Things to Work On

I'm a plodder. I can go and go and go, no problem, it's just that I never go anywhere fast. So, I think I have the mindset for a marathon, but good grief, I need to work on my pace. This month: pick up the pace. I'll quantify that goal soon.
I'm also noticing that my iPod and mapmyruns.com are wonky in their pace calculations. You wouldn't think it'd be that hard to figure out. I'll go with mapmyruns, though I guess. My iPod shows my pace as being pretty steady, around 8:30 miles to 9:48. Mapmyruns has everywhere from 7:05 pace to 10:15 pace. And on the 10:15 day, that was the day I tried to go fast. I knew I'd gone a lot faster and the iPod logged my run at a whole minute/mile faster. So for mapmyrun to calculate my pace as being the worst that day is a little weird. The problem with going with the iPod though is that it isn't calibrated and doesn't measure the distance correctly. I'll take it down to the track and get it set up this weekend.

Today I'm learning to rollerblade. Stu's taking me. After a bike ride Saturday, bike/run Sunday, and lots of miles yesterday, I need to take a break and do something different. I'll ride the trainer tonight when I get home.

My right hip flexor is really bothering me from the mileage yesterday. No running today.

Oh, been really doing a lot of stretching too. I feel like I have to. Like, I wake up in the morning and it's my only option or I'll be stove-up all day.

Runs and such this year:
Rage in the Sage duathlon(4/12)
Bloomsday 7 mile (5/3)
Fiasco in Pasco duathlon(5/10)
Clear Lake Run 5 mile (Early June)
Righteous Richland Sprint Triathlon (7/5)
Titanium Man Olympic Triathlon (8/30)
Indian Summer Half Marathon (9/13)
Tri-Cities Marathon (10/26)
Mt. St. Helens 30 mile trail run with Brea and Adam and anybody else (11/1?)