Of Mice and Marathons

AM: 3 hours on the trainer. 167W. HR 118.

Mostly very easy with some light pickups and one 37 second spring. HRM bugging, which annoys me as it is brand new and I don't see anyway to easily use the warranty I bought. More capitalist money traps I assume. 

We got a lot of rain last night and in the morning, which had been badly needed. 

AM: 2.5 hours on the trainer. 221W. HR 146.

PM: 3.3 mile walk w/ Megan and the boys. HR 87.

AM/Lunch: 3 hours 9'. 181W. HR 141.

Good ride. Hit a few roads I haven't been on. About 7 new miles. Some country tarred roads that were fast and quiet.

Plumber came to do a backflow test and couldn't do it as our water system needs ~$1000 in repairs. Wonder what the township will do if I just don't do the test. Best to just do it I guess, but, man, I wasn't expecting that. I lost it a bit. I have been relatively level-headed lately, but I was not pleased. 

Boys are still sick, Megan is feeling worse. I am feeling mostly recovered.

AM: 1 hour 46'. HR 134.

Road Bald Mountain North. Trails are a little more aggressive, but not too bad. Quite fun. I have only been once, and I missed the full loop. Quite humid and overcast. Not too hot.

PM: 4.2 miles solo, averaged 9:35. HR 146.

Did a quater mile pickup around 6' pace. Quite humid, but I felt okay. Bike has me somewhat heat and humidity adapted I think

AM: 5.2 miles, averaged 9:10. HRM off. 

Did a 1-mile pick up in 6:38. My fastest Lake Orion mile. It felt decently hard. Not all out, but I would say 90% or so. I think I am going to try to run a bit more and hope that consistency helps. Doing only 1-2 runs per week even with a long run likely won't work well. 3-4 short ones with an injection of light quality here and there I am thinking. This will change for the 849448484 time in another week I am sure.

Going to do Thursday Night Dirt. I was on the fence as I wasn't sure how Megan would feel, but I am going to give it a go.

PM: 3 hours total. 170W. HR 137.

Thursday Night Dirt

A good ride. B group, but there were some strong efforts. I wasn't going A as I had run in the morning and the hard mile left my legs a little stiff (legs were pretty solid on the ride though). We stopped off at Tom's for his birthday celebration. It was nice to hang out with people. Some good laughs. fIt was a beautiful night to ride home. Stuck to the rail trails for the most part to avoid cars.

AM: 1 hour 25' on the fat bike. HR 130-135.

Did Lake Orion High School and Bald Mountain South. I worked on some cornering techniques. HRM doesn't seem to be working. None of my 5-6 sensors seems to be working. I used my optical sensor on the Polar watch the other day and it seems fairly consistent.

PM: 1 hour walk with Megan and the boys. HR 99.

Thinking about a late fall 50k, which I think I might have mentioned before, but I think this is the day I really got excited about it. Long run tomorrow.

AM: 12.3 miles, averaged 9:46. HR 151.

Polly Ann to Bald Mountain South via the dirt roads and then back home through mostly dirt roads with the exception of the neighborhood next to the high school. Felt pretty good. I was surprised to see low 10' pace or under on the trails, which are not challenging but do change your pace and effort. I enjoyed the run. Started to get tired legs toward the end, but aerobically I felt like I could run forever. 

Ordered a running vest, so I guess I am trying to commit myself to an ultra for perhaps the 6th time since we moved to Michigan. Going to rotate midweek workouts every week between bike workouts and running workouts and a weekly long run and then other shorter runs. 

I believe I killed around 20 horse flies on this run. They were ridiculous. Going to Independence Oaks to walk with Megan and the boys.

PM: 2.5 mile walk with Megan and the boys. HR 92.

Went to Independance Oaks and walked around the lake and then played on the playground. It was a nice afternoon.