Surprise Half Marathon
I’m back!
My friend Dan Rose, ultramarathoner extraordinaire, was running a one-man race across half of Pennsylvania this weekend. And I just happened to be in Pennsylvania, not more than a few miles from the last leg of his race. So I strapped on a new pair o’ Brooks Adrenalines and went out for a jog. A long jog.
I wasn’t trained for anything like this distance, but the mixed terrain and slow pace made it feel sort of easy. I’ll hurt tomorrow, but I’ve been more wrecked. I mostly feel that yummy post-workout all-body glow. Maybe I’m just high on endorphins and it will all come crashing down tomorrow.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 11/08/2009
- Time: 10:30:00
- Total Time: 00:04:30.00
- Calories: 105
- Distance: 14.2 miles
- Average Pace: 0:19.01/mile
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longer run
Had a bit of a layoff from training and tracking as I moved. I’m reinspired now!
5:00 warmup/.3 mi
47:00 run at a steady pace/4.7 mi
5:00 cool/.3 mi
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 08/26/2009
- Time: 17:00:00
- Total Time: 00:58:00.00
- Calories: 675
- Distance: 5.3 miles
- Average Pace: 10:56.93/mile
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The FIRM MBS
It has been awhile for any strength training… and man have I lost ground. I need to bring this back into my life, especially upper body!
Workout:
- Type: Strength Training
- Date: 08/25/2009
- Time: 21:00:00
- Total Time: 00:40:00.00
- Calories: 291
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Quickie swim
Quickie might be the word when it comes to swimming. I actually felt like this was a fair aerobic workout–compared to normally when I get out of the pool feeling like I might has well have hit the hot tub for all the calories burned.
I was in a hurry so I did short rests, and I was in the fast lane so I did fast sets.
100 warmup
5 x 200 on a 10 sec rest
100 cool
Also, figured that my swim pace is about 10:00 per 500 yards–so I can stop counting laps now.
Workout:
- Type: Swim
- Date: 08/06/2009
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 00:30:00.00
- Calories: 233
- Distance: 1,312.34 yd
- Average Pace: 2:17.28/100yd
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core work epiphany
I realized yesterday that I never do core work after my cardio workout because I’m so sweaty, I don’t want to lie down on the mats. Aha! Must do core work first!!
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Great longer HIIT run!
Did a 1/2 mile warmup at an easy pace, followed by about 15 mins steady-state at 6.6 mph (!!!!!) followed by my hardest intervals yet:
90 sec at 7.2
90 sec at 6.4 ** i just want to take a moment and gloat about the fact that I am recovering at what used to be my maximum speed right now**
90 sec at 7.4
90 sec at 6.3
90 sec at 7.2
2:00 recovery
Then a really tough new maneuver I’m calling a stairway (because it was inspired by my favorite Led Zepplin song for running): 30 sec at 6.5, 30 sec at 6.6, 30 sec at 6.7… etc up to 30 sec at 7.2.
Then I got tossed off my treadmill, moved to a different one, and finished up 5 miles with 1.5 more at a steady 6.2. Interesting the new treadmill felt harder. Not sure whether it was actually harder or if my legs were just unwilling.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 08/05/2009
- Time: 17:30:00
- Total Time: 00:50:00.00
- Calories: 646
- Distance: 5 miles
- Average Pace: 10:00/mile
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Stadiums x 1.5 times
Am going to have to stop going with slowpoke friend. I left her behind for some of workout, but felt bad about it. Plus slowpoking around in the gym, chatting with people… argh.
Ran up about 1/4 of the sets. Quads sore the next day!
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 08/03/2009
- Total Time: 00:40:00.00
- Calories: 360
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Hike
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 07/30/2009
- Total Time: 3:00:00.00
- Calories: 793
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Campus Perimiter Run
It has been a while for this route. This felt extremely hilly… it seemed like it was 95% downhill. But the distance felt short!
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 07/28/2009
- Time: 17:30:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Calories: 465
- Distance: 3.88 miles
- Average Pace: 11:36.32/mile
- Ascent: 251 ft
- Descent: 251 ft
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Stadiums: 1.5 plus core work
Workout with a friend who was going too slow for me. Very frustrating!
Core work afterwards was surprisingly hard. I need to make room for more core work in my life.
Workout:
- Type: General Cardio
- Date: 07/27/2009
- Time: 18:00:00
- Total Time: 00:45:00.00
- Calories: 300
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