I started out last week with a cold coming on and only managed a 2k run on Tuesday, November 23rd. But on Friday the 26th I broke the 5k threshold with my first sub-zero temperature run.
I also made use of my stopwatch and the 5.1k distance took me 0:36:45.59 (which works out to an average of 7:08.89 per kilometer).
Since next Saturday (December 4th) I am planning on participating in my first official race (5k), along with the 100 Mile Mission Team, this coming week I will have to get my last run of November and first run of December done by Wednesday night to give me at least three full days recovery before that race.
My "iRun because" for this week is... iRun because men don't skip.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Pancake breakfast.
We are in the midst of planning a Pancake breakfast for Jan. 1st. We may be able to have a fun run as well before the breakfast. We are just confirming the venue and details should be out soon. We will post them shortly. - Peter
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Poem I Wrote
Hi Everyone,
I was working in school on a poetry assignment and found Haiti an excellent topic to write about. Here is my sonnet about the Haitian children we are running to help.
Young boy - he’s just twelve, his house is a mess
Worn clothes hanging loose, fall off his shoulder
His look of sorrow, and deep dire distress
Cares for his siblings, since he is older.
Scavenging each day, supplying their needs
Just enough money to buy food to eat.
Brothers and sisters, their one meal he feeds,
No toys for Christmas nor shoes on their feet.
A makeshift family, struggling to live,
Father and Mother both killed in the storm.
Growing up quickly, although they’re just kids,
Wrapped up together to try to stay warm.
Living on the street as one, they do roam,
No one to love them or give them a home.
Levi
I was working in school on a poetry assignment and found Haiti an excellent topic to write about. Here is my sonnet about the Haitian children we are running to help.
Young boy - he’s just twelve, his house is a mess
Worn clothes hanging loose, fall off his shoulder
His look of sorrow, and deep dire distress
Cares for his siblings, since he is older.
Scavenging each day, supplying their needs
Just enough money to buy food to eat.
Brothers and sisters, their one meal he feeds,
No toys for Christmas nor shoes on their feet.
A makeshift family, struggling to live,
Father and Mother both killed in the storm.
Growing up quickly, although they’re just kids,
Wrapped up together to try to stay warm.
Living on the street as one, they do roam,
No one to love them or give them a home.
Levi
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Running Log - Norman Peters
Hello everyone.
Because this is my first entry, I will do the whole month of October as an overview, plus the first half of November; please forgive the length.
Since I am 47 years (and 300+ days) old, and October was my first full month of training after approximately eight years of not running, I started out very slow.
My first "attempted" run was actually Saturday, September 25th with Peter, Caleb, and Beracha on a trail near the Scenic Drive stairs and I ran about .25k (that's a quarter kilometer) before needing a break.
For each training run after that, I started out running as far as I could (I call it a "continuous run") before taking a break; and then would run a block and walk a block after that.
For October I ran three times each week. October 1st was .3k and by the 31st was up to 2k (continuous run); the total distance of all twelve continuous runs was 12.5k (and with running/walking was 26.3k).
The increase in distance of one run over the previous run averaged .17k over the twelve runs (the biggest increase was .3k).
Beginning in November, I changed to a route that includes (small) hills (more like gradual inclines and declines).
In the first two and a half weeks of November, I have run six times; November 6th was 2.1k and today (the 20th) was 4.5k (continuous run). The total distance of continuous runs for these six is 18.9k (and with running/walking is 21.9k).
The increase in distance of one run over the previous run averaged .45k for these six runs (the biggest increase was .8k).
With these increasing averages and distances, I am noticing that a two day recovery may not be sufficient for me and I may have to go to a three day recovery cycle. Even so, if I can increase my distance by an average of 1k per week over the next 17-20 weeks, I would be up to 20k; leaving me a buffer of 18+ weeks to work on speed.
Also, I just got a new battery for my old digital watch which has a stopwatch function so I will start trying to get some time info going "soon".
