It seems that whenever he is involved, things take twice as long!!!

Two short runs during the week, a little work, and Elementary school open house. This week should be an easy week as we have the Heart Run this Saturday, which is only a 5K.

If you wish to donate, you can do so at this link: Heart Run Donations.

The wife and I do this or the Breast Cancer run/walk almost every year. Sometimes both! 🙂

Next post, after the run tomorrow, hopefully in the morning and with good news!

Another 15 miles in the books……………………

Yesterdays food diary, note the calorie and carbohydrate intake!

March 1, 2013

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Lunch
Tinkyada – Organic Brown Rice Pasta Spirals – Gluten Free, 1 oz (56g) dry	100	22g	1g	2g	0mg	13mg	0g	1g
Kraft – Sharp Cheddar Cheese Block, 1 oz	120	0g	10g	6g	30mg	180mg	0g	0g
Dinner
Carrabba’s Italian Grill – Ceaser Salad, 1 salad	360	0g	0g	0g	0mg	0mg	0g	0g
Carrabba’s Italian Grill – Chicken Bryan, 1 serving	710	11g	38g	38g	0mg	1,067mg	7g	2g
Carrabbas – Mussels “Cozze Bianco”, 464 g	570	12g	20g	48g	10mg	350mg	2g	0g
Carrabba’s Italian Grill – Garlic Mashed Potatoes, 1 cup	459	45g	28g	6g	40mg	1,080mg	3g	5g
Liquids
Carrabbas – Blackberry Sangria, 2 cup	500	80g	0g	0g	0mg	100mg	0g	0g
Supplements
Bsn – N.O. Xplode, 1 scoop	25	6g	0g	0g	0mg	235mg	0g	0g
TOTAL:	2,844	176g	97g	100g	80mg	3,025mg	12g	8g

The reason for the high calorie and carbohydrate intake, was for the run this morning.

And, here it is:

Mile one: 12:43

Mile two: 12:17

Mile three: 11:38                              36:38

Mile four: 12:47

Mile five: 12:09                                  1:01:34

Mile six: 12:19

Mile seven:12:04

Mile eight: 11:37

Mile nine:12:15

Mile ten:11:39                                       2:01:28

Mile eleven:13:31

Mile twelve: 13:15

Mile thirteen: 13:17                            2:41:31

Mile fourteen: 14:39

Mile fifteen: 15:08                                3:11:18

Totals

Miles: 15.15                                Time: 3:13:30                               Average pace: 12:46

 

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Cardiovascular
Running (jogging), 5 mph (12 min mile)	3,187	194
TOTALS:	3,187	194	0	0	0

The goals were to finish each 5-mile block in one hour. The second block was close as I was trying to get the 10-mile time under 2 hours. This affected the remainder of the run.. especially the last mile!

The only pain was in my left leg which alternated from my knee to my ankle to my shin in random cycles. I hurt my left knee avoiding one of the miscreants that was wandering aimlessly and asked me, while I ran by, “if I had a cigarette”? To avoid him, I hopped over a curb and the inside of my left knee had a stabbing pain which became a dull pain for the remainder of the run. Thanks jackass!!!!!

I am now going to take a bath and then, relax for the remainder of the day as we have nothing planned. Hopefully, no new pains rear their ugly head as we would like to go to the RenFest tomorrow.

Everyone have a great weekend!!

Day two back at the gym…………………..

Before I get into todays workout, here is yesterdays food diary:

February 26, 2013

FOODS	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein	Cholest	Sodium	Sugars	Fiber
Breakfast
Bsn – N.O. Xplode, 1 scoop	25	6g	0g	0g	0mg	235mg	0g	0g
Jones All Natural Golden Brown – Breakfast Sausage Link-Fully Cooked, 3 Links	250	1g	24g	7g	45mg	380mg	0g	0g
Lunch
Claussen Pickles – Kosher Dill Halves, 1 pickle half	10	2g	0g	0g	0mg	540mg	0g	0g
Hillshire Farm Deli Select – Honey Ham – Thin Sliced 142 g (5 oz). 57 g Per 6 Slices, 28.5 g	35	2g	1g	5g	15mg	375mg	2g	0g
Dinner
Birds Eye – Steamfresh Fresh Frozen Vegetables Asparagus, Gold & White Corn, Baby Carrots, 0.3335 cup	35	7g	0g	1g	0mg	8mg	2g	1g
Lettuce – Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 1 cup shredded	10	2g	0g	1g	0mg	7mg	1g	1g
Arin’s Chicken – Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breast , 4 ounces	120	0g	2g	26g	65mg	75mg	0g	0g
Snacks
Cheetos 100 Calorie Pack – Baked Crunchy, 1 package	100	14g	4g	2g	0mg	180mg	1g	0g
Kraft Natural Cheese – Extra Sharp Cheddar, 2 oz or 28g	240	0g	20g	12g	60mg	360mg	0g	0g
Albertsons – Grapefruit, Raw, Pink & Red, All Areas, 1 fruit	104	26g	0g	2g	0mg	0mg	16g	4g
Correct – Bannana 6″-6 7/8″, 1 medium ( 6″-6 7/8″)	90	23g	0g	0g	0mg	1mg	12g	3g
Yoplait – Greek 100 Calorie Fat Free Yogurt – Vanilla, 1 container	100	11g	0g	13g	5mg	55mg	7g	0g
TOTAL:	1,119	94g	51g	69g	190mg	2,216mg	41g	9

If you look at the numbers, somehow I am low on calories. I have also added fruit to my diet as well as some vegetables.

