Day 32 was a 3 mile run. This was a nice easy run. A friend was in town so we went for the run together. A bit slower of a pace than myself, but it was great to run with someone and just shoot the shit instead of listening to music.
Day 33/34 were rest days. I contemplated doing my long run on Day 34, but just couldn't get the energy to do it along with some concerns about weather/time/fitness/etc.
Unfortunately, Day 35 didn't fare much better. It was to be a 12 mile run, but from around 4 mile mark on, my right leg just didn't feel right. It seemed to come back down sooner than it should and towards the end, my groin was really starting to feel it. I'm unsure if it was due to the fact that I was doing the run in the Fieldhouse (which means I was running loops), or if it was dietary/sleep/strength/etc. Either way, I only reached 8.32 miles before I called it quits. As I remember reading somewhere, you have to have bad runs to appreciate the good runs. Right now, I'm going to focus on getting a stretching regiment together and also start doing some strength training again (squats for sure) to try and steer off this problem. I'm confident I can still complete the marathon, but I'm concerned on how much my long runs will be affected.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Day 29, 30, 31
Day 29 was rest day! Woohoo! Overall - legs felt pretty decent. Not much to really talk about.
Day 30:
3 mile run. Did this one outside and did the first 1.5 miles at a steady pace. After that, I did intervals of 1 minute fast running and 30 second rests. Without a doubt, I was huffing and puffing at the end.
Day 31:
6 mile run. Did this near end of the work day. Weather outside was very nice. My legs felt a bit "block-y" and stiff at the beginning but I pushed to get my speed up. I ended up finishing just over 50 minutes. The big shock came when I looked at calories burned. 800 vs 940 three weeks ago. Crazy.
Day 30:
3 mile run. Did this one outside and did the first 1.5 miles at a steady pace. After that, I did intervals of 1 minute fast running and 30 second rests. Without a doubt, I was huffing and puffing at the end.
Day 31:
6 mile run. Did this near end of the work day. Weather outside was very nice. My legs felt a bit "block-y" and stiff at the beginning but I pushed to get my speed up. I ended up finishing just over 50 minutes. The big shock came when I looked at calories burned. 800 vs 940 three weeks ago. Crazy.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Day 25, 26, 27 and 28
Day 25:
3 mile run again. Decided to do it after work and go on the treadmill and do HIIT again. Didn't feel the dead leg syndrome until much later on in the session, so I think Tuesday was a consequence of not doing HIIT in a while.
Day 26/27:
Rest days. Well - Saturday (Day 27) was either to be a long run or 60 min cross training day, but due to weather and garage sale, there was no way. Knees also felt a bit tender, but hoping that it is related to the pounding of HIIT.
Day 28:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! Very humid day today from all the rain. Thankfully, when I went, the breeze was enough to keep the sweat down a little and the sun was hiding. It was a 7 mile run day (it seems on Hal Higdon's program that you go 2 weeks of increasing long runs and then a 1 week decrease - I'm ok with this). Overall, the 7 miles went by nicely. My knees, specifically my right one, seemed to be a bit more pained than usual, but I'll wait to see what happens. My TFL/outer right thigh behaved quite well, so I have hope for it.
I also decided to put in a break at around the 5.5 mile mark. The distance Between the two aid stations of 4.53 and 6.71 is greater than two miles and I'm worried that I'm fatiguing my leg to much early on. Therefore, if I throw in an additional break, it should help lessen the strain. Not to mention, it's a nice mental break, knowing that I only have to run a mile instead of two until my next break.
As a compromise, I've set my 4.53 mile and 5.5 mile breaks to be 30 seconds. This kind of offsets the extra break.
One other very interesting thing to note is that on May 30 (3 weeks ago), I completed a 6 mile run. This was after one week of training. Here are some stats:
Distance: 6 miles
Avg Speed: 6.9 mph
Calories: 947
Peak BPM: 194
Avg BPM: 179
Time: 51:50
So - basically about 158 calories per mile.
NOW - here's after today's run:
Distance: 7 miles
Avg Speed: 6.9 mph (same speed basically)
Calories: 982
Peak BPM: 186
Avg BPM: 168
Time: 1:00:50
Look at the calories. Very interesting. Back in the beginning, it was approx 158 calories per mile. Today was 140! My body is now burning less calories per mile.
