Of Mice and Marathons

PM: 60' on the trainer (Lazy Mountain). 112W. HR 125.

AM: 3 miles treadmill (35'), averaged 11:35. HR 129.

Figured out that NordicTrack sent me a replacement motor, but had no other notification other than a random email and tracking number. My guess is that the issue has been pretty pervasive.

PM: 60' on the trainer (Petit). 163W. HR 138.

AM: 3.6 miles in ~40'. 

MAF Test 1

1-mile WU outside very easy, then attempted a 3-mile MAF test on the treadmill, but it shut off around 28 minutes. Stayed right at the target of 139/140 BPM and adjusted accordingly as per protocol. 

Zwift: 10:49 (139BPM), 11:05 (140BPM), 11:19 (140 BPM)

Manual Splits: 10:26 (137), 10:45 (140), 7:10 elapsed time (140)

Last split would have been slower for full mile. It was way too hot and humid for current fitness and target HR to run outside.

11:02 pace on the Zwift w/ footpod. 10:46 average on the treadmill w/ manual watch splits. I managed to have two HRMs and then the treadmill apparently picks up my WHOOP strap

PM: 75' on the trainer (Cumberland -3). 175W. HR 146.

Watched the Tour de France while the boys jumped for a while.

PM: 1:45 on the trainer (Gibraltar -3). 178W. HR 151.

Decided on a slightly longer trainer ride. Much after 90' is tough to focus on when riding inside. Got through two episodes of American Horror Story Season 8 and an episode of Family Guy because I couldn't find any soccer and the Tour was over for the day.

Some light hip stuff and bunch of pullups while Megan lifted and the boys bounced.

AM: 60'. 4.9 miles, averaged 12:15. HR 134.

My grandmother passed away just before 11. She was 97, healthy, and at home, so it's not a tragedy. Just a little sad and will miss her. I wish she would have been able to see the boys. We are about three weeks too late as we are going to Maine at the end of July.

PM: 42'. 4 miles, averaged 10:26. HR 150.

W/ Megan and the boys. Very comfortable weather. 

AM: 60'. 5.2 miles, averaged 11:30. HR 133.

Very comfortable conditions for lowish heart rate training. Megan is off to Toledo to tend to her parents. The boys and I are spending some time together, though they have been sleeping a bit as they have entered a rough pattern at night and will not stay down. And the difficulty with twins is that they wake each other up.

Will try to get something in last with the boys.

PM: 60' on the trainer (Homers Nose). 161W. HR 134.

The boys were pretty tired, but did okay. Charlie started to squawk the last 10' or so but he needed a diaper change. Sawyer was falling alseep in the Johnny Jump Up and I had to keep telling him to wake up so that he would sleep after dinner. Poor kid definitely has my genes and can just fall alseep whereever.

AM/Lunch: 2:42 fat bike (38.6 miles). HR 143.

Kept the gravel bike on the trainer and did a Polly Ann roll out and back. Good ride. Saw a family of swans. They were very close and very scary. Give me a park full of Canadian geese with babies over one pair of swans with babies any day. Beautiful creatures though.

PM: 32' w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 10:32. HR 149. + 2-mile walk/jog, averaged 13:30. HR 137.

Took Megan and the boys on some of the dirt roads and went to Independance Oaks Park. I have been there on my fat bike, but I haven't run there yet and they hadn't been. Good time, though the humidity came back in. Most of the walk/jog was actually jogging.