Saturday Aug 16 |
 | Running 24:00 [2] 2.0 mi (11:59 / mi) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Morning Jog. It's getting dark earlier now, so I thought I should acclimate toward morning runs. |
| Orienteering 4:30 [4] 1 km (4:30 / km) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Memory-O |
| Orienteering 13:09 [4] 2.9 km (4:32 / km) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Test running yellow course at Lake Merrit. |
Friday Aug 15 |
| Running 55:00 [3] 10.23 km (5:23 / km) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Evening run in Tiilden. Cut a little short, since it's getting dark earlier now. |
Thursday Aug 14 |
| Running 20:00 [3] 2.0 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Warmup/Cooldown |
| Running 26:00 [3] 6 km (4:20 / km) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| 4x1200m repeats at interval pace.
4:14 (85.3, 84.7, 84.4) (rest 2:43)
4:16 (87.5, 84.1, 84.3) (rest 2:43)
4:18 (85.2, 86.1, 86.7) (rest 2:52)
4:17 (85.7, 87.3, 84.0)
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Wednesday Aug 13 |
| Running 43:00 [3] 5.3 mi (8:06 / mi) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Evening run in the hills. Out toward Euclid and Spruce.
Might have run further/faster, but my stomach was feeling slightly upset. |
Tuesday Aug 12 |
| Note | |
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| I've had some interesting thoughts after Sunday evening's trail run. The run felt great. I was doing a fast pace - sub 6:30 miles, and just felt like I was flying. This was not new, but typically I wouldn't be able to sustain it for so long during training.
But what made this interesting was the realization that running a 6:30 pace felt fundamentally different than running a 7:30 pace. Consider that there are major differences in mechanics between walking and jogging, jogging and running, or running and sprinting. In a more subtle way, I wonder if there is a difference between my 'slow run' at 7:30 min/mile and a faster run at 6:00 min/mile.
So, is it possible that my workouts have built leg strength and cardio to the point that I'm now able to train with a different, faster gait? If so, there could be exciting consequences! |
| Running 15:00 [3] 1.5 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Running, warmup. Some strides. |
| Strength 30:00 [3] | |
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| Lifting with the MSE guys. |
| Hiking 20:00 [3] | |
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| Walk home |
Monday Aug 11 |
| Hiking 20:00 [1] | |
| shoes: Columbia |
| Walk home. |
| Biking 1:30:00 [2] | |
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| Decided to go cycling for a change of pace. A good chance to rest after yesterday's hard running workout. Did the Bayshore trail with the cycling club.
I think this is the approximate route. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2163524 |
Sunday Aug 10 |
| Orienteering 11:55 [4] 2.7 km (4:25 / km) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Vetting |
| Orienteering 10:00 [1] | |
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| Field Checking |
| Running 56:00 [3] 6.9 mi (8:07 / mi) | |
| shoes: Grid Cohesions |
| Out and back on the fire road, to the top of the extender.
It was good to do a flattish run, since one of the muscles in my left leg is sore when I climb steep hills.
I felt really fast today, and I was running fast too. When I checked my pace toward the end, it was at 6:26/mile. I think that the last few months of training are really paying off. |