I'll keep this short and sweet. Wednesday after work and before the Blackhawks game, I got in a 3.6 mile run, up to the Wooddale Forest Preserve. Temps were around 85 degrees and extra humid. My legs didn't seem to want to move as fast as I would have liked, but the heat wasn't going to let them move any faster. Next run should be on Thursday, my body is extra sore and tight from the heat that I had to deal with, so today will be a rest day. Maybe I'll be smart and do yoga to help with the soreness.
My run yesterday was very short and I took it fairly easy. Still managed to run 7:39 pace, but it fely much slower than that. My legs have felt heavy recently, but I think I just need to get out a little more and need to watch what I'm eating. I've realized lately how important my nutrition is to my running. Its very hard since I love to eat, but I don't want it costing me run days. I'm happy that at least I put some mileage in here at the beginning of the month, so hopefully my stats later in the month will be better than last month. Today the search for a race starts hot and heavy, I'll be looking for a 5K to run before the end of June. Let me know if you have any suggestions, I'd be up for running any race as long as it has a good cause and is located in the Chicagoland area. It would also be cool if it wasn't over $35. Happy Running Everyone!
Here are some controversial ideas to help get your brain going today...
Tom Thibodeau will be the Timberwolves coach before the start of the 2015-2016 season. Flip Saunders will decide to head back up to his nice cushy executive chair. With such a young talent-laden roster I feel Thibs can get them to at least a 7 seed, before he runs them into the ground.
Golden State Warriors in 7 games!
The NFL Draft may come to your city next. I think, after going to the Draft and seeing all the different jerseys everywhere, the NFL will decide to take the Draft on the road every year and bringing it back to Chicago or New York every 5 years would be a smart decision.
10 years from now, we will be saying that Brett Hundley of the Green Bay Packers will be the best QB of this draft, and that hurt saying as a Vikings fan.
American Pharaoh will win the Belmont & Triple Crown for the first time in 37 years.
As I mentioned before, I feel that LeBron should take his talents on the road, become a rent-a-player and win championships for teams that haven't won anything for awhile. Ready to sign up; Utah, Portland, Minnesota, Milwaukee, Toronto, Brooklyn, Indiana, & Sacamento!
Justice Winslow will be the best player coming out of the NBA Draft, in 3 years.
Stannis Baratheon will kill Ramsey Bolton in the season finale of Game of Thrones!
The Detroit Tigers will not win the division, but will play in the play-in game!
I will place in my age group in a 5K race this year!
I was able to squeeze in 2 runs this week, after missing running on the fourth Sunday in a row. Monday's run was down to the weird building again with the toxic gases sign. This time I ran past it and through the corn field, which was why it was much longer this time. Then Thursday, run was a night run through the neighborhood. Here are the stats and pics.
Monday:
6.9 miles in 58:43 which was a pace of 8:30 ppm
872 kCal
Thursday:
4.53 miles in 35:58 which is a 7:56 ppm
571 kCal
So I've thought long and hard today to figure out what my Top Ten Sports Rivalries would be. I always hear people talking about what the best matchups are, but never really saw a list. Even though I'm sure ESPN has done a list at some point, I just never saw it. I'm sure some of you may disagree, please do. I've consulted with others to help shape my list and have been advised to stay away from my own bias of rivalries, otherwise we would have Minnesota and Chicago teams littering the entire list. So I hope you enjoy and debate.
TOP TEN SPORTS RIVALRIES
Honorable Mention: Any In-State Rivalry like Oregon v Oregon St., This list would have been much longer.
10. These are my favorite rivalries including my favorite teams:
Minnesota Vikings v. Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Twins v. Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox v. Chicago Cubs
Minnesota Wild v. Dallas Stars
Minnesota Gophers v. Wisconsin Badgers
Chicago Cubs v. St Louis Cardinals
9. Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Trojans Football
8. Los Angles Dodgers v. San Francisco Giants Baseball
7. Celtic v. Rangers Football (Soccer)
6. Army v. Navy Football
5. Los Angles Lakers v. Boston Celtics
4. Tom Brady v. Peyton Manning
3. Michigan Wolverines v. Ohio State Buckeyes Football
2. Duke Blue Devils v. North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball
1. New York Yankees v. Boston Red Sox
*NOTE* - I did not watch every one of these, sorry if they aren't the best quality.
When looking back at Week 3, all I can see are cold runs. Of the four runs I went on. I was snowed on three times. The temps ranged from 19-45 degrees, while my pace averaged out to around 8:17ppm for all my runs. Not great, but not bad after taking a few months off. I'm trying my best to keep up with the mileage while making sure I keep a close eye on any aches or pains that don't go away. I've started slowly lifting again, only in 3 exercise grouping each time I go. I don't want too many muscle area to be sore when I run.
My best run was on Wednesday, in which I set multiple PRs for 1K & 5K.
On Monday when it was 45, I decided to wear shorts and it felt great. The only problem was that the Commissioners Park was full of melted sloppy snow all over the trail.
On my last run on Saturday it was snowing, so I decided to get a short video of the conditions. Here it is:
Meanwhile, on the same run I took pictures of myself at each mile marker to see if there was any snow accumulation, and there was.
Mile 1:
Mile 2:
Mile 3:
Mile 4:
Here are the maps of the runs this week, with the temp.
Here's a look at the start of my 24 Week Marathon training through the Nike+ app. The training lines up with a Race date of the weekend of June 14-15. If you get the app add me as a friend and we can help motivate each other.
My Runs To Date:
My Earlier Runs in the Neighborhood
Running With High Schoolers - 1.9.14
When running on a weekday around
2:30pm you are bound to find kids out on the roads.
I think I ran past a couple different
track teams getting ready for the indoor season. You can see the greenest part of my run on the back half after I past a group of 5 young men and I took off refusing to let any of them to come close to catching up to me. Once I realized I wasn't being followed anymore my pace quickly declined. Longest run of the year so far.
Saturday Night Run - 1.11.14
Another fun night run down Heritage Meadows Drive, you can see the green sprint runs I had at the begining of the third mile and again near the 3.5 mile mark. The roads were very clear and the temp was just above freezing so what snow was left after the rains hadn't iced over yet. And as you can see below this was my best 5K, 1mile, & 1K.
Balmy Sunday Sunset Run - 1.12.14
With the conditions finally giving some relief with temps in the 40s I ventured out for my 5 mile run. I headed west and ran in neighborhoods that I haven't investigated. Since the roads were finally dry I decided on breaking in my Race Blue Asics. It was a welcome relief not having to deal with slush under my toes.
I'll keep this short and sweet. Wednesday after work and before the Blackhawks game, I got in a 3.6 mile run, up to the Wooddale Forest Preserve. Temps were around 85 degrees and extra humid. My legs didn't seem to want to move as fast as I would have liked, but the heat wasn't going to let them move any faster. Next run should be on Thursday, my body is extra sore and tight from the heat that I had to deal with, so today will be a rest day. Maybe I'll be smart and do yoga to help with the soreness.
