Good evening everyone!
Just wanted to check in this evening. I am sitting at the kitchen table writing this and even at 10:35PM it is warm in this house (78 degrees). Not a good sign for tomorrow and my walk.
I did do a walk on Saturday evening again at Antrim Park. Lots of people there even though it looked like rain. Didn't rain though -- par for the course here in Central Ohio lately. We could sure use the rain. Finished the 3 miles in about 49 min. That is getting to be a standard time for me. Not sure if I can keep that pace up for 13.1 miles though.
I will check in tomorrow night with my report from my walk. I gotta go - sweat is not a friend of the laptop!
Training Log - June 20, 2007
Once again bringing everyone up to speed with the training. Everything is moving along. Got over whatever I had last week and did get a walk in on Thursday at Creekside. Did it in 1 hour 18 seconds.
We had a great training clinic on Saturday. It was with the doctors from the Ohio State University Sports Medicine Endurance sports group. They spoke about how to avoid injuries. Mostly how to stretch correctly. They also had a nutritionist that works with the football team and wrestling teams at OSU. Her topic was how to eat enough while training and also be watching your weight. It was tailored just for me.
Walked at Antrim again on Saturday night. Only did 3 miles that night. Did it in 51:20. I spoke to the TNT walking coach at the clinic. She told me that when I do my mileage during the week that it should be at my usual pace and not to be a slow walk. So I will be back to my usual speed.
Today I walked at Creekside again. Sunny with a slight breeze. Temps in the 75 degree range. Completed the 3.05 miles in 49:28. Felt great.
My fund raising continues to amaze me. I have received over $450 in donations! I am also amazed at some of the stories that I am hearing from people. It truly is humbling to hear what others have gone thru or have watched in dealing with these diseases.
We had a great training clinic on Saturday. It was with the doctors from the Ohio State University Sports Medicine Endurance sports group. They spoke about how to avoid injuries. Mostly how to stretch correctly. They also had a nutritionist that works with the football team and wrestling teams at OSU. Her topic was how to eat enough while training and also be watching your weight. It was tailored just for me.
Walked at Antrim again on Saturday night. Only did 3 miles that night. Did it in 51:20. I spoke to the TNT walking coach at the clinic. She told me that when I do my mileage during the week that it should be at my usual pace and not to be a slow walk. So I will be back to my usual speed.
Today I walked at Creekside again. Sunny with a slight breeze. Temps in the 75 degree range. Completed the 3.05 miles in 49:28. Felt great.
My fund raising continues to amaze me. I have received over $450 in donations! I am also amazed at some of the stories that I am hearing from people. It truly is humbling to hear what others have gone thru or have watched in dealing with these diseases.
Training Log - June 14, 2007
After the thrill of the personal record time for the 5K on Saturday, I ran right into the valley on Tuesday. Long story short -- I went to see my doctor on Friday because of a "boil" on my left elbow that had been there since Monday and was warm to the touch and had developed a black center to it. I called the office about it on Thursday and I was told that they would like to see me. I thought it was just an infected spider bite but the dr. thought it might be a staph infection. He put me on antibiotics. Fast forward to Tuesday and I wake up feeling like crap. I got in the shower and started shivering. Ended up spending about 20 min. just standing under the hot water. Went thru the day still feeling less than 100%. I canceled my walk because I was not up to it. Ended the day at 10 PM and went to bed (usual time for this is about 11-11:30). Woke up the next morning feeling much better. So I guess that this wasn't the short version of the long story after all !!
Today I did my 3.05 mile walk at Creekside. They are getting ready for a blues and jazz festival there this weekend. Park looks good. There is a small carnival with rides that set itself up in the field by the veterans memorial. It was sunny today and the temp at 11AM was 78 degrees with 48% humidity. By the time I was done it was up to 81 degrees and 45% humidity. I am continuing to do a slower walk so my time was 1 hour and 18 seconds.
I have been amazed by the response at work to my fund raising letters. I have received many checks and wishes of good luck. I also got a note from someone from our Marilyn Lane office. He shared with me that he lost a friend to leukemia/lymphoma and that the doctors thought that he might have had leukemia. I never knew this about him.
I keep the notes that I get from people on the wall next to my desk at work to keep me motivated.
Today I did my 3.05 mile walk at Creekside. They are getting ready for a blues and jazz festival there this weekend. Park looks good. There is a small carnival with rides that set itself up in the field by the veterans memorial. It was sunny today and the temp at 11AM was 78 degrees with 48% humidity. By the time I was done it was up to 81 degrees and 45% humidity. I am continuing to do a slower walk so my time was 1 hour and 18 seconds.
