Thu, Jun 30, 2011 6:14 PM Central
Country Lane
Ran:    3.07 miles
Time:  00:25:37 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:19 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  84°

Solo at Country Lane, warm and buggy. 116 miles for June, well below my average, but next month's training schedule calls for 164 miles so it will be getting tougher.

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Wed, Jun 29, 2011 5:45 PM Central
Swallow Cliff Trails
Ran:    5.95 miles
Time:  00:51:23 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:35 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  78°

Andy and I at Swallow CLiffs, my Garmin battery was dead so I had to get the numbers from Andy. Overall a good run, just a little on the hot side.

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Tue, Jun 28, 2011 6:14 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran: 3.11 miles
Time:  00:26:58 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:39 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  79°

Andy and I doing the 3 mile training run, nice and easy, we will have to enjoy it while we can, the training starts to get harder in the next few weeks.

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Sun, Jun 26, 2011 7:09 AM Central
I & M Canal Trail
Ran:    8.23 miles
Time:  01:19:43 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  09:40 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  73°

Andy and I on a new trail, straight, flat paved trail along the I & M Canal. Good run overall, I was able to stay on the goal pace of @10min/mi. This is the end of week 3 of the 18 week training program, only 14 weeks to go!

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Sat, Jun 25, 2011 6:17 AM Central
Swallow Cliff Trails
Ran:    6.93 miles
Time:  01:02:03 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:53 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  72°

Maria, Rhonda, Mark, Andy, John, Daisey and myself this morning. Today was a 6 mile pace run. Thanks to the Garmin "Lap Pace" I was able to stay on my marathon goal pace, which is tough because my normal pace is between 8:15 - 8:30 and I tend to revert back to the faster pace. Today Maria(who is turning into a personal trainer for Andy and I) coaxed us into running the stairs, the hook was just one time up and down the stairs, but it turned into 3 times plus a sprint to the car! Overall a beautiful morning for a run(and stairs :( ).

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Thu, Jun 23, 2011 6:19 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran:    3.25 miles
Time:  00:27:34 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:26 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  65°

Andy and I doing the Thursday training run.

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Wed, Jun 22, 2011 5:43 PM Central
Argonne Water Fall Glenn
Ran:    6.79 miles
Time:  01:00:35 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:52 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  71°

Andy and I at Agronne Waterfall Glen.

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Tue, Jun 21, 2011 6:37 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran:    3.49 miles
Time:  00:29:48 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:32 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  85°

Solos training run around the neighborhood.

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Just signed up for the The Champions Run 10K & 5K run, the event ends with a "Breakfast of Champions" breakfast of eggs, meat and BEER for all, along the lakefront by Montrose Harbor!

Sun, Jun 19, 2011 6:29 AM Central
Argonne Water Fall Glenn
Ran:    11.05 miles
Time:  01:46:09 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  09:34 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  64°

Andy and I, at Argonne Waterfall Glen doing our Sunday long run. We had to consciously work at slowing down our pace for the long run. We are suppose to run the long runs at one minute slower than our marathon goal pace of 9min/mi, so we were shooting for between 9:30-10:00 minute miles. We had previously tried displaying the Garmin "Average pace" but found that that value is the average pace for the entire run and it does give us a good barometer of the current real time pace. Today I selected the "lap pace" which gives you the average pace for the current lap/mile which is exactly what we need to adjust our pace. The Garmin watch is really cool, there are so many options for what is displayed, for pace alone there are probably at least 8 different selections. For training the "lap pace" and the "last lap pace" works great. I am sure that once our long runs start hitting the 15+ mile distances we will not have to work to slow down to the desired pace.

This completes week two of the 18 week marathon training program, so far so good!

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Sat, Jun 18, 2011 6:39 AM Central
Country Lane
Ran:    6.03 miles
Time:  00:54:10 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:57 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  63°

Angelica, Maria, John, Andy, myself and Daisey today. 6 Mile Sat training run, finally, right on track marathon goal pace(@ 9min/mi)! After the run, Andy I went to the new Performance Bicycle Grand Opening in Orland Park and picked up two cases of GU for $4, what a deal!

