Training Log Archive: j-manIn the 28 days ending Feb 28, 2009:
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Saturday Feb 28, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
An unplanned rest day, but probably unavoidable. Got up at 4AM to go to Baltimore and not back home until just before 10PM. It was worth it, however.
Friday Feb 27, 2009 #
Run 1:00:00 [2]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Level 8 hills, easy speed.
Thursday Feb 26, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
A needed rest day. My calves were very, very sore after yesterday. And I was just tired.
Wednesday Feb 25, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 21.74 mi (2:46 / mi)
Level 9 hills.
Legs felt like an engine today. Started slow but finished hard.
Produced a lot of sweat. Dasha graciously brought me an extra towel at 30 minutes but it was quickly overwhelmed.
Legs felt like an engine today. Started slow but finished hard.
Produced a lot of sweat. Dasha graciously brought me an extra towel at 30 minutes but it was quickly overwhelmed.
Tuesday Feb 24, 2009 #
Cross Training 1:00:00 [3]
max:156
784 calories, level 8 hills.
Went at it pretty hard.
Went at it pretty hard.
Monday Feb 23, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 [2]
Level 9 hills.
Sunday Feb 22, 2009 #
Run 1:00:00
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Level 10 hills through 45, then level 12. Increased the speed through the last 4 minutes to finish at 9mph.
Saturday Feb 21, 2009 #
Weight training 12:00 [2]
Easy weights. Biceps, chest, and crunches.
Bike 1:00:00 [2]
Level 9 hills.
Cross Training 10:00 [2]
Level 8 hills.
Friday Feb 20, 2009 #
Run 30:00 [3]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Slow run, but level 9 hills through 18 and then level 12 to finish.
Run 10:00
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Strides. Jog at 6mph, run at 10mph, no climb. Minute on, minute off. Last fast stretch was 10, then 11, then 12 mph, totalling about 1:15.
Bike 20:00 [3] 6.4 mi (3:07 / mi)
Level 9 hills (or was it 10?)
Thursday Feb 19, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 19.38 mi (3:06 / mi)
Level 9 hills.
Wednesday Feb 18, 2009 #
Run warm up/down 20:00 [1]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Over to Lori's.
Orienteering 38:30 *
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
CSU street O. Got to be freezing due to the heavy snowflakes.
Run warm up/down 19:30 [2]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Back home.
Tuesday Feb 17, 2009 #
Run 1:00:00
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Level 8 hills. 1014 calories, which is more than last time.
After 20 minutes (through 50 minutes) I brought it up by .1 mph a minute.
I think the highest rate achieved (for 1 minute) was 1469 calories an hour (6.4% at 9mph?)
After 20 minutes (through 50 minutes) I brought it up by .1 mph a minute.
I think the highest rate achieved (for 1 minute) was 1469 calories an hour (6.4% at 9mph?)
Monday Feb 16, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 [2]
Level 8 hills. Very marginal workout.
I did, however, finish the latest FAJ. It was also pretty marginal.
I did, however, finish the latest FAJ. It was also pretty marginal.
Sunday Feb 15, 2009 #
Run 41:20 [2]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Bridge loop with Dasha.
Cross Training 20:00 [2]
After dinner.
Level 7 hills.
Level 7 hills.
Weight training 20:00 [2]
I haven't been getting this done. I will be sore.
5 circuits with 15 on each side.
Right hamstring got acutely tight halfway through, but I don't think it is anything bad. Lunges could do that...
5 circuits with 15 on each side.
Right hamstring got acutely tight halfway through, but I don't think it is anything bad. Lunges could do that...
Saturday Feb 14, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 [2]
Level 8 hills.
19+ miles or so.
19+ miles or so.
Run 30:00 [2]
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Level 8 hills.
This was supposed to be 1 hour but the running shorts I was trying today caused enough chafing in 30 minutes to make going on questionable.
This was supposed to be 1 hour but the running shorts I was trying today caused enough chafing in 30 minutes to make going on questionable.
