Of Mice and Marathons

PM: 11.5 miles, averaged 8:41. HR 152.

100' w/ 40' steady

30' up, 40' steady, 30' down. Made the mistake of eating leftover Detroit style pizza for lunch. Got through the workout okay, but struggled the rest of the day with GI distress and cramping. 

Started out on the Polly Ann, but it was pretty sloppy, so I headed to the tempo loop. Effort was maybe a bit higher than "steady," maybe more in line with aerobic builder efforts of old.  Did 5.35 miles in 40', so 7:29 pace w/ HR @ 168, which is probably the upper end to average for a marathon, though I have never worn a HRM during a marathon. Slow, but steady progress. I need to remind myself I had two+ years of very low mileage and I am only running 25-30 miles a week. Things should snowball from here. 

Next week the midweek has an additional 5' and the long run has an additional 10, so working up to just under 2 hours with 50' steady. Workouts right now are simple and straightforward, which works for me.

AM: 5.8 miles, averaged 11:08. HR 122.

Recovery. Did not want to get up, but I got it in. A bit lighter in the morning on my earlier runs. Pleased I have been motivated overall to get up earlier when I don't need to. 

Night: 60' on the trainer. 109W. HR 89.

PM: 2 hours 10' ride. 182W HR 133.

Got outside on the Crux for the first time since fall and the first outdoor ride in 3 months. Layered perfectly and rolled the dice on some of the dirt roads. They were in excellent shape and only slightly soft in a place or two and only a few very pot holed sections, otherwise absolutely fantastic. Average speed was 16, with HR fairly low. 

AM: 8.3 miles, averaged 8:25. HR 155.

20' steady, 5' jog, 15' steady

7:34 (167); 7:12 (171)

Felt decent. It was fiarly humid and around 50 with a solid wind out of th south west. Pace is dropping. 

Headed to Chicago tomorrow with Megan and the boys for Megan's conference.

AM: 5.8 miles, averaged 11:18. HR 124.

Drove to Chicago. We got caught in the freezing rain and other crap. Very scary for a while. Over a dozen cars spun out and off the road. It cleared up as we moved along thankfully. I had told Megan we needed to stop and stay at a hotel on the way because it was too dangerous, but we got into a place where it was more rain, so we made it.

Off.

A slight cold. We took the boys to the aquarium. 

Off.

Took the boys swimming at the hotel pool. They did quite well.