Just for kicks, here's my first recorded ski run in Mammoth. You can see that I was very hesitant, and stopped a bit too much. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 8511 ft Location: Mammoth Lakes, CA Elev. Gain: -925 ft Date: 02/23/08 Up/Downhill: [+2851/-3776] Time: 10:31 AM Difficulty: 5.0 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   25 F temp; 68% humidity   25 F heat index; winds E 3 Performance Distance: 10.23 miles Time: 1:49:53 Speed: 5.5 mph Pace: 10' 55 /mi Calories: 0 Map   Elevation (ft)   Speed (mph)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 13' 38 +2' 43 4.4 -1.1 -462 ft 2 24' 47 +13' 52 2.4 -3.1 -315 ft 3 9' 19 -1' 35 6.4 +0.9 +712 ft 4 6' 53 -4' 01 8.7 +3.2 -488 ft 5 10' 50 -0' 04 5.5 +0.0 -36 ft 6 7' 53 -3' 01 7.6 +2.1 +459 ft 7 6' 35 -4' 19 9.1 +3.6 -541 ft 8 9' 58 -0' 56 6.0 +0.5 +322 ft 9 6' 51 -4' 03 8.8 +3.2 +91 ft 10 5' 51 -5' 03 10.2 +4.7 -590 ft end 31' 05 +20' 10 1.9 -3.6 -76 ft Versus average of 5.5 mph

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This is the closest I've ran to a real 10K. It corresponds to a 10K time of about 54:17 if I'm fudging correctly. That is what I will plug in to the pacing calculator anyway. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 13 ft Location: Coronado, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/16/08 Up/Downhill: [+62/-62] Time: 07:33 AM Difficulty: 1.9 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   51 F temp; 56% humidity   51 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 6.44 miles Goal: 6 miles Time: 0:56:25 Speed: 6.9 mph Attained: 107% Pace: 8' 45 /mi Calories: 956 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 11 -0' 34 7.3 +0.5 0 ft 2 8' 16 -0' 29 7.2 +0.4 0 ft 3 9' 02 +0' 17 6.6 -0.2 0 ft 4 9' 20 +0' 35 6.4 -0.4 0 ft 5 8' 49 +0' 04 6.8 -0.1 -4 ft 6 8' 54 +0' 09 6.7 -0.1 +3 ft end 8' 53 +0' 08 6.8 -0.1 0 ft Versus average of 8' 45 min/mile

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This run shows how much slower I've been running. I got a little discouraged, which is why I've not been postin gthese regularly. So I'll just hit a few highlights to get caught up. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 13 ft Location: Mission Beach, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/09/08 Up/Downhill: [+72/-72] Time: 07:27 AM Difficulty: 1.8 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   52 F temp; 61% humidity   52 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 5.01 miles Goal: 5 miles Time: 0:45:31 Speed: 6.6 mph Attained: 100% Pace: 9' 05 /mi Calories: 742 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 7' 51 -1' 14 7.6 +1.0 -4 ft 2 8' 50 -0' 15 6.8 +0.2 +4 ft 3 9' 16 +0' 11 6.5 -0.1 0 ft 4 9' 53 +0' 48 6.1 -0.5 0 ft 5 9' 35 +0' 30 6.3 -0.3 0 ft end ** ** ** ** ** ft Versus average of 9' 05 min/mile ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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WOW! this run is a turning point for me. 2nd longest, and run at the fastest pace. And I even ran faster as the run goes on. I can't say for sure I could keep this pace for a whole marathon, but I could have run it a lot farther than 4 miles I think. Of course, I have to run a 7min 38sec/mile pace to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Am I that crazy? We'll have to see how the runs continue. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 13 ft Location: Mission Beach, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/05/08 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 06:10 PM Difficulty: 1.7 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   55 F temp; 44% humidity   55 F heat index; winds NW 7 Performance Distance: 4.30 miles Goal: 4 miles Time: 0:35:35 Speed: 7.3 mph Attained: 107% Pace: 8' 16 /mi Calories: 643 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 05 -0' 11 7.4 +0.2 0 ft 2 8' 20 +0' 04 7.2 -0.1 0 ft 3 8' 33 +0' 17 7.0 -0.2 0 ft 4 8' 13 -0' 03 7.3 +0.0 0 ft end 7' 53 -0' 23 7.6 +0.3 0 ft Versus average of 8' 16 min/mile

