A (no-longer new) training log (comments welcome)

[Psymonds]

RIP to last year's Brooks. the outsde seam at the sole came apart on both shoes last week as I was running. I too them on vacation after their quasi retirement and well, now they're really done.

 

[Psymonds]

this week's training has been wierd and we're not going to be home next week. I find myself longing for school to start because then I know when I have to wake up to run.

Strides this morning. 10x20s and I thought "will that be enough" and I sit at work and it was enough.

 

[Psymonds]

next week's plan then I start the Higdon marathon plan for CIM

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[td]3 mi + strength[/td] [td]6 mi run[/td][td]8 x 400[/td] [td]3 mi run[/td] [td]Rest[/td][td]Rest[/td][td]10K Race[/td][td]lair[/td]

 

[Psymonds]

Ran a trail run yesterday (was in mountains) and I'm so glad:

• while I tripped multiple times I did not fall
• today is a rest day (everything hurts)
• I got up and did the run, it was a gordous sunrise.

 

[Psymonds]

ok week 1 of 18 week marathon program for CIM starts today!!

and we're just a few weeks out from coast to coast at Halloween Half.

 

[Psymonds]

two pace runs in a row where I've blown up and shut down about 3 miles in. ;(

need to make sure I'm not pushing a pace early i can't hold.
need to focus on backing off when I see signs of redlining....

also apparenlty

Spoiler: icky stuff

I had a bunch of phlegm in my throat that decided it wanted to come out whenever I pushed above my pace.

 

[Psymonds]

I don't know why but it's felt like a blah 2 weeks of running until today. 5 miles with some speedwork. finished it out ok. did not hack up a lung.

As an aside, new schedule for school means I'm dropping off DD14 when I want to run. so I'm trying to figure out when to run. I think tommorow is my first headlamp run attempt at 5 am.

 

[Psymonds]

Question for people:

it's fall, we have a bunch going on on weekends, (and weekdays) how do you moderte training with other activities. for example, I did a backpacking trip over the weekend with scouts and clearly it didn't fulfill my scheduled 9 miles easy but would you swap that in for a 3 mile easy base run? it was longer and weighted but not as aerobic.

anyway, I ended up doing the long run yesterday afternoon and felt great. 10k pr on what was an "easy" run. ran up hill to home at end when I often walk that.

 

[jmasgat]

Guess it depends on your plan/run frequency/ goals, etc. Ex: I only want to run 4 days max/week. But if I like the structure/content of a plan that has, e.g. 5 days, I will take one of the easy days and drop it/do cross training. So yes, I would count your hiking as cross training and call it the equivalent of an easy day. But I would do that because I’m in the “no race goals” stage of my running and so it works for me.

In the past, if “life” occurred, I would generally look at trying to reschedule, or if it wasn’t a recurring theme, just drop that easy run and not worry too much about it.

 

[Psymonds]

Guess it depends on your plan/run frequency/ goals, etc. Ex: I only want to run 4 days max/week. But if I like the structure/content of a plan that has, e.g. 5 days, I will take one of the easy days and drop it/do cross training. So yes, I would count your hiking as cross training and call it the equivalent of an easy day. But I would do that because I’m in the “no race goals” stage of my running and so it works for me.

In the past, if “life” occurred, I would generally look at trying to reschedule, or if it wasn’t a recurring theme, just drop that easy run and not worry too much about it.

I have races and goals. I ended up doing my long run from last weekend on Tuesday and my long run from this weekend today. I need to figure out next weekend since we're taking DS on college visits

 

[Psymonds]

Ran Halloween Half in 2:30:30. In my dreams leading up to the race I thought I could train for under 2:15. I had more in tank but I was hampered by Corral H through the first 6 miles and then the heat for the second half of the half.

DS16 who did not train much, had covid less than two weeks ago and did the 10k on Saturday PR'd in 2:13.

So while that was disappointing, the pace is 3-4 minutes a mile faster than what I did in January. I can talk about a marathon time with a 5 in front of it, and if I keep up the 10 minute miles in training, maybe sub 5, in December when I was over 7 hours in January.

 

[Psymonds]

it's been a bit quiet on the training log, and quiet on the running, unfortunately. I did a run today but I effectively lost two weeks after the Halloween half on my progress towards CIM. goal for this week is to get the base runs in and the full long run.

lots of reasons but trying to keep life balanced and get back on the horse here.

 

[Psymonds]

it's been a bit quiet on the training log, and quiet on the running, unfortunately. I did a run today but I effectively lost two weeks after the Halloween half on my progress towards CIM. goal for this week is to get the base runs in and the full long run.

lots of reasons but trying to keep life balanced and get back on the horse here.

I'm behind on my training for CIM but back on wagon a bit this week. still wish I hadn't wasted much of September but life is what life is. DS saw two rattlers on the trail yesterday at 3. That's why I run in the morning.

 

[Psymonds]

Not much action here on the internet, but definitely some running happening. DD14 has switched from asking "how was your morning run" to saying "enjoy your taper"

CIM is this week

I feel underprepared, but I'm also lighter and faster than I was in January.

 

[jmasgat]

Good luck!

 

[Psymonds]

I misread the expo times for today and showed up 2 hours early.... went and got coffee came back and was #50 or so in line for bib pickup. Got a shirt in the merch area, a picture and got out.

 

[Psymonds]

I misread the expo times for today and showed up 2 hours early.... went and got coffee came back and was #50 or so in line for bib pickup. Got a shirt in the merch area, a picture and got out.

PR'd with some great pacers today.

Fun race, posted more in the running thread.

 

[jmasgat]

Congrats!