- Current plan: Mix of running and biking
- Today’s session: 60 Minute Brick
- Comments: Since I got stuck in Denver overnight (what a mess!), today ended up being another rest day.
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking right now
- Today’s session: Ride?
- Comments: I thought about riding the stationary bike in the hotel fitness center, but slept in instead. That 10-mile run in the humidity yesterday sapped me. Tomorrow is another day…
Whew, today was a FULL day…
I’m on a biz trip to the DC area and:
- Did the “local” thing and took the DC METRO to my meeting in downtown WDC
- Swung by our DC office and spent some time there
- Drove out to another part of VA for a few meetings tomorrow
- Went for a late afternoon trail run in Prince William Forrest Park. [Miss K scolded me for this!]
For the run, it was warm and humid, so I just took took my time and ran, fast walked, and hiked the ten miles. I’ve never been to the area, so running in the Park was a nice change from running along the local roads (which is my usual option, since I avoid treadmills.)
Aside from the nice scenery, my IT band did not protest AT ALL TODAY! It may have been that I’ve been working it with my Travel Stick, which I usually bring with me on trips…but never seem to use. Maybe between the foam roller, The Stick, and stretching, I’ve found what works for now. I’m still doing the 3:1 run/walk ratio thing. Maybe once I have some consistent runs without IT band pain, I’ll try and go back to only running…but that will be a while.
Here’s some pictures I took on the run:
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I got back to the hotel, showered, and headed to dinner at The Cracker Barrel – BOOYAH!!!
A FULL day indeed & can’t wait to go home!
Training Journal – 7/17/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking right now
- Today’s session: Easy trail run
- Comments: I did an easy, easy, easy 10 miles @ 13:15 avg pace
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking right now
- Today’s session: Rest day
- Comments: Nada…
…and left with two for myself.
Just some leisure reading at this point…though it will probably transition to training at some point. [though I’m not sure when…]
On the “running” front, I’m pretty jazzed that I got registered for the 2014 Big Sur International Marathon before it sold out in just 59 minutes! Next year’s marathons are getting scheduled already: Big Sur in April & San Francisco in July. What to do after July 2014? What to do?
Training Journal – 7/15/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking right now
- Today’s session: 6 mile easy run
- Comments: I did 6.26 miles @ 9:50 avg pace
Spreadin’ the message on this morning’s ride…
Training Journal – 7/14/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking right now
- Today’s session: 2-hour ride
- Comments: I ended up riding for 2:03:02 for 32.83 miles @ 16 mph avg
- Weekly mileage: Running: 16.53 / Bicycling: 80.68 [this is the first week I’ve had more miles riding than running.]
I completed my fifteenth half marathon today and also continued my race/run-a-month streak, which is now at 21 months!
Today’s run was the Zoom Quarry Lakes Half held in Fremont. I will write up the details in a run report this coming week, as well as finally post my much overdue report from the San Francisco Marathon – Second Half.
Ahead of the report for today, my time was 2:03:07 @ a 9:24 avg pace. I’m pretty happy with that result, given my IT band issues and especially since it is 1:08 faster than my SF Marathon – Second Half time.
BTW, the item in the lower right is one of my new best friends! More about her in a subsequent post, though I think she deserves some credit for addressing my ITBS for today’s run.
Enjoy the weekend!
Training Journal – 7/13/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking
- Today’s session: Zoom Quarry Lakes Half Marathon
- Comments: See above, more to follow
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking
- Today’s session: Pre-run rest day
- Comments: I thought about riding this morning – even set everything out – but stayed up too late last night. A rest day was on the plan anyway!
Been rep’ing CA on my rides this week…
Training Journal – 7/11/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking
- Today’s session: 60 Minute Brick
- Comments:
- RIDE: 8.71 miles @ 16.8 mph avg TIME: 31:13
- TRANSITION: 3:28 min
- RUN: 3.43 miles @ 9:46 avg pace. TIME: 33:33
- TOTAL TIME: 1:08:14
Gonna have to think about the blender option at the end!
Training Journal – 7/10/13:
- Current plan: Mix of running and biking
- Today’s session: 60 minute bike ride
- Comments: Somehow, I hit the road a bit earlier than usual, so I ended up riding for 1:17:43 for 20.1 miles @ 16.3 mph avg.
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