RNR Savannah training - week 1, days 3 & 4

Day 3
On Friday (7/13/12), met a co-worker after to practice run for an upcoming 5K in about 2 weeks. The GPS app on my smartphone would worked  - some dark clouds and thunderstorms in the area - so I couldn't determine the distance we walked. We did run some, but mostly walking.  That was OK since we walked for about 1:00  - I estimated about 2.25 mi

Day 4
On Saturday (7/14/12), ran with the DetermiNation team:
5.79 mi, 1:45:43, pace 18:15, 1174 cal

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RNR New Orleans Marathon training - week 5(?) recap

I guess this past week was week 5 of my training (although I've lost track since planning this fundraiser).  Anyway, the week in review:* Thursday, 11//24/2011 (Thanksgiving Day)
My annual 'turkey trot' event (Sam Lapidus Montclair 10K) - 1:31:00
* Saturday, 11/26/2011
Ran 4.17 mi (1:05:00) with a couple of Team in Training pals (I'm also prepping for the Country Music Half in Nashville in Apr. 12 - call me CRAZY).

Surprisingly, my knees didn't feel too bad on Saturday having just ran a 10K just 2 days before.

Marathon Training - catching up!

Organizing my first large-scale fundraiser and open event (Magic City Pre-Christmas Jam - 12/15/2011) has been very time-consuming.  I've missed a couple of weeks of training for my marathon (Rock N Roll New Orleans - DetermiNation, benefiting the American Cancer Society).  I'm trying to get back on track, but not having a physical group to train with and training virtually hasn't help much to keep me focused on the training.  Fortunately, I do get reminders about the training schedule, which has helped.

Week #2 RNR NOLA Training: Recap

Doubled the number of training sessions this week (2 training runs/walks this week), but my distance was less than last week (almost 6 mi - last week 9 mi.)
Tues, 11/1/11 (evening) - 3.09 mi, 45:02 (14:34/mi), 584 cal - with BGR! Bham group around Southside
Sun, 11/7/11 (afternoon) - 2.2 mi, 39:46 (18:04/mi), 462 cal - with BGR! Bham pal Tamika at nearby neighborhood park. I really enjoyed the park - most of the trail was gravel, which wasn't as bad on my knees as asphalt.

So on to week#3.

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