Of Mice and Marathons

AM: 60' on the trainer. 93W. HR 94.

Recovery ride. Cold flared up a bit, which I should have expected.

PM: 4 miles w/ Megan and the boys, averaged 10:57. HR 133.

Warmer weather is definitely here. Kept it slow so as to not die and to make sure it was recovery effort.

AM: 4.8 miles, averaged 10:29. HR 139.

Did a ~6' pickup around 7:30 pace as I was running late for a meeting. Not sure it saved a lot of time and basically just stressed my immune system. 

Went to Lawrence Tech for a campus tour. A bit more of a commute than I am used to, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

PM: 60' on the trainer. 140W. HR 108.

I was hoping to do short easy 3-4 mile runs this week and 60' recovery rides on the trainer in the afternoon, but this cold had other ideas. Good time for a light week anyway.

PM: 60' on the trainer. 99W. HR 92. 

Coughed a good bit in the night. No other symptoms really.

PM: 60' on the trainer. 117W. HR 101.

We went to a kids outdoor concert, which was fun. Got hot quickly though. Megan and I went out to dinner while a friend stayed with the boys after we put them to bed. Cold more or less the same, but better in the night than Tuesday night.

AM: 60' on the trainer. 139W. HR 106.

AM/Lunch: 2 hours 40'. 169W. HR 143.

Ortonville Loop. Took is mostly pretty easy. Fairly warm. A bit slugglish and kind of blah, but a good ride. Boys have a bit of my cold, so they didn't go to their friend's.

Megan and I started the new season of Stranger Things.

AM: 2 hours trails/gravel mix on the fatbike. HR 139.

Road to Orion Oaks for some easy laps, but that ended on my second lap when I decided to go after a segment I have tried a few times. I hoped no one was on the trails as I was flying through there, so I took the first part easy in case someone was coming into the park with their dogs. I had 1:59 on computer but 2:00 on Strava, so I tied the KOM, which was 2 seconds better than my previous, which made me happy. I took off to Bald Mountain South, as Orion Oaks is fun, but too many laps can be boring. Worked on some corner and descending. Had fun. Need to ride trails more. 

Very humid morning. Glad I didn't have to run in it. Still have a lingering cold. Boys are having a little trouble sleeping at night and their naps, but are doing reasonably well. Cooler weather this upcoming week, which should hopefully mean some running.