I think the true tale though is Peak and Average BPM. Both have dropped but average BPM has dropped significantly. I'm running further, but working my heart less.
Although - a more efficient running body means that I can't simply run for an hour to burn off an Applebee's dinner. Now I need to run for an hour and a half. D'oh!!
3 mile run again. Decided to do it after work and go on the treadmill and do HIIT again. Didn't feel the dead leg syndrome until much later on in the session, so I think Tuesday was a consequence of not doing HIIT in a while.
Day 26/27:
Rest days. Well - Saturday (Day 27) was either to be a long run or 60 min cross training day, but due to weather and garage sale, there was no way. Knees also felt a bit tender, but hoping that it is related to the pounding of HIIT.
Day 28:
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! Very humid day today from all the rain. Thankfully, when I went, the breeze was enough to keep the sweat down a little and the sun was hiding. It was a 7 mile run day (it seems on Hal Higdon's program that you go 2 weeks of increasing long runs and then a 1 week decrease - I'm ok with this). Overall, the 7 miles went by nicely. My knees, specifically my right one, seemed to be a bit more pained than usual, but I'll wait to see what happens. My TFL/outer right thigh behaved quite well, so I have hope for it.
I also decided to put in a break at around the 5.5 mile mark. The distance Between the two aid stations of 4.53 and 6.71 is greater than two miles and I'm worried that I'm fatiguing my leg to much early on. Therefore, if I throw in an additional break, it should help lessen the strain. Not to mention, it's a nice mental break, knowing that I only have to run a mile instead of two until my next break.
As a compromise, I've set my 4.53 mile and 5.5 mile breaks to be 30 seconds. This kind of offsets the extra break.
One other very interesting thing to note is that on May 30 (3 weeks ago), I completed a 6 mile run. This was after one week of training. Here are some stats:
Distance: 6 miles
Avg Speed: 6.9 mph
Calories: 947
Peak BPM: 194
Avg BPM: 179
Time: 51:50
So - basically about 158 calories per mile.
NOW - here's after today's run:
Distance: 7 miles
Avg Speed: 6.9 mph (same speed basically)
Calories: 982
Peak BPM: 186
Avg BPM: 168
Time: 1:00:50
Look at the calories. Very interesting. Back in the beginning, it was approx 158 calories per mile. Today was 140! My body is now burning less calories per mile.
I think the true tale though is Peak and Average BPM. Both have dropped but average BPM has dropped significantly. I'm running further, but working my heart less.
Although - a more efficient running body means that I can't simply run for an hour to burn off an Applebee's dinner. Now I need to run for an hour and a half. D'oh!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Day 24
5 mile run was scheduled. It was a beautiful sunny day outside, but again, my legs just didn't feel "up" to it. Around the 3 mile mark I could feel my right leg not extending all the way. It wasn't a cramp feeling, but more like it was not wanting to do what it's supposed to. Very similar to the way I felt on the treadmill the day before.
I'm hoping that it's due to lack of stretching I've been doing. I'm going to be putting a more concerted effort into taking a tennis ball to my right thigh and using the foam roller on my legs. It hurts. A lot. But if 15 min of pain means being able to run farther/faster, then I'm all for it.
I'm hoping that it's due to lack of stretching I've been doing. I'm going to be putting a more concerted effort into taking a tennis ball to my right thigh and using the foam roller on my legs. It hurts. A lot. But if 15 min of pain means being able to run farther/faster, then I'm all for it.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day 22/23
Day 22: See yesterday's post. APPARENTLY, I'm not so good at counting days. I snuck Day 22 into yesterday's post, but forgot to update the title. Oh well.
Day 23:
3 Mile run today. I decided it was time for some speed work again. Speed work equals HIIT. HIIT equals sweat. Sweat = water loss. Water loss = weight loss. In reality - HIIT is one of the best workouts you can do - it gets you going and keeps you going even after you've stopped.
I went with a 2 min warm up, followed by 1 min 8.5 mph runs with 30 sec 7.0 mph "rests". I got I think 7 of them done before it felt like I was swinging a club of a leg. My right leg didn't feel cramped, but it just didn't feel "right". I stopped and stretched the calf a bit and it seemed to help, but I had to be cautious finishing off to the end.
