6.4 miles this morning. Temperature: 75°F with 85% humidity. Again, the full moon and stars made the running pretty nice this morning. Will run 8+ tomorrow morning.
Monthly totals for July: 154.4
Yearly total miles: 784.8
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Upcoming in August:
This meteor shower information is copied from Wes Stone's website . I noticed it in my running log, I must've seen it earlier and pasted it in there for the 10th -15th of August.
PERSEIDS meteor shower:
Best viewing window: Sunday evening, August 12, from the end of evening twilight until morning twilight on Monday morning, August 13. Sunday morning, August 12 should also be pretty good during the predawn hours.
The Perseids are probably the most-watched annual meteor shower. The shower has a very long duration, from about July 15 through August 25. The shower is most interesting around its peak on August 12 or 13. This year, the Moon is perfectly placed and will not interfere for several days before and after the maximum. The shower's normal peak time favors observers from eastern North America to western Europe, but everyone should get a good show on peak night.
Predawn rates for observers with truly dark skies may exceed 80 Perseids per hour, with a nice sprinkling of sporadic and minor shower meteors added to the mix. Adjacent mornings from August 10 through August 15 are well worth watching, although rates will be significantly lower (down to 10 Perseids/hour at the extremes).
Perseids are fast meteors and tend to be fairly bright on average. An occasional fireball is seen.
I'm all about the frikkin' fireballs
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 30, 2007
Monday
Weekly Plan:
M = 6.2
T = 6
W = 8
Th= 6
F = 6
S = 12
Su= 4
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48.2 miles
So this morning it was 6.2....... 75°F with 90% humidity. Typical run. Rained last night but cleared before 4am so that when I started at 4:30 am, I was lucky enough to be running the roads under a full moon. Very nice.
M = 6.2
T = 6
W = 8
Th= 6
F = 6
S = 12
Su= 4
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48.2 miles
So this morning it was 6.2....... 75°F with 90% humidity. Typical run. Rained last night but cleared before 4am so that when I started at 4:30 am, I was lucky enough to be running the roads under a full moon. Very nice.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Saturday
13.7 miles on the Riverwalk today... 9:10 average pace. Went out too fast for the first half of it and sucked badly the last couple of miles coming in.
Next Saturday I will start earlier ( 5:30am instead of 6:45 am) and go a little slower... as if my 9:10 wasn't already slow! the heat and humidity are pretty tough right now.
I drank as much this week for 13.7 miles as I did last week for the 16-mile run. I ran with Kevin Hicks for the last mile or so, & glad I ran into him. I was having a rough time and talking took my mind off of it.
Starting to get some twinges of pain in my right foot's arch area during the run. Last week it hurt like hell after my run. Using the spenco orthotic during the day and the Sorbothan full rigid arch orthotic during the run. It's helped. Today has been OK so far, just a little pain during the run and then right afterwards. 2 hours later it's OK.
The rough part about arch pain for me is that I have a high arch and roll my feet to the outside naturally. So I'm forced into a stability type shoe situation which feels very unnatural, but provides the arch support I need during my runs. Hopefully it will be over soon and I can go back to my light, cushiony 'supinator' shoes.
Next Saturday I will start earlier ( 5:30am instead of 6:45 am) and go a little slower... as if my 9:10 wasn't already slow! the heat and humidity are pretty tough right now.
I drank as much this week for 13.7 miles as I did last week for the 16-mile run. I ran with Kevin Hicks for the last mile or so, & glad I ran into him. I was having a rough time and talking took my mind off of it.
Starting to get some twinges of pain in my right foot's arch area during the run. Last week it hurt like hell after my run. Using the spenco orthotic during the day and the Sorbothan full rigid arch orthotic during the run. It's helped. Today has been OK so far, just a little pain during the run and then right afterwards. 2 hours later it's OK.
The rough part about arch pain for me is that I have a high arch and roll my feet to the outside naturally. So I'm forced into a stability type shoe situation which feels very unnatural, but provides the arch support I need during my runs. Hopefully it will be over soon and I can go back to my light, cushiony 'supinator' shoes.
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Tues - Wed - Thurs
Busy week so far. Ran 7.3 Tuesday morning, also this morning, & swam twice...
Probably run 8 Friday morning, 12-15 Saturday morning, then 7 again on Sunday to make up the week.
Weather at 4:30am is very nice right now, usually about 73 w/ 85% humidity... it will heat back up soon though.
Probably run 8 Friday morning, 12-15 Saturday morning, then 7 again on Sunday to make up the week.
Weather at 4:30am is very nice right now, usually about 73 w/ 85% humidity... it will heat back up soon though.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Saturday
Missed my Thursday & Friday runs because of a server problem at work.
So today, I needed to go long and did a 16-mile run, starting at the Riverwalk a little earlier, around 5:30. Nice and easy, just a long enjoyable cruise. Well maybe not quite so enjoyable at the end ;-) It was 73°F with 87% humidity... I drank 70 ounces during the run (camelbak) and still lost a pound. Using the camelbak really helps. I'm using CeraSport mix now in the camelbak on long runs. One of the Below The Knee customers swears by it and gave me some to try out.
I'll be helping out at Below The Knee today, so no gym this afternoon. Need to swim tonight.
My shoes are just soaked... it's so humid here that regardless of what you wear, it's all soaking wet after just a few miles. Shoes included. Luckily I have a lot of shoes to run in, so I rotate them and won't have to wear wet shoes tomorrow morning. I'll just wear another pair.
So today, I needed to go long and did a 16-mile run, starting at the Riverwalk a little earlier, around 5:30. Nice and easy, just a long enjoyable cruise. Well maybe not quite so enjoyable at the end ;-) It was 73°F with 87% humidity... I drank 70 ounces during the run (camelbak) and still lost a pound. Using the camelbak really helps. I'm using CeraSport mix now in the camelbak on long runs. One of the Below The Knee customers swears by it and gave me some to try out.
I'll be helping out at Below The Knee today, so no gym this afternoon. Need to swim tonight.
My shoes are just soaked... it's so humid here that regardless of what you wear, it's all soaking wet after just a few miles. Shoes included. Luckily I have a lot of shoes to run in, so I rotate them and won't have to wear wet shoes tomorrow morning. I'll just wear another pair.
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