Tidal Basin 2, Tim 0

It's been over 2 1/2 hours since I finished this months version of the Tidal Basin 3K and I'm still sweating. It's not because of the heat...its only around 40 degrees outside. I'm afraid that my lack of fitness is really causing me some challenges. I ran (and walked) it in 19:47...which is even 22 seconds slower than my pathetic time last month! However, it is quite a bit faster than I ran last week during the cruise so I'm satisfied with it.

I also ran 2 miles on the treadmill last night. I did not run Monday night because I'm a loser :) Last night's run was at a slow pace...around 4.6 MPH...but I did run the whole way which was a bit of a morale victory. I also had a very sore foot last night so again I'm satisfied with my time.

So the YTD results are as follows:

Miles raced 4.96
Miles run in training 14.0
Total Miles run 18.96
Average miles per day=1.19

Lucy, you've got some splaining to do! I'm way off my targeted miles per day of 2.0. I need to start putting in some longer runs.

Two weeks in

So it's already January 14th. Dori and I have just returned from a wonderful cruise. The bad news is I am behind in my 2 mile a day goal. The good news is that I ran every day on the cruise other than the days spent in Fort Lauderdale. So that means I ran (OK, I also walked some) on 6 days. I did 2 miles on each of those days. 2 days were on a treadmill, 3 days were on the top deck of the ship, and 1 day was on the beach (Labadee, Haiti).

I didn't do any running for several days before the cruise. In fact, the only miles run so far this year other than my runs during the cruise were the 3.1 miles run on January 1 in the DC Road Rinner race. That means my total miles run is now 15.1 for the year. At least it is more than a mile per day. I should be able to get to my desired average mileage pretty easily. At least, thats the plan.

Setting a low bar

Days 1
Miles Run 3.1


Well, 2008 has begun and if the result of my first race of the year is any indication, 2008 could be a repeat of 2007. Yesterday I ran the DC Road Runners Predictions and Resolutions 5K in Rosslyn, VA. I have run the race twice before so I knew the course (flat except for a tough uphill over the last 300 yards or so). My times in prior years were around 31 or 32 minutes. Yesterday I completed the race in 35:02. While I'm not happy with the time, I honestly have to say it's about what I expected. I ran the King Street Mile on New Year's Eve and struggled to a time of 9:01. I knew the 5K would be a struggle for me.

So the 2008 journey has begun. I'm already ahead of pace for my goal of 2 miles run per day. My right foot, which I broke in October, feels relatively good so I plan to continue to run a couple of miles a day over the next few days. I need to work on both speed and endurance so we'll see how it goes.