Life running in the dessert

250 miles in September

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Last month I made a goal to run 250 miles in August, I reached 196 miles. I also had 10 rest days through out the month for various reasons. So I think that it is fitting to make the goal again to run 250 miles. Big Cottonwood Canyon Half Marathon is less than two weeks away, and the next race on schedule is Snow Canyon Half Marathon in November. I may enter the Saint to Sinners Half Marathon in October, but that is still up in the ai...

196 miles of 250

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
August has come and gone, and so has a month if great training. Before August began, I made a goal to run 250 mile in August. As today is my last day training this month, the total mile count is 196 miles, absolutely incredible. (This chart does not show the first three days, which consist of 14 miles and one rest day) Now some may say that I have missed my goal by 54 miles, which is technically true, but it was still an amazing month of training. Here are some reasons why it was great even though I have not met my goal: -There were 10 days where I rested and no running took place. I usually...

Pace Charts for Distance Running

♠ Posted by Paul Naylor
Pace can be a great tool during training, whether you are wanting to know the pace for a running event you're in, or setting a goal for that race. These chart can help you determine that. They can also assist you in training, for those workouts that are done on the track. These charts are something that you can always refer to. Pace Table - Road Mile1500M5Km5 Mile10Km15Km10 Mile20Km1/2 Mara20 MileMarathon 4:000:03:440:12:260:20:000:24:520:37:170:40:000:49:430:52:241:20:001:44:48 4:100:03:530:12:570:20:500:25:540:38:510:41:400:51:480:54:351:23:201:49:10 4:200:04:020:13:280:21:400:26:560:40:240:43:200:53:520:56:461:26:401:53:32 4:300:04:120:13:590:22:300:27:580:41:570:45:000:55:560:58:571:30:001:57:54 4:400:04:210:14:300:23:200:29:000:43:300:46:400:58:001:01:081:33:202:02:16 4:500:04:300:15:010:24:100:30:020:45:040:48:201:00:051:03:191:36:402:06:38 5:000:04:400:15:320:25:000:31:050:46:370:50:001:02:091:05:301:40:002:11:00 5:100:04:490:16:030:25:500:32:070:48:100:51:401:04:131:07:411:43:202:15:22 5:200:04:580:16:340:26:400:33:090:49:430:53:201:06:181:09:521:46:402:19:44 5:300:05:080:17:050:27:300:34:110:51:160:55:001:08:221:12:031:50:002:24:06 5:400:05:170:17:370:28:200:35:130:52:500:56:401:10:261:14:141:53:202:28:28 5:500:05:260:18:080:29:100:36:150:54:230:58:201:12:311:16:251:56:402:32:50 6:000:05:360:18:390:30:000:37:170:55:561:00:001:14:351:18:362:00:002:37:12 6:100:05:450:19:100:30:500:38:200:57:291:01:401:16:391:20:472:03:202:41:34 6:200:05:540:19:410:31:400:39:220:59:031:03:201:18:431:22:582:06:402:45:56 6:300:06:040:20:120:32:300:40:241:00:361:05:001:20:481:25:092:10:002:50:18 6:400:06:130:20:430:33:200:41:261:02:091:06:401:22:521:27:202:13:202:54:40 6:500:06:220:21:140:34:100:42:281:03:421:08:201:24:561:29:312:16:402:59:02 7:000:06:320:21:450:35:000:43:301:05:151:10:001:27:011:31:422:20:003:03:24 7:100:06:410:22:160:35:500:44:321:06:491:11:401:29:051:33:532:23:203:07:46 7:200:06:500:22:470:36:400:45:351:08:221:13:201:31:091:36:042:26:403:12:08 7:300:07:000:23:180:37:300:46:371:09:551:15:001:33:141:38:152:30:003:16:30 7:400:07:090:23:490:38:200:47:391:11:281:16:401:35:181:40:262:33:203:20:52 7:500:07:180:24:210:39:100:48:411:13:021:18:201:37:221:42:372:36:403:25:14 8:000:07:270:24:520:40:000:49:431:14:351:20:001:39:261:44:482:40:003:29:36 8:100:07:370:25:230:40:500:50:451:16:081:21:401:41:311:46:592:43:203:33:58 8:200:07:460:25:540:41:400:51:481:17:411:23:201:43:351:49:102:46:403:38:20 8:300:07:550:26:250:42:300:52:501:19:151:25:001:45:391:51:212:50:003:42:42 8:400:08:050:26:560:43:200:53:521:20:481:26:401:47:441:53:322:53:203:47:04 8:500:08:140:27:270:44:100:54:541:22:211:28:201:49:481:55:432:56:403:51:26 9:000:08:230:27:580:45:000:55:561:23:541:30:001:51:521:57:543:00:003:55:48 9:100:08:330:28:290:45:500:56:581:25:271:31:401:53:572:00:053:03:204:00:10 9:200:08:420:29:000:46:400:58:001:27:011:33:201:56:012:02:163:06:404:04:32 9:300:08:510:29:310:47:300:59:031:28:341:35:001:58:052:04:273:10:004:08:54 9:400:09:010:30:020:48:201:00:051:30:071:36:402:00:092:06:383:13:204:13:16 9:500:09:100:30:330:49:101:01:071:31:401:38:202:02:142:08:493:16:404:17:38 10:000:09:190:31:050:50:001:02:091:33:141:40:002:04:182:11:003:20:004:22:00 Pace...