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Thu, Jun 16, 2011 5:43 PM Central
Country Lane
Ran:    3.05 miles
Time:  00:26:23 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:37 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  83°

Andy and I running our Thursday training run back on the trails :) Only three miles, but 3 humid miles.

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Wed, Jun 15, 2011 6:21 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran:    5.13 miles
Time:  00:46:06 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:51 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  68°

Andy and I running our scheduled 5 mile run around the hood.

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Tue, Jun 14, 2011 6:26 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran:    6.88 miles
Time:  01:00:20 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:42 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  82°

Andy, John and I ran around the neighborhood.

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Sun, Jun 12, 2011 2:14 PM Central
Oak Lawn Neighborhood
Ran:    10.40 miles
Time:  01:28:01 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:26 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  78°

Solo today. In the training program Sunday is the long run. Todays the goal was 10 miles at a pace of my goal marathon pace plus one minute which would be @10:00 minute/mile. Lots of issues today. First, I ran around the neighborhood because of all the rain from the previous two days and I did not want to deal with the mud. Second, I forgot to hit the start on the Garmin until .75mi so I actually ran @ 11.25 miles. Third, I tried to run the slower pace but kept falling back to my normal pace, so I ran the 11+ miles at too fast a pace, no wonder my hamstrings are sore. Lastly, I came with a bloody shirt because I didn't wear a compression shirt or lube my nipples, OUCH!

This finished my first week of the 18 week marathon training program. Training consisted of 28miles running, two cross training days(Stairmaster and Stationary bike) and two days of weight training. Not bad, hopefully I can keep it up for the next 17 weeks.

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Sat, Jun 11, 2011 7:13 AM Central
Country Lane
Ran:    5.69 miles
Time:  00:50:07 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:44 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  63°

Angelica, Maria, Andy and I at Country Lane. Training program calls for a 5 mile run at our goal marathon pace which for me is @9:00minutes/mile. My pas was a little faster but it was in the ball park.

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Thu, Jun 9, 2011 4:28 PM Central
3.2 mile Oak Lawn Loop
Ran:    3.74 miles
Time:  00:29:55 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:00 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  59°

Did weight training at work, Ran solo around the hood after work. Nice easy run. What a difference the cooler temps make!

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Wed, Jun 8, 2011 6:03 PM Central
Swallow Cliff Trails
Ran:    5.01 miles
Time:  00:43:47 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:41 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  92°

Andy and I at Swallow Cliffs, ran up the stairs and did the short loop.

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Tue, Jun 7, 2011 4:15 PM Central
Yellow Trail Maple Lake East Out n Back
Ran:    3.15 miles
Time:  00:27:43 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:46 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  101°

Solo run today because we are going out for dinner with friends at Bourbon Street. Wow, this marathon training is tough. 3.15 miles in 101° temp. I decided to run portion of the wooded narrow yellow trail because it is mostly in the shade. The heat and humidity made it quite difficult.

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June 6th Start of Marathon Training

Day 1, Week 1. I did cross training at work, 15 minutes on the stairmaster and 20 minutes on the bike. I finished the day up with weight training at the Pavilion. I felt pretty good despite the fact that I haven't done the stairmaster and bike for almost two years. My goal is to do the cross training and weight training twice a week.

Sun, Jun 5, 2011 6:08 AM Central
Western Ave. Run
Ran:    10.01 miles
Time:  01:30:02 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace:  08:56 minutes/mile 
Temperature:  73°

Andy, John and I running from Central Ave to Western Ave and back.

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Sat, Jun 4, 2011 6:15 AM Central
Swallow Cliff Trails
Ran: 5.95 miles
Time: 01:05:18 (hh:mm:ss)
Pace: 10:52 minutes/mile
Temperature: 78°

Angelica, Maria, Rhonda, Andy, Mark, John, Daisey and I at Swallow Cliffs. Angelica and I just did the smaller 6 mile loop because we had other commitments in the morning.

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May running 144 miles

I finished May with 144 miles, 6 miles short of my goal. I took 4 days off running before starting the 18 week Hal Higdon's Intermediate I Training Program. We are running the Chicago Marathon on October 9th. This will be my first! Last year I did my first 1/2 Marathon, so now I am psyched for the marathon. My goal is to complete the marathon under four hours so that means @9 minute miles. October 9th seems so far away!