September 2008 Running

• Sept. 15, Monday: Went out for an 11 miler (started EZ, then dropped the pace) but total time was 1:18:31 (or about a 7:09 pace)...Weather beautiful!
• Sept. 16, Tuesday: 11 miler on Katy and through some neighborhoods...
• Sept. 17, Wednesday: Track workout (2 mile warmup, then 5 X 1000s in: 3:34; 3:41; 3:35; 3:33; 3:28)...then 5k cooldown loop on Katy Trail for a total of about 10 miles)
• Sept. 18, Thursday: 12.4 miles on Katy Trail (45:03 out (7:16 avg pace); 42:46 coming back in (6:47 avg pace).
• Sept. 19, Friday: 6.25 with Steve at Cosmo Park Loop (5 miles in 33:37 = 6:42 avg pace)
• Sept. 20, Saturday: 11 miler near home...7:09 avg pace
• Sept. 21, Sunday: Josiah's Birthday! No Running
• Sept. 22, Monday: 12.4 EZ on Katy in 1:36
• Sept. 23, Tuesday: 12.4 EZ on Katy in 1:31
• Sept. 24, Wednesday: Track workout (2 mile warmup, then 5 X 1000s in: 3:38; 3:36; 3:35; 3:34; 3:20)...then cool down; then LR for a total of 18.5 miles...
• Sept. 25, Thursday: 12.4 on Katy with huge negative split, last mile in 6:04
• Sept. 26, Friday: No running...
• Sept. 27, Saturday: 5K in Hallsville--took 2nd overall. Ran 17:26 PR. First place college guy Carl beat me by 9 seconds--didn't have a kick to catch him but otherwise a great race--got a huge trophy! First time in my life! Felt pretty good.
• Sept. 28, Sunday: Crappy day--just crappy day. Water heater started leaking at 4:00 a.m.; then water softener doesn't work either...no hot water and a big leak. Ended up running 20 miles EZ (negative split) in the evening on the Katy to McBaine and back (started at the Hearnes Center). Sun went down on me--got pretty dark on my way back in...But felt good--good confidence booster for the upcoming marathon in Baltimore...
• Sept. 29, Monday: 12.4 on Katy, EZ with slight negative split...
• Sept. 30, Tuesday: 12.4 on Katy, EZ