So far...

Well I haven't been very good on here or out on the road. So far for the month of June I've only done some small runs. After running in the Soldier Field 10 Mile , my mileage has gone done quite a bit, but mostly because of the heat. It's has been really humid over the end of June and into early July. I've gotten a couple runs in during the opening days of July but nothing much since. My iPhone also died which housed the majority of my data, but I just have to try to post more on the blog. I'll try to remember to post my last phone note with mileage update. See Below:

JAN 2011

Jan 1-3.1m,21:37,race, 6:59pc

Jan 3-2.0m,19:20,Nes,9:40pc

Jan 4-5.6m,42:46,run,7:55pc

Jan 6-6.5m,52:33,run,8:05pc
Jan 9-3.6m,28:28,bobby,7:55p

cJan 13-4.8m,39:16,run,8:10pc
Jan 27-2.9m,27:57,run,9:38pc

Total for January-33.0miles

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FEB
Feb 28-1.0mile

Total for Feb-1.0miles
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MAR

Mar 20-4.97m,37:57,race, 7:40pc
Mar 23-3.51m,26:22,run,7:32pc
Mar 25-5.88m,45:26,run, 7:42pc
Mar 27-3.67m,26:57,run, 7:16pc
Mar 28-8.40m,65:09,run,7:46pc
Mar 30-4.67m,36:20,run,:46pc

Total for March-46.1miles
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APR

Apr 1-3.7m,26:38,run,7:15pc
Apr 4->8.4m,62:34,run,7:26pc
Apr 8-6.1m,49:18,run,8:04pc
Apr 10-5.4m,43:35,run*,8:02pc
Apr 12-1.0m,sprints, 2x400,3x100
Apr 13-10.7m,90:64,run*,8:27pc
Apr 17-10.7m,84:32,run*,7:54pc
Apr 19-3.7m,28:12,run*,7:45pc
Apr 23-3.1m, 20:08,race,6:30pc
Apr 25-8.4m, 63:59,rain*55,7:36pc
Apr 28-3.7m, 29;54,mall,8:05pc
Apr 30-3.7m,26:01,timed,7:02pc

Total for April-68.6miles
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MAY


May 1-11.8m, 97:07,easy, 8:13pc
May 8-9.5m, 76:15,(timed*), 8:01pc
May 10-4.7m, 38:37, hot,8:12pc
May 12-3.7m, 27:59, mall, 7:34pc
May 13-1.5m, warmup&cooldown
May 13-3.0m, 20:15,timed, 6:45pc
May 15-3.1m, 20:21, race, 6:34pc
May 16-8.0m, 63:20, easy, 7:55pc
May 19-8.4m, 66:27,neg splt,7:54pc
May 22-4.0m, 26:46, race, 6:42pc
May 28-10.0m, 71:11,Race, 7:10pc
May 30-3.7m, 32:34,easy, 8:48pc

Total forMay- 71.4 miles
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JUNE
Jun 1-3.7m, 28:22, (timed), 7:40pc
Jun 2-4.0m, 31:31,timed, 7:52pc
Jun 5-3.7m, 27:36,Bobby , 7:27pc
Jun 8-4.9m, 40:35,timedhalf, 8:16pc
Jun 12-5.9m, 44:35,timed, 7:33pc
Jun 14-3.7m, 26:03, (timed), 7:02pc
Jun 16-4.6m, 36:20, Bobby, 7:53pc
Jun 21-3.3m, 28:50, (hot), 8:44pc
Jun 25-3.4m, 25:07,(humid), 7:23pc
Jun 26-6.2m, 53:04, hoteasy,8:33pc
Jun 28-3.4m, 24:29,hotimed, 7:12pc
Jun 30-2.9m, 22:15, Bobby , 7:40pc

Total for June- 49.6miles
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JULY

Jul 1-2.7m, 19:37, hotfast, 7:02pc
Jul 2-3.4m, 27:44, humid, 8:09pc
Jul 3-2.4m, hotel to car
Jul 7-1.2m, apple store to home
Jul 9-1.4m, dwtn condo to Metra

Total for July- 11.1miles
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Total for 2011- 280.8miles of 365

I'll try to update a couple of the runs with heart rate readings. They are the true reveal of how I'm running. So glad a got a heart rate watch.

C4's 4 mile Run

This morning I ran in the C4 Mile Run. I chose this race because it helps benefit those looking for counseling who have varying mental health issues. Since my girlfriend has been diagnosed with Bi-polar I felt it was a worthy cause. I ran it in 26:46, which is 6:41 pace.

Mind & Feet

What does it take to be a good or even great runner? When I was in high school, on the track team, I always thought that it meant you would have to have great power or endurance. As I've grown older I've realized I wasn't wrong, but understand every time you see an athlete on television say, "It's mostly mental," they are pretty close to the truth. Everyone has the capability to go running, all of our bodies know how to do the motion physically.

Every time I go running, whether it be a quick paced three mile or a grueling, humid nine mile tempo run, I will want to quit and walk as soon as my body starts getting fatigued. Nowadays my mind won't give my body the chance to quit. I guess the more you run the more you enjoy pushing your body to the limit to see what it can handle.

When I was in high school I always told people I could feel that I had different gears or pace that I could run at over longer distances. After picking back up over the last few months, I've noticed that those gears disappeared and its taking a lot of work to slowly get them back.

I've started writing this blog, mainly for me to keep track of my running progress and to see how I am mentally. I hope to inspire people to go out and get active on their own. I would love to hear people say that they've started walking and can buckle their belt a few notches more, or that they've signed up for a race of their own. Exercising and being active are such big health boosts and stress relievers, that I just shake my head when I hear people say they are so stressed but refuse to consider doing anything active. Your lose. Good luck out there everyone and keep on running.