Of Mice and Marathons

PM: 60' on the trainer. 196W. HR 120.

Megan ran 1:59:30 in the half, which I thought was great given warm humid conditions. Sawyer slept until almost 8:15 as they were up late playing with their cousins and went to bed around 10:00. Having been somewhat used to getting up early I was up around 7:30 and Charlie poked his head up (he needed more sleep for sure, but was too excited to). 

Went to see Megan's parents. The boys found the facility gym, so that is a new source of entertainment. Jumped on the trainer when we got home. 

I submitted grades around 8:30 or 9:00 I think, so pretty good overall!

AM: 60' on the trainer. 210W. HR 123.

Resting HR was 37, which I haven't see in some time.

PM: 7.6 miles, averaged 8:34. HR 148.

Dropped the boys off at school and attened our department spring conference. It was nice to see people. It has been 5 years since I have attended in person! It was great to actually think about my teaching and exchange ideas. Went for a run in the early afternoon when I got home and picked the boys up.

Started my summer reading. I haven't been reading many books the last few years. I ordered four new ones. Excited to focus on something. I have read a few books here and there or done and audio book, but not a lot of sustained time. It's time to get back to that. 

I guess this mean I am officially on summer break. 

AM: 60'+ on the trainer. 219W. HR 127.

PM: 7.6 miles, averaged 8:00. HR 148. 

20' Steady

First workout since maybe the end of March, so a light one to get back rolling. Quite warm, but breezy and dry. A gift really for the last day in April. Averaged 6:50 @ 166 BPM. Picked it up a good bit in the last 3-5' as I was averaging abot 6:55 for most of the faster interval. I think the last mile was around 6:36-6:38, but that was a notification from my Garmin after the run, I don't really have splits. 

A lot of work to do for my half marathon in a month, but I am just seeing what I can do in that time without killing myself by pushing too hard training for it. It will give me a sense of fitness and just kind of adjust training for the direction for September and the rest of fall. I am down 8-10 lbs from November so I am hoping that will make a difference. I really do not want to run slower than I ran in November. 

AM/Lunch: 3 hours 45' ride. 196W. HR 133. 17.4 MPH.

Last night I decided I wanted to ride in the morning and maybe run in the afternoon time permitting. I got out later than I planned and back a little later than I planned, so I decided to skip the run as Megan was with the boys all day. It was beautiful out and I had a good ride. Picked up a few new miles. Roads were in decent shape. I tried to take in nutrition at a sensible rate as I had only eaten a banana before leaving. 3 bottles was plenty today. Got a little warm at the end (into the mid 70s I think), but it was quite comfortable. A very nice start to summer. 

Looking forward to my first Thursday Night Dirt of the season tomorrow night. Last year I did 5 or 6 before the semester ended. Didn't work that way this year. Not sure how many official rides there have been but they have definitely been taking place.

AM: 6.7 miles, averaged 9:47. HR 126. 

Good recovery run. Even at 9:25-9:30 pace my HR was still only at 130 BPM. Weather was beautiful. Looking forward to the group ride tonight. 

100 Pushup Challenge Week 1 Day 3 (I guess I did Day 2 Twice): 11, 15, 9, 9, 13; 30 Day Plank Challenge Day 1: 3 x 45" Front Plank

Threw the plank challenge into the mix as well. I think doing planks every day is probably not a good idea when you haven't done much core for a while, so I will see how it goes an space appropriately.

PM: 3 hours 8' (55.5 miles). 193W. HR 141. 17.7 MPH.

Thursday Night Dirt!

Good ride for the first one of the season. I got dropped going through the Proving Grounds as a gap opened up, but another guy and I worked together and kept the effort going. We didn't really slow down, but the others really hammered. 

Loop Data: 20.8 MPH 252W HR 162

It's been I think since pre-COVID that I have been that fast on the loop, which has changed slightly since then but the climbs all remain the same. I think one of the rides last year I did something in the low 20 MPH range. 

It was nice to see everyone. It's been a while. I skipped the bar as Megan had a party to go to, which worked just fine for me as I kept rolling once I left the group. I was pretty hungry when I got home. Weather was warm, but not humid and I didn't take in a ton of fluid. Looking forward to these this summer. I wasn't sure if I would make it weekly, but it looks like I might be able to. Since I will be riding only 2-3 times per week it makes sense to do this and to probably do A group to practice faster riding in groups and bring my fitness level up a bit.

AM: 7 miles, averaged 9:47. HR 126.

Good recovery run. After last night's harder bike effort it made sense to treat the run as if I did a run workout. It was raining anyway and felt good to plod. Recovery pace continues to be down even though it was in the low 60s.

PM: 5 miles, averaged 9:51. HR 123.

Another good recovery run. HR stayed very low. Looked like thunderstorms but they stayed north. 

AM: 70' on the trainer. 225W. HR 132.

Got up early to get something in. I was going to run on the treadmill, but find it hard to focus on running while the boys are stirring in the morning, so the trainer it was. I ended up doing a hard effort for 30'. I thought that I was doing a course for the second time, but it sent me on a different route, so I didn't get the full data, but it was 30' @ 289 watts, but I don't have the HR data. It only peaked at 167, however, with a good deal of it only in the 150 range. Cooled down to 70', so about 14'. 

PM: 11 miles, avweraged 8:12. HR 146.

30' Steady

Decided to just get the weekend long run/weekender in. Slightly humid, a bit warm, but overcast with a few very light sprinkles. Pleased with how this went off not much sleep and a slightly hard morning bike session. 30 up/30 down

Averaged 6:46 @ 166 BPM

Finished the last mile in 6:34. Felt quite strong. I think things will start to turn back around now. I expected to struggle with the warmer more humid weather, but it went well. Hopefully I don't get blasted this summer when the conditions are much worse, but I will likely just be on the treadmill.