Overall - the run was mediocre. I was disappointed I couldn't keep up the 1 min on / 30 sec off pace, but at the same time, it felt great to have sweat absolutely POURING off me. I bent over to grab something off the treadmill, and there was a puddle in about 5 seconds. Beautiful? Too me it was.
Day 23:
3 Mile run today. I decided it was time for some speed work again. Speed work equals HIIT. HIIT equals sweat. Sweat = water loss. Water loss = weight loss. In reality - HIIT is one of the best workouts you can do - it gets you going and keeps you going even after you've stopped.
I went with a 2 min warm up, followed by 1 min 8.5 mph runs with 30 sec 7.0 mph "rests". I got I think 7 of them done before it felt like I was swinging a club of a leg. My right leg didn't feel cramped, but it just didn't feel "right". I stopped and stretched the calf a bit and it seemed to help, but I had to be cautious finishing off to the end.
Overall - the run was mediocre. I was disappointed I couldn't keep up the 1 min on / 30 sec off pace, but at the same time, it felt great to have sweat absolutely POURING off me. I bent over to grab something off the treadmill, and there was a puddle in about 5 seconds. Beautiful? Too me it was.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Day 18, 19, 20 and 21
Wowzers. Looks like I've been a bit lax in consistent posting. Life has gotten really busy over the last bit, but thankfully I've been able to keep up training.
Day 18:
5 mile run today. Felt pretty good overall, but my thighs seemed stiffer than I would have liked.
Day 19:
Was supposed to be a 3 mile run. However, decided to take it as a rest day due to the 10 mile run I would be doing the next day. My legs had felt a bit stiff during the 5 mile run on Day 17, so I figured it best to just give this day up.
Day 20:
10 mile run day. Finished this run in 1 hour 26 minutes, which isn't too bad overall. The first couple of miles were tough. I was tired and just overall stiff. Once I got going, it wasn't too bad. Wind was a bit more than I would have liked, but, one never knows what the weather will be like come race day.
Around mile 7, I felt my groin start to ache. By the time I was done, it was definitely sore. I tried to stretch it out some, but unfortunately we had to go to oldest son's flag football game and then off to MJ for a golf outing and supper.
At the end of 10 miles, I was definitely wiped. I suspect this might be due to 2 factors: early morning run that I'm not used to and not eating/drinking properly the night before. I need to make sure I start bringing gel packs with me for these long runs so try and hopefully avoid "hitting the wall" so early on.
I also kept up with the aid station stops. There's a couple of early legs where the distance is almost 2 miles in between stations, so I may have to add in breaks if I find I'm still petering out near the end. Then again, as I continue on this training, maybe it'll become a non-issue.
Day 21:
Rest. Rest. Rest. From running, weekend and life. Groin was definitely sore. To the point, that I had to use momentum at times to swing my foot up to put on socks.
Day 22:
Groin is feeling better today. Will do some stretching after work and may even think about hitting the gym and going on the elliptical for a bit. Don't hold me to it though.
Day 18:
5 mile run today. Felt pretty good overall, but my thighs seemed stiffer than I would have liked.
Day 19:
Was supposed to be a 3 mile run. However, decided to take it as a rest day due to the 10 mile run I would be doing the next day. My legs had felt a bit stiff during the 5 mile run on Day 17, so I figured it best to just give this day up.
Day 20:
10 mile run day. Finished this run in 1 hour 26 minutes, which isn't too bad overall. The first couple of miles were tough. I was tired and just overall stiff. Once I got going, it wasn't too bad. Wind was a bit more than I would have liked, but, one never knows what the weather will be like come race day.
Around mile 7, I felt my groin start to ache. By the time I was done, it was definitely sore. I tried to stretch it out some, but unfortunately we had to go to oldest son's flag football game and then off to MJ for a golf outing and supper.
At the end of 10 miles, I was definitely wiped. I suspect this might be due to 2 factors: early morning run that I'm not used to and not eating/drinking properly the night before. I need to make sure I start bringing gel packs with me for these long runs so try and hopefully avoid "hitting the wall" so early on.
I also kept up with the aid station stops. There's a couple of early legs where the distance is almost 2 miles in between stations, so I may have to add in breaks if I find I'm still petering out near the end. Then again, as I continue on this training, maybe it'll become a non-issue.
