Janathon Days 19 and 20

Day 19, I ran 4 miles. My time was o.k.

4 Miles

Time 48:06

Ave Pace 12:02

Max Pace 9:40

The run wasn’t too bad, but I had forgotten that I needed to fast for my blood work later that morning , which meant no tea, no protein shake, no banana. NOTHING. Just lots of water and by time I arrivde at the doctor’s office, I was pretty hydrated despite the color of my urine sample I left behind for my physical. Needless to say, I was STARVING by lunch time.

This morning (Day 20) I overslept and missed my 5:00 a.m. run. So, after the girls left for school, I did 25 minutes boot camp stuff with my BFF Sharon Mann and afterward I decided to run 3 miles with the baby in the stroller again. Thankfully, Little Lion Man cooperated and actually fell asleep. Phew. However, I still HATE running with a stroller. When I tweeted my time on Twitter, I whined about running with a stroller and @clairgp suggested doubling my distance when I run with a stroller. I really like that idea! When you think of it as 6.2 instead 3.1, I totally kicked ass!

Day 20

3.1 Miles (a.k.a 6.2 stroller miles)

Time 38:10

Ave Pace 12:38

Max Pace 8:54

Tomorrow I will work out again with my BFF Sharon Mann. Saturday, I take on 8 miles with my running partner, Tiffany and I’m really looking forward to it, which sounds like an odd thing to say when you’re running 8 miles. But It’s been WAY too long since we’ve run together and I’m looking forward to catching up with her for an hour and half of uninterrupted chit-chat time. Believe me. It will fly by.

About the author

Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

11 comments

Helen W says: 20 January, 2011 at 4:40 pm

Wow, I’m impressed. You are very hardcore!

Love the doublecounting stroller time though – definitely seems reasonable to me. Maybe if it’s icy too you can treble count even (then when you do your eight miles on Sat you can take stroller, run a couple of miles in the cold … and spend the vast majority of your allocated time in a nice warm coffee shop for the chatting bit????)

kimert says: 20 January, 2011 at 9:14 pm

You are having some really great runs!! GOod job. 🙂

Running Betty says: 20 January, 2011 at 10:48 pm

are you back at the point of running 8 miles without a walk break?

Run DMT says: 21 January, 2011 at 6:10 am

No, I’m not without a break. I walk during my water stops.

John says: 20 January, 2011 at 10:59 pm

You are inspiring me to also “kick 40’s ass.” I have gone on 3 long morning hikes in the last 4 weekend days. Have you ever gone trail running rather than road running? I am thinking of giving it a try.

Run DMT says: 21 January, 2011 at 6:12 am

Yes, I love trail running. If you recall, when we go camping, I love to wake up early and run through hiking trails through the woods. The ground is a bit uneven and I have tripped a few times.

Stephanie @ the blue zoo says: 21 January, 2011 at 1:28 am

Wow! That’s a lot of running! I wish I liked running. But I don’t. Lol

Kathie @ Frugal, Fit and Fabulous says: 21 January, 2011 at 11:18 am

Great job!!!!

John says: 22 January, 2011 at 11:23 am

D – I am ready for a trail run and know two spots within 15 minutes of the hood! If you want to go some time and need a partner, lemme know.

Run DMT says: 22 January, 2011 at 12:24 pm

Oh that sounds like fun! I’m totally up for that!

John says: 22 January, 2011 at 5:48 pm

You name the morning and we’ll do it! As you know, I am up hours before Erika so my weekend mornings are usually wide open.

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