Don Keller Training 3/30

Quick 2.2 mile run around the neighborhood on Saturday morning. Ran it in 19:38, 8:45 pace.

David Jones 3/29 Long Run

Sunday afternoon I tried to take a nap but the kids kept messing with me. So I thought I would go for a good run instead. It was cold outside but warmed up fast. Got 8 miles in and had my best time for my 8 mile route. 1:07:55. My knees felt a little rough afterwards but they feel OK today. I think my new training program will be to get in some 4 mile runs at lunch and then try to get in some 4 - 5 mile runs at night, Maybe twice a week. We'll see how that goes.

David Jones - No Run Today

Way to go John. Good time in the 5K. I have no doubt you can get your 55 minute 10K.
No run for me Friday of today. If not too rainy tomorrow I may try to go 10 miles.

I like seeing those race results!!!!

John Wood 3/29 5K

Ran a 5 K today around Centennial Park in Nashville (me and about 700 of my closest friends). Very chilly at 7:30, somewhere around 41 degrees. Started on a good pace, and finished my race at 24:07. I run a 10 K next Saturday. My goal is to finish in 55 minutes. Let's GO!!

Don Keller 3/27 Training

The name of the game now is to rebuild and get stronger. I'm on knee rehab and trying to not push myself so hard.

Today's run as 3.1 in 28:41. 9:14 pace. Nice and slow! Little at a time.

R. Goldsmith 3-27: Game On!

I spent last night at my mom's in Orlando, FL and figured out a loop route of approx. 4.5 miles and was up and running at daybreak. It was beautiful in Orlando and I plodded my way past ponds and a couple of geese. Despite landing approx. 30 minutes late tonight I got home and ran my standard 3.1 route as the sun setted. The second run was easier than the second.

One last footnote to Saturday's Hoya and the Hare 5K. I also had a soccer game at 1:30 and Terminus FC recorded a very solid 2-0 victory over another strong team. I was whipped the balance of Saturday and pretty washed out last Sunday.

I think I'm hooked.

I have Discovery this Saturday, but will try to go for a run this Saturday afternoon.

David Jones - 03/26

Legs are feeling pretty good again finally. I got in a good 4 mile run on the pavement at Sweetwater. Time of 32:38. Felt strong. Might go out again today and then try about an 8 mile run on Sunday.

David Jones - 03/25

I tried to go running Monday but it snowed. Couldn't make myself get out in the cold. Yesterday was a nice day so I decided I would try the yellow trail at Sweetwater. I have not done that loop in about 6 months. And it will probably be 6 months before I try it again. I had forgotten how hard it is to run that trail. I did pretty good on the hill but I was worn out after this run. About half way through the hill loop I see Robb come blazing by me going the other way. I think I will stick to the pavement from now on. I am not a trail guy.

John Wood has two races lined up for the next two weekends. Does anybody else have any races scheduled?

Keep up the hard work. August is coming soon.

Don Keller - Hoya and the Hare 26:27

I have two things to say about the race.

1. I'm glad we took a before picture and passed on the after picture.

2. Nelson, Nelson, Nelson. WOW!

Hoya and Hare 5K - 03/22/08

Congratulations to 1/3 of Team Plumb Crazy. This past Saturday Don Keller, John Carleton, Richard Goldsmith and myself got up early to run the Hoya and Hare 5K race at Harrison High School. It was a perfect day for a race. Nice and cool and sunny. Before the race we all talked about what kind of time we would like to run the race in and I am proud to say everyone beat their personal goals. Still, none of us could keep up with our first Hood to Coast alternate, Nelson Radford. He was smoking. Way to go Nelson. We sure missed having Robb and Josie Sandoval at the race . Sorry you guys couldn't make it. I tried to keep up with Nelson for about a 1/4 mile but soon realized I couldn't keep up that pace. About a 1/2 mile into the race I see John sprinting by me. I thought I was running a pretty good pace but John was taking off. I dropped in behind him and tried to hang on. It felt like he was going at a pretty fast pace and when we hit 1 mile in about 7:20 or so I knew we were going strong. We made the turn around at 1-1/2 miles and I see Don right behind us keeping a up a really fast pace too. I didn't see Richard in the pack but I heard all the cheers from the crowd and I knew he was back there somewhere. I stuck in behind John until we crossed the 2 mile mark together at a little over 15 minutes. Still keeping up a good pace. There was a pretty decent hill at about 2-1/2 miles but we were getting close to the end so I knew we were going to have a good finish time. The race entered the Harrison High school stadium to the joyful sounds of the Harrison High School band and went about a 3/4 lap around the track to the finish line. Coming around the last turn in the track I saw the clock reading 23:35 so I started my sprint to the end to beat 24 minutes. I passed several other runners in my final kick and finished in 23:50. Probably my best time for 3.1 one miles. Before I could make it to the chocolate chip cookie table I see John coming down the home stretch. Followed closely by Don and about a minute later Richard came sprinting across the finish line. Overall it was a very strong showing for Team Plumb Crazy. It was evident that all the training is paying off. Congratulations to all!! Here is a picture of us all before the race. We didn't look quite this handsome after the race.

