Category: Running Log

Went out for a long(-ish) run. It’s actually a relatively short out and back from my house to Plymouth Park, just over 5km round trip.

Not wanting to push too hard, and since it’s such a nice place to rest and hang out, I ended up sitting by the river enjoying the water flowing by for about an hour before deciding it was time to make the jog back.

My Tracks tells me I did the run back from the park (~2.7 km) at just over 10 km/h. Not terribly fast, but fast enough.

Felt pretty good endurance wise. If I did the whole distance without stopping, I think I’d be looking at a 5km time of just over 30 minutes.

Not bad for having not done any running for at least a couple of years, I think.

It was a pretty good run and the new shoes felt pretty good.

Day off tomorrow to recover. Probably do some walking on the track at the Wellness Center.

A few weeks ago I put running (well, slow jogging) back into my workout routine, replacing the 30 minutes of elliptical work. With the weather cooling down, I’ve been able to move the running to the outside rooftop track. It’s nice to be able to run outside again.

I’ve made attempts in the past to get back into running, but always ended up stopping because of inevitable knee issues. Now, almost 25 pounds lighter, running has become a lot easier than it was and the knees don’t bother me nearly as much as they used to.

Before DragonCon, I was up to doing 6 laps (1 mile) on the track at a pretty comfortable and leisurely 10 minute mile pace, pushing it up to a 9 minute mile if I was feeling good. This week (after not doing anything for about 3 weeks due to post-DragonCon catching up) and with my new shoes, I’m up to 9 laps (1.5 miles) at the same pace.

Not pushing myself too hard yet. I need to build up my endurance. It’s been a long time since I did any running on a regular basis. I find myself enjoying it a lot more now than I did in my previous attempts to get back into running. Hopefully this new found desire to run continues. Not having to lug around the extra weight has really helped.

Maybe I’ll be able to take on the bridge run next year.

Doing the i5k seems to have reignited the running bug in me. I’m still not to the point where I can run as long or as fast as my brain thinks I can. There’s still much conditioning and muscle strengthening work that I need to do before my actual physical performance meets what my brain wants to do.

Went out for the first post-i5k run this morning. Started off feeling pretty good heading out at a pretty comfortable 7:00/km pace, but on the way back my left leg started giving me problems, so I finished with a brisk walk back home.

Might be time to re-evaluate the type of running shoe I pick.

Temp: 17°C
Distance: 2.4 km/1.5 miles
Time: ~30 min
Pace: ~15:00

Outside of high school track meets, today’s i5k was only the second road race I’ve ever run in, and the first one in probably 20 years or so.

With only about 3 weeks of intermittent training, I actually surprised myself and ran a better time than I expected, although it would have been better had my knee and ankle not started bothering me about half way through the race. Crossed the line in 36:21, not the best I’ve ever done, but something I’m quite happy with.

My fellow Lowcountry Blogger team mates minus Nick Tompkins, who had to head out after the race for a kickball game.