Day 21:
Rest. Rest. Rest. From running, weekend and life. Groin was definitely sore. To the point, that I had to use momentum at times to swing my foot up to put on socks.
Day 22:
Groin is feeling better today. Will do some stretching after work and may even think about hitting the gym and going on the elliptical for a bit. Don't hold me to it though.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Day 16/17
Ahhh Day 16. A day of rest. My legs actually felt really good too, even after the 9 Mile Near Death Experience run. I thought maybe I might have more pain in my groin or wicked stiffness, but apparently this whole training thing is working.
Day 17 was a 3 mile run. My thighs felt a bit tight, so I suspect it could be related to Monday's run. I decided to do away with the aid station breaks on this and just run it. Finished that around 24 min I believe. Pushed myself an extra min and completed 5K (3.11 miles).
Tomorrow is a 5 mile run followed by a 3 mile run. Again, still not sure if I'll drop the 3 mile run and than complete the 10 miles on Saturday. Rest is important, but I think because I'm early on in the training that I should be able to get away with 5 miles tomorrow, 3 miles on Friday and 10 miles on Saturday.
When I think about it, that'll be a total of 30 miles I will have ran in one week. Wow.
Day 17 was a 3 mile run. My thighs felt a bit tight, so I suspect it could be related to Monday's run. I decided to do away with the aid station breaks on this and just run it. Finished that around 24 min I believe. Pushed myself an extra min and completed 5K (3.11 miles).
Tomorrow is a 5 mile run followed by a 3 mile run. Again, still not sure if I'll drop the 3 mile run and than complete the 10 miles on Saturday. Rest is important, but I think because I'm early on in the training that I should be able to get away with 5 miles tomorrow, 3 miles on Friday and 10 miles on Saturday.
When I think about it, that'll be a total of 30 miles I will have ran in one week. Wow.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Day 12, 13, 14, and 15
This'll be an abbreviated post due to not much happening and because it's four days worth.
Day 12:
Friday was a 3 mile run. No lies - it was hard to do this run. Why? Something called Mosaic Festival here. Basically, it's a festival for celebrating multiple cultures. There's different pavilions setup at different venues and you visit the venues and can buy drinks and eat food related to that country and watch dancing or listen to music of that culture. It's actually a very entertaining and, at times, educational experience.
Unfortunately - when you start drinking beers from around the world, the next day doesn't treat you as well.
It took a while, but I finally got myself to the gym to do the 3 mile run. Mix in the fact that the treadmill I was on didn't have a working TV and it was a 3 mile run from hell.
Day 13/14:
These ended up being rest days. I was in a first aid course from 8am to 5pm and then both night we ended up having plans that just didn't allow enough time for a 1+ hour run. As Sunday (Day 14) came to a close, I wondered if I would have to skip the long run. It was to be a 9 mile run and farthest I would have ran since the half marathon on Good Friday. However, the wheels started turning...
Day 15:
Travel. Yet. Again. I played with the idea of doing my run in the morning before having to take off, but decided that I didn't want to be tired for 2+ hours of driving. Things ended up working out quite well though in the end. I went into work for half the day, and then hit Track & Trail on the way out and picked up a running water belt. There was one of those Groupon type deals of $40 for $20 for Track & Trail a few months ago, so I used my certificate to get the water belt/bottle. Basically $44 for $24. Not bad at all.
Once I got to my destination, I got ready and went out for my run. I am starting to really enjoy training outside of the city at times, because it's different scenery and poses different challenges. Take for example the valley I encountered on my run. It occurred at about the 1.5 mile mark. This would mean I would encounter it with approx 1 mile left to go on the run. Ouch.
Overall - the run went well. For the most part, vehicles were respectful in slowing down as they met me. At about the 5 mile mark, it felt like my right food had gone numb or asleep. Not sure if it was my socks to tight (had them folded down) or from running on gravel. I stopped a couple of times and removed my shoe and adjusted my socks and also moved further left on the road, more off stones, and eventually it went away.
The next interesting event was almost something out of a movie. Listen to this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2jWWYMJMs
It comes on just before the hill on my way back in. I'm also nearing the 8.32 mile mark which means another "aid" station break. As I'm descending the hill, the tempo is picking up with the music. My heart stops a little. I see a semi coming down the other side. The valley is steep enough that he won't want to reduce his speed to much. Curses fly in my head. Song tempo picking up more. I look behind. Another vehicle. Are. You. Kidding. Me?