Bike 1:10:00 [2]
To finish out the day.
Note
While I was on the bike I saw parts of Star Wars Episodes 1 & 2.
Wow, they are bad. I don't know which one is worse. They aren't even campy.
I had seen each before in the theater, and felt robbed at the time. I still felt robbed this time, even though I was only paying with cursory attention.
Wow, they are bad. I don't know which one is worse. They aren't even campy.
I had seen each before in the theater, and felt robbed at the time. I still felt robbed this time, even though I was only paying with cursory attention.
Friday Feb 13, 2009 #
Note
(rest day)
Didn't plan to make this a rest day, but I've been tired all week. I didn't get home tonight until 10:50 and decided to err on the side of rest.
Thursday Feb 12, 2009 #
Run 1:00:00
shoes: Reeboks
TNT.
The discerning runners came out for one of the final TNTs of this era.
That is why Bobby Curtis was there. That is why Aeolus tried vainly to blow us asunder. That is why the fox emerged from his den and joined us for a lap. It was an evening of strange happenings--befitting such a fundamental change in reality.
Tom stuck to his knitting, and didn't join Bobby and me. Luckily Bobby was taking things easy and only ran for 30 minutes.
We started out at 7 minute miles and I finished with 6:40 pace.
Dinner afterward was great, of course. Tom made a great dessert and Eric a great salad.
Bobby also brought me a bag of schwag. Maybe I don't need to infiltrate the CANadian orienteering team anymore. I can be Mr. Reebok.
The discerning runners came out for one of the final TNTs of this era.
That is why Bobby Curtis was there. That is why Aeolus tried vainly to blow us asunder. That is why the fox emerged from his den and joined us for a lap. It was an evening of strange happenings--befitting such a fundamental change in reality.
Tom stuck to his knitting, and didn't join Bobby and me. Luckily Bobby was taking things easy and only ran for 30 minutes.
We started out at 7 minute miles and I finished with 6:40 pace.
Dinner afterward was great, of course. Tom made a great dessert and Eric a great salad.
Bobby also brought me a bag of schwag. Maybe I don't need to infiltrate the CANadian orienteering team anymore. I can be Mr. Reebok.
Wednesday Feb 11, 2009 #
Rowing Machine 1:00:00 [2]
Easy row.
Tuesday Feb 10, 2009 #
Run 1:36:00 [2]
shoes: 9 2007 Adidas
A very nice TNT, but only because I didn't run too long and I was able to get back to see the gang and have some of the delectable food that Karl provided. The soup and bread were a marvelous combination.
The running, however, was noski. Trail conditions were awful. Mud, a lot of water, and some icy patches. I ran without a light (save on the trail down and back) and with the overcast skies providing a uniform faint glow, the palpable silence and not seeing any other souls, it was a tripping experience. Evidently, I was going slowly on top of that.
The running, however, was noski. Trail conditions were awful. Mud, a lot of water, and some icy patches. I ran without a light (save on the trail down and back) and with the overcast skies providing a uniform faint glow, the palpable silence and not seeing any other souls, it was a tripping experience. Evidently, I was going slowly on top of that.
Monday Feb 9, 2009 #
Rowing Machine warm up/down 10:00 [1]
Very light warmup. Damper on 6.
Rowing Machine 1:00:00 [4] 15.13 km (3:58 / km)
As the days are growing short, so to speak, I realized that the window for me to accomplish my rowing goal for the winter (and for the foreseeable future) is rapidly closing. So, I decided today I would do it.
Put the damper on 6 and just started. The goal was to pull <1:57 as long as possible, and then coast at 2:00 for a while. If things got bad, I'd have money in the bank.
Spms were 25ish to start, and then gradually crept up.
It turns out that this goal was reasonable. Of course, my hands sucked. They went from mild callouses to blisters, to no blisters, to a bit bloody. I preemptively taped the fingers, so they weren't a problem. It was the part right below the fingers on the palm.
