Today was a milestone run. I’ve run at Memorial Park now for almost a year. Its a little less than 3 miles around the park. Ever sense we moved to Houston in 2008, I’ve walked at the park and envied all the runners that could run the loop instead of walk it. TODAY I RAN COMPLETELY AROUND THE LOOP WITHOUT…
Month: November 2016
6 Nov 2016: Sunday Memorial Park run again
Today I met Shelley again for a run at Memorial Park. The weather is just starting to get cooler and its amazing how many runners are showing up in long pants, jackets and other cool weather gear. I wore shorts and a tank and I was plenty warm enough. We did 2 laps today for about 6 miles. The first…
5 Nov 2016: The dreaded hill training at Depelchin
Today at my Saturday training class, we ran the dreaded Depelchin hill. I don’t know why I hate this workout so much! I know that many runners train on hills, partly because there are many towns that have hills…but its so flat here in Houston. I have a hard enough time running on flats so when I add…
30 Oct 2016: Memorial Park again with Shelley
Today I ran with Shelley for the second time. This time it was just a little bit cooler and I was able to make it around the park only stopping twice. Basically I ran 1 mile, walked a bit, ran the second mile, walked a bit and then ran the third mile. We completed our lap in just over 36…
29 Oct 2016 – Sprints
Today we ran 200m sprints at our Saturday session. And Coach Joan really pushed me. I decided to use my watch and measure the distances and pace to see what I can do. Here are my stats from today: Pace Speed Sprint 1 10:24 5.77 Sprint 2 11:04 5.42 Sprint 3 10:13 5.87 Sprint 4 10:46 5.56 Sprint…
22 Oct 2016: One year anniversary celebration!
Just one year ago I started my running adventure. On 21 Oct 2015, I bought my new running shoes and took my first run. I alternated 15 seconds of running with 1 minute of walking. I don’t actually know how far that I went, but my workout was 34 minutes using the Zombies 5k app. Now 1 year later, I’ve…
16 Oct 2016: Ten mile weekend!
Today I ran with my friend Shelley at Memorial Park. I have never run with her before and frankly, I’m lucky that she wanted to run with me. Shelley completed the Heights 5k run this summer in just less than 30 minutes, while my time was over 40 minutes! But she said that she didn’t mind running slowly and we…
15 Oct 2016: Good day for a run
Today was a good day for a run! My friend Kathryn was at our training session so it was fun to catch up! We ran along the Bayou and were told to run 20 minutes out and 20 minutes back. I thought we’d run as far as the Dog Park which is near Montrose, but we ended up going much…