Week ending 30OCT2022

A buzzer of a week.  Monday was a bust.  On it at 6AM, finished at 7:30PM and then band practice.  So that was a zero.  Tuesday was a seven, everything else was an 8 miler plus.  Wednesday includes 4 x 500 on Ridgeview.  Sunday ended up being a 10 miler.  

Saturday was the CO XC State Meet.  On October 15, the coaches poll had the Eagle ladies ranked at 7.  That seemed a bit aggressive to me, and then a only landing fourth in the region made it seem that a top ten finish would be a stretch.  But the girls came through and landed a sixth place finish.

It was a nice day, one of those ones where I wanted to enjoy what it took to get there and recognizing the results at that moment.  

I am somewhere around 2060ish miles on the year, so it would seem if I can hold it together, I'd finish with an average of about 200 miles a month on the year.  

Week ending 23OCT2022

Monday AM - 3 miles along the sidewalk that is a bit off the north shore.  Slow to rise, but decided rather than just dog the miles, threw in a few one minute pickups.

I forgot to mention that at the CSU race, my watch told me that I averaged 150bpm HR, with a short max at 166 mid race.  I am not sure that is right or if the watch is off in regards to how it measures these things.  It often has my resting HR in the 30s, but my upper HRs in runs has been shown in the 180s.  I dunno.  Not that it matters.  

Evening - 4.2 miles on the sand, well at least for part of it.  That is pretty tough.  Caught it before it got too dark.  And it is humid as anywhere I have been.  

Tuesday AM - as has become customary ... the day 2 is always a bit tougher to get rolling on the travel trip.  Contemplated staying in bed and not going, but managed to get out at it and listen to some of the new Coheed and Cambria release.  3 miles easy.  

PM - 3.5 miles.  Dark, hot, humid and headlights in the eyes.  Meh.  But movement.

Started think about how I used to handle this humidity shit better.  I recall some stupid runs in Israel and Dubuque.  Somehow I'd gut out 10 miles.  It was certainly better trails there than this but I must have been more stubborn about getting the miles.  

Wednesday - nada.  Slept in as I was bushed.  Did the engagement dinner thing in the evening (it was nice) so there was not gonna be any running after.  

Thursday night.  Got back to the hotel a little sooner so was able to get out for a bit of a longer jaunt but I paid for it.  Total soaked rat at the end of this one.  Squishy shoes and all.  

Friday - travel day - and a long one.  Another goose egg.

Saturday - back at it with AM practice for about a half dozen.  Buzzed up to TommyKnocker to play the Burro Banquet - which game me an adequate excuse to not have to lace up for Masters XC over in Boulder.

Sunday - decided it was time to try to get back on the horse after an ineffective week.  10 miles.

A poor training week, but it came with the travel and to a challenging climate for me.  

Week ending 16OCT2022

Monday - just four miles squeezed in but managed some 800s at six minute ish pace and then some 200s faster.  Got my doors blown in by the Eagle ladies.  

Tuesday - a touch sore-tired but to be expected.  Coughing my brains out from yesterday's work.  8.1 miles easy.  

Wednesday - AM 3 miles.
PM - 6 miles.

Thursday - not much running as was supporting the TT for the Eagles.  Biked some, walked some when flagging the course and then got in 3 miles.

Friday - easy nine.  Probably too much for a day before a harder effort.

Saturday - up to CSU for the Parents Weekend and Homecoming thing.  JZ talked us into to doing the 5k.  I wasn't wholly sure what sort of shape I was in - it could be 23 or 20 minutes.  I figured it wasn't 20 because I hadn't done much since the PE's and I was running about 20 before that.  After a 1.5 mile warm up I gave myself the pep talk to not go out too fast, and to build into it.  So, of course, I botched that.  I was out in 6:20 and I am sure most of that came in the first kilo.  Legit - like everyone - it felt fine until it didn't.  I was fading after that, both physically and mentally I could see how my focus / ability to press was shit.  A 7 minute second mile and then a 6:52 third brought me for the 5K at 20:48.  I was nicely surprised at that and felt the post race motivation of thinking about getting back at training and actually executing.  Great event.  7.5 ish on the day.

Sunday - travel to Puerto Rico - so that was an all day affair.  Managed to get out for 3 after dark.  I thought the beach jogging would be the shizzle but it wasn't great on the soft stuff with the slope in the dark.  

Miles will be rough this week given the schedule, and the humidity will be my typical kryptonite.  I'll try to get on a higher intensity lower quantity week in light of that.  

Week ending 09OCT2022

Monday - 6.7 miles.  Started pouring in the last part of this so cut things a bit short.

Tuesday - 8 miles including 4 x 800 on Ridgeview.  Started on the out at 2:57, then did the back up in 3:08, back out in 3.  Not sure on the last as I was coaching a kid through it.  But in any case, I felt this effort later that night.  Might be the most I have done for quality since the blood clot news.

Wednesday AM - 3 miles with GW on the old man loop.

PM - 5 miles easy with the coaches.

Thursday - 8.2 miles, picking it up.  

Friday - an 11 mile day with some jogging with folks and at the meet.  

Saturday - AM practice.  8.7 miles

Sunday - 12 when done with it.  

Good week.  If I can keep on the volume, inject a day a week or two of something quicker, it will be good progress.  Biggest week in terms of volume since early summer and prior to getting the PE's.  I guess in addition to Sage C having the PE's, Adam Chase has had some similar blood clotting issues:  https://www.outsideonline.com/health/running/training-advice/injury-prevention/runners-stroke/ 

Week ending 02OCT2022

Monday - day got away from me so I only got in a very light four with practice.  A lot of folks I have been around tested positive for COVID so I took a test and got a negative result.  Good band practice. 

Tuesday - 9.2 miles, mostly setting up and managing a workout for one of the athletes heading to AZ later this week for a faster 5k.

Wednesday- 8 miles around practice.  

Thursday - 8 miles around practice.

Friday - 8.3 miles around practice.

Saturday - 4.4 miles at the Pat Patten meet.  Then off to the Flats for a pretty intimate setting of a show.  

Sunday - 8 miles.

50 miles something on the week.