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My first morning run. This felt great. And even with a stop for a light, mile 2 was run at a good pace. And the last 2 miles were uphill, and I had no problem. It's getting there. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 179 ft Location: Del Mar, CA Elev. Gain: +13 ft Date: 02/04/08 Up/Downhill: [+485/-472] Time: 08:34 AM Difficulty: 2.4 / 5.0   Weather: Fair   53 F temp; 61% humidity   53 F heat index; winds Calm Performance Distance: 4.02 miles Goal: 4 miles Time: 0:37:28 Speed: 6.4 mph Attained: 100% Pace: 9' 19 /mi Calories: 601 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 9' 37 +0' 18 6.2 -0.2 -56 ft 2 8' 34 -0' 45 7.0 +0.6 -85 ft 3 9' 31 +0' 12 6.3 -0.1 +73 ft 4 9' 35 +0' 16 6.3 -0.2 +85 ft end ** ** ** ** ** ft Versus average of 9' 19 min/mile ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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This run is the longest I've ever run! And it's the first, and shortest of our long runs. My pace was only a little slower than last Thanksgiving at a longer distance, so I'm pretty happy about it. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 13 ft Location: Mission Beach, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 02/02/08 Up/Downhill: [+200/-200] Time: 07:29 AM Difficulty: 2.2 / 5.0   Weather: Partly Cloudy   52 F temp; 68% humidity   52 F heat index; winds SE 8 Performance Distance: 5.31 miles Goal: 5 miles Time: 0:46:43 Speed: 6.8 mph Attained: 106% Pace: 8' 47 /mi Calories: 788 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 8' 24 -0' 23 7.1 +0.3 +6 ft 2 8' 33 -0' 14 7.0 +0.2 -7 ft 3 9' 19 +0' 32 6.4 -0.4 +6 ft 4 9' 10 +0' 23 6.5 -0.3 0 ft 5 8' 35 -0' 12 7.0 +0.1 -7 ft end 8' 23 -0' 24 7.2 +0.3 0 ft Versus average of 8' 47 min/mile

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I was hoping to do my first solo run in Carlsbad, but the traffic was so bad, I gave up, got off the freeway, and ran in Solana Beach. Unfortunately, I had to run back and forth to find a lit path I could run at night. And my pace got slower, even though I felt like I was pushing myself. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 67 ft Location: -- Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 01/31/08 Up/Downhill: [+42/-45] Time: 06:18 PM Difficulty: 1.6 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 3.20 miles Goal: 8' 15 min/mi pace Time: 0:27:31 Speed: 7.0 mph Attained: 96% Pace: 8' 35 /mi Calories: 473 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- goal actual +/- goal 1 7' 43 -0' 32 7.8 +0.5 0 ft 2 9' 05 +0' 50 6.6 -0.7 -9 ft 3 8' 47 +0' 32 6.8 -0.4 +3 ft end 10' 00 +1' 45 6.0 -1.3 +3 ft Versus goal of 8' 15 min/mile

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This post is the beginning of my marathon training. I was a little bummed that I did not match the pace of my 5K on Thanksgiving. I guess the holidays set me back a bit. But it felt great to get started. Activity Route: -- Elev. Avg: 13 ft Location: Mission Beach, CA Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 01/29/08 Up/Downhill: [+177/-177] Time: 06:04 PM Difficulty: 1.7 / 5.0   Weather: A Few Clouds   54 F temp; 54% humidity   54 F heat index; winds SW 5 Performance Distance: 4.01 miles Time: 0:33:52 Speed: 7.1 mph Pace: 8' 26 /mi Calories: 600 Map   Elevation (ft)   Pace (min/mile)   Splits Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation Gain actual +/- avg actual +/- avg 1 7' 57 -0' 29 7.5 +0.4 +7 ft 2 8' 28 +0' 02 7.1 -0.0 -7 ft 3 8' 46 +0' 20 6.8 -0.3 +6 ft 4 8' 33 +0' 07 7.0 -0.1 -7 ft end ** ** ** ** ** ft Versus average of 8' 26 min/mile ** Insufficient data to calculate this split

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