Training Archive: iamsinhtIn the 7 days ending 2008-02-09:
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Saturday Feb 9 | ||
| Road running 35:35 [3] 4.27 mi (8:20 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB ABZORB EX 11.5 | ||
| Read the Blue Hills Traverse map while I ran. I'm not very good at reading contour lines while I run, and I predominantly use contour lines to get a sense of where I am on a map.
My calves have been very sore this week, despite my relatively light running load. I took great care to stretch after today's run. The run felt good; I feel as though my current limitation is my musculature, not my stamina. It must be noted that these are not race conditions and on all the street-Os in January, my endurance gave out before I finished the race. Anyway, this distance was appropriate with my current regimen. I've been oversleeping this week - and since morning runs best fit my schedule, my running has been compromised. I look to next week to again calibrate my circadian rhythms to my running cycle. Cool observation: at the end of my run, while stretching outside, I took off my windbreaker to discover my shirt (and face) were steaming. The effect diminished but was still observable when I retired to shower. | ||
Wednesday Feb 6 | ||
| Note | |
| Tuesday and Wednesday were off days; I haven't been sleeping as much of late, my legs have been a bit sore, and work and rehearsals have kept me very busy. I will resume running Thursday morning. | ||
Monday Feb 4 | ||
| Road running 42:00 [3] 5.16 mi (8:07 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB ABZORB EX 11.5 | ||
| My second early morning run; I mean to run in the early morning before I shower (each day) throughout the remainder of the week to measure its effect calibrating my daily rhythm. My loop today went through Central Square, River St, and anticlockwise along the north bank of the river past the Harvard Bridge, and home.
I started fairly groggily, but I maintained a consistent pace and felt strong near the end of the run. My calves are tight and slightly sore; I may need to slow my pace for the rest of the week until they are stronger and accustomed to the frequency of training. Unfortunately, my stopwatch powered down at between 32 and 34 minutes (I had last noted its reading at 29 minutes), so my timing is not precise. However, the last leg of my trip - 9:45 - was 1.2 miles, so assuming that I ran the rest of the loop at that rate, the data is as recorded. I need to get a splits watch (or a watch in general). In any case, these benchmarks are unimportant for the present. Breathing rate was 1 per 3 steps for the first half of the run, and 1 per 2 steps for the second half. I concluded with about 15 minutes of stretching, focusing on my calves. I spent the run contemplating education and how to best address the present state of the world, particularly with respect to terrorism. I frequently referred to metaphorical models, including playground (bullies etc) and domestic examples (the KKK, Unibomber, etc). A question for the general community: how do you traverse hills ascending, especially when you're orienteering? I have found that my general tactic is to increase my cadence and decrease my step size, with the objective of maintaining approximately consistent effort from my legs with each step as if I were running on level ground. My speed does decrease, but I think this is the optimal route for speed without exhaustion. Heart rate was clocked at 156 thirty seconds after the conclusion of my run. | ||
| C • Shower for the remainder of the week? 3 | ||
Sunday Feb 3 | ||
| Road running 34:55 [3] 4.2 mi (8:18 / mi) | |
| shoes: NB ABZORB EX 11.5 | ||
| A brisk morning run (6 AM). I felt generally good during the run, keeping a constant breathing rate of three steps per breath. I tracked a single split of 2.76 miles at 22:40, or 8.2 minutes per mile. I wore my insulated running pants, gloves, and a windbreaker. | ||