2/12/06: 8 Miles Around Briargrove/Tanglewood!
I was determined to recover from last’s week ‘blah factor’ and kick this week into a new high gear. It’s kind of unfortuate that I have to cram my normal 4 days of training into 3 since I will be going to San Antonio Thursday-Sunday, but it is all good.
Anyhow, I knew one of the easiest ways to motivate me into this week was changing my normal LDR route…so rather then run at boring ‘ole Memorial Park, I chose to run in my neighborhood of Briargrove and then around the edge of Tanglewood right as the sun was setting-it was breathtaking, to say the least. The fresh air, the colors of the sky, pretty homes...
Honestly, other then a little bit of traffic on Fountain View and having a hard time finding a water hose to drink out of, this run was totally fun. The weather was just right for a short-sleeve shirt and I knew that I was just going ‘to run’ and not worry about mileage/how fast I was going. I figure I probably averaged about a 10:00/mile anyhow.
The only bad thing about running around this area is lack of asfault surfaces, in other words, just running strictly on concrete. My knees took a pretty bad beating, so this isn’t a run I plan to do more then once a month for a scenery change. Then again, most road races are on concrete and I think I am just spoiled by running on granite all the time. Looking ahead: two other runs this week, although they will probably both be at the gym, ah well.
The STATS:
8 miles
1:20 total running
Heart-rate: 175 ave/199 max
Weather: breezy. Upper 50’s.
I was determined to recover from last’s week ‘blah factor’ and kick this week into a new high gear. It’s kind of unfortuate that I have to cram my normal 4 days of training into 3 since I will be going to San Antonio Thursday-Sunday, but it is all good.
Anyhow, I knew one of the easiest ways to motivate me into this week was changing my normal LDR route…so rather then run at boring ‘ole Memorial Park, I chose to run in my neighborhood of Briargrove and then around the edge of Tanglewood right as the sun was setting-it was breathtaking, to say the least. The fresh air, the colors of the sky, pretty homes...
Honestly, other then a little bit of traffic on Fountain View and having a hard time finding a water hose to drink out of, this run was totally fun. The weather was just right for a short-sleeve shirt and I knew that I was just going ‘to run’ and not worry about mileage/how fast I was going. I figure I probably averaged about a 10:00/mile anyhow.
The only bad thing about running around this area is lack of asfault surfaces, in other words, just running strictly on concrete. My knees took a pretty bad beating, so this isn’t a run I plan to do more then once a month for a scenery change. Then again, most road races are on concrete and I think I am just spoiled by running on granite all the time. Looking ahead: two other runs this week, although they will probably both be at the gym, ah well.
The STATS:
8 miles
1:20 total running
Heart-rate: 175 ave/199 max
Weather: breezy. Upper 50’s.
posted by Jessica, a Austin Runner AND triathlete at
2:15 PM
3 Comments:
good to hear that you're running. when is your next race?
By
equarles, at Mon Feb 13, 08:37:00 PM
hmm. march 11. it sucks to wait that long but i know i will be wayyy ready to shatter my 10k PR by then!
By
Jessica, a Austin Runner AND triathlete, at Mon Feb 13, 10:00:00 PM
Bayou city 10K??? I signed up for that today.
By
equarles, at Mon Feb 13, 10:08:00 PM
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