I keep going, wondering what my options are. As I get nearer to the bottom of the hill, it hits me - the semi is going to meet me pretty much the same time as it's going to meet the other vehicle. He won't be able to move over to be on the safe side. Oh. Shit. The song is at it's highest moments now.
Just as the semi gets closer, I hop off to the left and crouch and throw my shirt up to protect my face and head. Now the music starts to let off, and everyone is ok. As I continue up the hill, the music fades off (along with my energy) and eventually I reach the "aid" station. It really felt like a tense, dramatic scene from a movie.
Anyways - I eventually reached the end of 9 miles in 1 hour 18 min 50 seconds. I plugged that pace into a pace calculator and it says I would finish in 3 hours 47 mins. As I go further and further, I'll continue to check. I really hope to be able to finish in less than 4 hours.
As I look at the rest of the week, it consists of a two 3 mile runs, one 5 mile run and one 10 mile run. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), there's a work golf tournament on Saturday. Due to today being the long run day, this would mean that Saturday would be a rest day and Sunday a long run day. Not going to happen. I will have no desire to long run on Sunday. I'm thinking I'm either going to skip the 3 mile run I'm supposed to do on Friday or complete it and then do the 10 mile run on Saturday before the tournament. 3 mile runs are pretty short and mix it with the fact that I'm still early on in the training program and I think either option shouldn't affect the end result.
Day 12:
Friday was a 3 mile run. No lies - it was hard to do this run. Why? Something called Mosaic Festival here. Basically, it's a festival for celebrating multiple cultures. There's different pavilions setup at different venues and you visit the venues and can buy drinks and eat food related to that country and watch dancing or listen to music of that culture. It's actually a very entertaining and, at times, educational experience.
Unfortunately - when you start drinking beers from around the world, the next day doesn't treat you as well.
It took a while, but I finally got myself to the gym to do the 3 mile run. Mix in the fact that the treadmill I was on didn't have a working TV and it was a 3 mile run from hell.
Day 13/14:
These ended up being rest days. I was in a first aid course from 8am to 5pm and then both night we ended up having plans that just didn't allow enough time for a 1+ hour run. As Sunday (Day 14) came to a close, I wondered if I would have to skip the long run. It was to be a 9 mile run and farthest I would have ran since the half marathon on Good Friday. However, the wheels started turning...
Day 15:
Travel. Yet. Again. I played with the idea of doing my run in the morning before having to take off, but decided that I didn't want to be tired for 2+ hours of driving. Things ended up working out quite well though in the end. I went into work for half the day, and then hit Track & Trail on the way out and picked up a running water belt. There was one of those Groupon type deals of $40 for $20 for Track & Trail a few months ago, so I used my certificate to get the water belt/bottle. Basically $44 for $24. Not bad at all.
Once I got to my destination, I got ready and went out for my run. I am starting to really enjoy training outside of the city at times, because it's different scenery and poses different challenges. Take for example the valley I encountered on my run. It occurred at about the 1.5 mile mark. This would mean I would encounter it with approx 1 mile left to go on the run. Ouch.
Overall - the run went well. For the most part, vehicles were respectful in slowing down as they met me. At about the 5 mile mark, it felt like my right food had gone numb or asleep. Not sure if it was my socks to tight (had them folded down) or from running on gravel. I stopped a couple of times and removed my shoe and adjusted my socks and also moved further left on the road, more off stones, and eventually it went away.
The next interesting event was almost something out of a movie. Listen to this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh2jWWYMJMs
It comes on just before the hill on my way back in. I'm also nearing the 8.32 mile mark which means another "aid" station break. As I'm descending the hill, the tempo is picking up with the music. My heart stops a little. I see a semi coming down the other side. The valley is steep enough that he won't want to reduce his speed to much. Curses fly in my head. Song tempo picking up more. I look behind. Another vehicle. Are. You. Kidding. Me?
I keep going, wondering what my options are. As I get nearer to the bottom of the hill, it hits me - the semi is going to meet me pretty much the same time as it's going to meet the other vehicle. He won't be able to move over to be on the safe side. Oh. Shit. The song is at it's highest moments now.
