Gotta start somewhere

I'm a little embarrassed to reveal to the entire universe a.ka. the World Wide Web that my running pace is a tad bit on the ridiculously slow side. For example, today I ran 3.68 miles in 51:02 minutes... yielding an average of... wait for it... 13:52 min/mile! Pretty darn slow. Well, I have to think positive. At least I "ran" (with quotes) all the way through. Some people do the sprint-and-walk thing, not because they are practicing tempo runs but because they just can't pace themselves, and I consider that cheating. There, I said it!

By the way, I've been posting all of my work-outs and runs on a training log on www.mapmyrun.com. I'll look into seeing if I can make this public.

Back from my hiatus!

I haven't been posting on this blog as much, but that doesn't mean I haven't kept up with my running or working out. Lately, I've been working 60-70 hour weeks due to new projects at work (including one that is allowing me to go to Las Vegas for a week to coordinate a technical conference, all on IBM's dime!).... So, because of this, the frequency and intensity of my workouts aren't what they've been in been in the past, but I have managed to squeeze in at least 1-2 workouts a week, mixing in 3 mile runs with 1 mile sprints and other cardio workouts. And I'm pretty happy with that.

The point is, I am trying to keep up with the running I started 3 years ago .... And, I just registered to run the Capitol 10K again this April! :) Here is my blog entry from when I finished this race in 2008.

10K - Done!

I did it!

1 hour: 17 minutes: 24 seconds
Average pace: 12:29 min/mile
(... which is good enough for me. I'll take it!)

Here I am!!!!! Don't be fooled by this false "look of anger"... This is what I look like when running in the rain. I can't see!!! I'm actually have the time of my life! It felt so good to finish.