I run for my health, I run for my family. I run for the wind in my face, the cold air in my lungs and the fiery burn in my legs. I run for friends and family that have passed and will never feel that sense of accomplishment again. I run for the paralyzed and amputees that would give up everything to use my legs for one last run. I run for the sick and weak who pray for enough strength to get out of bed everyday. I run because I never know when it will be my last.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Week #3 Recap


Weekly Mileage: 29.79

 Monday early am Ab workout (followed by a late night meal at el guacho's paid for by Chevron)

Tuesday morning came early (got about 5 hours of sleep) before it was 4am and time for my tempo run. I was still stuffed from the great meal the night before but figured I had to pay the piper. The first fast mile was better than the last two weeks but my stamina wasn't quite there so my times were a little slower on the last two miles.

9:01
6:52    
7:50
8:31

Wednesday Rest Day

Thursday  it was a monsoon outside at 4am so I hit the snooze and decided to try and get my run in that night. I made it out there at about 9:00pm and got just over 5 miles in for an average pace of 8:41. I was excited as this was the first time I was able to stay in the right heart rate zone and not feel like I was going painstakingly slow. I hope this the first signs of improvement and not just a coincidence. I should know for sure during Saturday's long run.

Friday early am Ab workout

Saturday had a 2 hour long run planned and got out there late morning. The run was very difficult probably harder than my marathon was. I made it just over 13 miles with an average pace of 9:53 much slower than normal. I think the temperature really affected me I never felt particularly warm and was not in any real pain I just felt mentally out of it after about 7 or 8 miles. My suspicion about the temperature/dehydration was confirmed by how great water tasted when I got home and the more than 4lbs of weight loss I had during the run. Unfortunately it didn't allow me to see if Thursday's results were a fluke or long term improvement.

Sunday was a second "longish run" this is the heavy week in my training and really the first time I have ever run the day after a long run. It started feeling really good I was not sore in the least but did feel fatigued after about 3 miles. The run had a few ups and downs fighting through that fatigue and some left knee pain that crept in, but the most inspiring part was that I actually struggled to get up to the heart rate range I normally am having to fight to stay below. I believe this was due to a  mix of improvement in my cardio conditioning and the fatigue of my legs. I was able to get through about 7.5 miles with an average pace of 8:34


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