Training Week 241 & 242
Highlight of the Week(s): Week 241: my team getting some runs at our softball game, and riding 50 miles on my bike! Week 242: finally having a decent run on Sunday.
Monday | May 26, 2014: rest
Tuesday | May 27, 2014: 5 m run
Loc: hood, Temp: 85°/73°, Time: 52:56, Pace: 10:35 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: so so/happy when it started to rain
Wednesday | May 28, 2014: 1.9 m run (w/Steven) + catch
Loc: Nippersink FP, Temp: 67°/62°, Time: 23:18, Pace: 12:20 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: good
Thursday | May 29, 2014: Softball Game #2
Friday | May 30, 2014: teaching strength class + 2.5 m run (w/Steven)
Strength: 2/1 dumbbell switch, Difficulty: medium, Felt: crummy, then better (exercising made my cold feel better)
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 71°/68°, Time: 29:11, Pace: 11:43, Difficulty: easy, Felt: okay – annoyed with coughing and bugs
Saturday | May 31, 2014: batting cages
Sunday | June 1, 2014: 50 m ride (w/Dawn)
Loc: Union, Temp: 68°/84°, Time: 3:38:31, Pace: 13.9 mph avg, Difficulty: easy/medium, Felt: good, but like I should be in bed resting
Monday | Jun 2, 2014: teaching strength class
Strength: 1/2 dumbbell switch, Difficulty: medium, Felt: pretty good, minus massive amounts of “sick” sweat
Tuesday | June 3, 2014: 2.4 m run (w/Steven) + batting cages
Loc: Millennium Trail, Temp: 83°/82°, Time: 28:02, Pace: 11:42 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: annoyed
Wednesday | June 4, 2014: rest
Thursday | June 5, 2014: 3 m run + Softball Game #3
Loc: hood, Temp: 76°/76°, Time: 32:21, Pace: 10:47 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: so so – still have that cold
Friday | June 6, 2014: teaching strength class
Strength: 2/1 dumbbell switch, Difficulty: medium, Felt: good
Saturday | June 7, 2014: 8 m run (w/Chris & Meechi)
Loc: DPRT, Temp: 60°/70°, Time: 1:30:08, Pace: 11:16 avg, Difficulty: medium, Felt: much better in the second half
Sunday | June 8, 2014: 12 m run (w/Bobbi)
Loc: Grant Woods to Chain O’Lakes Trail, Temp: 55°/57°, Time: 2:12:32, Pace: 11:03 avg, Difficulty: easy, Felt: great! (the weather and company helped)
Notes:
- I’m posting two weekly recaps (instead of my normal one) because I was sick from Wednesday the 28th until, well, really, today. And I am still coughing up questionable things. Yay! Summer colds. Ha ha. Not much to report when you have one!
- But! Being sick gave me a chance to finish reading Born to Run and to start and finish Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, so there’s that! I also stumbled across this list (pdf here) of five running books Competitor thinks you should be reading. Oops, I’ve only read one. Have you read (m)any?
- On the softball front… the team we played our second game against seemed to be closer to our level, which was nice. Unfortunately, our third game was against a team of rotten people which really ruined the fun for us. Luckily, we don’t play them again!
- After I read this article, “Roadblocks Ahead” (pdf here) in Running Times, I was waiting for the digital copy so I could share it with you guys! The article starts with the story of a person who missed a 5K PR because they took a wrong turn (with other runners) at a 5K. The article then talks about the responsibility of what you should know before you attempt a PR race, even if the information is hidden on a website. Things such as how different events will merge at a race (half and full marathon for example), how hydration stations are organized and what they offer, where to park and the best way to get to the race, how overall and age group prizes work (is doubling dipping allowed?), and who is managing the race (someone with experience, a race company, a newbie, whatever). First, I wanted to share this with you guys because I have missed a turn on a race before, when I was walking a half marathon. Luckily, I used my friend’s smartphone to get us back on course, but I was surprised we missed a turn! Have you ever missed a turn on a race course? And secondly, I wondered, what would you add to that list of things to look in to before a race (or, before a PR attempt as the article put it)? I would add seeing if there are pacers… and for small races, it’s nice to see past results so you can get an idea for the field!
Themocracy
Boo cold. Everyone has one lately! I had one all week.
I missed a turn on my trail race! Got myself lost in the country. That was fun. (Not really!) But I wasn’t trying to PR there!
I do look at past results a lot!
I hope you feel better soon! 🙁
Hee hee, and trails can be the easiest to get lost in! I was amazed at how good the trail signage was for the ultra I did in Kettle Moraine – you just followed the colored ribbons that matched your event… I only thought I was lost once (and I wasn’t, lol).
I missed a turn once when I was running in Veterans Acres/Sternes woods for the Earth Day run last year. Luckily, I was being a lemming and a bunch of us got off course, but not for very far…
Loved running with you Sunday 🙂
I’m quite behind on my blog reading, but …
I’ve read Born to Run. I really enjoyed it. I also have a copy of Katherine Switzer’s bio but have yet to read it.