Thursday, August 26, 2010

No need to contact the people at Guinness World Records...

No land-speed records were broken today. To achieve my goal of completing the half-marathon in under two hours, I'll need to average a 9:09 min/mile pace or better. I'll just say that there's just not enough evidence to predict success or failure based on today's run. The results of my first outdoor run in quite a while are as follows:
Stats
  • Distance: 4 miles
  • Surface: Outdoor Paved Path (Campus Lake)
  • Time: 31 minutes, 16 seconds
  • Average Pace: 7:49 minutes:seconds/mile
Notes
First lap: 15:18 (7:39 min/mile)
Second lap: 15:58 (7:59 min/mile)

I really thought that I was doing well during the first lap and holding back a bit to push during the second lap. Well, the second lap speaks for itself.  Nope.  Big fat FAIL.

I will admit that I failed to properly hydrate. I really need to work on drinking more water during the day.

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  1. microrachSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    This blog is very cool Tim!! You are much braver than I - posting your min/mile for the world to see. I ran 9 miles the other night but it was SLOW! Your blog is motivating me though so keep up the good work!

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  2. TimothySeptember 3, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    Thanks for the encouraging words, Rachael! I decided to start this blog to keep myself honest and motivated, and I have to say that it is definitely helping.

    And you - WOW - 9 miles! I should be telling YOU to keep up the good work! Don't worry about how slow/fast you go, all that matters is that you are doing it!

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