Did the 4.37 Gaicki park route this morning, new PR, -44 seconds off old :)
Route is to Gaicki park in Tempe, park dedicated to first Tempe firefighter to die in the line of duty. (gaicki)
After lunch went to play racquetball with my son Jordan, 110 degree heat, yay!
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Thursday, June 28, 2007
New Route!
Did a new route at lunch today, 5.54 miles from office, thru horizon park, on trails between canal and Sanctuary golf course to the 2nd trail junction sign and back. So hot out there I got woozy a few times. (golfsign2)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Gym day
Went to the gym at lunch. Warmed up on elliptical for 10 mins, ran 3-8 min miles on treadmill, lifted weights after.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Long golf run
5.97 mile run at lunch. It was HOT out and i missed PR by 2+ minutes. Still beats the hell outta working tho. (longgolf)
Monday, June 25, 2007
Monday
Went to the gym at lunch. 10 minutes on the elliptical to warm up, 3 miles on the treadmill, lifted weights for about 15 mins, shower, hurried back to work!
Saturday, June 23, 2007
June 23, Saturday
First daily post!! 3.96 mile run to the Dobson Ranch lake park (with the frisbee golf course), my time pretty much sucked ( 2 mins over PR) but it was hot out already (9:30 am) and i was just finishing my miles for the week (21 miles)
Backfilling runs
The following runs are based on memory and email logs over the last few months, not a complete list by any means.
June 21, Thursday
4.96 mile run at lunch, McDowell Mountain Ranch loop 1. It was at least a 100 degrees out there and the entire run is on pavement, no water either. I got very hot and missed my PR for the route by 2 minutes (mmrloop1)
June 20, Wednesday
Went to the Gym at lunch , did elliptical and weights, 2-8 minute miles on the treadmill
June 19, Tuesday
7.96 mile run after work, Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. This is my favorite run, 6 of the 8 miles are on trails, but it was so hot (somewhere between 105 and 110) that the last two miles almost killed me. (cactusfrank)
June 18, Monday
Went to the Gym at lunch , did elliptical and weights, 2-7 1/2 minute miles on the treadmill
June 17, Sunday
Spin class with Debra at the 24 hour fitness on Baseline
June 16, Saturday
5 mile run to Rancho Del Mar park on Guadalupe in the late morning. Stopped by my wifes new work on the way back and said hi. It was hot out (ranchodelmar)
June 12, Tuesday
8 mile run to Cactus Park (Cactus and Scottsdale Rd) over freeway and thru neighborhoods. It was very hot and the last 2 miles of this one were a BITCH. (cactuspark)
June 10, Sunday
9 mile run up the 101 to Apache Blvd. It has been almost two years (thanks to my injuries) since I have done more than 8 miles and it felt GREAT (apache)!
June 2, Saturday
5.66 mile run to Scudder park in the late morning. Nice run thru Optimist and Gaicki Parks (both have water) and a good distance for Saturday morning (scudder).
May 24, Thursday
7.96 mile run (cactusfrank)
May 17, Thursday
4.56 mile run thru along freeway and thru neighborhoods to Cactus and back (cactus)
May 15, Tuesday
4.34 mile run to Northsite park, short way back (northsite2)
May 14, Monday
7.36 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, long route (cactusbridge2)
May 10, Thursday
5.58 mile run to Northsite park, long way back (northsite)
May 1, Tuesday
6.45 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, short route (cactusbridge)
April 17, Tuesday
6.45 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, short route (cactusbridge)
April 13, Friday
4.39 mile run to Rural road and back on the canal (rural).
April 3, Tuesday
6.97 mile run in McDowell Mountain Ranch, long loop, brutal uphills at the midway point, pavement all the way. (mmrloop2)
March 29, Thursday
3.93 mile run to the first sign between the canal and the Sanctuary golf course (golfsign)
March 17, Saturday
6.09 Mile run on a route thru neighborhoods, over the freeway and back down the 101 (malibu)
March 15, Thursday
6.37 mile run on canal to south end of Kiwanis park (mcdonald)
March 14, Wednesday
6.07 mile run on canal to Country Club (cclub)
March 10, Saturday
3.96 mile run to Dobson Ranch Lake park (drlake)
June 21, Thursday
4.96 mile run at lunch, McDowell Mountain Ranch loop 1. It was at least a 100 degrees out there and the entire run is on pavement, no water either. I got very hot and missed my PR for the route by 2 minutes (mmrloop1)
June 20, Wednesday
Went to the Gym at lunch , did elliptical and weights, 2-8 minute miles on the treadmill
June 19, Tuesday
7.96 mile run after work, Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. This is my favorite run, 6 of the 8 miles are on trails, but it was so hot (somewhere between 105 and 110) that the last two miles almost killed me. (cactusfrank)
June 18, Monday
Went to the Gym at lunch , did elliptical and weights, 2-7 1/2 minute miles on the treadmill
June 17, Sunday
Spin class with Debra at the 24 hour fitness on Baseline
June 16, Saturday
5 mile run to Rancho Del Mar park on Guadalupe in the late morning. Stopped by my wifes new work on the way back and said hi. It was hot out (ranchodelmar)
June 12, Tuesday
8 mile run to Cactus Park (Cactus and Scottsdale Rd) over freeway and thru neighborhoods. It was very hot and the last 2 miles of this one were a BITCH. (cactuspark)
June 10, Sunday
9 mile run up the 101 to Apache Blvd. It has been almost two years (thanks to my injuries) since I have done more than 8 miles and it felt GREAT (apache)!