I have been amazed by the response at work to my fund raising letters. I have received many checks and wishes of good luck. I also got a note from someone from our Marilyn Lane office. He shared with me that he lost a friend to leukemia/lymphoma and that the doctors thought that he might have had leukemia. I never knew this about him.
I keep the notes that I get from people on the wall next to my desk at work to keep me motivated.
Update - June 10, 2007
Just wanted to update my training log from yesterday. I got the official results from the Muirfield 5K and my time was incorrect. The official time for me was 49:16 !!!!!!!! My pace was 15:52 minutes/ mile. This is a new personal record for me in the 5K.
Training Log - June 9, 2007
This post will bring us up to date on the activities of the past few days. It has been a little hectic around the house. School has ended for the kids which will bring a little relief! I did a lot of work in getting my fundraising letters out. The deadline for TNT to pay for postage on the first 50 letters was yesterday. I got all of my letters stuffed and labeled and to the office on time.
Thursday, I got my 3.05 mile walk in at Creekside. Once again I decided to try to ease back a little on the pace and do it at an easier pace. The weather was great - 80 degrees and 45% humidity with a great breeze from the south. Did the walk in 58:28 with a pace of 19:10 minutes/mile.
This morning I was able to get my weekend 3 mile walk in. I did the 2007 Muirfield 5K. Beautiful weather for the race. Temps were in the mid 60's to start and the sun was shinning! By my watch, my time was 50:40 but I'll wait and see what the timing chip says.
Thursday, I got my 3.05 mile walk in at Creekside. Once again I decided to try to ease back a little on the pace and do it at an easier pace. The weather was great - 80 degrees and 45% humidity with a great breeze from the south. Did the walk in 58:28 with a pace of 19:10 minutes/mile.
This morning I was able to get my weekend 3 mile walk in. I did the 2007 Muirfield 5K. Beautiful weather for the race. Temps were in the mid 60's to start and the sun was shinning! By my watch, my time was 50:40 but I'll wait and see what the timing chip says.
Training Log - June 3, 2007
This is actually for yesterday. I decided that because of some family obligations this afternoon and the prediction of thunderstorms for most of today that I would get my walk in last night. My training schedule called for a 3 mile walk this weekend. So at 7:30 PM I set off for Antrim Park to walk around the lake.
Not sure what the temp or humidity was so nothing to report there. The track around the lake is 1.2 miles. I ended up doing 3.6 miles in 1:00:54. The track there is crushed gravel so by the time I was done my legs and shoes were very dusty. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience. I'm glad that I got it in.
I will be picking up my Muirfield 5K race packet tomorrow at lunch. The Muirfield was the first race I entered in - so it's been 1 year of races. With the completion of that race, I will have done 6 5K's and 2 4 mile races.
Not sure what the temp or humidity was so nothing to report there. The track around the lake is 1.2 miles. I ended up doing 3.6 miles in 1:00:54. The track there is crushed gravel so by the time I was done my legs and shoes were very dusty. All in all, it was an enjoyable experience. I'm glad that I got it in.
I will be picking up my Muirfield 5K race packet tomorrow at lunch. The Muirfield was the first race I entered in - so it's been 1 year of races. With the completion of that race, I will have done 6 5K's and 2 4 mile races.
Training Log - June 1, 2007
Today continues the summer like conditions. I will say the having someone that we walk for does make a difference. Work responsibilities pushed my lunch out 30 min. and I started thinking about how much hotter it would be. I started to talk myself into not walking because of the heat. Then I thought how lame that excuse was in light of what Alwyn and the thousands of others that are having to go thru chemo and radiation today were going through. So I put my stuff on and headed out with a new dedication.
It was another sunny day. The temperature at 11:37 when I began was 83 degrees with 53% humidity (H.I. 85). There was a slight breeze that helped a little. By the time the 3.05 mile walk was over it was 88 degrees with humidity of 35% (H.I. 88). I completed my walk in 52 minutes flat. That is a pace of 17:03 min/mile.
It was another sunny day. The temperature at 11:37 when I began was 83 degrees with 53% humidity (H.I. 85). There was a slight breeze that helped a little. By the time the 3.05 mile walk was over it was 88 degrees with humidity of 35% (H.I. 88). I completed my walk in 52 minutes flat. That is a pace of 17:03 min/mile.
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