Anyway, the legs/lungs were OK. True, I felt very languid, but my endurance is quite decent. For the most part, things were right there between 1:57 and 2:00. But, the hands, where the rubber meets the road, did not help the cause.
15,134 meters.
If I were doing some rowing training (pieces) and some weight training, I would expect to add 500 meters to this. But, that is not to be.
Put the damper on 6 and just started. The goal was to pull <1:57 as long as possible, and then coast at 2:00 for a while. If things got bad, I'd have money in the bank.
Spms were 25ish to start, and then gradually crept up.
It turns out that this goal was reasonable. Of course, my hands sucked. They went from mild callouses to blisters, to no blisters, to a bit bloody. I preemptively taped the fingers, so they weren't a problem. It was the part right below the fingers on the palm.
Anyway, the legs/lungs were OK. True, I felt very languid, but my endurance is quite decent. For the most part, things were right there between 1:57 and 2:00. But, the hands, where the rubber meets the road, did not help the cause.
15,134 meters.
If I were doing some rowing training (pieces) and some weight training, I would expect to add 500 meters to this. But, that is not to be.
Sunday Feb 8, 2009 #
Bike 40:00 14.15 mi (2:50 / mi)
Saturday Feb 7, 2009 #
Bike 45:00 [2]
Level 8 hills.
Run 40:00
shoes: 10/2006 Asics
Level 8 hills. Brought it up by .1 mph per 30 secs. at 25.
Weight training 5:00 [2]
Crunches and push-ups. Haven't done much of this stuff in a while and it showed.
Friday Feb 6, 2009 #
Bike 45:00 [2]
Level 7 hills.
Cross Training 45:00 [2]
Level 6 hills.
Thursday Feb 5, 2009 #
Run 30:00
Level 10 hills. Last 10 minutes faster.
As I was running, it started to smell like a (pre smoking ban) bar. I was wondering what was going on. I started smelling my towel, my shirt, etc., thinking I was the source of it for some bizarre reason. And then I realized it was emanating from the pseudo-biker chick next to me. I started to get nuts.
I am quite laissez-faire about smoking. If someone wants to smoke in a bar, elsewhere, etc., I don't really care. It won't even affect my behavior. But, if I smell it when I am working out, it incenses me. Cell phones while "exercising" is one thing (very bad); reeking of smoke is another (grounds for pummelling.)
As I was running, it started to smell like a (pre smoking ban) bar. I was wondering what was going on. I started smelling my towel, my shirt, etc., thinking I was the source of it for some bizarre reason. And then I realized it was emanating from the pseudo-biker chick next to me. I started to get nuts.
I am quite laissez-faire about smoking. If someone wants to smoke in a bar, elsewhere, etc., I don't really care. It won't even affect my behavior. But, if I smell it when I am working out, it incenses me. Cell phones while "exercising" is one thing (very bad); reeking of smoke is another (grounds for pummelling.)
Bike 30:00 [2]
Level 8 hills.
Wednesday Feb 4, 2009 #
Run 1:00:00
shoes: 10/2006 Asics
Level 8 hill son the way out and level 9 on the way back. Progressively faster last 10 minutes.
Legs felt very nice today.
Legs felt very nice today.
Tuesday Feb 3, 2009 #
Bike 40:00 [2]
Level 8 hills.
Cross Training 20:00 [2]
Level 6 hills. Legs did not feel great today.
Monday Feb 2, 2009 #
Bike 1:00:00 19.67 mi (3:03 / mi)
Level 8 hills.
Sunday Feb 1, 2009 #
Run 41:30
shoes: 9 2007 Saucony
Run with Dasha until the 2nd bridge and then alone up and across the third. Paved paths were somewhat treacherous in some areas, despite the warmish temperatures. Ran in deep snow for part of the run--very nice.
Unfortuantely, had rapid onset GI distress at around 40 and walked it in.
Unfortuantely, had rapid onset GI distress at around 40 and walked it in.
Bike 20:00 [2]
To finish the hour.