Start time: 12/11/2013, 4:42pm
Location: TJ Community Center
Distance: 6 miles
Average pace: 9:33min/mile
Total Miles For December: 24 miles
Total Miles For 2013: 712 miles
Current Shoes: 14 miles

6 miles on the TJ indoor track, just for old time’s sake. Followed by spin class. Phew! Backwards bricks kill me.

Start time: 6/18/12, 4:45pm
Location: Thomas Jefferson Community Center
Distance: 2 miles
Average pace: 12:40min/mile
Total Miles For June: 2 miles
Total Miles For 2012: 248 miles
Current Shoes: 44 miles

Well, that’s been a while, hasn’t it? I just realized I hadn’t ever included in this journal that my shin pain was, in fact, a stress fracture. So, for the past three months I’ve been hitting the elliptical and stationary bike a lot, and finally moved back up to the real bike as well as a bit of rowing machine near the end. (I also told myself I was going to do a lot of swimming and pool running, but so far have done zilch. *sigh*)

But! It’s been three months. So today for the first time since the marathon I got to try out a short run; 10 minutes walking, 5 minutes running, 5 minutes walking, 5 minutes running. For the first time back I decided the indoor track was the way to go, and when all was said and done it was two miles (well, I added on 20 more seconds but what’s that between friends?). No pain, so that’s a very good sign. Next run is scheduled for Thursday.

It’s nice to be back.

Start time: 4/12/11, 6:15pm
Location: TJ
Distance: 4 miles
Average pace: 8:06min/mile
Total Miles For April: 35 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 206 miles

Thought about running outside after work, but it was getting that cold wind blowing in that said “storm” to me. It never did storm, but it have a cold rain, so I made the right call for me.

(8:15, 8:06, 8:05, 7:59)

Start time: 4/5/11, 6:45pm
Location: TJ
Distance: 4 miles
Average pace: 8:34min/mile
Total Miles For April: 14 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 185 miles

Original plan was to take advantage of Monday’s awesome weather and run after work, then hopefully get a swim in on Tuesday. Then all sorts of stuff happened and there was no exercise at all on Monday. So I talked myself into going to the gym after work where I’d use the rowing machine and maybe run 2-3 miles. I started up with the run part and right around the same time, the program that works with developmentally challenged adults was starting their activities on the track.

And the more I was there, the more I wanted to stay there, because they were all having a blast and it was infectious. So many people on the track at TJ have scowls on their faces, or are at least stone-faced, but with this team they were working hard but also pleased with their results. (Also, I am pretty sure one of them could’ve had a career as a sprinter.) So I skipped the rowing machine and did four miles instead, but then I was starving so it was time to go home for dinner. Plus, they’d moved on to some game involving a tennis ball and the thrill was subsiding.

(8:51, 8:49, 8:24, 8:13)

Start time: 3/31/11, 5:30pm
Location: TJ
Distance: 3 miles
Average pace: 8:36min/mile
Total Miles For March: 73 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 171 miles

Forgot to add this in on Thursday; I’d hoped to get 1-2 more in but I had a shindig that started at 7pm, and I got a late start to the run (despite going into work early). No bigs.

(8:52, 8:24, 8:32)

Start time: 3/24/11, 5:15pm
Location: TJ Community Center
Distance: 3 miles
Average pace: 8:49min/mile
Total Miles For March: 53 miles
Total Miles For 2011: 151 miles

One last taper. Honestly I have no real goals for Saturday. No doubt I will still be disappointed no matter what my finishing time is, regardless. 🙂

(8:59, 8:42, 8:45)