On to the workout today:

February 27, 2013

EXERCISES	Calories	Minutes	Sets	Reps	Weight
Strength Training
Bench (Chest) Press, Machine (right arm)			3	15	30
Seated Biceps Curl (right arm)			3	15	5
Triceps Extension (right arm)			3	15	10
Bench (Chest) Press, Machine			3	15	50
Seated Biceps Curl			3	15	35
Triceps Extension			3	15	20
Standard Bench Press			5	15	65
TOTALS:	0	0	23	105	215

Exercise Notes

Lower weights are with the right arm only.

I increased the weight slightly on all exercises and also increased the number of sets on the bench press to 5. It appears the shoulder surgery has really, really, weakened my right arm. During the triceps workout, my right arm was shaking to the point where I had to use the left arm to stabilize it. I got through the workout and didn’t hurt myself. That is the key goal here, to avoid any setbacks.

The only benefit  visually anyway, of the surgery, is that when they reattached the biceps tendon, it stretches it and, the end result is a very nicely formed biceps muscle! I’ll have to get the wife to get a picture of it. Although it is very weak, it looks good! 🙂

As I had to work yesterday, I decided to postpone the run. Also, because there is still some pain in my left shin and at times, my left ankle. I am going to change the run/walk settings to 3 minutes running and one minute walking for a three-mile run tomorrow. I want to see how close I can get to breaking the 30 minute barrier. Saturday will be a 15 mile run and by the looks of the weather report, a cold run!

Our next confirmed race is the Disney Wine and Dine 1/2 Marathon in November. It looks like there will be one race in between, the Run Around the Lake, in Clermont…a block away from Tealas Parents house! We will have to see how their schedule is before we commit to that race. We are also waiting to hear back as there doesn’t appear to be any medals! We run for the hardware!!!! We are also hoping that they have chip timing so this race will qualify for the Wine and Dine race. Although we both have improved our times at the A1A race, we would like to trim at least another 15 minutes off of our next race time. The goal for me is to run the next race in 2:30 and then, hopefully, the Wine and Dine at 2:15. If I can trim another 15 minutes off by January and run the Disney Marathon in around 4:00-4:15, I will be very happy!

There have been some that have questioned my sincerity as it pertains to the ultimate goal, competing in the 2015 Boston Marathon. I assure you, that is the goal and I have every intention of attaining it. I am quite confident that barring serious injury, I will be getting one of those cheesy Boston Marathon finisher medals, the A1A medal is quite a bit nicer, but, Boston to me, is the ultimate achievement!

Tomorrows post will have the food diary for today and the early morning run results.

Stay tuned…………………………….

First Run and a Drinking Game!

Before I get into the run this morning, I do wish to clear up something. My last post, Running for Real, was not a slight or meant as an insult to anyone who runs, regardless of the distance. It is a private joke between my wife and myself with regards to a comment that was made a few months back. Anyone that takes the time and puts in the work to run, run/walk, wheelchair, or crawl anything from a 5K, 10 mile, 1/2 marathon, full marathon and beyond, deserves a tremendous amount of credit.  If anyone was upset or offended, I apologize. It was not my intent. 🙂

It has come to my attention that several followers of this blog get a little chuckle when I mention anything pertaining to “body fluid elimination” or food. These two areas are linked to each other and are important to running, and just about everything else health related. As the kids today seem to have a drinking game for just about everything, here are the rules for the “Eric’s Blog Drinking Game!”

1. Anytime I make mention of any bodily fluid exiting the body: Take one drink or shot of your choice.
2. Anytime I mention food: Take one drink or shot of your choice.
3. Any time I post a picture of food: Take two drinks or shots of your choice.
4. Any time I post pictures of any bodily fluids leaving the body: Go throw up! 🙂

The rules may be expanded if there is any input from any followers. Today, I will place the word “drink” after any word that falls into the game category! The above is a joke and you do not have to play the drinking game……….unless you want to. 🙂

On to the run this morning…….but first:

Drink!(2)

Last nights dinner was chicken wings (drink). As we were out of butter, I made the sauce using Smart Balance margarine. Chicken wings tend to, on occasion, create an “explosive” situation (drink) in the bathroom. The margarine seems to have prevented this issue!

And now, on to the run……………………………

I got up this morning and felt ready to run. The A1A half marathon race really energized me. The first issue was that it appears as though my trusty Motorola Bluetooth headphones have stopped working! This happened two weeks ago and after a full day on the charger, they were back to normal. We will see. Time to break out the headphones. Previously, when I would plug in my headphones, my phone would start dialing the last number I called! It looks like either changing to the new operating system or one of the updates, has eliminated this issue.

The goal was to run 5 miles in one hour or less. To do this, I have changed my run/walk settings from run 1:20 to Run 2:00. The walk setting remains at 1 minute. On to the results……………….

Mile 1: 12:08

Mile 2: 11:53

Mile 3: 11:24  35:25 total time Fastest lap

Mile 4: 13:08 I took an extra walk interval. Slowest lap

Mile 5: 11:30

Total: 5 miles Time 1:00:03!

Total distance: 5.18 miles. Total Time: 1:02:13 Pace 12:00 min/mile.

Although it was only 5 miles, I shaved 42 seconds per mile off of my A1A time.

A quick jump in the pool, a boost, and I am ready to run again! This was another pain-free run. Nothing hurt during the run and nothing hurts now. We will see how I feel tomorrow morning!

For the first run after a big race, I am quite happy. I am fairly certain that all of the numbers above are personal bests. Tuesday and Thursday will be five-mile runs, run at the same pace or faster. Next Saturday will be a 15 mile run and I will back the run interval down to 1:30.

Everyone have a great weekend!!