Tulsa Run...but in Columbia (15K)

Wednesday, March 11
Nike+: 9.01 @ 1:16:28 (8:28/mile)
Weather: about 30 degrees
Gear: Tights, black long sleeve top that Mary gave me, black wife-beater underneath, neon cap, gloves, new shoes, no H20 bottle
I still think my Nike+ system is slightly underestimating my distance, but I ran until it said 9 miles anyway (over ran the 1/2 markers to reach the required distance).
When I was a sophomore in high school, my wrestling coach, Mr. Wilke, made the team run the Tulsa Run. It was a 15K which is 9.3 miles. I don't remember my exact time, but I still own the booklet w/ my official results (my mom ran it, too) and I know I ran much faster on this run today. Kind of weird to go out after work and run 9 miles, but all in all, it felt pretty good. I was worried about heating up but eventually by body cooled off a little. The extra hour of daylight was great. I felt relatively strong on this run.

Round n' Round @ the Rec

Tuesday, March 10
Mizzou Rec Center
Nike+: 4.01 @ 32:33 (8:07/mile)
Gear: Shorts and black wife-beater
Weight: 176.0 (before run)
Ran this one w/ Dark Horse on the track at Rec Center (inside). Although the track is 1/6 mile, I ran an extra lap (25 in total) to reach 4.0 on my Nike+ watch. My pace was pretty good for an ol' man with a gut.

Windy, Hilly Motherf---er!

Sunday, March 8 (ran on Sunday instead of Saturday)
Nike+: 13.20 @ 2:00:18 (I think my new sensor is a little off. I outlined this run on mapmyrun.com and it read 13.29). This means I averaged about a 9:03/mile.
Weather: slightly under 50 degrees, but very, very windy (up to 30 MPH)
Gear: Black shorts, black/red long sleeve top, neon cap, new shoes, H20 bottle entire trip, no gels
This run was hilly as hell and out in no man's land w/ some serious wind. It was difficult, challenging and all of that...but not as bad as last time we went down down to Cooper's Landing.
After running 10 miles, we encountered some serious hills for the remaining 3. My pace was so slow on the last hill that I was basically walking. I removed my cap and made sure to make use of my water bottle. It wore me out, but I made it another day.

It's Getting Hot Out There

Thursday, March 5
Nike+: 5.03 @ 42:59 (8:32/mile)
MapMyRun: 5.17 @ 42:59 (8:19/mile)
Weather: between 65-70 degrees
Gear: short running shorts, no shirt

8 on Trail w/ Posscoon

Wednesday, March 4
Nike+: 8.15 @ 1:13:33 (9:01/mile)
MapMyRun: 8.39 @ 1:13:33 (8:46/mile)
Weather: between 50-55 degrees
Gear: Shorts, long-sleeve white shirt, neon cap, headlamp

Tuesday's Gone

Nike+: 3.91 @ 32:34 (8:18/mile) **I used this run to calibrate my NEW running shoes. This was actually a 4.0 mile run on the trail in 32:34 which would have been an 8:08/mile).**
Gear: Tights, black/red long-sleeve top, neon cap, no gloves
Weather: about 35 degrees

Sweet 16

Nike+: 16.32 @ 2:24:22 (8:50/mile)
Weather: 25 degrees (started run at 6:55 a.m.)
Gear: Tights, black wife-beater, black long-sleeve top, neon cap, gloves, H20 bottle from 6.0 to finish