Dean's Running

• USAF 1/2 Marathon
• Long Run
• Pace run
• Distance Run
• Distance Run
• Balad Bolder Boulder 10K
• Run 06:30 AM
• A Little Cooler Today....
• Temps are rising
• A new challenge...

Balad Bolder Boulder 10K

I would estimate that there were approximately 350-400 runners here at Balad for this 10K that was done in conjunction with the Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado. One of the units currently deployed is from the Boulder area and put together this running event. The weather has been a bit brutal over the past few days and it was a bit warmer this morning. The morning low was a balmy 88 degrees F at race start with calm winds. The winds picked up slightly as the race progressed but it certainly didn't get any cooler. I maintained a fairly consistent sub 9 min pace throughout but missed my secondary goal of a sub 52:00 finish. I think this race was a pretty good sanity check on my training program to date. Now I just need to stay in the groove for the half-marathon in Sept. **This entry edited to reflect official finish time of 54:35** Activity Route: Balad Bolder Boulder Elev. Avg: 161 ft Location: Saddam Irq-afb, Elev. Gain: -3 ft Date: 05/28/07 Up/Downhill: [+88/-91] Time: 10:00 AM Difficulty: 1.9 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 6.20 miles Goal: 6.22 miles in 52:00 duration Time: 0:54:35 Speed: 6.82 mph Attained: 102% Pace: 8' 48 /mi Calories: 940 Notes 88 degrees F at race start Map Balad AB,   Elevation (ft.)

Run 06:30 AM

Weather was fairly cool this morning and I was able to get out on another long run. I have been able to lay out some of my routes using the runtracker so now I am able to get what appears to be more accurate distance measurement. I hope to be able to update with GPS next week. Activity Route: Balad 7mi Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Saddam Irq-afb, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 05/20/07 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 10:30 AM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0   Weather: Overcast   72.0FF temp; 47%% humidity   77FF heat index; winds ESE 3 MPH Performance Distance: 7.01 miles Goal: 9' 00 min/mi pace for 7.01 miles Time: 1:02:26 Speed: 6.74 mph Attained: 101% Pace: 8' 54 /mi Heart Rate: 160 bpm (Avg) Calories: 1075 173 bpm (Peak) Map Balad AB,

A Little Cooler Today....

Well, thanks to a series of thunderstorms that moved through the area last night, it was much cooler this morning than it had been. I took advantage of the cooler weather for a 4-mile tempo run. I don't think I will be so lucky with the temperature on Sunday morning. Our 10K race is a week from Monday... Activity Route: Balad 5M Elev. Avg: 0 ft Location: Saddam Irq-afb, Elev. Gain: +0 ft Date: 05/17/07 Up/Downhill: [+0/-0] Time: 02:45 PM Difficulty: 0 / 5.0 Performance Distance: 5.09 miles Time: 0:45:00 Speed: 6.79 mph Pace: 8' 50 /mi Heart Rate: 147 bpm (Avg) Calories: 775 158 bpm (Peak) Notes Balad Map Balad AB, Elevation (ft.)

Temps are rising

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