QotD: I know that my running pace is probably about a min/mi. faster than my brisk walk pace. I also tend not to run as much uphill yet, except to get the heart rate up. I kind of go by the StuartPW model of "if you think you can run slower, you are probably running too fast." I know that if something feels tweaky to slow down.

AQotD: Rest day today. Either Saturday or Sunday, I will actually try to run outside during daylight hours, hopefully for 3 mi. or so. Probably early Sunday AM, but we will see.

Greetings!

My training pace is usually guided by what my goal time is for my next trail event. For example, I wanted to complete my trail marathon in 6 hours which meant about a 13:45 average pace. I was on target for that until I crashed on my bike. Remember that average has to cover all aid station stops as well as my walking intervals. I may try for a 6 hour finish at my trail marathon in 2 weeks. It isn't a technical course but I also haven't done any decent amount of running in 3 weeks.

Alt: 1/2 marathon at a new to me venue this morning. Might get rained on. Rain gear is packed along with change of clothes and towels. More hiking tomorrow in Wisconsin.

Good Afternoon!

We had a great turnout at the Walk Like MADD. My DSIL and DNiece also showed up! My wife tried, but couldn't finish. I ended up going back for her, and my DSIL and DNiece in the car. DNiece was injured in a car wreck from a distracted driver about 10 years ago. She still has hip problems related to that. We had something like 131 total walkers, including 30-40 runners. I didn't get an exact count. Next year, we are planning to have a chip timed event. If we advertise early, we can get enough runners to pay for it. It costs $550 for a basic chipped timed race. The weather was perfect today! We also met our goal for the year, I think. We won't know until all of the raffle money and late contributions are counted in. The real goal? No more deaths and injuries from drunk and drugged driving. This is 100% preventable. All of the money raised goes for victim support in Kansas, so that's a good thing.

No running today with 15K steps getting ready for the walk, placing signs, etc. I might run tomorrow?

Calf held up good. I'm old, I got up at dark-thirty this morning. Time for a little nap!

Run for the hills 1/2 marathon on Saturday at Moraine Hills state park. What a beautiful park despite the mist and the light rain for 2/3 of the race.

I had no expectations for a finishing time other than to be done before the course closed in 3h 15min. I had not had a run of any significance in 3 weeks due to crashing on my bike. Wave starts to reduce congestion on the paths meant I had a 4 minute delay. I ran the first mile so that the faster people could get around me before I started my run/walk intervals. Took me a while to settle into comfortable ratio. I ended up defaulting to how I have been training all summer, 4 min run/1 min walk.

Small race so there were only 126 runners doing the half (there was also a 10k option). I was the last runner until around the halfway point when a 9 min/1 min ratio felt better. The cooling effect of the rain really helped me as I tend towards overheating. Air temp was in low 60s, light winds.

I started to catch back up with a couple of women who passed me earlier. My watch was telling me that I had a comfortable margin to get done before the cutoff. After 10 miles, I ran almost continuously as I was feeling pretty good. By mile 12 I realized I could get done in under 3 hours so I pushed harder that last mile and reeled in 3 more people.

2:57:39 120 out of 126. 3/3 in age group! Way better than I ever expected given my lack of recent running.