Pat Report 04/26/2010

Got 12 miles in on Saturday.  Felt reasonably good.  Weather was great.

The second mile seems to be the hardest with the asthma.  If I get through that without coughing up a lung, I can tell it's going to be a good run.


Ups:

This was the furthest I had ever gone on the bikepath on foot.  It was pretty cool.

New running shoes:  Fuck yeah!



Downs:

Still somewhat phlegmy.

Can't run while chewing gum anymore.  I know this sounds crazy, but it seems to aggravate the asthma.

Took a post run Advil for the first time all year (maybe that should be a positive thing).

Speed Work Tuesday

Here are my "fast" half mile times from Speed Work Tuesday:

  3:45

  3:46

  3:47.

Consistent!

Follow Up

It's funny how big a psychological hurdle the double digit mileage barrier is.

When I was at 9 miles for my long run, I wasn't sure I could do it.

But now... Hey!  10 miles!  I'm almost there!  I can TOTALLY do 13.

Pat Report - 4/12/2010

I've had a rough two weeks.  And then out of the blue, I had a great 10 mile run yesterday.  I finally found my "second gear".  If my math is right, the second 5 miles was 7 minutes faster than the first 5 miles.

I'm off the Singulair.  I tried that for about 10 days.  It was working great for the asthma.  But it was also causing mood swings, insomnia and loss of appetite.  I didn't feel like myself at all.

I'm now trying Advair.  Side effects include headaches, sore throat and (gulp) "menstrual problems".  We'll see how that goes.

My thinking about the 1/2 marathon is now trending back towards "do it for the experience, even if you're not going to beat last year's time". 


Ups:

- Weather was great for running.  Low 60s and partly cloudy.

- My legs felt great yesterday.

- It was "Single Ladies" day at the bike path yesterday.


Downs:

- I forgot to wear sunscreen.  I now have a slight sunburn on one side of my face.

- Lungs are still way behind the legs.

- The Single Ladies were mostly in their 60s.