Beautiful morning for a run.
Training Journal – 1/20/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W4/D7
- Today’s session:13 mile long run @ 8:42-9:59 pace
- Comments: I did 13.59 @ 8:17
- Weekly mileage: Running: 36.42 / Bicycling: 16.09
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I tried a new afternoon snack yesterday & today – ME LIKEY!
I saw them in Triathlete Magazine and stopped by Whole Foods the other day to pick some up. I LOVE bananas (just ask my wife), but am not a fan of dried bananas – so these intrigued me. They didn’t have the plain/original, so I was “forced” to get the dark chocolate-covered version. They were very tasty – I even shared with my wife, who gave them a “thumbs up” too. Gotta get some more and also want to try the plain/original variety too.
I guess I could see carrying these for some variety on a long ride or putting them in a drop bag for a long run. Check them out at barnana.com – its a pretty cool story about how they got started.
Oh, and give them a try too!
Training Journal – 1/18/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W4/D5
- Today’s session:6 mile pace run @ 8:42 pace
- Comments: I did 6.78 @ 8:06. For some reason, I just can’t seem to slow down. I need to deliberately work on that aspect of running since I know for sure that I can’t maintain a 7:55 pace for a half or full marathon (which was my average pace this week.). Then again, …!
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W4/D3
- Today’s session:6 mile easy run @ 8:37-9:37 pace
- Comments: I did 6.21 @ 8:00
I just love the fact that this is only about 5.5 miles from my house!
Training Journal – 1/13/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W3/D7
- Today’s session: 8 mile long run @ 8:42-9:59 pace
- Comments: I did 11.54 @ 9:12 – out & back from my house up into Alum Rock Park
- Weekly mileage: Running: 39.97 / Bicycling: 0
I read this a few weeks ago, so true:
Running is a form of relaxation. That’s one of the curiosities of life – that such a high-energy activity could be so relaxing.
– Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University
After a rest day today, I’m ready to “relax” tomorrow! GIDDY-UP!!!
Training Journal – 1/12/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W3/D6
- Today’s session: Rest
- Comments: Rest, pancakes, rest, a few chores, and more rest!
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W3/D4
- Today’s session: 5 mile easy run @ 8:37-9:37 pace
- Comments: I did 5.53 @ 8:22
Good one on Urban Dictionary yesterday:
Training Journal – 1/9/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W3/D3
- Today’s session: 5 mile easy run @ 8:37-9:37 pace
- Comments: I woke up at 0350 and decided to take a rest day. Given that I still have a little cold, am a bit jet-lagged, and already have 16.4 miles in this week, I didn’t feel bad…!
A wee brisk on this morning’s run! I saw “shorts dude” again, though he had long sleeves on today…
Training Journal – 1/7/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W3/D1
- Today’s session: 4 mile easy run @ 8:37-9:37 pace
- Comments: I did 10.38 @ 8:21
I’m on a short trip to Chicago and braved the 0430, “29 degrees (feels like 19) with 13 mph winds” weather for my pre-meeting, long run today. I planned my gear pretty well and was actually pretty comfortable. From the few fellow runners I saw at that early hour, I didn’t look out of place (read: “He must be from California!”)…though I did see one guy running in shorts AND short sleeves!
Training Journal – 1/6/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W2/D7
- Today’s session: 11 mile long run @ 8:42-9:59 pace
- Comments: I did 12.27 @ 8:29
December…where didst thou go?
This was a pretty tough month on the home front, but still a solid month of training and the milestone of my first FULL MARATHON! Training consisted of a mix of road running (36%), trail running (28%), and cycling sessions (36%.) My job shut down for the holidays, so I took advantage of that to squeeze in some additional trail runs and cycling.
As far as new equipment, I bought some winter-weather running tights, some fenders for my bike, and added SaltStick to my pre/mid-race routine (after learning the hard way during the marathon.) I went back & forth on buying a trainer for winter cycle training, but opted for the fenders – I may still splurge, but the fenders do work pretty good…
Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was December 2012:
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