Friends and Firsts

Todays workout: 2 miles easy

My next race is going to be on April 24th, and I'm really excited! Not about the race though, but because I am going to be joined by a friend who will be running his 1st race ever (that I know of)! My friend Kent Scantlin who has been off and on running for a while now will run the Run for Jesus 5K with me! A race is so much better when you have friends by your side.

Praise the Lord and run on!

Nutri-Run Wrap Up

This past Saturday, I ran my first race of 2010, the Nutri-Run 5 mile. There were actually two choices, the 5 mile or the 20K. Considering I just recently started training again after my injury, I was not prepared for the 20K.


My goals for the race were to keep under 8:00 miles and make it in the top 30. How did I finish? Averaged 7:15 miles, placed 20th overall, and best of all I clenched 1st in my age group! Instead of the typical awards, I received a large pineapple, and a carton of chocolate milk! Yum!

The race was great! I had a blast, and it was well run (thanks Casey). It was also more challenging than expected! Lots of hills over the first couple of miles! I also enjoy free stuff, and upon finishing you received a loaf of Panera bread, a commemorative glass, and a strawberry banana smoothy!

I had an awesome time, and I can't wait for my next race! (April 24th)

Praise the Lord and run on!

Good Times

You know what? Recovery is going great! I'm up to 10 miles a week, I'm pain free, and loving the warmer weather!

My first race of 2010 is only two days away! I'm pumped! I have a friend that I'm going to be running it with (Todd), which always makes a race more fun. This year instead of T-shirts, they're giving away "glassware" whatever that means, to the first 300 finishers. Sounds cool though. I'm going to be slower then normal, but I'm still shooting for top 30.

Praise the Lord and run on!

5 Days and Counting

Today's workout: 2 miles @ 8:00 pace.

Five days left until my first race of 2010! I'm not planning on any big PR, but it will be nice to have a little competition. The race is called the Nutri-Run, and there are 5 mile and 20K options. I'm definitely only doing the 5 mile. My goal is to be within the top 30. Last year there was around 140 total runners in the 5 mile, so that's not to bad I guess.

Praise the Lord and run on!

YG 2010 season begins!

Today's workout: 3 miles @ 8:15

In addition to my normal Wednesday run, I also got to do some speed work today. When the time change occurs, that means one thing. Youth group football! It was a beautiful day for our season opener! Sadly though, I only scored one touchdown, and had many many poor plays. I'm pretty rusty. Oh well, it was still fun and I got a great workout.

Goals

Today's workout: 2 miles @ 7:55

So here's my goal for the Nutri Run 5 miler coming up in two weeks...finish. I've been off for so long, I've only run 3 miles at a time recently. It's going to be hard for me not to push myself, but to just hang back and relax. Maybe, if I'm feeling ok, I'll push it for the last mile. We'll have to see.

Registered for 1st race of 2010

I just licked the envelope to my first race registration of 2010, the Nutri-Run 5 mile! I'm excited! It's been since December since my last race, and I'm excited to see where I'm at with my training. I know I'm way behind where I was last year due to injury, but it will be nice to have knowledge of how far I need to go to get back to where I was.

Wow! Really? Wow!

I have a running sponsorship through Brooks Running Company, and every year they send me a team uniform I have to wear to all my races. This years uniform is....different. Very bright, very small in length. If I saw a guy dressed like me toe the line at a race, I would think, "Man, I'm toast! He looks like a pro!" The problem with that is, I'm not! Especially since I've been off for so long. These first couple of races might be slightly embarrassing. Oh well, I'll at least have a good laugh prancing around in my neon undies.

Opps

So, in last night's post, I mentioned the weight loss challenge that I was partaking in, but I didn't give you my starting weight. I'm currently at 177lbs. (In full work attire)

I also ran my first three miler this morning in a long time. It went pretty well at least for the first two miles. The last one was a tad rough. It felt good though to get through it.

Praise the Lord and run on!

Here we go...again!

Over the last few weeks I have been sporadically running two miles here and there. Tomorrow I will be officially stepping things up as my training schedule starts building towards spring races.

At work today, some fellow employees started a weight loss challenge. There was a $50 buy in, which I declined to partake in, so I'm just in the contest for the glory not to actually win any money. I've gained around twenty pounds since my lay off from running over the last few months. I really want to get that extra poundage back off, so I think this will be good motivation to do so.

I'm excited about what this year has in store for my running!

Praise the Lord and run on!