Running in Life's Slow Lane

Flip-flopped the schedule since I have been keeping late hours at the theatre during the opening weekend of  Little Shop of Horrors. Today was originally scheduled for a 7 mile long run but there was no way that was going to happen. As it was I had to stop twice in the 4 mile run to let my stomach settle down.

4.02 mi in 48:20 @ 12:02/mi burning 501 calories with 129 bpm HRavg

Location: Sweaty Lawton, Oklahoma

I am not adjusting well to the increasing temperatures. Teresa and I were slated for a 45 minute easy run but I had to stop at the 3 mile mark to get control of my stomach. The legs felt awfully brittle today as well. Frankly, I think the heat along with the late nights at the theatre AND the stomach irritation is just combining to destroy any stamina I might have built up.

3.59 mi in 45:10 @ 12:34/mi burning 395 cal with 123 bpm HRavg

Location: Sunny and warm Lawton, Oklahoma

So today's run was the long run I had postponed from Sunday. Teresa didn't have time to do the full 7 miles before she headed to the office so I did the first out-and-back loop with her. I had to stop and take a potty break before doing the second out-and-back by myself. For some reason the second time around seemed a bit harder.

First Loop:
3.58 mi in 46:21 @ 12:57/mi burning 363 calories with 122 bpm HRavg
Second Loop:
3.50 mi in 45:01 @ 12:51/mi burning 376 calories with 130 bpm HRavg

Splits ---
1.00 mi in 12:57 114 bpm HRavg
1.00 mi in 12:58 120 bpm HRavg
1.00 mi in 13:00 129 bpm HRavg
0.58 mi in 07:26 129 bpm HRavg (12:52/mi pace)
-- Break --
1.00 mi in 12:58 127 bpm HRavg
1.00 mi in 13:00 127 bpm HRavg
1.00 mi in 12:45 136 bpm HRavg
0.50 mi in 06:19 134 bpm HRavg (12:38/mi pace)

Glad to have that one in the books and look forward to tomorrow's shorter run.

Location: The sunny prairies of Lawton, Oklahoma

After yesterday's long run of 7 miles, today called for an easy-paced 45 minute run.

3.63 mi in 46:05 @ 12:42/mi burning 390 cal with 120 bpm HRavg

Details ---
1.00 mi in 12:44 112 bpm HRavg (63% HRmax)
1.00 mi in 12:41 117 bpm HRavg (66%)
1.00 mi in 12:41 128 bpm HRavg (72%)
0.63 mi in 07:58 128 bpm HRavg (12:44/mi pace)

Excellent workout.

Location: Cloudy Lawton, Oklahoma

Today called for a tempo interval workout to stress my body's lactate threshold and in doing so, improve my stamina. While Teresa and I ran the paces called for and they certainly felt tough the heart rates seem a bit low. This may have more to do with the fact that I had to stop a few times before and after the intervals to stretch some very stiff calves.

3.82 mi in 47:45 @ 12:29/mi burning 422 calories with 116 bpm HRavg

Details ---
1.00 mi in 12:18 with 113 bpm HRavg
0.74 mi in 08:02 with 117 bpm HRavg
0.36 mi in 05:02 with 113 bpm HRavg
0.72 mi in 08:03 with 121 bpm HRavg
1.00 mi in 13:19 with 120 bpm HRavg

One more day left on the training schedule: an easy-paced run to fill out the week's mileage total to 26 mi.

Location: Humid, humid, humid Lawton, O

Today marks the last run of the week as Saturday is my scheduled rest day. Thankfully the schedule called for a easy-paced run because the family worked backstage at Little Shop of Horrors last night and didn't get to bed until 11pm. Teresa, demonstrating how strong she is while running, seemed unphased by the lack of sleep.

3.51 mi in 45:00 at 12:50/mi burning 364 calories with 116 bpm HRavg

1.00 mi in 12:46 109 HRavg
1.00 mi in 12:46 115 HRavg
1.00 mi in 13:01 120 HRavg (stomach got upset around 2.75 and I had to stop)
0.51 mi in 06:29 119 HRavg (12:45/mi pace)

Location: Lawton, Oklahoma