Sarah said she'd kick my butt if I didn't update the blog in the next two days. It's apparently been a week since my last update. The lowlights -- I am still around 187 so no big weight loss over the past week. The good news is that even with her at 95 lbs, I'm still less than 2xDanicas.
I bought new running shoes this weekend -- the Brooks Defyance. These are less "supportive," and certainly less clunky. These are probably should have been using since I got my orthotics. I ran 8.4, three laps around Greenlake. Since my Garmin gave up, I used a regular old stopwatch. I made it 8.4mi in just over 90 min, which I think is just under 11min/mi. Not fast, but an improvement over last week.
Tuesday morning, I went for a recovery run, including my usual run up Phinney Ridge. I think I am getting better at the uphill.
This evening, Sarah and I did a track workout. The book we are using says to run 8x400m (1/4mi) at 2:05-2:15, so between 8-9min mile pace. Sarah ran them all at about 7:15 pace. At first I felt bad, because she kept beating me. Then I realized I was following the 4 hour marathon plan, and she isn't. So I don't feel so bad anymore.
As for the weight, I've backed off the no-carb diet a little, as I know that as I get towards 10mi long runs, the body will need some carbs. And as I told Laurie, once you're running 25+ miles/week, it's much easier to lose weight, even if you're not so careful with what's going in. Although I am still staying away from rice, beer, french fries and other super carby stuff!
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4 comments:
wow, you are really doing awesome dave, i'm super impressed. Its inspiring!
Nice job updating your blog, Dave. There will be no butt kicking. But the threat still stands if the blog goes for more than a week without an update. ;-)
Thanks for the track workout yesterday. 'Twas a good run.
great report. keep up the good work. toby and elijah will be proud.
Blog audiences across America are curious to know about Dave's weekend long run. How was it?
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