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March 31, 2010

Using a new program on the Droid called Buddy Runner. I think it’s much more accurate than the old phone. It also talks to you. I think the lady inside my phone is related to the lady inside my GPS in the car.

Ran with Joy and Mary this morning. Really good tempo run even though my adductor is still giving me fits.

Activity
Route: Elev. Avg: 13 ft
Location: Charleston, SC Elev. Gain: +0 ft
Date: 03/31/10 Up/Downhill: [+137/-137]
Time: 02:04 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0
 
Weather: Fair
  53 F temp; 83% humidity
  53 F heat index; winds W 6
Performance
Distance: 4.89 miles
Time: 0:57:58
Speed: 5.1 mph
Pace: 11' 52 /mi
Calories: 790
Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Pace (min/mile)

 
Splits
Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain
actual +/- avg actual +/- avg
1 13' 12 +1' 20 4.5 -0.5 +4 ft
2 11' 05 -0' 47 5.4 +0.4 +4 ft
3 11' 01 -0' 51 5.4 +0.4 0 ft
4 11' 29 -0' 23 5.2 +0.2 0 ft
end 12' 36 +0' 44 4.8 -0.3 -6 ft
Versus average of 11' 52 min/mile

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New Phone

I now own a Droid and I want to find an app that will auto publish routes and statistics to my blog much like BIM Active did. I tried Edmondo - it was awful. I have Buddy Runner installed and will try that next. Neither app has a publishing feature.Do you know of anything?

Monday Workout

Boot Camp is over for me for the next six weeks. I was so beat up - workouts were pretty brutal. I loved ‘em but hey won’t combine well with training for the Palmetto 200.AM Workout - 3 miles/36 minutesPM Workout - Swim

  • 200 m warm up
  • 100 m kicking with paddle board
  • 2 x 100m single arm strokes

Sprint workout - hard effort - 20 second rest interval

  • 2 x 50m
  • 2 x 75 m
  • 2 x 100 m
  • 2 x 75 m
  • 2 x 50 m
  • 100 m cooldown

Cooper River Bridge Run

In 2007, just before the Bridge Run, my friend Steve asked me what time I hoped for.”You know,” I told him. “I think I just want to do this one as a celebration of regained health. I think I’ll always want to run this one as a celebration.”In 2008, I ran with my friends Grady and Dave. They were my HCC teammates. Last year, I ran with, Sergio, someone I coached in the Bridge Run Clinic, along with his wife. Sergio had not come to the clinic for the last few weeks.This year I ran with my friends Jody and Allan. Jody just completed the Bridge Run Clinic and Allan was part of my HCC team as well. He had run the bridge a few times but had never done very well. He was always injured and also struggles with asthma.We ran the race in 1:15:00! I was bursting with pride over both of them. I couldn’t have been happier if I had broken 60 minutes. Allan dropped 24 minutes off of his best time. I could see it all over their faces - both hung tough and worked hard during the entire race.One of my most memorable races.

WCIV Profiles Bridge Runners

Monday Boot Camp

Today was all about throwing a ball and beating on a bag. After warm ups, we started with a partner and a medicine ball and began tossing it back and forth. First on our knees, then standing, and then we went faster and faster, almost as if we were batting it back and forth.Then we went to beating on each other. It’s one of my favorite workouts. One person punches, elbow strikes, and kicks, while the other holds the bag. It’s a bit of controlled chaos. The idea is to set in your muscle memory the  reaction needed when attacked. We can all be in great shape but if we don’t have the ability to use that fitness, it’s kind of for naught.It’s the same when we practice running drills. The drills in and of themselves don’t make you faster, it’s the muscle memory that gets you going and keeps you going.The Healthy Charleston Challenge ended last week - I was the top mentor having lost 22 pounds. Back on the way to my goals! I think I finally have it in my head about how to eat.

Run 07:01 am

Just a quick run with our Palmetto 20 team to the top of the bridge and back in preparation for the Cooper River Bridge Run.

