#runraleigh

The last two runs of 5+ miles were a lot easier than that first one I attempted earlier this month. My legs felt pretty good after both of these runs. Now that I'm starting to get a feel for runs of this distance again, I'm hoping to start shaving off secs on that pace. It'd be nice to see some 6s & 7s on those splits. Until next time...Peace.Love.Run

First run over 1.5 miles in over a month last night and it hurts! There maybe some other contributing factors other than not running a longer distances, but we'll leave that there. As for the run, it started out pretty normal. I kept the pace around the same as the one milers I've been squeezing in here and there to start out and after mile 2, I started to drag. From that point on, the run was sluggish and it seem to take forever to get 5 miles in. Self-inflicted wounds! I'm hopeful that it was a pace/rust issue and the next one won't be as taxing on the body. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run

Had a crazy busy day yesterday, so I didn't get to post the 5 miles that started off the day. This was the only run this week over 1.5 miles and the first run of the year below freezing. The sun and absence of wind made it a warm 31 degrees. A decent run overall. I'm going to attempt to transition my weekday runs to the AM to give myself more time to get in some distance. I'm a terrible morning person. You'd think 9 years in the military would break that. We'll see what I can accomplish. Until the next one...Peace.Love.Run

3.5 morning miles around and atop North Wake Landfill Park. Felt a lot better than the last run for sure. The coldest run of the year so far at 40 degrees, but the sun made it feel about 10 degrees warmer. A decent run all-around! On to the next one. Until then...Peace.Love.Run

It was around this time last year when I told myself I had to have a more active late fall/winter because blowing by 200 lbs is an easy thing to do nowadays (Father Time + Somewhat terrible eating habits x Winter laziness = 215lbs+). That weight wasn't so bad when there was a significant amount of weight training involved. These days, not so much. By the end of last winter I was up to 212. And here I am again, having a lazy November that's seen only two runs since my 10k on the 12th. Thanks to this month, which includes my birthday and turkey day, the laziness was compounded with a lot of trash eating. Pretty much beginning to duplicate last year. It can't happen this year. My first half-marathon is waiting on me in the Spring. It won't happen! As for the run, sluggish. Simple and plain. Most definitely thankful for the 67 degrees and light drizzle. On to shed the 9lbs of happiness I've added this month! Until next time...Peace.Love.Run

Went out last night for an easy 3. I was greeted with a perfect 60 degrees and practically no wind. I kept the pace comfortable until the last .5 mile. Couldn't resist the urge to burn a little bit. A good finish to a quick run. I signed up for a half marathon in April. I figured that would be plenty of time to get myself ready for it. I want to finish under 1:40. Seems like an attainable goal, but discipline during training will be necessary. Looking forward to the process. Until later on...Peace.Love.Run

A Friday night 5k for kicks. A nice effort heading into the busy weekend I had. Finally getting some time to relax and watch some football. Three more runs before the 10k race on Saturday. Looking forward to it!!! Until tomorrow...Peace.Love.Run

Forgive my inactivity. Although, I've been running during my brief hiatus from tumblr, it didn't seem as fun without the interaction. Real life sped up for me this last week and when I thought it was slowing up, it got real again just this morning. I refuse to let the piling on of bad vibes get to me. As for last night's run, a lot better than I expected considering how terrible my runs were last week. It was a pretty comfortable run and felt like I had more in the tank. Definitely gave me a good feeling about getting to 45 min. 10 days til race day! Until the next run...Peace.Love.Run