Day 183, 182 To Go

July 2, 2013

Is the glass half empty, or is the glass half full?  I'm an optimist, so I usually go with half full.  So when you ask if I am halfway done, or if I have halfway to go, I will go with I am halfway done!  Yeah!!

I am over the hump and I feel pretty good!  My calf was ok today...not pain at all and June was my best month in multiple areas.  I had the most days with a sub 8 min pace and the most days with a sub 9 min pace.  I also had two weeks with over 20 miles each.  Not a big number by any means, especially if you are training for a marathon, but it is progress nonetheless.

So, here are my monthly numbers:
              Total Miles | Total Time
January          52.24    |    9:25:00
February         52.01    |    8:40:07
March            74.57    |   11:30:00
April            75.59    |   12:00:16 
May              79.51    |   12:31:00
June             82.35    |   12:40:19

Here is a week by week breakdown:

Steve's Total Miles Logged: 82.35
Partial Week 1: 7.15
Week 2: 20.32
Week 3: 21.02
Week 4: 15.01
Partial Week 5: 18.85

Total Running Time: 12:40:19

Honey's Total Miles Logged: 10.45
Partial Week 1: 1.70
Week 2: 1.70
Week 3: 1.69
Week 4: 3.24
Partial Week 5: 2.12

Total Running Time: 2:05:00

Honey had a down month as far as miles and time goes, but the numbers don't tell the whole story for her.  She used her Rollerblades quite a bit, including on most of my long runs, so she was exercising more this month than previously.  She just didn't run all that much.

Today, she ran with me.  She complained about the 25 minutes again, but she finished it.
Here are our numbers:

Time: 25:00

Distance: 2.03 miles

Pace: 12:19/m

Max Pace: 10:05/m

Calories: 230
Avg HR: 103

Max HR: 114

Another month gone and July is in full swing!  I expect to improve on all my numbers this month and I think I will most likely run 20 miles at least every week.  I like having a base of 20 miles because that sets me up nicely to train for a half or full marathon.  Maybe I'll run Disney?  We shall see folks...we shall see!!

Run for Life!