How far I've come...

It's been quite some time since I've written anything on here. In that time, I finished the C25k program, competed in a 5k race (in freezing temps @ at a much higher altitude!), mountain biked in Moab, UT, competed in 2 more Raid the Rock adventure races, went snowshoeing at Sequoia National Park, and competed in numerous bike races.

Currently, I'm training for the 2012 Little Rock Marathon. I figure that's as good of a goal as any - to do my first marathon at age 40! I've run longer and further than I ever have as a result of the training. My last long run of 8 miles was a couple of weeks ago but I did the whole thing without having to stop to walk with an average pace of about 9:15/mile. Raid the Rock is this Saturday, so once that's over, it's back to marathon training.

The other thing is that I competed in 3 races in 3 days this past weekend - an alleycat race, and 2 cyclocross races. All of them were fun and challenging in their own ways! I hope to do a race report for each one of those in the coming days/weeks.

Oh, and I almost forgot, my other new hobby is bike polo. I even acquired a singlespeed Motobecane cross bike to use as my polo bike.

And how could I forget fencing? I'm one of the coaches for the Central Arkansas Fencing Club too.

And Jen is currently bike shopping for a bike of her very own! With any luck, we may get one this week!

Wed 2-4-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 3 @ Maumelle Community Center - (5-min warm up, 15-min run, 3-min walk, 5-min intervals, 2-min cool down). Wasn't feeling up to running entire 25-min.

Total distance: 2.68 mi
Total time: 30:32
Avg speed: 5.27mph
Avg pace: 11:27/mi

Mon 2-1-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 2 (5 min warm up, 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run) - Maumelle Community Center

Total distance: 3.16 mi
Total time: 33:22
Avg speed: 5.68 mph
Avg pace: 10:33/mi

Tues 1-26-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 2 (5 min warm up, 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run) - Maumelle Community Center

Total distance: 3.08 mi
Total time: 33:11
Avg speed: 5.57 mph
Avg pace: 10:46/mi

Mon 1-25-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 2 (5 min warm up, 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run) - Maumelle Community Center

Total distance: 3.30 mi
Total time: 33:00
Avg speed: 6.00 mph
Avg pace: 10:00/mi

Fri 1-22-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 1 @ the Big Dam Bridge (5 min warm up walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 5 min warm down)

Total distance: 3.20 mi
Total time: 37:41
Avg speed: 5.10 mph
Avg pace: 11:46/mi

Thurs 1-21-10

Couch-to-5k Week 6 Day 1 @ Maumelle Community Center (5 min warm up walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 5 min warm down)

Total distance: 3.20 mi (est)
Total time: 34:12
Avg speed: 5.61 mph
Avg pace: 10:41 /mi