Activity
Route: Elev. Avg: 8 ft
Location: Mount Pleasant, SC, Elev. Gain: +0 ft
Date: 03/20/10 Up/Downhill: [+124/-124]
Time: 08:11 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0
 
Weather: Sunny
  46 F temp; 92% humidity
  46 F heat index; winds CALM calm mph
Performance
Distance: 5.29 miles Goal: 12' 00 min/mi pace

Time: 1:09:28
Speed: 4.6 mph Attained: 91%
Pace: 13' 07 /mi
Calories: 858
Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Pace (min/mile)

 
Splits
Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain
actual +/- goal actual +/- goal
1 12' 57 +0' 57 4.6 -0.4 -6 ft
2 13' 30 +1' 30 4.4 -0.6 +6 ft
3 14' 57 +2' 57 4.0 -1.0 +3 ft
4 12' 26 +0' 26 4.8 -0.2 -10 ft
5 11' 57 -0' 03 5.0 +0.0 0 ft
end 12' 25 +0' 25 4.8 -0.2 +6 ft
Versus goal of 12' 00 min/mile

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Run 06:01 am

Ran with my friend, Annie. Normally this is a tempo run but because the team is pretty beat up from Boot Camp and because Annie and I are racing this evening, we took it easy.

Activity
Route: Elev. Avg: 11 ft
Location: Charleston, SC, Elev. Gain: +0 ft
Date: 03/17/10 Up/Downhill: [+131/-131]
Time: 06:57 AM Difficulty: 1.7 / 5.0
 
Weather: Cloudy
  48 F temp; 88% humidity
  48 F heat index; winds NE 2 mph
Performance
Distance: 4.38 miles Goal: 12' 00 min/mi pace

Time: 0:56:17
Speed: 4.7 mph Attained: 93%
Pace: 12' 51 /mi
Calories: 684
Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Pace (min/mile)

 
Splits
Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain
actual +/- goal actual +/- goal
1 12' 26 +0' 26 4.8 -0.2 +6 ft
2 13' 00 +1' 00 4.6 -0.4 0 ft
3 12' 30 +0' 30 4.8 -0.2 +10 ft
4 13' 14 +1' 14 4.5 -0.5 -10 ft
end 13' 40 +1' 40 4.4 -0.6 -6 ft
Versus goal of 12' 00 min/mile

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Run 01:38 pm

Allan and I ran together. Obviously we weren’t at speed but that’s ok as we’re both coming off of injuries. We ran a few sets of steps at the Customs House but the GPS just shows us as being stopped.

Activity
Route: Elev. Avg: 12 ft
Location: Charleston, SC, Elev. Gain: -3 ft
Date: 03/14/10 Up/Downhill: [+141/-144]
Time: 02:41 PM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0
 
Weather: Partly Cloudy
  59 F temp; 44% humidity
  59 F heat index; winds W 16 mph
Performance
Distance: 4.14 miles Goal: 12' 00 min/mi pace

Time: 1:02:53
Speed: 4.0 mph Attained: 79%
Pace: 15' 11 /mi
Calories: 640
Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Pace (min/mile)

 
Splits
Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain
actual +/- goal actual +/- goal
1 14' 03 +2' 03 4.3 -0.7 -7 ft
2 14' 23 +2' 23 4.2 -0.8 -10 ft
3 16' 59 +4' 59 3.5 -1.5 +10 ft
4 15' 44 +3' 44 3.8 -1.2 +6 ft
end 13' 06 +1' 06 4.6 -0.4 -3 ft
Versus goal of 12' 00 min/mile

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Run 05:22 pm

Great run last Monday. Great run Wednesday. Saturday was the best I’ve run in a really long time.

And I overdid it.

Today sucked. Groin hurt. Quads hurt. No speed.

Activity
Route: Elev. Avg: 8 ft
Location: Mount Pleasant, SC, Elev. Gain: +0 ft
Date: 03/08/10 Up/Downhill: [+75/-75]
Time: 06:01 PM Difficulty: 1.5 / 5.0
 
Weather:
  61 F temp; 41% humidity
  61 F heat index; winds S 7 mph
Performance
Distance: 2.97 miles Goal: 12' 00 min/mi pace

Time: 0:38:47
Speed: 4.6 mph Attained: 91%
Pace: 13' 03 /mi
Calories: 460
Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Pace (min/mile)

 
Splits
Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain
actual +/- goal actual +/- goal
1 12' 42 +0' 42 4.7 -0.3 -3 ft
2 13' 14 +1' 14 4.5 -0.5 0 ft
end 13' 14 +1' 14 4.5 -0.5 +4 ft
Versus goal of 12' 00 min/mile

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