January 2013 Training Stats

January was a good month of training consisting of a mix of road running (67%), trail running (11%), and cycling sessions (22%.)  I seem to be in a funk lately and the runs and rides always provide a great opportunity to clear my mind.

I made a 3-day trip to Chicago; but stayed on track, logging 28.7 miles along the Lakefront Trail (12.27, 10.38, & 6.04)…chilly miles to boot (at least for this Northern Californian.)

As far as new equipment, zip.  Though I did buy a new pair of Kinvara 3s to have in the queue.  It’s hard to pass up “20% off sale price” offer from Road Runner Sports and the four pair of road shoes in my rotation are in various stages of “maturity.”

Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was January 2013:

Running

Mileage:

• Total: 172.31 [+33.01 from December]
• Shortest run: 4.8 [+2.35 from December]
• Longest run: 14.29 [-12.0 from December]
• YTD: 172.31

Pace:

• Overall Avg: 8:23 [-:21 from December]
• Slowest Avg: 10:05 [-1:41 from December]
• Fastest Avg: 7:46 [-:16 from December]
• YTD Avg: 8:23

Total Running Time:

• 24.31 hours or 1,459 minutes [+2:59 from December]
• YTD: 24.31 hours or 1,459 minutes

Cycling

Mileage:

• 48.28 miles [-34.62 from December]
  
• YTD: 48.28

Pace:

• Avg. of 15.7 mph [+0.2 from December]
  
• YTD Avg: 15.7 mph

Total Cycling Time:

• 3.07 hours or 184 minutes [-2:10:00 from December]
• YTD: 3.07 hours or 184 minutes

Training Program(s):

• 18-week program for the Big Sur Marathon on April 28th. The program is basically Hal Higdon’s Intermediate 2 Marathon Training Guide with customization for planned travel and home life.  Pacing for my plan is calculated using my half marathon PR, the McMillan Running Calculator, and selecting a pace in the middle of the resulting “Optimal Training Paces” for the various workouts. On the plan, Monday is a 60 to 80-minute cycling session to add some cross training.

Caloric Stats:

• Consumed: 104,846 [-1136 from December]
• Burned: 22,844 [+1,987 from December]
• YTD: C: 104,846/ B: 22,844
  

Races Completed:

• 1/1: Brazen New Year’s Day Half Marathon [report]

• YTD Race Count: 1
  • 5k: 0
  • 10k: 0
  • Half Marathon: 1
  • Marathon: 0
  • Other: 0

GIDDY-UP!

Training Journal – 2/1/13:

• Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W6/D5
• Today’s session: 4 mile easy run @ 8:37-9:37 pace + day one of carb loading for a half marathon on Sunday
• Comments: I did 4.8 @ 8:18