CIM Training Week 5, Day 3: 6 Miles

When I got up this morning, I was sore. I'm not exactly sure, I mean, I know I ran hard yesterday, but this usually doesn't happen. I figured that by the time I ran, the sluggishness would abate enough to have another good run.

After a week of good runs, I can finally say that I've had a poor one. It wasn't too bad, but compared to how I've been running midweek lately, it's not the best. Due to the soreness, I decided to slow down, but would attempt negative splits. Yeah, right.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:50
Mile 2: 9:35
Mile 3: 9:41
Mile 4: 9:52
Mile 5: 11:10
Mile 6: 10:25

6 miles, 1 hour, 10:05/mi average, 661 calories burned



At any rate, it was bound to happen, I'm not too worried at this point. It just goes to show, recovery is extremely important.

From Twitter 11-10-2009

• 10:16:44: OK now that's bad... Brightroom is selling Christmas cards with race photos hehehe
  
• 12:36:01: I put on my running clothes but was missing a sock. Retraced my steps & someone said "did you lose a sock"? He'd thrown it in the garbage.
  
• 12:56:19: If anyone cares, you can track me as I run. :) It'll update within 5 minutes. http://bit.ly/26mDgf
  
• 12:56:38: That page is auto-refresh as well. http://bit.ly/26mDgf
  
• 14:14:02: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/11/10 . 558 (kcal). 5.25 mi.. 00:51:46
  
• 14:18:57: Ran 5 mi (8:54, 8:54, 9:09, 9:10, 9:15), walked .2 mi - http://bit.ly/4gSB9X
  
• 15:53:58: Wow, Karim Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia. http://bit.ly/4lFLez
  
• 16:32:32: RT @plumaslaker: Praising God for answered prayer, even if it isn't what I expected. #fb
  
• 16:37:24: RT @calamari: This is SO cool!! RT @sugigrl: neat you guys/runners! power your iphone by walking! http://bit.ly/1mWTT3
  
• 22:38:54: larabar is sponsoring TBL now... at least they're branching out into less-known products
  

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CIM Training Week 5, Day 2: 5 Miles

As a followup on yesterday's entry, I called Rodale today and cancelled both the Runner's World calendar and my Runner's World subscription. The more I think about it, the more I realize it was the right decision. When I asked for a refund of the unfulfilled issues, they said there was only $2 left. Come to find out, it's renewal time.

Renewal time? But I didn't receive a renewal notice! That's right, they said it's auto-renewal. Auto-renewal with credit card charge. I wasn't going to receive a renewal notice, just a similar postcard stating the renewal was automatic.

So goodbye, Runner's World. I've been a tad unhappy with them lately anyway content-wise, so I'm not too worried about it. There are enough online resources to fill the gap.

Meanwhile, today was a 5-miler, originally tagged as a recovery run, but you know what? I was recovered. I felt recovered, I wasn't sore, things were great. So I ran as well as I could.





Splits
Mile 1: 8:54
Mile 2: 8:54
Mile 3: 9:10
Mile 4: 9:09
Mile 5: 9:14

5 miles, 45:23, 9:05/mi average, 558 calories burned



Greg

From Twitter 11-09-2009

• 00:43:08: New video uploaded: CIM Training Week 4: With today's 18-miler, week 4 is complete. One more week until the taper! On... http://bit.ly/EnsjM
  
• 03:02:39: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-08-2009: 03:16:36: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-07-2009: 03:02:40: New ... http://bit.ly/38Nd5Y
  
• 06:56:54: Wt: 175.6, RHR: 49, BF: 16.2%
  
• 11:01:33: RT @IronBrandon: ~March 26, 2010, my wife Danielle and I will welcome a baby girl into the world, our first child! - congrats, Brandon!
  
• 12:16:02: OK guys help me out: I need to pick an iPhone for my boss and the owner of the company. Suggestions? Or is there just one iPhone?
  
• 13:08:01: Saul Tighe is a jerk, even if he did lose an eye.
  
• 14:51:09: RT @beejjorgensen: NASA releases faked images of the Apollo 11 landing site to perpetuate the myth!! ;-) http://bit.ly/1ndJ1h @steverunner
  
• 20:20:09: RT @CarltonCuse: From some imaginative LOST fans... RT @TheDonkeyWheel. http://bit.ly/1hibI1
  
• 20:20:47: RT @sarahall3: http://yfrog.com/1xdgxj - isn't that Pee Wee Herman?
  
• 20:30:33: Did anyone else get the Runner's World calendar postcard? I'm a little peeved at their free credit report-like tactics.
  
• 21:56:00: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 5, Day 1: REST...: It's always interesting what comes up to write about on my... http://bit.ly/1DEcar
  

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