Since September, I have been reading some of Peter's old runners magazines, one of which is iRun; one of their features is something called "iRun because" where people write a statement about why they run. Most are very inspirational (and serious). However, because I have a humorous streak, and sometimes lots of waiting time while on limo runs, I have come up with some of my own, which I plan on sharing when I make a post and hopefully make you chuckle (or at least bring a smile to your face).
Today I will do two to get started; the first "iRun because" is for the "young" runners; iRun because... I don't have (or need) a driver's license.
The second is iRun because... I have running shoes.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Because this is my first entry, I will do the whole month of October as an overview, plus the first half of November; please forgive the length.
Since I am 47 years (and 300+ days) old, and October was my first full month of training after approximately eight years of not running, I started out very slow.
My first "attempted" run was actually Saturday, September 25th with Peter, Caleb, and Beracha on a trail near the Scenic Drive stairs and I ran about .25k (that's a quarter kilometer) before needing a break.
For each training run after that, I started out running as far as I could (I call it a "continuous run") before taking a break; and then would run a block and walk a block after that.
For October I ran three times each week. October 1st was .3k and by the 31st was up to 2k (continuous run); the total distance of all twelve continuous runs was 12.5k (and with running/walking was 26.3k).
The increase in distance of one run over the previous run averaged .17k over the twelve runs (the biggest increase was .3k).
Beginning in November, I changed to a route that includes (small) hills (more like gradual inclines and declines).
In the first two and a half weeks of November, I have run six times; November 6th was 2.1k and today (the 20th) was 4.5k (continuous run). The total distance of continuous runs for these six is 18.9k (and with running/walking is 21.9k).
The increase in distance of one run over the previous run averaged .45k for these six runs (the biggest increase was .8k).
With these increasing averages and distances, I am noticing that a two day recovery may not be sufficient for me and I may have to go to a three day recovery cycle. Even so, if I can increase my distance by an average of 1k per week over the next 17-20 weeks, I would be up to 20k; leaving me a buffer of 18+ weeks to work on speed.
Also, I just got a new battery for my old digital watch which has a stopwatch function so I will start trying to get some time info going "soon".
Since September, I have been reading some of Peter's old runners magazines, one of which is iRun; one of their features is something called "iRun because" where people write a statement about why they run. Most are very inspirational (and serious). However, because I have a humorous streak, and sometimes lots of waiting time while on limo runs, I have come up with some of my own, which I plan on sharing when I make a post and hopefully make you chuckle (or at least bring a smile to your face).
Today I will do two to get started; the first "iRun because" is for the "young" runners; iRun because... I don't have (or need) a driver's license.
The second is iRun because... I have running shoes.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
Saturday Breakfast
We had our second Saturday run and breakfast this morning. We ran 5-6.5k depending who you ask. It was a good run from Caleb's house and we had two guest runners this morning. Andy and Tim Wyatt came and supported us this morning. Thanks guys.
Caleb's mom made us breakfast after our run. If she is not careful, we may plan all our runs from Caleb's house. :) Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Knor, for hosting us. We had a good meeting to discuss defining our roles in our project and how we may better help the children in Haiti.
You may be wondering what happened to my running log, but I have a good excuse. I have had a bad hip as of late and have had to take a week off for some physio. It felt much better on this morning's run, so hopefully I can get back at it this week. - Peter
You may be wondering what happened to my running log, but I have a good excuse. I have had a bad hip as of late and have had to take a week off for some physio. It felt much better on this morning's run, so hopefully I can get back at it this week. - Peter
Monday, November 15, 2010
Running Log- Glen Cuthbert
Glen Cuthbert
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Location: Caledonia, Ontario
Duration: 31:27
Distance: 5 km
Group Run. Not bad for my first time running 5k. It was cold (-1) but once going didn't feel it. Sore the next day.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Road2Hope Runners Expo
We were privileged the past two days to be able to set up our display at the Road2Hope Runners Expo in Hamilton. Lots of runners from around Ontario, Canada, and the world were there to participate in the 1k, 5 k, 10k, or to register for the Hamilton Marathon (to be run tomorrow).
We made lots of great contacts, and if you're one of the people that we met there, thanks for taking the time to check us out.
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