Training Week 200
Highlight of the Week: Wednesday’s workout! Rode to class, ran with Bobbi, did the strength workout… and then rode home! It was a fun challenge (that I won’t get to do again due to sunset time and the fact that I almost always work downtown on Wednesdays!).
Also – all the runs with friends and time on my new bike!
Monday | August 12, 2013: teaching strength class
Strength: dumbbells and cones, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: fun
Tuesday | August 13, 2013: 8 m run (w/Bobbi + Emily) + 10.2 m ride
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 57°/54°, Time: 1:20:23, Pace: 10:03 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Loc: Millennium Trail + hood, Temp: 70°/69°, Time: 43:34, Pace: 14.2 mph avg, Difficulty: mostly easy, Felt: windy
Wednesday | August 14, 2013: 8.47 m ride (to class) + 5 m run (w/Bobbi) + strength class + 7.1 m ride (to la casa)
Loc: Round Lake to Grayslake, Temp: 71°, Time: 42:56, Pace: 11.8 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: excited to ride to class
Loc: Grayslake, Temp: 69°, Time: 48:52, Pace: 9:46 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: surprisingly good
Strength: medicine balls, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good, sans twingy left knee
Loc: Grayslake to Round Lake, Temp: 65°, Time: 32:17, Pace: 13.2 mph avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: like taking the shortcut
Thursday | August 15, 2013: 6.5 m run (w/Emily)
Loc: Nippersink FP, Temp: 55°/55°, Time: 1:05:28, Pace: 10:04 avg, Difficulty: medium/hard, Felt: tired
Friday | August 16, 2013: rest
Saturday | August 17, 2013: 12.4 m run (w/Emily + Valerie)
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 54°/65°, Time: 2:01:05, Pace: 9:50 avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: surprisingly good
Sunday | August 18, 2013: 14.4 m ride + 5 m run
Loc: Prairie Trail, Temp: 74°/76°, Time: 1:04:55, Pace: 13.3 mph avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: okay until steep hills!
Loc: Prairie Trail, Temp: 76°/78°, Time: 52:25, Pace: 10:29 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Notes:
- To what extent do you share your athletic “accomplishments”? I was telling Bobbi and Chris on Friday night (at my first time at Ravinia!) that I usually don’t share much about what I do, in person, to my non athletic acquaintances… because people don’t give a crap. And also, because after you do something once, it doesn’t seem as big of a deal the second time. And, some people are really good at sharing their interests… but not so good about asking about yours. Anyway. I was just thinking about that, and how it’s nice to have this blog where I can document all this silly stuff. It’s funny, because when I started this blog in 2005, that was totally not the intent, but I like what is has become. And, on a completely different note, that that is NOT all the blog has become*.
- Speaking of Ravinia, I did not get home until 12:30 Saturday am and had a run date at 6:00. I was a bit worried about keeping pace, but! It was surprisingly decent! Yay! I did go to bed at 9:30 pm Saturday night though.
- I felt like we had a peek of fall weather Tuesday morning with a crisp wind and lower (mid 50s) temps. Can’t wait until that is here for good! I hear rumors it will actually be hot (like, oh, August?!) next week. Uh huh.
- I really enjoy riding my bike. I can see it replacing a lot of running, but, uh, I have some distance events to train for. Dammit!
- I still have a lot to learn on my road bike. My maneuverability is not so great – I take turns too wide. I am decent with the gears. Well, until today when I encountered some really steep hills and had to climb out of the saddle and shift to a lower gear… only I didn’t shift the big gear and my legs locked up. With me locked in the clips. Ha ha. No falls yet! I figured out to use the big gear right away. I tried a bit more of the hills, felt my heart rate climb way too high and decided to come back when I have more experience.
- You guys all know how severely I supinate, especially on my left foot. I have felt some twinges in my left knee now and then, usually when I accidentally laterally twist it. I wonder if my supination has anything to do with that, as it does affect the entire kinetic chain. Maybe I should pay more attention to it. Hmm.
*Well, I don’t think of myself as a “running” blogger, but maybe others do?
Themocracy
Nice week and good rides on your bike. I’m glad you’re loving it so much. I found that I loved it so much that’s why I started getting more into triathlon. You’ll get better about judging turns. I learned this weekend to drop into a lower gear and keep peddling through turns to maintain more control. At first I was nervous about it, but I did it and it helped me stay with the group more.
And I share my athletic stuff mostly on the blog and less in person. I feel like if people want to know about it they can ask, and if they don’t then I don’t really talk about it. It’s funny because we were out with some of my husband’s friends last weekend and they were like, “are you still running?” I just kind of smiled and was like, “yeah! And I bought a bike!” I think if they cared to hear more they’d ask. And I love my blog as my outlet for this as well.
Thanks for the tips! Do I need to lean more at turns, too?
Yeah. I think if people wanted to know more, they would inquire. I get the impression that talking about it makes some people feel bad (if they don’t exercise).
You weren’t even phased by the late night for our Saturday run- amazing! (I definitely took a nap later that day though!)
For accomplishments – I always like to ask people what they have done to promote to positive reinforcement of good behavior and hopefully other people want to jump in to either ask about starting it or what they have done. Saying that, I don’t like talking about the details of my own unless explicitly asked in person (Unless it is another runner in training, then I seem less odd)
Love that you’re riding the bike!!! Woo Hoo!!!
I use the blog as an outlet for running/biking/or whatever I’m doing. The people I work with don’t care too much, and my nursing school buddies are not so active, so this is it for me!
Do you wear a HR monitor? Just curious…
I think it is ironic that nurses would not be active. Not because they have all the time in the world, but because of the health industry. What do you think?
I have a HR monitor! I usually do not wear it. Was thinking I would have liked the data for the ride 😉
Keep riding! You’ll learn the gears fast. 🙂
I think that’s why I started a blog: so I wouldn’t aggravate my friends with my constant talk of training and races. If people are interested, they can check the blog or just ask. I like to see people’s weekly workout recaps, especially if they’re training for a similar race or one I’d like to do in the future
Hahaha, I have no idea what to do with my gears when I encounter a hill. I leave the front gear in the middle all the time and only change the rear one. People have tried to explain it to me a thousand times and it makes no sense. I’d need a cheat sheet attached to my handlebars at all times.
What do you think you could do to help with the supination? Anything?
Little gear in front and biggest gear in back = easiest
Big gear in front and littlest gear in back = hardest
🙂
I think I just need to focus on landing midfoot. I have the right shoes and inserts don’t seem to do anything. Ugh. I don’t want to think when I run 🙂