Just as the semi gets closer, I hop off to the left and crouch and throw my shirt up to protect my face and head. Now the music starts to let off, and everyone is ok. As I continue up the hill, the music fades off (along with my energy) and eventually I reach the "aid" station. It really felt like a tense, dramatic scene from a movie.
Anyways - I eventually reached the end of 9 miles in 1 hour 18 min 50 seconds. I plugged that pace into a pace calculator and it says I would finish in 3 hours 47 mins. As I go further and further, I'll continue to check. I really hope to be able to finish in less than 4 hours.
As I look at the rest of the week, it consists of a two 3 mile runs, one 5 mile run and one 10 mile run. Unfortunately (depending on how you look at it), there's a work golf tournament on Saturday. Due to today being the long run day, this would mean that Saturday would be a rest day and Sunday a long run day. Not going to happen. I will have no desire to long run on Sunday. I'm thinking I'm either going to skip the 3 mile run I'm supposed to do on Friday or complete it and then do the 10 mile run on Saturday before the tournament. 3 mile runs are pretty short and mix it with the fact that I'm still early on in the training program and I think either option shouldn't affect the end result.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Day 11
Apparently today is 100 more days until QCM. I'm sure that time will fly quickly, and in some ways, I can't wait. During my runs, I envision crossing that finish line. I temporarily feel the emotion that will come with it.
Today was 4 mile run. Nothing to fantastic to note about this. The weather was cooler and windy (surprise surprise), but overall it felt pretty good. The top of my right knee seemed to have a weird kind of pain to it. I'll have to ice it for the next little while and do some research.
Sunday is long run day again and is scheduled to be 9 miles. Right now I have trouble conceiving in my mind that one long run will consist of 20 miles, but I'll get there.
One song that came on during my run was Hair by Lady Gaga. I chuckled at the song, only because I'm bald. I realized though, that in her song, she talks about changing her hair to reflect her personality. I suppose I do the same by keeping mine shaved, that it's a reflection of my personality. Clean cut, smooth and alien-ish.
Today was 4 mile run. Nothing to fantastic to note about this. The weather was cooler and windy (surprise surprise), but overall it felt pretty good. The top of my right knee seemed to have a weird kind of pain to it. I'll have to ice it for the next little while and do some research.
Sunday is long run day again and is scheduled to be 9 miles. Right now I have trouble conceiving in my mind that one long run will consist of 20 miles, but I'll get there.
One song that came on during my run was Hair by Lady Gaga. I chuckled at the song, only because I'm bald. I realized though, that in her song, she talks about changing her hair to reflect her personality. I suppose I do the same by keeping mine shaved, that it's a reflection of my personality. Clean cut, smooth and alien-ish.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Day 9 & 10
In retrospect, it was a great idea taking Tuesday off. By the time I got done work and into the hotel, I was bushed. I didn't feel guilty one bit having this as a rest day.
Day 10 was a 3 mile run. I knew it'd be no problem completing a 3 mile run, but the question was going to be when could I do it? Oldest boy had football practice pretty much as soon as I would get home. This means, not being able to get out until around 7 or 7:30, and I know that by then, I'd be struggling to find the energy.
Idea bulb! Running stroller + youngest one loves being outside + wife taking oldest to football = me getting 3 mile run in right after getting home and leaving evening open to do other things! Beautiful!
So that's what happened. The youngest and I went out for a run with him in the stroller and we did the 3 miles. Surprisingly, I was able to maintain the same pace as I usually do on the treadmill.
Overall, the run wasn't too bad. Had to make extra stops because of lights and traffic, but overall, it was still a great run and I got to do it with the little one.
Day 10 was a 3 mile run. I knew it'd be no problem completing a 3 mile run, but the question was going to be when could I do it? Oldest boy had football practice pretty much as soon as I would get home. This means, not being able to get out until around 7 or 7:30, and I know that by then, I'd be struggling to find the energy.
Idea bulb! Running stroller + youngest one loves being outside + wife taking oldest to football = me getting 3 mile run in right after getting home and leaving evening open to do other things! Beautiful!
So that's what happened. The youngest and I went out for a run with him in the stroller and we did the 3 miles. Surprisingly, I was able to maintain the same pace as I usually do on the treadmill.
Overall, the run wasn't too bad. Had to make extra stops because of lights and traffic, but overall, it was still a great run and I got to do it with the little one.
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