I’m mixing things up a bit for a little variety by inserting a trail run during the week while the weather is nice. Afternoons are best schedule and safety-wise, given that i run at o-dark-thirty. It was warm hot today, so I treated the run as a series of hill intervals, walking (and hydrating) throughout the run.
I did 6.8 @ 1:27:43, a 12:48 overall avg pace and a 7:28 avg best pace. Not bad considering the heat (~90°) – I did pretty much the same route one morning last week at 1:11:25, a 10:35 overall avg pace and a 7:17 avg best pace.
All in all, a great afternoon workout.
Training Journal – 7/12/12:
Current plan: Half-marathon program
Today’s session: 6 mile Trail Run
Comments: See above. A bit irked with my Garmin 210 though, as it continually doesn’t track the first .1 miles…I basically started the run at the same point where I ended.
Last week, over the course of a few lunches, I re-watched “Unbreakable: The Western States 100” for about the fourth or fifth time. The film is always a boost (maybe someday I’ll work up to an ultra!); however, this time the music is what caught my attention.
The original score is by Cody Westheimer, with original music by Chris LaShelle. Sadly, there is no formal ‘soundtrack’ available for the film, but they do list the featured music near the end of the film’s credits. Most (13) are available on iTunes – the original scores do not seem to be available (at least as far as I can tell.)
The music is a mix of genres and each is actually pretty good listening on a long run – which is the only time I usually listen to music. A few standouts for me are:
Outro, by M83
Down On My Luck, by Blackyear
Separate, by Trampled By Turtles
Chapel Song, by We Are Augustines
Stay Gold Pony, by Summer of Glaciers
Still, the one song that I can’t get off my mind is We Move Lightly, by Dustin O’Halloran. like buttah…
Training Journal – 7/11/12:
Current plan: Half-marathon program
Today’s session: 7 miles @ 9:09
Comments: This morning’s run felt real sluggish, but I stayed with it and did 7.4 @ 8:25 avg pace – with negative splits to boot!
Comments: Thought in my head this AM, “On my ‘cross’ Mondays, I should at least bike the distance I ran on my Sunday long run.” So I did, riding 15.2 miles at an avg of 13.2 mph (my long run was 14 miles.)