- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W11/D3
- Today’s session: 10 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 10.3 @ 8:26 in my new Kinvara 3s. There was a nice bit of rain on miles 5 & 6 otherwise, just wet pavement and a few ‘found’ puddles…FUN!
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A while back, I read about StrideBox on a blog and forgot about it until I saw a video review of it last week while surfing YouTube during lunch. StrideBox is basically a goodie/sampler box of running “accessories, nutritional products, and apparel” that you get each month for a $15 subscription.
Anyway, I signed up last week and made it just in time to get the March edition in yesterday’s mail!
As you can see, the box contained a great sampling of products (some of which I already use/like) and I’ll definitely use/try everything included – I’ll even give the Wrist Wallet a try…I KNOW I’ll devour the Picky Bar, being a Picky Club‘er already.
Again, the monthly subscription is $15 and, by my calculation, this month’s sampling total about $29 – a pretty good deal.
StrideBox #1 (vMarch 2013) was a winner – can’t wait for April. You can sign up for your monthly StrideBox here!
Training Journal – 3/5/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W11/D2
- Today’s session: 5 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 5.36 @ 8:14. First run in my new Saucony Type A5s – liked ’em a lot!
Gonna unbox some new kicks on Tuesday and Wednesday!
New Saucony Type A5s on Tuesday and Kinvara 3s on Wednesday. The A5s are new for me (figured I’d try a lighter shoe) and these are my fifth pair of Kinvara 3s (their my old faithful/favorite road shoe with ~1200+ miles so far across 4 pair).
Training Journal – 3/3/13:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W10/D7
- Today’s session:19 mile long run @ 8:32-9:49 pace
- Comments: I did a 19.33 @ 8:42 pace on my Big Sur Hurricane Point sim route (sim at about mile 10, just like the BSIM course.). Today was supposed to be a long slow run, but it ended up being a pacing sim…which went well and according to plan.
- Weekly mileage: Running: 61.9 / Bicycling: 0
February was another great month of training! Road running pretty much dominated the mix at 75%, with trail running at 8%, and bicycling at 17%. Our lives are still churning after my Father-in-law’s passing last December and my Mother-in-Law had some health issues this month as well. Running seems to be my therapy right now.
The high point of the training month was gritting out a new half marathon PR (1:44:45) at the KP San Francisco Half Marathon by 2:36 – BOOYAH!
As far as new equipment, none this month – though I did try the lemon flavor of GU Chomps and like them.
With Big Sur less than two months away, I’ve started some focused training (including a Hurricane Point sim) and have made some pacing goal refinements (using a great BSIM-specific spreadsheet from mymarathonpace.com.)
Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was February 2013:
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W10/D4
- Today’s session: 4 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 4.82 @ 8:21
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W10/D3
- Today’s session: 9 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 9.3 @ 8:31
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W9/D7
- Today’s session:17 mile long run @ 8:32-9:49 pace
- Comments: Rest day called. Spent early AM with my mother in law in the ER. She’s ok and I’ll hit the road tomorrow.
- Weekly mileage: Running: 28.05 / Bicycling: 16.52
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W9/D6
- Today’s session: Rest
- Comments: Rest
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W9/D5
- Today’s session: 9 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 9.03 @ 8:29
- Current plan: Big Sur Marathon Training Plan – W9/D4
- Today’s session: 4 mile easy run @ 8:27-9:28 pace
- Comments: I did 5.16 @ 8:12
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