The Beat Goes On...
It's been a while since I wrote here. Two weeks ago, I had just run a "short" 14 miles and kicked off IronTeam 2007!
Following kickoff, I immediately came down with a cold. This seems to be the same cold that everybody got that week. Needless to say, my training suffered.
Some highlights from the last 2 weeks:
As for me, my cold held on, for what seemed like forever. Finally this week I got back into it. A few easy spins and runs, brought me to Woodside Town hall just before sunrise yesterday for our 16 mile run. The course sounded a bit longer than 16 to me... Basically, the full length of Canada road (about 15.5), plus a loop around Olive Hill, and another loop in Edgewood Park.
Canada Road is very familiar to me. I've ridden it more times than I can count, and at various points, I've run most of it, on the trail that runs along the road... All but the last 2 miles or so. As it turns out, those are the HILLIEST parts of the trail! Much hillier than the road itself.
It was a challenging run. I felt great for the first 13 or so. Around 14-15, I lost some steam through Edgewood Park. I think I was low on salt, and need to start using Endurolytes on my long runs. By the time I got back to Canada road, I could "smell the barn" and made my way home.
So, let's compare: The last run was "14 miles" and took 2:14. This week's run was "16 miles" and took 3:25! Both had hills. Rumor has it, the 14 was more like 12.5. I mapped out this week's run on Google and got 17.2. No wonder it felt so long!
For the most part, the body is holding up. I've been having some minor IT issues on my right side, but an ice bath and my roller seem to be helping.
The marathon is 7 weeks away!
Following kickoff, I immediately came down with a cold. This seems to be the same cold that everybody got that week. Needless to say, my training suffered.
Some highlights from the last 2 weeks:
- 20% off night at Sports Basement brought 25+ athletes to the weekly spin (and gave me a chance to replace those shorts that chewed up my leg).
- At our first track workout, I was called "F.U. Wass" within the first 5 minutes of the strength training workout.
- The next day, I got my comeuppance for that strength workout.. Jimmy took me through a modified version of the "Fight Gone Bad" workout - 3 sets of 20 (Wall balls, High Pulls, Box Jumps, Push Press, and rowing). That took most of an hour!
As for me, my cold held on, for what seemed like forever. Finally this week I got back into it. A few easy spins and runs, brought me to Woodside Town hall just before sunrise yesterday for our 16 mile run. The course sounded a bit longer than 16 to me... Basically, the full length of Canada road (about 15.5), plus a loop around Olive Hill, and another loop in Edgewood Park.
Canada Road is very familiar to me. I've ridden it more times than I can count, and at various points, I've run most of it, on the trail that runs along the road... All but the last 2 miles or so. As it turns out, those are the HILLIEST parts of the trail! Much hillier than the road itself.
So, let's compare: The last run was "14 miles" and took 2:14. This week's run was "16 miles" and took 3:25! Both had hills. Rumor has it, the 14 was more like 12.5. I mapped out this week's run on Google and got 17.2. No wonder it felt so long!
For the most part, the body is holding up. I've been having some minor IT issues on my right side, but an ice bath and my roller seem to be helping.
The marathon is 7 weeks away!