I urge all of Team Plumb Crazy to sign up for some races in your area. They are really a lot of fun and a great way to test yourself. Plus you get some really cool looking new t-shirts.

David Jones - Training

Had a good weekend of running this weekend. I was able to get in a nice and easy 4 mile run yesterday between tornadoes. Today I bit off more than I could chew. I haven't done a long run in a couple of weeks so today I thought I would go for a 10 mile run. Somewhere along the way I got the crazy idea to turn this into a 13 mile run. I don't know what was different about today than the Alpharetta 1/2 marathon, which I felt really good on. Today was horrible. I felt good after 10 miles but the last 3 just about killed me. I was one hurting SOB. I could hardly walk after this run. I will be taking it easy on my 5K training this week. I will be ready come Saturday.

Don Keller - Training 3/15

Getting the 3rd run in this week was really hard due to the rain and storms. My training schedule called for a 1 mile warm up, then a 3 mile run at a 9:04 pace, ending with a 1 mile cool down. Total of five miles in 47 minutes

My warm up miles was at about a 10 minute pace, my next three miles was a little under a 9 minute miles each and then the skies opened up and I had to stop. I was lucky that at mile 3 I decided to turned back and run towards the house.

Run was a total of 4.12 miles and in less than 37 minutes.

David Jones - 5K Training

Another good 3 mile run today. Today's time was 23:19. Getting faster.

David Jones - 03/10 - 5K Training

Day 2 of the 5K training. Got a good 3 miles in at Sweetwater. T ime was 23:58. Still feeling a little rusty after a week off. I'll be good to go come March 22.

John

Worked hard this weekend. On Sunday, ran 4.8 miles in 40 minutes exactly (8.33 mile). Struggled today however. Heavy legs at 5:00 AM. I will be back at it again tomorrow. Signed up for a 5K on March 29, and a 10K on April 5. LET'S GO!

Don Keller 3/10 Training

Today was the first day of my new Smart Coach training schedule. The goal is to be ready to run a 1/2 marathon by June. If my body can hold up I think I'll be in good sharp for the Hood to Coast Relay. I'm having some knee trouble and I'm currently trying to "train through it". Enough about my problems.

Today my run was a 6 mile run at 10:42 pace. I actually ran 6.132 miles @ a 10:11 pace. Since I've been running faster times, I found it hard to run at this pace. The program is the program and I'll stick to it as close as I can.

Jonesy, me going nuts has nothing to do with training.

David Jones - 03/10 - 5K Training

Today was the first day back running since I took a week off after the race last weekend. Next race is in two weeks. Several members of Team Plumb Crazy are running the Hoya and Hare 5K race on March 22nd. I think I will spend the next two weeks working on trying to run a fast 3 mile race. Today I went for 3 miles at a pretty fast pace. Did it in 23:42 and I was hurting. I can feel it that I haven't run in a week. I think I will be back in good shape in two weeks. It is going to take some work to keep up with Keller. He is going nuts on the training.

Don Keller Training 3/6

Ran Sweetwater today, the same run as yesterday but the time was a little better.

Ran 3 miles in 26:29.
That's a 8:48 pace.

