This year's ass kicking is coming to a close - but I could not bring myself to allow that to happen without at least having something on the horizon.
So this morning I registered for the Sudbury Spring Sprint triathlon. It takes place on May 10, 2009 - so I should be plenty recovered from surgery by then, and hopefully a couple months into jogging, biking and swim training. Right now I could do a sprint tri any day of the week - I may not be fast, but I could complete it. So I've been figuring that a sprint tri in the spring of 2009 would be a good way to get back into the swing of things after the upcoming downtime.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
11 Miles - 12/6
One last longer run before surgery this coming Thursday. I'm hopeful that after about 3-4 weeks, I'll be able to resume runs in the 5 mile range, and after 2 months, I'll be able to get back into the 10 mile range. I want to hit the month of March being pretty much ready to go for full marathon training.
Today's run was quite a bit different than my typical long runs, as I had someone else to run with. I had recently been emailing with an old coworkers husband who has gotten back into running himself over the past few years. Although his pace is considerably faster than mine (he did a half marathon in the fall in less than 90 minutes), we both typically run solo. As a potential way to break that monotony once in a while, we decided to get a long run in before my surgery, with the possibility that next year, we might be able to meet up a couple times a month - depending on our respective training schedules and paces.
So we started off at about 7 am. I debated whether to bring water with me or not - but it was cold enough that I didn't anticipate I'd lose much water to sweat. Instead, I just made sure I got myself plenty hydrated beforehand (but not too hydrated that I'd have to take a bio break).
Total Time: 1:40
Total Distance: 10.85 miles
Avg HR: 168
So there are a couple interesting data points for this run. First - the pace was just over 9 min/miles. Normally I make these long runs on the slower side, but I feel like once in a while it is good to push things a little bit - and having a running partner certainly makes that easier.
Second - the HR of 168 is a bit high for the pace. By contrast, the half marathon in October was run with an avg HR of 150, and the pace was about 8:45 min/mile. Of course, I've lost some conditioning since then, but also a large factor in the higher HR was act of casual conversation during the run. I've never really had a datapoint for how much my HR would rise when engaged in conversation - but now I have an idea - about 10-15 bpm.
Today's run was quite a bit different than my typical long runs, as I had someone else to run with. I had recently been emailing with an old coworkers husband who has gotten back into running himself over the past few years. Although his pace is considerably faster than mine (he did a half marathon in the fall in less than 90 minutes), we both typically run solo. As a potential way to break that monotony once in a while, we decided to get a long run in before my surgery, with the possibility that next year, we might be able to meet up a couple times a month - depending on our respective training schedules and paces.
So we started off at about 7 am. I debated whether to bring water with me or not - but it was cold enough that I didn't anticipate I'd lose much water to sweat. Instead, I just made sure I got myself plenty hydrated beforehand (but not too hydrated that I'd have to take a bio break).
Total Time: 1:40
Total Distance: 10.85 miles
Avg HR: 168
So there are a couple interesting data points for this run. First - the pace was just over 9 min/miles. Normally I make these long runs on the slower side, but I feel like once in a while it is good to push things a little bit - and having a running partner certainly makes that easier.
Second - the HR of 168 is a bit high for the pace. By contrast, the half marathon in October was run with an avg HR of 150, and the pace was about 8:45 min/mile. Of course, I've lost some conditioning since then, but also a large factor in the higher HR was act of casual conversation during the run. I've never really had a datapoint for how much my HR would rise when engaged in conversation - but now I have an idea - about 10-15 bpm.
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