MattKeutzer

Well a week off didn't help.  I had to coach 2 a day camps Mon thru Thurs. for about 10 hours each day.  Then the weekend was filled with 3 days of golf and debauchery... hey, I needed it after busting my tail at volleyball camp this week.  I did get to run a little with the kids and stretch everyday but nothing worth coutntng. I got an email saying 13 weeks until race so tomorrow is my first official day training. I snuck a run in late tonight after dropping off stuff for next week's camps.  28:41.  Decided halfway thru to really go for the 2nd mile and then decided to run the 5K just to see where I would start.  Splits were: 9:35, 8:42, and 9:19 which was pretty much the last .6 up hill.   Speed isn't what I need it to be so hopefully it will come with the loss in weight as well as the training.

1st official day and I have decided to do Hal Higdon's intermediate training for the half.  29 minutes or 9:28 / mile.   Felt pretty good and could have probably pushed it (done more miles although probably not faster) but I was thinking about stuff I have for the rest of the day.  Splits were: 9:28, 9:34, and 9:54 (darn hill).   

Today was hill day.  It was raining pretty good so I got our the old shoes.  I decided to run a few miles to warm up and then hit the 200 m hill x 6 with rest in between.  I ran my usual warm up and then turned around at the 2  mile mark, 1 mile away from my house.  I hit the hill home and ran the 400 m up the hill.  Turned around and walked back down the hill to re-gain my breath.  Got to the bottom and this time ran the hole .7 of a mile back home.   I will count this as my 6 hills. 42:13 or 12:37/ per mile.    Splits 10:05, 10:24, 10:26, and 11:17. 52  or 32:29 per  mile (must have forgot to turn off my watch afterwards).  Oh well.  Feeling good about running 3 days in a row.

Not a bad run this morning.  Splits were 9:12 / 9:21 and 9:33.   Been really busy so blogging a week late so I can't remember very much.

Ran a few hills today.  First miles was a warm up at 9:39 and 9:47 and then I tried to push it a bit and ran 8:08 which is good for me (still need to get down another 30 seconds... maybe 15 pounds will help).   Then I ran a cool down with a .25 mile hill, walked down the hill and ran it again at 10:36.   Ran the last .34 cool down with a 10:39 pace.

Had my 90 minute run today.  HH said to run the last 1/3 pretty hard... I decided to just run my first long run at a "semi- pretty hard level".  Time 1:29:56 and got my 9 miles in.   Splits were:

9:30 / 9:54 / 9:49 / 9:45 / 10:01 / 10:13 / 10:11 / 10:16 and 10:35.