This week I start my intense training for my back to back half marathons coming up in October.  In October, I will running the Baltimore, MD Half Marathon (Saturday) and Hershey, PA Half Marathon (Sunday).

Monday (8/24): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  I averaged a 9:09 pace.

Tuesday (8/25): No workout

Wednesday (8/26): I ran 4 miles with my 5:30 AM MUSC Running Group. We ran at a 9:29 pace, with a minute walk at each mile.

Thursday (8/27): No workout

Friday (8/28): No workout

Saturday (8/29): Saturday’s run took place at the West Ashley Greenway.  Luke, Dave, Mike, and I ran 10 miles on the WAG.  We ran at a 9:46 pace with a temp of 73 degrees and 89% humidity.

Sunday (8/30): Sunday’s run did not start out the way we planned.  Sunday was to be my second 10 miler to simulate back to back training for the halfs in October.  My running partner Rachel and I were going to meet at the Summerville Saw Mill Branch Trail at 6:30 am.  However, upon waking up, it was raining so hard, I could not see my neighbor’s house.  So, I sent Rachel a text to cancel, because she had to drive 30 minutes to come over.  Because the forecast was for rain all day (and yes, it did rain all day), she suggested we meet at the MUSC Wellness Center after church and knock it out on the treadmills.  Even though we were hesitant, we were able to endure it and I was able to get both my back to back 10 milers in for the weekend.  We averaged a 9:54 pace.

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2015 Yearly Running Goal: 1100 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 29.32 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 403.61 Miles

Sorry this is delayed this week, I had both family in town, and a friend that is moving away, so I had to come up with the best words I could muster here.  My parents came down to spend the weekend with us.  They got to see a fireworks show I did on Friday night.  On Saturday, we played tourists and went out and saw the Angel Oak Tree & Charleston Tea Plantation.  This is two places we had never visited prior.  I highly recommend both if you live here.  It is worth it.

This weekend was bittersweet as I said.  I was excited my parents got to come down for the weekend; however, it was the last weekend I would get to hang out with my buddy Chris.  He and his family are moving back to Baltimore.  He wrote a beautiful piece about our friendship on his blog.  As you can tell, he is far better at words than I.  He started running just 4 months ago, and has improved from barely being able to run to running 8 miles with us on Saturday, and losing over 60 pounds!  Chris I am going to miss you pal, but I will see you at the Baltimore Half Marathon in October!  You better stay at it up there!  I will be checking in on your training, and keeping you accountable from afar!

Monday (8/17): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  I averaged a 9:09 pace.

Tuesday (8/18): No workout

Wednesday (8/19): I ran 4.1 miles with my 5:30 AM MUSC Running Group. We ran at a 9:52 pace, with a minute walk at each mile.

Thursday (8/20): No workout

Friday (8/21): It’s Fireworks Day! I took the day off from work, because we had a fireworks gig Friday night at Coosaw Creek Country Club. Since I had the morning free, I met my buddy Chris at the Summerville Saw Mill Branch Trail to run 5 miles together. We averaged a 10:47 pace.  We did a 1 minute walk break at each mile.

Chris and his family are moving to Baltimore this week.

Saturday (8/22): My parents are in town for the weekend, and because I didn’t get in late from fireworks, my running group came out to Summerville to run the Saw Mill Branch Trail for 8 miles. We had Dan, Elizabeth, Luke, & Chris run this morning.  Chris has been doing so awesome.  In the 4 months he has been running, he has improved so much.  We started about 10 minutes after him, and we never caught him.  This was his longest run to date, and he did great.  The rest of us averaged a 10 minute pace, with a 1 minute walk break on each mile.

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2015 Yearly Running Goal: 1100 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 22.22 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 432.93 Miles

Man am I ready for some cooler weather and some races.  It has been hard to be motivated to get my training in with this heat, but I have pressed on.  Hopefully it will help come race season!  Thankfully I have awesome running partners that keep me motivated!

Monday (8/12): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  I averaged a 9:07 pace.

Tuesday (8/11): No workout

Wednesday (8/12): I ran 4 miles with my MUSC running group at 5:30 a.m. at a 9:30 pace.  We did 30 second walk breaks on the miles to reboot.

Thursday (8/13): No workout

Friday (8/14): No workout

Saturday (8/15): We did an 9 mile run in Mt. Pleasant.  We caught a break in the weather today.  It was only about 72 degrees but still 100% humidity.  We ended up a 9:58 pace.

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2015 Yearly Running Goal: 1100 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 19.05 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 455.15 Miles

Happy 3 year anniversary to DoombuggyRunner.com.  I have made it three years with my blog.  I hope you have found it informative and helpful.

Monday (8/3): I ran 5 miles on the treadmill at the gym at lunch.  I averaged a 9:05 pace.

Tuesday (8/4): No workout

Wednesday (8/5): I ran 4.3 miles with my MUSC running group at 5:30 a.m. at a 9:26 pace.  We did 30 second walk breaks on the miles to reboot.

Thursday (8/6): No workout

Friday (8/7): No workout

Saturday (8/8): We did an 8 mile run in downtown Charleston.  We ran through The Citadel campus to see the damage from Thursday.  On Thursday it was suspected that a micro-cell came through and knocked down trees.  In the process, it knocked down a tree on the parade grounds that fell on one of the plane displays.  You can see the damage in the pictures below.

We caught a break in the weather today.  It was only about 73 degrees but still 90+% humidity still made it a little tough.  We ended up a 9:59 pace.

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2015 Yearly Running Goal: 1100 Miles
Weekly Mileage: 17.41 Miles
Remaining to Goal: 474.20 Miles