Run Log

Once again...I come to the end of the month ~ and I've not documented a single life event.  I have a ton of pictures on my phone ~ that need some documentation.  Maybe it'll be a summer goal to blog about 2017...or maybe they will just stay on my phone.

May was a low mileage month for me.  After Canton I just couldn't get the motivation to run much.  What I ran was pretty good ~ a few aches and pains ~ but overall ok.  I just didn't have a plan, so I didn't have a schedule.  I ran when I wanted and what I wanted.  

The biggest news is I have a coach.  I asked John Distler one night for some speed work advice & he offered to be my coach, making me his first coaching client.  The goal: BQ at Columbus on October 15.

Training started Monday, May 29 (and I didn't follow the training plan on day 1)

I'm excited.  I'm scared.  I have some added pressure to be successful for John.  I have a huge cheerleader & most importantly, a plan.  I love to follow the plan.  And now I have someone holding me accountable to it.  So here we go.  

Monday (Day 1 of training) I turned my 4 easy miles into a 5k.  My goal was to start slow and run negative splits.  Didn't happen.  I started slow & got a little slower.  Ugh.  I'm blaming it on the cold/cough I have had for the past two weeks.

This marked the first picture of MGR taken in a long time.  Kelly is back running :)

Mike and I ended up finishing together (exact same finish time)  He really tried to motivate me to speed up and catch Katie Barton (running really well) ahead of us.  I just didn't have it mentally...maybe physically too.  Hard to tell.  He's kinda a good guy, that marathon man of mine.

Lots of NERCs at Johnny's Run :)

Got the award for second place as the first in this age group was an overall placer.  Speedy girl :)










This was the second race run in May.  The Red Bird Run went well & I placed first in my age group :)  I ran it faster too (didn't have a cold)

May Run Log:

May Totals:

90.20 miles for the month 
603.97 miles for the year 

245.51 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ not worn at all this month.

402.78 miles in my old pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

370.94 miles in my new pink Brooks Glycerin 13 

493,92 miles in my teal Brooks Glycerin 13 

150.81 miles in my purple Brooks Glycerin 14 

Training for:  Fairport Triathlon July 16, 2017 & BQ @ Columbus Marathon October 15, 2017

Cross Training: Abs everyday in May lasted until the teacher party on the last day of school...I will start again {tomorrow}  Still swimming & rode the bike once.

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Dear Sugar, Story Corp & Reply All & Undone

My WEIGHT: Haven't weighed myself.  I was 140 at the post-assessment for the Bodies Done Right wellness program at the beginning of the month.

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:   10.2

What hurts?: my throat & right ear.  Nothing running related :)

Weekly mileage this month:  30.38 ~ 23.13 ~ 28.26 ~ 14.11 ~  Took three days off that last week.

Favorite place to run this month: Geneva on the Lake ~ Lake Erie Bluffs...

Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.78, October 30, 2016, Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC

PR's:

5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14 & TIED the time Run for the Hills 6/21/15)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:42 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/4/15)

marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)