Of Mice and Marathons

Off. 41 days on.

Didn't want to get out of bed. Body and mind are rebelling in the final weeks of the semester. We drove back from Toledo.

Lunch: 8.5 miles in 65' on the treadmill. HR 156.

Picked it up a good bit the last 7-8' with the last ~2.5' @ 10MPH. Did a quick set of hip machines after.

PM: 7 miles, averaged 9:19. HR 137.

Late: AIS

AM: 13 miles, averaged 7:51. HR 152.

20 x 1' On/Off + 10 x 30" On/Off

Around 5k effort for the 1' and a bit faster for the 30". Didn't want to get out of bed, but I got out eventually. Cold, windy, and damp. November has not been pleasant. 30' warm up w/ a few half-hearted strides. Workout went fairly well. The 30" are tougher than they look on paper, but they aren't terrible. I did this workout within the last year but cannot remember when. Cooled down to 13 miles.

Weight really got away from me again. Oh well.

PM: 5 miles, averaged 9:54. HR 131.

AM: 6.2 miles, averaged 10:14. HR 121.

PM: Off. I was exhausted and I’m tired of running in the dark and cold.

AM: Off. Couldn't get out of bed. 

PM: 7.7 miles, averaged 8:32. HR 146.

Much needed run. Should have got out for a short run this morning. I had an owl hooting at me.

Lunch: 8.9 miles, averaged 7:20. HR 158.

A little out of the maintenance zone, but it didn't feel that hard. Legs felt good. Too many Voodoo Ranger IPAs. Layed in bed through the morning.

PM: 6.2 miles, averaged 9:53. HR 131.

PM: 17.7 miles, averaged 7:38. HR 158.

55' @ Marathon Effort + 6 x 45" Strides

Slept through the morning and lunch and finally got rolling in the afternoon. Wasn't sure I was going to make it out, but I got it done.

Warmed up 3.9 miles. Did 8.25 miles in 55' or 6:40 average. Pace was slower than expected, but also not suprising. Effort felt about right for how I usually go an 8-mile tempo. HR was a bit over marathon effort. Took a 5' plod and did the strides. Those felt decent. Slow to start, faster to finish. Cooled down about 30'.