Site:
http://wkpearson.motionbased.com
Miles:
4982 total / 421 in 2012
Goal:

Compete in fewer races with better results, run more often with friends, and continue enjoying the hell out of it all.

Kent P. ran: In complete contrast ...

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  • 4 miles
  • 00:32 time
  • 07:56 pace
  • 546 calories
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  • 0 ft climb
  • 0 max hr
  • 0 avg hr
    • Currently /5 Effort.
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great Awesome Sauce 4 mi 00:32 07:56 pace

In complete contrast with last night's sad little three miler, this progressive run made me feel like I'm back on the upswing. I had an hour between meetings, and I made the most of it. Again, contrary to the nice pace, I'm still low energy and was running out of go-juice at the end. Time to start carb loading again. Splits: 8:13, 7:58, 7:52, 7:45

For those who don't mind reading a little more, here's the reason why I dropped off the face of the earth: I was sick as a dog last week. Two weeks ago my son had a terrible head and chest cold, which went through the starters on the middle school basketball team one by one. It's still going through the players. Normally before a race I get ultra-paranoid and start using hand sanitizer every five minutes, or when someone approaches within five feet, or even when the wind blows, but I was preoccupied with a job change at work and didn't even think about it.

When I woke up in the middle of the night last Saturday with a wicked sore throat, I knew I was in trouble; that's how my son's symptoms started. I started doing everything I could to prevent it from getting worse. I stopped running to let my body fight it off at 100%, I ate right, and I even went to bed early. It was all for naught- I just went into a death spiral ending in viral hell and by Friday I even "wasted" ETO on a sick day, something I despise having to do. I slept all day and that helped a lot, but it wasn't in time for the race. Friday night I was thinking about running the race anyway, but my wife put the super-ninja smackdown on me for even thinking about it. One of my lungs collapsed 14 years ago while I had bronchitis, and now if anything goes into my chest my wife watches me like a hawk to make sure I don't push myself too hard... I can't complain, since it's probably a good sign she loves me.

On the job front, I started a new global leadership role for my team, which is a good thing, but has thrown a wrench into my running routine. I'm in the process of shifting my hours to a 5:00 AM to 2:00 PM schedule so that I straddle CET time and EST time evenly. I haven't settled on a new running time yet, so my posts might be a little sporadic until I figure out a new routine. If I don't respond as much as I should for a while, I apologize in advance- I'll keep up with my DM friends when I can.

4 months ago via Garmin

Calories
546
  • Chris B.
    Chris B.
    Chris B.

    Great 4 Miler......Nice Job!!!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Mike M.
    Mike M.
    Mike M.

    Nice run! Good luck on that time transition!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Nathan D.
    Nathan D.
    Nathan D.

    Nice pace, Kent!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Steve H.P
    Steve H.
    Steve H.

    Thanks for the update Kent. Looks like it's coming back around. Great 4 spot.

    4 months ago • Like

  • Jason N.
    Jason N.
    Jason N.

    Great pace Kent. Sorry to hear about the sickness, and congrats on the new role at work!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Birgit G.
    Birgit G.
    Birgit G.

    Great 4 miler. I hear you on that nasty bug, had it myself. Congrats on the new position; once you get the hang of the new hours you might even like it better. Good job on listening to your wife as well!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Courtney B.
    Courtney B.
    Courtney B.

    Exciting about the job, and sorry about the horrible sickness!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Heather S.
    Heather S.
    Heather S.

    great run! sorry about the crud.

    4 months ago • Like

  • Jay E.
    Jay E.
    Jay E.

    Real nice run...

    4 months ago • Like

  • Kent P.
    Kent P.
    Kent P.

    Thanks everybody! Glad to be back at it.

    4 months ago • Like

  • Cat R.
    Cat R.
    Cat R.

    so glad you're back and better than ever. hope you can figure out a running schedule that flows with your new work schedule. take care of you!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Erin
    Erin
    Erin

    Glad you're feeling better and congrats on the new job! No doubt you will get into a good workut routine soon enough. And nice progressive run!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Greg S.P
    Greg S.
    Greg S.

    Glad you are feeling better, hope you figure things out with the new work schedule but I have no doubt you will. That's a solid bounce-back four miler.

    4 months ago • Like

  • Jamie M.
    Jamie M.
    Jamie M.

    Nice one Kent! Glad you are feeling better!!

    4 months ago • Like

  • Jay P.P
    Jay P.
    Jay P.

    Congrats on the job, buddy! Nice final mile pace too!

    4 months ago • Like