Training Log Archive: El Chucko

Pickup ultimate frisbee on campus (6 on 6 to 3 on 3). Sunny but cool weather, a lot of fun. I pretty much ran endzone to endzone rather than defending against short passes

Event: Montreal half Marathon
 

Montreal Half Marathon and Canadian Championships, a terrible result. Was 10 minutes off of my sub 90 minutes target time for 2 reasons:
1) It was windy as hell and really wore me down throughout the course of the race
2) Clearly I have been too slack in my training the last 4 months and am not in running shape as my TPK got progressively worse throughout the run (I passed a lot of people in the first kilometer and then after that it seems that everybody slowly passed me, never really got in a groove)

Times:
1km-3:56
2km-4:19
3km-4:14
4km-4:13: Was on pace to run sub 90 until 4km
5km-4:52 5km split 21:35
6km-4:41
7km-4:35
8km-4:15
9km-4:50 The end of my hopes that I was getting into a groove after 4 consecutive split improvements
10km-4:40 5km split 23:02 Total time 44:37
11km-4:33
12km-4:42
13km-4:55 Was on pace to run sub 95 until 13km
14km-5:19 Kilometers 13 and 14 were in the most exposed part of the course against a murderous wind, these two kilometers really sapped my energy and I wasn't the same after that
15km-4:48 5km split 24:18 Total time 68:55
Stopped trying for the next 5 kilometers, I pretty much ran the kilometer and walked for 30 seconds before running the next
20km 5km split 26:04 Total time 94:59
21.1km 4:52. Coming around the final bend with around 100m left saw that I only had 23 seconds to finish under 1:40 and cranked the finish chute passing 5 or 6 people

What can I learn from this?
-Next winter I need to train hard from November until April, I can't do what I have done the last 4 winters where I have slacked off in the winter and then try to get back in shape for the summer
-It is good to have more than 3 days to get into running shape
-I need to start doing tons of intervals ASAP to get my speed back and weekly long runs to get my endurance back

Run around Mount Royal, felt decently strong but not consistent throughout the run. Should have no problem being on pace after 15km on Sunday, but the last 6km might be a little bit interesting

Run to and from the place with the race registration. Felt pretty strong despite not having run much in the last few months.

I am well aware that I have been MIA on attackpoint lately and I have been pretty slack as far as training goes, but now that it is spring I am hoping to get back in gear again. Signed up for the half-marathon this Sunday on a whim with a couple people from the department, it should be a good gauge of where I am at. Hoping to get sub 90 minutes.

New spring training program: trying to get 50 hours of training in the 50 days before May 31 in order to be competitive at US team trials, with a minimum of 12 speed workouts.

Epic game of ultimate frisbee in the rain, a lot of fun.