June 2, Saturday
5.66 mile run to Scudder park in the late morning. Nice run thru Optimist and Gaicki Parks (both have water) and a good distance for Saturday morning (scudder).
May 24, Thursday
7.96 mile run (cactusfrank)
May 17, Thursday
4.56 mile run thru along freeway and thru neighborhoods to Cactus and back (cactus)
May 15, Tuesday
4.34 mile run to Northsite park, short way back (northsite2)
May 14, Monday
7.36 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, long route (cactusbridge2)
May 10, Thursday
5.58 mile run to Northsite park, long way back (northsite)
May 1, Tuesday
6.45 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, short route (cactusbridge)
April 17, Tuesday
6.45 mile run to bridge over canal before Cactus and Frank Lloyd Wright intersection, short route (cactusbridge)
April 13, Friday
4.39 mile run to Rural road and back on the canal (rural).
April 3, Tuesday
6.97 mile run in McDowell Mountain Ranch, long loop, brutal uphills at the midway point, pavement all the way. (mmrloop2)
March 29, Thursday
3.93 mile run to the first sign between the canal and the Sanctuary golf course (golfsign)
March 17, Saturday
6.09 Mile run on a route thru neighborhoods, over the freeway and back down the 101 (malibu)
March 15, Thursday
6.37 mile run on canal to south end of Kiwanis park (mcdonald)
March 14, Wednesday
6.07 mile run on canal to Country Club (cclub)
March 10, Saturday
3.96 mile run to Dobson Ranch Lake park (drlake)
Previous Races
As I said before, I have run in a few 5 and 10k's over the last three years. I run the Race for the Cure 5k for the last three years, times progressively getting worse (sigh). I ran the New Times 10k the year before last and 2 and a half years ago I joined Arizona Road Racers and ran the I Did a Run 10k at Reach 11 in North Phoenix. I managed 47:08 which is real fast for me. I will continue to do races every once in a while, but I sorta prefer to run by myself.
Intro - First post!
I am doing this to keep a record of my running and other fitness activities. I am a 44 year old married guy in Chandler Arizona. I usually run 20 to 25 miles a week, with gym workouts thrown in on some off days. I usually run from either my house in Chandler (very close to the Western canal and 101 freeway crossing) or my office in Scottsale (Raintree and 101 area).
I have been running now for about three years and have run a few 5 and 10k's over that time. I am going to start more or less daily posts of my activities and am going to try to backfill as much as I can remember to get some stuff on here.
I currently run with a diamond rio mp3 player with a 512M card in it, it holds around a 100 songs. I listen to hard rock and heavy metal very loudly, it one of the things I love most about running. Currently my player is heavy with Ill Nino, Hellyeah, 40 Below Summer and Mushroomhead, along with a few songs from half a dozen other bands.
The mileage for my runs is based on gps data from my Magellan Explorist 400. For what its worth, it's pretty much perfect as a running gps, about the size of a cell phone, accurate to within like 10 feet and has the map software to see the routes on the computer screen. I use it for camping and hiking as well.
I have been running now for about three years and have run a few 5 and 10k's over that time. I am going to start more or less daily posts of my activities and am going to try to backfill as much as I can remember to get some stuff on here.
I currently run with a diamond rio mp3 player with a 512M card in it, it holds around a 100 songs. I listen to hard rock and heavy metal very loudly, it one of the things I love most about running. Currently my player is heavy with Ill Nino, Hellyeah, 40 Below Summer and Mushroomhead, along with a few songs from half a dozen other bands.
The mileage for my runs is based on gps data from my Magellan Explorist 400. For what its worth, it's pretty much perfect as a running gps, about the size of a cell phone, accurate to within like 10 feet and has the map software to see the routes on the computer screen. I use it for camping and hiking as well.
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