April Revisited.

Wow, it's been so long since I posted a running recap that Blogger has completely changed the posting format on it's site now.  I guess that's what I get for slacking off and I hope I can figure this out!

So, yes, with the looming half marathon and all the other events and activities going on with the beginning of spring and the end of the school year getting ever closer, I had just enough time to run, but not enough time to blog about it.  I did complete all of my training regimen and am happy to report that I ran in, finished, and was pleased with my time in the Country Music Half Marathon this past weekend in Nashville.  The race will get it's own recap post a little later, but for now I'm recapping the 3 weeks leading up to the race.  It will be in a pretty quick list type fashion for the sake of precious time : ).

4/9 Run: 7.03 miles, 1 hour 39 secs, 8:37 min/mile pace, 65 degrees with Abbie, sunny at 6:20pm.

4/11 Run: 6.2 miles, 52 mins 36 secs, 8:28 min/mile pace, 34 degrees at 5:30am before work.  I PR'd my 10K distance this day and it felt great!

4/14 Run: 10 miles, 1 hour 32 mins, 9:10 min/mile pace, Sunny and warm.  This was supposed to be a 14 mile run, but I cut it short since I got very hot and thirsty.  I didn't want to push it too hard with just 2 weeks until the half marathon race.

4/16 Run: 7.03 miles, 1 hour 28 secs, 8:35 min/mile pace, 65 degrees, full sun, and breezy.  Did my hilly route out and back and hit 53:40 time at the 10K mark.

4/18 Run: 6.24 miles, 55 mins 27 secs, 8:53 min/mile pace, sunny at 5:00pm.  I had a major bathroom emergency for the first time on this run and had to stop at a city park portapotty to go...yuck!

4/19 Run: 3.13 miles, 27 mins 40 secs, 8:50 min/mile pace, sunny and windy at 5:45 pm.  I ran in an unfamiliar town while at out of town softball practice...felt more like a trail run since it was mostly on loose gravel roads.  Hilly and last half against the wind.

4/21 Run: 9.03 miles, 1 hour 21 mins 24 secs, 9:01 min/mile pace, 60 degrees with light breeze at 5:30pm.

4/24 Run: 5.02 miles, 46 mins 26 secs, 9:14 min/mile pace, 67 degrees and sunny.  Lower effort in taper pace for this run. 

4/25 Run: 3.14 miles, 28 mins 58 secs, 9:13 min/mile pace, 79 degrees and humid at 7:45pm.  Taper effort and last run prior to the half marathon.

Whew!  All caught up now, except for the race itself which deserves it's very own post.  Hopefully later this week.  April was a good month mile-wise.  Not quite as many as in March, but that's due to tapering.