striker1064
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2018
May 8 - May 14
Total mileage: 38.6mi
Total time: 6h 9min
Monday: 7 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28) (run club)
Tuesday: 6 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 64+54=118
Wednesday: 7 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 55+42=97
Thursday: 5 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 54+51=105
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 7.75 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28) (run club)
Sunday: Bear Triathlon Relay 6 Miles (48:43 time, 8:07/mile pace)
A whirlwind week! Work was really busy so my running times were all over the place. I also ran on Tuesday - a usual rest day - just to see what it felt like to get in 6 running days in a week. For the most part it was fine, but I did cut my Thursday run a bit short due to fatigue. No idea if I'll keep it up but it was kinda fun to mess around with things a bit.
After run club on Saturday, I packed my bag and headed to a friend's house, who drove us to Newark, Delaware for a triathlon Sunday at Lums Pond State Park. This was very much on a whim; my friend had signed up with another friend. This was an olympic triathlon, so a 1500 meter swim, 23 mile bike, and 6 mile run. She was responsible for the bike and run but wasn't sure if she could handle both as the event approached and asked me if I'd be interested. I'm always up for an adventure!
We arrived on Saturday at the park to check-in, pick up gear, and check out the course. There was a practice swim, but it was raining and a tad miserable. I scoped the running course a bit and noticed it was almost entirely trail, a new experience for me. We then headed for dinner and got to our hotels around 9 PM, where I promptly stared at the ceiling until about midnight. My alarm went off at 4:30 AM.
Yep, 4.5 hours of sleep. Totally normal race day for me.
I got up, got ready, had awful hotel coffee in the dark under the bed sheets like an addict getting his fix, checked out, and we were on our way to the park. Arrived about 6:00 and the place was bustling. I had some time to wait.
Our friend started her swim around 7:05 and took about 40 minutes. The transition to bike was smooth, and the bike was underway. I tried to track her, but Garmin livetrack wasn't working for some reason. She told me she thought she'd be about 1 hour 30 minutes, so we hung out at the park for a bit. At around the 1 hour 15 minute mark, we walked to the transition area to watch the bikers coming back, and spotted my friend coming much sooner than I expected. As soon as I saw her, I started gulping my Tailwind mix and sprinted into the transition area. I finished my Tailwind, took the timing chip from her ankle, and went off. According to the results, the transition took about 40 seconds - I'll take that for a first timer!
The run was very simple - it was an out-and-back, twice. The sprint triathlon was an out-and-back once, whereas olympic distance runners simply made a u-turn at the starting point and did it again. No problem. It was a narrow trail, not too technical but hillier than I expected. Also, randomly, there was a dude playing a bagpipe in the woods on the trail.
I tried to lock in on a good cruising speed, but with the changes in the trail that wasn't really possible. I definitely took the first out too hot, as the changes in the trail were getting to me a bit, so I pulled back a little and was totally fine for the remainder of it. It all went by very quickly and I don't remember much, but my friends were waiting for me as I darted to the finish line for a sub-50 finish.
We collected our medals, took a picture, and headed to Cracker Barrel to celebrate. Then drove back home. I crashed hard last night. Yay for new experiences!
This week, with a race on the docket, I'll omit the Tuesday run (because my week again will be nutso) and return to regularly scheduled programming. Interestingly, V.O2 asked me if the 10k this Sunday was an A race or secondary goal. I picked secondary but it still has me pacing it at 7:47, or my max effort VDOT equivalent of 48:19. I don't see that happening, but we'll see how the week goes.
Total mileage: 38.6mi
Total time: 6h 9min
Monday: 7 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28) (run club)
Tuesday: 6 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 64+54=118
Wednesday: 7 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 55+42=97
Thursday: 5 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28); T+D 54+51=105
Friday: Rest
Saturday: 7.75 Miles Easy (9:31-10:28) (run club)
Sunday: Bear Triathlon Relay 6 Miles (48:43 time, 8:07/mile pace)
A whirlwind week! Work was really busy so my running times were all over the place. I also ran on Tuesday - a usual rest day - just to see what it felt like to get in 6 running days in a week. For the most part it was fine, but I did cut my Thursday run a bit short due to fatigue. No idea if I'll keep it up but it was kinda fun to mess around with things a bit.
After run club on Saturday, I packed my bag and headed to a friend's house, who drove us to Newark, Delaware for a triathlon Sunday at Lums Pond State Park. This was very much on a whim; my friend had signed up with another friend. This was an olympic triathlon, so a 1500 meter swim, 23 mile bike, and 6 mile run. She was responsible for the bike and run but wasn't sure if she could handle both as the event approached and asked me if I'd be interested. I'm always up for an adventure!
We arrived on Saturday at the park to check-in, pick up gear, and check out the course. There was a practice swim, but it was raining and a tad miserable. I scoped the running course a bit and noticed it was almost entirely trail, a new experience for me. We then headed for dinner and got to our hotels around 9 PM, where I promptly stared at the ceiling until about midnight. My alarm went off at 4:30 AM.
Yep, 4.5 hours of sleep. Totally normal race day for me.
I got up, got ready, had awful hotel coffee in the dark under the bed sheets like an addict getting his fix, checked out, and we were on our way to the park. Arrived about 6:00 and the place was bustling. I had some time to wait.
Our friend started her swim around 7:05 and took about 40 minutes. The transition to bike was smooth, and the bike was underway. I tried to track her, but Garmin livetrack wasn't working for some reason. She told me she thought she'd be about 1 hour 30 minutes, so we hung out at the park for a bit. At around the 1 hour 15 minute mark, we walked to the transition area to watch the bikers coming back, and spotted my friend coming much sooner than I expected. As soon as I saw her, I started gulping my Tailwind mix and sprinted into the transition area. I finished my Tailwind, took the timing chip from her ankle, and went off. According to the results, the transition took about 40 seconds - I'll take that for a first timer!
The run was very simple - it was an out-and-back, twice. The sprint triathlon was an out-and-back once, whereas olympic distance runners simply made a u-turn at the starting point and did it again. No problem. It was a narrow trail, not too technical but hillier than I expected. Also, randomly, there was a dude playing a bagpipe in the woods on the trail.
I tried to lock in on a good cruising speed, but with the changes in the trail that wasn't really possible. I definitely took the first out too hot, as the changes in the trail were getting to me a bit, so I pulled back a little and was totally fine for the remainder of it. It all went by very quickly and I don't remember much, but my friends were waiting for me as I darted to the finish line for a sub-50 finish.
We collected our medals, took a picture, and headed to Cracker Barrel to celebrate. Then drove back home. I crashed hard last night. Yay for new experiences!
This week, with a race on the docket, I'll omit the Tuesday run (because my week again will be nutso) and return to regularly scheduled programming. Interestingly, V.O2 asked me if the 10k this Sunday was an A race or secondary goal. I picked secondary but it still has me pacing it at 7:47, or my max effort VDOT equivalent of 48:19. I don't see that happening, but we'll see how the week goes.