Coach Jonesy told me today I need to add some distance to my runs so after this weekend, daylight savings time, I'll start running 6.2 miles once a week after work. I'm thinking about Monday night if anyone wants to join. My goal will be 10 minute miles until the end of March. Then we'll bump it up to 8 miles.

The weather is getting better. Let's get conditioned before it gets too hot.

Don Keller 3/5 Training

Ran 3 miles at Sweetwater yesterday in about 27.48. Getting ready to run with Richard, The Harrison and the Hire 5K on March 22nd. I'm goal 27 minutes for this run.

So far Richard and I have signed up. Anyone else?

First Race a Success!

I have to admit that I am very excited with our half marathon in Alpharetta this morning. Being my first race EVER I had no idea what to expect. When I went to pick up my race packet around 5:45 a.m. the girl who handed it to me said "you look nervous as hell!" She had no idea. I couldn't sleep the night before, getting up around midnight and piddling around the house until race time. My stomach was doing cartwheels!
For the record, David Jones ROCKS! He is a great teammate!
Once I got settled in at the starting line, I felt really good. It was very cool- I think this running thing is more like a cult.
Unfortunately it took almost 15 minutes to break out of the pack and get into my own comfortable pace- there we so many people in such a confined area. David had an ambitious goal of finishing within two hours. My goal was simply to finish without paramedics getting involved. With the exception of stopping to re-tie my shoe, and two 5-second stops for Gatorade, I finished the race without having to stop and walk.
Incredible! (If someone knows the trick to running and drinking out of a cup at the same time, I could use help.) The last two miles for me were incredibly tough. Where David was pushing it, I was just pacing myself, remembering to not go all out for fear of injury. My thighs were so tight I could feel every step amplified. As I was crossing the finish line around 1:53 and change, it was an incredible personal experience. I sat down on the pavement aftwerwards and looked up to see Jonesy right there- great job David!
The finish area had food galore, and while David went for the Krispy Kreme I headed for the Starbuck's and grapes. I ate more carbs today than I had all of last week.
I finished in the 189th spot with David right behind me in the 195th spot. 690 finsihers total. 13 miles pacing at 8:41 per mile. Holy cow! Bring on HTC Baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1/2 Marathon Picture

Here we are. Had a few donuts and water and ready to go another 13....Not.

David Jones - RACE DAY SUCCESS

Race Day has finally come and gone. Robb and I have successfully completed our first 1/2 marathon. My goal for the race was 2 hours but really thought it would be more like 2 hours 15 minutes. The day started out very cold. At our 7:00 am start time it was about 30 degrees, but it didn't take long to warm up. Turned out to be a perfect day for running. The first mile was very slow(9:21) due to the nearly 700 runners being led down a couple of lanes of road. After the first mile I decided I needed to pick up the pace and get around some of those slow pokes. After 3 - 4 miles the pack was pretty spaced out and I could run the pace I was comfortable with. This course was pretty flat with just a few hills and those were not too bad. I finished mile 6 right on 52 minutes. Felt pretty good so far. Robb blew by me at about mile 8 or so. I tried to hang with him for a while but couldn't keep up. I just tried to run a good steady pace for the next few miles. Got to 10 miles right on 1 hour 27 minutes. That is about a minute off my best 10 mile time. Still felt pretty good. Not tired or winded at all. Only problem was my feet hurt. I knew I could make it from there. From mile 10 to 12 was pretty fun because I knew the end was getting near. I passed mile 12 right on 1 hour 46 minutes and still felt good so I told myself to grit it out and kick it in gear for 1 more mile. Finished the 13th mile in 7:12. I didn't mean to kick it up that much. Next thing I know the last 2/10th were done and I was crossing the finish line in 1 hour 53 minutes and 52 seconds. Over 6 minutes better than my goal. I didn't realize it at the time that Robb had just finished 30 seconds and 6 runners ahead of me. If I had known I was so close to him I would have tried to nip him at the finish line.

I am really happy with the way Robb and me ran the race. It was a blast and I beat my goal easily. I am ready to try another one sometime. Might even consider working up to a full marathon one day. Now I feel pretty confident about completing my Hood to Coast legs with not too much diffuclty. Here is a picture of Team Plumb Crazy members at the finish area. Notice the medals. Awesome Baby!!!!!