what i listen to when i run: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

run: 3 mi
time: ?
temp: 85
road conditions: sunny
aches/pains: ball of r foot
what i listened to when i ran: radiohead - karma police, army/navy - dark as days, ben folds - dr yang
comments: i love my new shiny shoes! new saucony pro-grid guide 4's. got some new socks, a new singlet and new shorts, too. i had to try them all on and see how they worked. i think i need to run in more cottony ones to break the shoes in, but otherwise it was a lovely run. my knees are feeling better, thank goodness. i haven't been able to cross my legs and it's made me very cranky.

run: 2 miles
time: ?
temp: 63
road conditions: beautiful
aches/pains: knees, l mosty
what i listened to when i ran: a depeche mode song
comments: my knees hurt when i woke up, but i felt i needed to try a "recovery"run. my l knee was really hurting, which is the opposite knee that i've had problems with. i'm hoping if i'm able to rest, all will be well. i had to stop the run early (hoped for a 3 mile loop) because the pain was affecting my gait. oh well. i'm still happy about the race.

run: 6.2 mi
time: 55.33
temp: 68
road conditions: blessedly cool and cloudy
aches/pains: knees and thighs were done at the end
what i listened to when i ran: ben folds - golden slumbers. it came on as i was running up main street, neck in neck with a woman who appeared to be in my age grouping. i almost started to cry. then it ended and i still had less than half a mile to go so i sucked it up.
comments: i got my medal! it was so worth it. i started slow, passed on the water stops because i didn't want to slow my steady pace, and tried to amp it up at the end. i wasn't able to power my way to the finish line. there were two ladies i was trying to pass during the last mile and i just couldn't do it (even though i'd passed them earlier on several times). because i prepared, i did enjoy the race. i was surprised at how hilly the course was, and how we ran through neighbohoods of mcmansions. i think i even recognized one of the subdivisions we ran through as one i'd biked through with my dad eons ago. it was great to wait for my friend after my race and take a picture of her coming to the finish line.

run: 5 mi
time: 50 min
temp: 75
road conditions: light rain
aches/pains: none
what i listened to when i ran: chatted with my friend, who is running the same race (longer distance) this weekend!
comments: can't believe she got me to do 5 miles, but it was very pleasant.

run: 2.75?
time: ?
temp: 90
road conditions: hot
aches/pains: knee later on
what i listened to when i ran: ben folds - belinda. twice. still good
comments: ran fast as i had a meeting at 6:30. so fast i didn't stop sweating until a half hour after my shower. i felt like a pony who needed to be reigned in. trying to get miles in between the rainstorms this week.

run: 6.13
temp: 60
time: 1 hour
road conditions: sunny
aches/pains: r knee for last half.
what i listened to when i ran: don't remember
comments: didn't get to ice my knee for a while after the run. seemed to have helped. the long walk downtown with the fam made it a little testy again. i think it will be fine tomorrow. i think i need to just register for the race and be done with it. mentally i'm there. my knee is the only holdout.

run: 6.13 mi
time: 1 hr or so
temp: 60
road conditions: got sunny near the end
aches/pains: r knee for last half mile, r shoulder during the middle, all over achiness
what i listened to when i ran: can't remember
comments: got out early because we had a big day ahead of us. i really like looking at the additonal mile at the top of the hill. my lower legs ached for the rest of the day. maybe i need to look into getting some new shoes ;)

run: 6.13 mi
time: an hour
temp: 70
road conditions: overcast with sprinkling of rain
aches/pains: lower legs ache still
what i listened to when i ran: ben folds - bitches ain't shit, ben folds - golden slumbers, bf5 philosophy, alanis morisette - joining you, josh ritter - harrisburg
comments: i won. i got out there and ran the 6 miles. it's a nice neighborhood up there. could have gotten hit by cars several times, but the traffic wasn't bad in the neighborhoods i was in for rush hour. i'm beat, though. time to do it again saturday am!

run: 4.5
time: ?
temp: 78
road conditions: sunny
aches/pains: none
what i listened to when i ran: the new pornographers - sing me spanish techno, pink floyd - one slip, bf5 - theme from dr. pyser, 2 foo fighter songs
comments: today i sucked at my job. i didn't suck at running, though. today i want a medal. i have 10 days to get ready to earn one.

run: 5 mi
time: ?
temp: 55
road conditions: cool and perfect
aches/pains: r knee
what i listened to when i ran: can't remember
comments: felt fantastic to be out there! had to ice the knee a bit yesterday, but that's the nice thing about having a day off with not a lot to do. thinking about doing a 10k that give out medals at the end. do i have what it takes to get ready for that?

run: 5 mi
time: ?
temp: 62
road conditions: cloudy and cool
aches/pains: knees near end
what i listened to when i ran: a few night ranger songs, guster - manifest destiny, elton john - goodbye yellow brick road, avett brothers - salina
comments: i was mentally and physically exhausted last night. i could have slept all morning, but i had to get the run in. it's beautiful out there but the caffiene only got me so far. had to walk a bit. saw some fake snow downtown. it looked really fake close up on the curb. i'll have to check out the movie when it comes out to see if it looked somewhat real on film. time to get ready to get the gift before the birthday party at noon.

run: 5 mi
time: pace was under 10 min/mi
temp: 78
road conditions: muggy, threatening rain
aches/pains: knees and thighs for last mile
what i listened to when i ran: chatted with running buddy
comments: got a slurpee after work because i was close to a 7-11, but it was blueberry, not mountain dew. felt a little sluggish before the run, and during, as my friend PRed on her half marathon this past weekend. i made myself finish the 5 miles even though i was hurting. my gait was not affected, i needed to run through a little pain. i'm hoping it will make me a more determined runner. not determined enough to try a half marathon yet, but eager to find a 10k.

run: 5 mi
time: 50 min
temp: 74
road conditions: sunny
aches/pains: upper thighs near the end
what i listened to when i ran: guster - the captain
comments: had to walk a bit today. came home soaking wet with sweat. i kept telling myself i'm an athlete but had a hard time believing it at points. i feel like everyone is running in the race tomorrow but me. i really could use a race to shoot for at this point to get me back into 10k shape, but i haven't seen anything close or interesting in June. maybe it's time for my competitive edge to calm down a bit.

run: 5 mi
time: ?
temp: 75
road conditions: sunny
aches/pains: none
what i listened to while i ran: chatted with my running buddy
comments: she's fast and fit. i'm a little less than that, but she hung in there with me. my knee is fine but it put me back a little bit in terms of how well i can run 5 miles.