Ted's Running Journal/Logbook: Last Day of Summer !

Monday, September 21, 2009

Last Day of Summer !

10:53 AM |

Posted by Ted |

Bye bye Summer !! Hello Fall !! I have realized that I haven't blog for a few weeks. I have reminded myself to give my fellow RBF a good update. Ready for the recap for the month of September in bullet-style points??? Drum roll please.....

Less than 4 weeks till Amica Newport Marathon. My seventh marathon. October 18, 2009. Goal: 4:15 or less (that would be awesome!)
Revised my fundraising goal from $2,500 to $1,000 with four weeks to go. I will be emailing to my families and friends this week. I am truly happy that I have raised $155.00 so far. It helps! Thanks to those who have contributed.
I just turned 45 years old on Sept. 12th. You know what that means? I have moved up to a new age group. I should rock !
MANY THANKS to Michelle of Running Down a Dream for presenting me a cool running technical t-shirt and a book "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougal.
My 3rd Blog-Anniversary tomorrow!
VFF KSO ROCKS !!!
Ran in 10 miles Rat's Race last Saturday (trail running). My garmin posted 10.26 miles in 1:38. Saw two runners ran in VFF.

I am still waiting for the pictures to show up on the race's website. I am hoping to see a picture of myself running across the creek which is a FIRST. I do hope the photographer took it. *crossing fingers*

Before I go, there is one thing I wanted to share this with you. Before I turned 45 years old, there was one goal that I have been working hard this summer. I don't want to believe that when you get older, your timing does get slower. I wanted to rebuke the "aging" theory. All I wanted was one friggin mile of under 7:00 pace. Just one friggin mile. Just one. Just one. All summer long. All I wanted was anything like 6:59 or lower before I turned 45. Then one beautiful glory morning of September 7th.....

One simple challenge. Winners must have two things: Definite goals and burnin desire to achieve them.

On a beautiful cool morning of September 7th, I was so determined just to get it under 7:00. Set my Garmin. I know it's unofficial. Weaving through traffic. Upward slope Downward slope. Railroad tracks. Potholes. Traffic lights. I don't care. Just get it under 7:00 ! Period.

Here I went...9/7/009....

Mile 1 - 07:48 Felt discouraged. Forget it. Wait. Wait. This is just a warmup.
Mile 2 - 07:21 The hell with it. I have done everything I could. Wait wait.. just push it. PUSH IT PUSH IT PUSH IT.
Mile 3 - ????? Come on baby... Come on baby. Push it. Push it . Push it.
Mile 4 - 8:01 I was on CLOUD 9. Turned off the engine. Slowed down. Enjoyed it. In my mind, I was pretending million of people cheering on me. I was waving like Queen Elizabeth on a horse drawn carriage.
Mile 5 - 8:11 Reminding myself how life is so precious and how we must take for granted !

Care to know what my split was at mile 3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6:56 !

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED !

18 comments:

Mel-2nd Chances said...: FIRST! YAY!; September 21, 2009 12:28 PM
Mel-2nd Chances said...: happy blogiversary for tomorrow, and WOWWIE! Congrats on a sub-7 mile, you are a superstar! I'm sure there will be many more :) Hope you had a great birthday. Sept 12 is a special day for both of us...; September 21, 2009 12:29 PM
Michelle said...: Mission ACCOMPLISHED!!!!!

Brother you are so awesome. Congrats on that sub 7 min mile and congrats on your blogiversary tomorrow!!!!

Your running is amazing and I always love to read about your runs. You make is sound as special as it really is!!!! WOO!!!; September 21, 2009 12:33 PM
Marci said...: Congrats on your 7 minute mile, that is awesome!; September 21, 2009 12:39 PM
Mark said...: Congrats on the awesome mile split!!! Wow that was a great run!!Happy birthday!; September 21, 2009 3:41 PM
sRod said...: Happy Birthday and many congratulations!!!

Breaking a time barrier is a great feeling.

Good luck at Newport. I loved that race and I think you will too.; September 21, 2009 5:08 PM
kara said...: Hey Happy Birthday - always fun to enter a new age group.
I've yet to get under that 7 mile mark.
WTG!; September 21, 2009 9:17 PM
joyRuN said...: So much awesomeness!

Happy birthday belated, happy blogiversary, and CONGRATS on a super-speedy sub-7 MILE!!!!

Whooohooooo!!

Thanks for the heads up about Jersey Shore - I'm working that weekend, so I'm contemplating the Seaside Half on 10/18.; September 21, 2009 11:16 PM
X-Country2 said...: I get really excited when my watch says 6 something when I'm flying down hills. Way to be speedy!; September 22, 2009 1:50 PM
Sunshine said...: Yes! Congratulations for sure.; September 22, 2009 7:04 PM
Sunshine said...: Yes! Congratulations for sure.; September 22, 2009 7:04 PM
Middalia Wayman said...: congrats on the sub 7 mile!!; September 22, 2009 10:39 PM
Adam said...: Sub 7:00 is awesome. Great work!

Speaking of work, 3 years of blogging? wow, that is impressive. I sure hope that I am doing this in three years.; September 23, 2009 1:34 AM
robison52 said...: Not only did you run a sub-7 mile, BUT you also had elevation!! What could you have done on a flat synthetic track???; September 23, 2009 12:11 PM
Andrew is getting fit said...: 7th marathon! That's fantastic.; September 24, 2009 3:50 AM
Laura said...: Congrats on the sub-7! That's awesome :); September 25, 2009 4:40 PM
Scott Keeps Running said...: nice split on 3.

summer's long gone here. waiting for it to snow any day now. 40 and raining right now.; October 2, 2009 6:29 PM
Laura said...: Hey Ted - you're not driving up to RI the morning of the race for Breakers, are you? I was originally going up beforehand but now that I realized what a short drive it is, I'm thinking of just getting up really early and going the morning of...; October 8, 2009 1:20 PM