Even with some lower distance weeks in there, for various reasons, I still feel that everything is coming finally together. I'm feeling strong and healthy and am enjoying getting out on the trails. It's hard to believe that as recent as February and March I was feeling lousy and getting next to no miles in.
January 2012 - 37.97 miles
February 2012 - 3.18 miles
March 2012 - 56.46 miles
April 2012 - 144.29 miles
May 2012 - 165.49 miles
June 2012 - 36.5 miles and counting...
I'll try to start posting regular weekly updates, but let me just post the last four weeks of activity to get caught up.
Monday, May 7 - Monday, May 13
Rough week, ending with being sick. 29.22 Miles. Well off my target of 50+ miles.Monday, May 7 - Rest day after Sunday, May 6, long run of 18.08 miles.
Tuesday, May 8 - 10.09 miles, 9:53 pace, 160 HR - Felt great on the High Line Canal 10 mile route.
Wednesday, May 9 - 10.11 miles, 10:05 pace, 152 HR - Rough day with tired legs on the High Line Canal 10 route .
Thursday, May 10 - 8.02 miles, 11:10 pace, 154 HR - Under the weather today, at the Boneyard, feeling sick.
Friday, May 11 - 0 miles - Sick.
Saturday, May 12 - 0 Miles - Sick.
Sunday, May 13 - 0 miles - Supposed to be long run day, but still sick, plus it's Mother's Day.
Monday, May 14 -Monday, May 20
Better week mileage wise with 51.53 miles.Monday, May 14 - Sick.
Tuesday, May 15 - 7.02 miles, 10:30 pace, 158 HR - Legs enjoyed the rest, but I'm still not 100% over being sick.
Wednesday, May 16 - 7.71 miles, 8:51 pace, 164 HR - Very good day on the High Line Canal 7 route despite not being 100% still. Second day after a long layoff helped the legs. Sub 9:00 pace on this route, for me, is big.
Thursday, May 17 - 8.03 miles, 10:30 pace, ??? HR - No HR monitor today. Ran the Boneyard with Boyack, legs were tired, but a decent day.
Friday, May 18 - 7.08 miles, 10:20 pace, 157 HR - Early morning run at The Bluffs. I'm tired and sore and still not 100%.
Saturday, May 19 - 0 Miles - Rest day.
Sunday, May 20 - 21.69 miles, 12:20 pace, 144 HR - Terrible, terrible, terrible. One of my worst long runs ever. It was cold, damp, dark, windy, & muddy after a Saturday of heavy rains. I knew right away it wasn't going to be a good day as my breathing was bad, and my legs were sore, tired, and like lead. I should have binned the run after 7 miles, but stupidly trudged on. Was just walking by the end of it. Here is the Garmin Connect result.
Monday, May 21 - Sunday, May 27
Very low mileage week - 16.43 miles.Monday, May 21 - 0 miles - Rest day after long run Sunday.
Tuesday, May 22 - 0 miles - Vacation day from work for family time.
Wednesday, May 23 - 0 miles - Vacation day from work for family time.
Thursday, May 24 - 6.21 mi, 9:52 pace, 161 HR - High Line Canal. First 4mi were rough but had a strong finish. Just a typical day with too many days off previous.
Friday, May 25 - 7.14 miles, 9:55 pace, 157 HR - First mile was rough, but a great day at the Boneyard with Chris. Felt strong on the hills, breathing was solid, and breaking 10:00 pace at the Boneyard for me is big. All the rest has helped! My legs feel strong, stiff (good), and springy!
Saturday, May 26 - 0 miles - Rest day but did get a nature hike in the Back Country in with the girls.
Sunday, May 27 - 3.08 miles, 10:02 pace, 150 HR - Just getting a few miles in before the 26.2 Monday (normally Sunday) long run. Playing with pace, technique, breathing, etc..
Monday, May 28 - Sunday, June 3
My best week ever - 66.04 miles.Monday, May 28 - 26.36 miles, 11:09 pace, 149 HR - I started the week by getting in my long run on Memorial Day Monday. It was my usual Douglas County East-West Trail, Highlands Ranch Back Country and The Bluffs long route. It was cold, windy, and very dark with no moon and no clouds. Usually, running in the dark with only my trusty headlamp is no problem, but I did find it disorienting at times with it being so dark. My first 5 miles were pretty rough only managing a 12:00 pace. I think jumping out of bed at 2:45am, on little sleep, and just hitting it is the root cause of that. Got into a good groove after mile 5 though and am super happy with the sub 5-hour finish - a new PR for me by over 18 minutes. I tried fueling (GU/Roctane) every 45 minutes instead of the usual 1/2 hour routine and it worked well, and today I used Amino Vital for hydration. Here is the Garmin Connect result.
Tuesday, May 29 - A 3.18 mile recovery walk (not included in the 66 total). That really helped to loosen up the legs and they are feeling pretty good. DOMS is really low.
Wednesday, May 30 - 3.18 miles, 12:28 pace, 146 HR - Recovery 'run' - DOMS is in full effect and I'm knackered!
Thursday, May 31- Rest! My body just needed the day off.
Friday, June 1 - 10.18 miles, 9:40 pace, 155 HR - Feeling good. Was a strange day though, as it felt like time was moving super slowly, and that I was running forever.
Saturday, June 2 - Rest before Sunday's long run, though the family did do a little hike at Devil's Head. Didn't make it all the way to the top though thanks to some bad weather rolling in, and some tired little legs too, but a hike we'll definitely do again.
Sunday, June 3 - 26.32 miles, 10:58 pace, 150 HR. Near perfect conditions and little mud after the rain storms we got Saturday afternoon. I was actually too hot in shorts and a light long sleeve shirt. I had a lot of G.I distress through the first 8 miles, and then intermittently after that. I'm not sure if it was the HEED I was drinking or something else. I felt pretty good right from the start but did have waves of tiredness at mile 8 and 14. The legs were OK, I just got really sleepy - like I wanted to lay down and go to sleep on the trail sleepy. Legs were good until they finally got tired at 21 miles. The last mile was rough, and I was ready to be done, but still an improvement over Monday's run. And, I didn't mean to PR again (by over 4 minutes), but I'll take it. Fueling: 20oz HEED before, 70oz during. GU/Roctane every 45 minutes until switching to raisins at the 3 hour mark. I can really feel my fitness improving and my legs adapting now. I'm feeling very positive about how things are going. Here is the Garmin Connect result.
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