High-Octane

There's just something wrong with logging miles like this as "Easy Miles". Even though they were slow they were not "Easy". I don't know what it is about this run (20 miles @ 8:26 pace) but it's been hard every time I've done it. It must be either too slow or two long, I'm not sure which :-)

I finished the run but was completly beat at the end. It took all day to recover, my legs felt like crap and I was completly worn out. My hams were really tight and aching after the run. Today my hams are good but my quads are sore. 

Target was 20 miles @ 8:26 pace.

12/2/2012
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
1	8:26:00	130	65%
2	8:38:00	142	74%
3	8:20:00	138	71%
4	8:48:00	142	74%
5	8:41:00	144	75%
6	8:30:00	143	74%
0.83	7:15:00	147	77%
7	8:20:00	144	75%
8	8:26:00	152	80%
9	8:05:00	147	77%
10	8:36:00	151	80%
11	8:24:00	155	82%
12	8:18:00	155	82%
0.83	7:04:00	159	85%
13	8:06:00	154	82%
14	8:54:00	158	85%
15	8:13:00	156	83%
16	8:35:00	160	86%
17	8:43:00	164	89%
18	8:24:00	165	89%
0.5	4:21:00	165	89%
20.16	Total Miles
Total	171:07:00	159	84%
Pace	8:29:17
Where Run - Small Loop 3X
Weather - 72 degrees, 90% Humidity

Sore quads, sore toe but I got it done! The first mile I felt good (energy wise) but about halfway into the second mile I started to doubt myself and started to labor. Not happy with the inconsistant times but happy I didn't quit.

 

12/4/2012
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
2.5	Warm-Up @ 8:35 Pace, 141 HR
1600m	6:04:00	163	88%	169
1.5 Min	Recovery
1600m	6:21:00	165	89%	174
1.5 Min	Recovery
1600m	6:19:00	165	89%	175
2.5	Cool-Down @ 9:18 Pace, 145 HR
Total	18:44:00	164	89%
Avg. Pace	6:14:40	Total Miles		8
Where Run - High School Track
Weather - 66 degrees, 70% Humidity
Target: Repeats - 10-20 Min. Warm-up, 3 x 1600 @ 6:12 pace, 1 Min. Recovery between each, 10 Min. Cool-down. Notes: First mile too fast. Legs were still sore from 20 miler on Sunday. Toe still sore too.  Way too inconsistant in the paces.

Matthew 14:31

"Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him.
"You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?""

I don't really know what to call this run since it's not part of my RLRF training program. Since I've not been able to get and cross-training in I just decided to RUN! No pace, no plan, no heart monitor, just run what felt good. I ran the flats medium, the down slopes faster and the hills slow (I guess that was the plan :-). My legs were a little sore but actually better than yesterday. Tomorrow I will run a Temp run, then have a couple of days off. I'm not sure what my running schedule will be for the next 10 days as I am leaving for The World Series Team Roping finals in Las Vegas on Thursday. It may all be treadmill runs for those days.

12/5/2012
Mile	Time	HR	HR %
1	8:08:00	No HR Monitor
2	8:04:00
3	7:37:00
4	8:25:00
5	7:25:00
6	7:39:00
7	7:44:00
8	7:56:00
9	7:07:00
10	7:13:00
Total	77:18:00	0	0%
Pace	7:43:48
Big Loop
48Âş - 40% Humidity
Target: None… I Just Ran

Tempo run today. I was a little fatigued and it showed in the overall run. The third mile is mostly uphill and and you can see the effects of the fatigue in the pace. I think a couple of rest days are in order.

12/6/2012
Mile	Time	HR	HR %	Max HR
1.82	Warm-up
1	6:44:00	148	78%	154
2	6:46:00	160	86%	168
3	7:04:00	163	88%	167
2	Cool-down
Tempo Miles	20:34:00	157	84%
Pace	6:51:20		Total Miles	6.82
Where Run - Small Loop
Weather - 52 Degrees, Foggy, 60% Humidity
Target: Tempo Run - 2 Miles Easy, 3 Miles @ 6:45 pace, 1 Mile Easy

Quote from an article in Marathon Nation:

"Someone who is busier than you is running right now."

16.5 @ 8:11 Avg. on the treadmill in Las Vegas. $15.00 to get into the gym. They really don't want you in there! Lots of really nice equipment but no one there :-(

This run was good until about mile 17 when I started to get light headed and my hands began to tingle. Didn't have anything but water but may not have drank enough or maybe it was the Altitude?