Ran my Big Sur, Hurricane Point simulator route this morning…AKA the “Y” route.

My goal was to keep the overall pacing at around 9-minute miles – I did pretty good.  I ran it easy and without walking until mile 12, where I took a .2 mile walk break and took a GU ahead of the summit turn around.  Overall, a great morning run!

Training Journal – 11/24/13:

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 20 mile, long run [2 of 2 in prep for the ZRQL Marathon]
• Comments: I did 20.6 miles @ 8:56 avg pace, avg cadence 94 & a run time of 3:03:56. [Strava]
• Weekly mileage: Running: 48.3 / Bicycling: 28 – Total: 76.3

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 8-mile run
• Comments: I did 8.6 miles @ 8:39 avg pace, avg cadence 95 & a run time of 1:14:27. [Strava]

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 6-mile run
• Comments: I did 6.6 miles @ 8:31 avg pace, avg cadence 95 & a run time of 56:36. [Strava]

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 5-mile run
• Comments: I did 5.4 miles @ 8:21 avg pace, avg cadence 95 & a run time of 45:06. [Strava]

Or: Oh. My. Quads

On my trail run yesterday, I decided to kick it and do the main descent from Boccardo Peak as fast as I could without tripping, slipping, or otherwise making a fool out of myself…yeah, there were people around.  Oh, and there were two guys at the Peak that were close to getting ready to run down just after I left too…read: they ain’t gonna pass me!

As you can see in my “how can I display this in a fun and interesting way & also kill some time during today’s lunch” graphic, for me at least, me & my Hokas were flyin’ down the hill:

My fastest time to date for the same two-mile, 1,027 foot downhill section was just under nineteen minutes.  My slowest was close to 30 minutes back when my ITBS was just starting to flare up.  [runnerd alert!]

I was fine yesterday; but, when I got up this morning to ride, I was a tad stiff.  After riding 22 miles and then sitting in my office chair for most of the morning reading through some stuff, the OMQ set in…

Needless to say, tomorrow morning’s run WILL be an easy one.

Oh, and those two dudes didn’t pass me!

Giddy-up!

Training Journal – 11/18/13:

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 20-mile ride
• Comments: I rode for 1:16:26 for 22.3 miles @ 17.5 mph avg & avg cadence of 87 [Strava]

After a way-too-long break from trail running, I decided to do my long run up in Alum Rock Park this morning. It was a beautiful morning – peaceful and quiet run, with a few deer and a few fellow runners and mountain bikers too.

I’ve run variations of this route many times and, depending upon the route I take,
I see either a griffin or the Loch Ness Monster…

white space!

A few shots from my run:

View from South Rim Trail

North view from Eagle Rock

South view from Eagle Rock

Sunrise along the Boccardo Trail

Requisite selfie at the summit

Boccardo Peak Summit View

Training Journal – 11/17/13:

• Current plan: ZRQL Marathon Training Plan
• Today’s session: 14 mile, long run
• Comments: I did 14.7 miles @ 10:36 avg pace, avg cadence 90 & a run time of 2:36:01. [Strava]
• Weekly mileage: Running: 43.7 / Bicycling: 27.5 – Total: 71.2