Fitness

Background

I like to run for exercise, and for years I have been using a Garmin ForeRunner to keep track of my pace and distance. This is much more accurate than using a pedometer, which is just counting your steps and taking a guess as to how far you've run. Also, I can upload my data to Garmin Connect so that I can review the history and get interesting statistics like the ones below. Well, they're interesting to me, at least.

Miles run and biked per year

It wasn't until 2010 that I started entering all my treadmill runs manually. There are a few months each summer when it's too hot for a long run outside. So the years prior to 2010 are counting only outdoor runs.

Year Miles Run Miles Biked
2008 503.61 0.00
2009 518.40 0.00
2010 895.30 105.01
2011 917.87 490.32
2012 309.63 105.76

I also use this data to track how much I've run since I last changed shoes. Since I run on smooth roads and treadmills, you can't tell from looking at a shoe's tread how worn it is. It will look like it has plenty of tread long after I have compressed all of the cushion out of the padding inside the shoe.

Miles run in current shoes: 201.03

I try to change shoes about every 300 miles or so.

Fastest long runs

I run a long run once a week, usually on the weekend. Lately these have been about 12-13 miles. This is a list of the fastest runs over 10 miles.

Title Date Speed Distance
2011 OUC Half Marathon Dec 3, 2011 08:20 min/mi 13.14 mi
Neighborhood Run Oct 15, 2011 08:22 min/mi 12.00 mi
Neighborhood Run Feb 12, 2012 08:26 min/mi 12.10 mi
Seminole Wekiva Trail Nov 27, 2011 08:26 min/mi 13.25 mi
Neighborhood Run Oct 1, 2011 08:27 min/mi 12.00 mi

Fastest short runs

Not to be left out, here are the fastest short runs. These are runs three to six miles in length.

Title Date Speed Distance
IOA Corporate 5k 2011 Apr 14, 2011 07:24 min/mi 3.15 mi
Untitled Nov 9, 2011 07:29 min/mi 4.00 mi
Untitled Jan 25, 2012 07:31 min/mi 4.50 mi
Untitled Jan 6, 2012 07:34 min/mi 4.00 mi
Untitled Jan 18, 2012 07:34 min/mi 4.50 mi