So I got my new computer just before I went to San Fran. It is pretty cool. One of the perks is an updated version of Outlook where I can track my favorite blogs. How awesome is that? I am often terrible about checking blogs because I just don't have the time. But now, I get your entries in my inbox, pictures and all (as long as it is not a subscription only blog). I love it.This week has been good for me so far. This is week 2 of the taper, but due to my lite week last week, the miles should be quite similar, just dispersed differently.
Monday I rested and was a little bit sore from my uptempo 16 miler on Sunday.
Tuesday I ran 7 miles at an 8:32 pace. No rhyme or reason - it just felt right so I let it go.
Wednesday I had the "big" workout - the king of the Pfitz VO2Max workouts in my opinion - 8 miles with 3x1600 at 5K pace; 2 min recoveries. I did a slow 3.1 mile warmup (9:41), then hit the intervals as follows: 7:08, 6:55, 7:05. I was pretty happy with it too as it was hilly and pretty windy. My 5K workouts and races have been around 7:10ish lately (or higher), so I felt like I was working hard.
Thursday and Friday were rest days. I would have preferred to run on Friday and rest Saturday, but I had a TON of work to get done. I spent the entire day Thursday at the University of Wisconsin E-Commerce Consortium, which was very interesting and I got to spend the day with a very interesting and innovative client. BUT, alas, another non-billable day. Ouch.
Friday I knew I had to leave early to go to Oconomowoc to the Tomorrow's Hope charitable event to hear Dick Hoyt of Team Hoyt speak. So I got up at 5:00 am and hit work very early to catch up.
The charitable event was a lot of fun. Dick's speech closely tracked the book, which isn't beautiful prose, but the heart and story are ever-gripping. It was fun and I met some really great people there.
Today I had 5 recovery with 6 striders on tap. I slogged it out at 9:40s, but with the striders (which were relatively slow too) I ended up averaging 9:27. My HR was all over the place. I really need to change the battery or something in my HRM. Lately it is logging my HR in the 180s-190s in the first .75 - mile and then it jumps all over. Not very helpful. Today it logged a 192 HR at a 9:20ish pace when I started. Now that is just crazy.
Tomorrow I have 12. I am planning to run 6-7 w/u, 5K, then 2-3 c/d. I will probably run the race around tempo pace - we will see. It is going to be a warm one again. I hope Chicago is bearable tomorrow.
Wish me luck and run (or recover) well!
Sorry, I would feel remiss if I did not somehow also mention this crazy week. Historical.
2 comments:
You haven't been using an RSS reader?! I couldn't read blogs without them. (Personally, I use google reader -- reader.google.com.)
Pfitz certainly has some killer workouts in there. I always cut back on them though (call me a wimp). I thought the 7 @15K-HM pace was the craziest. 3x1600 @5k is close though.
Sounds like your workouts are going really well! Google also offers a product called "google reader" where you can track blogs and other RSS content...That's what I've been using.
Isn't running with an HRM screwy sometimes? I swear sometimes I run better when I'm not getting the info.
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