Run Rhode Island

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:40:00 +0000

5 sluggish miles today; that's what I get for not running for 5 days.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0000

5 miles in 34:07. Feeling great; ready to put a plan in place to run a fast 5K later this fall.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Feeling good now two weeks post-marathon. Time to set a new goal and start a new plan.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:47:00 +0000

5 miles today, after taking a few more days off because I was pretty sore after a few days of running. But I felt good today, and I think the rest has done me good.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:22:00 +0000

2 very easy miles, feeling pretty good.

Amica Marathon

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:09:00 +0000

In 3:40:18. Very happy with that. Chilly and very wet conditions, but really not as bad to run in as you might think. Here are photos (I was #476), all taken at the very end of the race when I'm about to click off my watch.

What's next? An 8-mile trail race in Charlestown? A Trot Off Your Turkey 5K in Barrington?

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:33:00 +0000

2 miles. Ready to go.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:23:00 +0000

3 easy but cold and wet miles. Word is the weather could be the same on Sunday.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:45:00 +0000

3 easy miles.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0000

4 miles. Feeling good, having to force myself to go slow. Just three more short runs before the marathon.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:48:00 +0000

5 miles in 38:56. One week!

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:54:00 +0000

8 miles in 1:03:46.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:38:00 +0000

6 miles. 10 days!

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:31:00 +0000

3 miles.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:48:00 +0000

6 miles (easy, moderate, moderate, hard, moderate, easy).

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:23:00 +0000

4 miles (easy, moderate, hard, easy). Two weeks to go.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:15:00 +0000

13 very wet miles.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:30:00 +0000

8 miles. Skipped yesterday's run because I wasn't feeling well; pretty bad head cold. Mostly better today.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:35:00 +0000

8 miles, slow but not very easy. Still feeling the effects of that last long run.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:50:00 +0000

5 miles. Feeling pretty good.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:49:00 +0000

27 miles in 4:10:00. Last long run before the marathon. Time to taper!

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:18:00 +0000

8 miles this morning, after 6 yesterday and 8 on Tuesday. A day off tomorrow before my last LONG run on Saturday (27 miles!), until the marathon October 18. Not sure about such a long taper, but also not sure about doing another longish run next weekend, just two weeks before the BIG ONE. Maybe I'll seek some expert advice.

CVS 5K Year 6

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:38:00 +0000

Ran the CVS Caremark Downtown 5K today. Not bad. This is the only race I've run every year since I started running in 2004. Here are my results over the years:

2004: 25:48, 870th place

2005: 23:13, 432nd place

2006: 22:27, 397th place

2007: 20:14, 253rd place

2008: 19:52, 225th place

2009: 20:29, 314th place

I'll take it, though it was a very frustrating race. There were so many runners that there was little running room for the first mile. After the marathon in October I think I'll do some speed training for the next month then see what I can do at a Turkey Day 5K.

Jack, age 10, had a fine 5th grade race, finishing the 800m in 3:44 as the 16th out of 39 boys.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:43:00 +0000

13 miles in 1:42:55 (mile 13 in 6:55). Running the CVS Downtown 5K tomorrow, but for the first year since I started running it in 2004 I am not expecting to, nor I am trying to, set a PR. Just haven't been doing the speed training this year (not to mention that I just ran 13 miles today!). Funny, though, looking back at that link and seeing that I thought I might be able to go under 19:00 in this year's CVS 5K. Goals change, as I decided on preparing for a marathon instead.

jpincince@gmail.com (Jon) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:54:00 +0000

8 miles in 57:56 (mile 8 in 6:52). Good, hard run today. Missed my run yesterday. Maybe I'll make it up tomorrow.