- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W5/D1
- Today’s session:Cross Train: 60 minute bike ride
- Comments: I rode 61 minutes for 16.1 miles @ 15.7 mph avg.
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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/D1
- Today’s session:Cross Train: 60 minute bike ride
- Comments: I rode 61 minutes for 16.09 miles @ 15.7 mph avg.
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:
In November, my wife and I drove the course so I could gather some INTEL.
Yikes, Yippee, & 18 weeks ’til I GIDDY UP!
Training Journal – 12/24/12:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W1/D1
- Today’s session:Cross Train: 60 minute bike ride
- Comments: I rode 95 minutes for 25.65 miles @ 16.1 mph avg.
Maybe it’s just me, but every time I look at my bike training route, I see a well-known, comic strip character who has a pointy-haired boss.
(one of these days I’ll have to detour a bit at the North-end to make the image complete)
Training Journal – 12/17/12:
- Current plan: Bay Trail Marathon Training Plan – Recovery Week 1
- Today’s session:
RestCross Train: 60 minute bike ride - Comments: Legs are feeling good, so I rode 15.39 miles @ 15.1 mph avg. Light rain during parts and a fair headwind on the back half!
Sported my new bicycling tights on this morning’s ride. It made the ride in 47-degree weather a whole lot better than my recent Ccccold one! (The winter jersey, full-finger gloves, toe covers, crew socks, and skull cap also helped.)
space!
Actually, this is only the second time I’ve worn tights in my life. The first time was years ago when I played a character named “Psalty” in a kids musical at the church we went to at the time. Not sure how that gig happened… Sorry, no actual photo of me, that would be too scary. The photo at right was sniped from the web.
I’ll be stickin’ with the cycling type moving forward…
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan – Week 2 of Taper
- Today’s session:Cross Train: 60 minute bike ride
- Comments: Rode 17.47 miles @ 16.2 mph avg
Note to self after this morning’s ride:
Need to purchase cold weather cycling clothes.
It was cold standing still – add riding to that and you get cccccold!
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross Train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 20.47 miles @ 15.7 mph avg
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross Train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 20.28 miles @ 16 mph avg
October was another great month of training – all road running and a return to Monday cycling [a spread of 77% road, 0% trail, and 23% bike.] October also continued my training program for the Honolulu Marathon in December – taking me through week 12 of the 18-week plan. I also did three races, squeezing in one while on a business trip to Orlando.
As far as new equipment, I bought another pair of Kinvara 3s (my 4th now), but they are being held in reserve and will probably enter the rotation in mid-November.
As I mentioned above, I did have to travel to Orlando, FL; but kept on schedule, doing 55 miles, including a near-marathon day!
Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was October 2012:
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