morning: 4 miles, late morning after rain, skies clearing, tree colors reflecting on the water at the lake.
now to get some work done
now to get some work done
Some report daily, some weekly, it's totally up to you. I like to report every day or two. It's good discipline and checking in on what everyone else is doing is good motivation. I've learned that the secret to working out is to stay consistent, and this forum really helps, especially for a solitary runner/lifter like me. This is a one-stop shopping running club/gym-rat coterie.Is this for daily reporting or once a week or whatever we like? I wanna play!! I wanna play!!
Yesterday raced the Duluth Fall Fest 5k in Duluth Ga...my goal was to finish under a 20:15 time to qualify for the sub-seeded start wave at the Peachtree roadrace next summer.
The course is roughly 1.5 miles downhill then back uphill in an out and back loop...the 3rd mile is all uphill so I didn't think I would have a shot at a PR but would try anyways for at least the first couple miles.
Started out well and hung with the lead group of about a dozen or so runners...1st mile in 5:30. The leaders kicked up the pace a bit as the uphill part started around 1.5 miles...this broke up the group and strung everyone out. I was fading by the end of the 2nd mile ...hit 2 miles right at the 12 minute mark. The 3rd mile really slowed me down and soon realized there was no chance for a PR but still tried had to keep up a decent pace...crested the top of the hill and then saw the finish line a couple hundred yards away and coasted in...finished in 20:03....14th or 15th place.
Got a lot of positive comments thru out the race...even the race announcer called out to the crowd "here is the first barefoot finisher" and he did that for each barefoot runner. There were 2 other barefooters...Gerry from the Georgia chapter and Joel a local long time barefooter who I meet at this same race a few years ago. Gerry won 2nd place in the 60-64 age group and I won 1st place in the 50-54 age group. Here a pict...Gerry is on the left.
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Well done Mokaman, not a bad time for a uphill finish.Yesterday raced the Duluth Fall Fest 5k in Duluth Ga...my goal was to finish under a 20:15 time to qualify for the sub-seeded start wave at the Peachtree roadrace next summer.
The course is roughly 1.5 miles downhill then back uphill in an out and back loop...the 3rd mile is all uphill so I didn't think I would have a shot at a PR but would try anyways for at least the first couple miles.
Started out well and hung with the lead group of about a dozen or so runners...1st mile in 5:30. The leaders kicked up the pace a bit as the uphill part started around 1.5 miles...this broke up the group and strung everyone out. I was fading by the end of the 2nd mile ...hit 2 miles right at the 12 minute mark. The 3rd mile really slowed me down and soon realized there was no chance for a PR but still tried to keep up a decent pace...crested the top of the hill and then saw the finish line a couple hundred yards away and coasted in...finished in 20:03....14th or 15th place.
Got a lot of positive comments thru out the race...even the race announcer called out to the crowd "here is the first barefoot finisher" and he did that for each barefoot runner. There were 2 other barefooters...Gerry from the Georgia chapter and Joel a local long time barefooter who I meet at this same race a few years ago. Gerry won 2nd place in the 60-64 age group and I won 1st place in the 50-54 age group. Here a pict...Gerry is on the left.
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Wow thats great time with the hills! I need to train more on hills they really kick my butt. Congrats!...The course is roughly 1.5 miles downhill then back uphill in an out and back loop...the 3rd mile is all uphill so I didn't think I would have a shot at a PR but would try anyways for at least the first couple miles.
Started out well and hung with the lead group of about a dozen or so runners...1st mile in 5:30. The leaders kicked up the pace a bit as the uphill part started around 1.5 miles...this broke up the group and strung everyone out. I was fading by the end of the 2nd mile ...hit 2 miles right at the 12 minute mark. The 3rd mile really slowed me down and soon realized there was no chance for a PR but still tried to keep up a decent pace...crested the top of the hill and then saw the finish line a couple hundred yards away and coasted in...finished in 20:03....14th or 15th place...
Wow thats great time with the hills! I need to train more on hills they really kick my butt. Congrats!