Training Log Archive: bishop22

So, I'm not allowed to run any more, but just as everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day, everyone's a runner on Buffalo Shamrock Run day. I completed my 27th consecutive Shamrock Run, and the only walking break was when I had a quick beer that was being handed out, outside a bar just before the halfway point.

Started at the O'Connell St intersection where the barricade ended, and it took my 1:34 to get to the starting line, so I went through the mile mark in 10:41 (9:07) thanks to all of the traffic I had to deal with. Didn't see the 2-mile mark, but I assume it was just around the corner off of Seneca, so call it 8:50, then 8:46 for the third mile, and 8:51 for mile #4. I still hadn't seen Walt, so I picked it up the last mile, just to be sure and went 8:03.

4:13/8:32
1:33,37,35,34,32
3:32,33

Starting to get respectable...

8 x 1 min easy + 2 min hard
2 min w/dn

Not sure if HR was a "4" intensity - didn't measure it - but the effort was there.

Skipped the legs again. First weight workout in 22 days (I know this because when you start the workout it tells you how bad you've been).

w/up on Rabbit Run. Started with the 190 pacer because of the long layoff (15 days since my last biking effort), but destroyed him easily. (P=210, C=69)

Chose a longer route this time and started with the default 200 pacer on the Vindicator loop, but smoked him within 2 miles and upped it to 220.

Still can't get the HR up very high, despite making a pretty decent effort. So, I guess I have to keep getting the leg strength up so I can get a real workout accomplished. (P=228, C=67)

I could have dropped a bit of time if I knew the Y all-time leaderboard: 41:12, 41:39, 41:41, so I have future targets. The current season leader was listed on the screen, but it was just 51:18.

Easy loop around Expresso Speedway. Discovered you can't "coast" on these bikes - the speed immediately dropped to zero when I paused pedaling to adjust my sore butt.

I don't believe the HR stats (P=207, C=69)

4:10/8:33
1:37,40,40,38,38
3:42,3:36

Also tried to do some DWR afterward but the Downtown Y pool is too shallow, except within 5 yards of the end wall.

RH3 from Cobbs Hill. Walked the whole way, but much of it quickly, so I didn't shortcut with the walkers. Anchored the winning dizzy relay that was held by the reservoir in honor of the Daytona 500 (did walk that, too - the relay, not the 500).