High-Octane

Even though this run was slow and short it wore me out. I think I'm just tired!

3/3/2013
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
1	8:47:00	No HR Monitor
2	8:29:00
3	8:54:00
4	9:02:00
5	8:58:00
6	9:00:00
7	8:30:00
Total	61:40:00	0	0%
Pace	8:48:34
Where Run - Small Loop
Weather - 45 degrees
Target: Slow This seemed very hard. I even walked quite a bit. My quads were still very sore and tired.

Gym day. I was tried this morning so I only went 6 miles total. My quads aren't really sore any more, just tired.

3/4/2013

Total Miles: 7 1 Mile EL, 1 Mile TM, 2 Miles EL, 1 Mile TM, 1 Mile EL (EL @ 9:30, TM @ 7:30)

I woke up earlier than planned and couldn't go back to sleep. The weather outside was cool and very windy so I decided to go to the Gym for my run. My plan was to run 13 miles @ 8:00 pace. My legs are starting to feel recovered but I'm still feeling a little tired. The gym was hot as usual but I got there early and was able to pick the treadmill nearest a fan. The first 10 miles felt pretty easy and I felt I still had some spring in my step through that point. I felt the first 10 miles felt more like a recovery run than a training run so at that point I decide to run 15 instead of 13. 14 and 15 were a little harder but felt okay. I always wonder at about this milage how tough another 11+ miles would be. I usually get discouraged at that point :-(  After the run my legs recovered quickly. I have not joint pain whatsoever at this time...Yeah!!

3/5/2013
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
1	8:00:00	137	70%
2	8:00:00
3	8:00:00
4	8:00:00
5	8:00:00
6	8:00:00
7	8:00:00
8	8:00:00	164	89%
9	8:00:00
10	8:00:00
11	8:00:00
12	8:00:00
13	8:00:00
14	7:30:00
15	7:30:00
Total	119:00:00	144	79%
Pace	7:56:00		Max HR	164
Where Run - Gym
Cold and very windy outside so I went to the Gym
Target: Long Run - 15 Miles I felt pretty good on this run. My legs are about back, just a little tired. I was planning to run only 13 but at 13 it seemed that’s when I started to get tired and needed to push on a little longer.

These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6: 6-7

 Today was my fast day for the week, 5 mile Tempo Run. The weather was great for running although I always get cold when it's below about 50 degrees. I think this is going to be the only type speed work I'm going to do for a while. Last week I ran 55 miles with the debockled marathon and 36 miles so far this week. Tomorrow will be 10-12 really easy and Saturday 16-18 at marathon +30.

3/7/2013
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
1.8	Warm-Up @ 8:52 Pace
1	6:51:00
2	6:53:00
3	7:03:00
4	7:02:00
5	6:44:00
2	Cool-Down  @ 8:47 Pace
			Total Miles	8.8
Total	34:33:00	163	88%
Pace	6:54:36		Max HR	172
Where Run - Small Loop + Smallville
Weather - 37 degrees, 67% humidity
Target: Tempo Run - 1 Mile Easy, 5 Miles @ 7:00

 John 10:29 

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

Recovery run today. It was 37 degrees and dry yesterday morning and 60 degrees and very humid this morning...I love Texas weather!

3/8/2013

Total Miles: 5 Recovery Run - @ 8:56 Pace, HR 133 (145 max) 60 Degrees, 80% Humidity

Genesis 8:22

While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”

My plan was to run 1.5 warm-up, 10 @ 7:49 pace, then 1.5 cool-down. This run was harder than I expected. It was 63 degrees and drizzling rain the whole time. I felt very hot and tried to keep my HR down in the first miles (this didn't work) and this made me miss my goal a little. Miles 2 and 3 have the most hills so I tried to slow on these miles to help my HR. This run does not indicate a very good chance to run a successful marathon at this point :-( 

My HR is crazy high for this speed and effort! 

1 7:53 - 138

2 8:31 - 147

3 8:15 - 149

4 7:53 - 151

5 7:53 - 155

6 7:56 - 159 

7 7:43 - 159

8 7:47 - 162

9 7:57 - 167

10 7:26 - 170

Avg Pace - 7:55

Avg HR - 155

 Joshua 1:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and will have good success.