8th week
Another tough training week..Not really tough as in the amount of time needed or even the schedule..But the tough part was trying to schedule a major housework project around this. This Saturday was paint the 2.5 car garage weekend.. Pretty much an all day affair on Saturday..But it is done.. Thank god...
Thursday, I did my long run around my neighborhood...9.5 mile loop, trying to stay at a low heart rate zone and not worry about what type of pace it was at all..Woke up early and started my run at 5:30 am..1.5 hours later I'm done... Feeling not to bad, I also did a tempo/Interval workout on the treadmill during lunch...It actually seemed alot tougher.. But another 7 miles in the training log for the day....Man I was tired...
Friday, I actually took the day off, because off my big house project on Saturday so I could get my long ride in...Went out to the Chicago Lakefront early in the morning.. To my surprise there were alot of people running and cycling along the Lakefront..I even saw some sporadic Triathletes out there riding there high end bikes...One guy was training on his bling, bling, bike with disk wheels... Me, this would be the first day trying out my Aero racing wheel set with narrower tires... Kind of windy and cold that day, lower 60's, typical day along the Chicago Lakefront..
So 4hrs 30 minutes and 73 miles later, thank god that bike ride is over with...Just tried to stay in a groove the whole way through, but it was tough staying in that Aero Tri bike position for that long.. My neck started to hurt something fierce..So I thought my $$$$ bike fit was supposed to take care of that,,maybe I need a small refund from that...
Off the bike and a short 20 minute casual run..Okay done with my planned brick workout for the day...
Well, Saturday was paint day..Thank god, man created paint sprayers...
Sunday rolls around, sore from painting and feeling like an old man.. I did a local 5k in the city..Kinda of a family affair..My 3 year old ran a tot race.. The best part is she actually ran it.. Actually a proud father moment for me...
well for me, I ran a 21:45 5k, a 7:00 minute pace..Still trying to get under 21 minutes for a 5k..But not a bad day....But I must say I got totally ripped, I registered that day, looked at the race results and placed 2nd in may age group (small 5k race) , but my name was nowhere to be found....Oh crap, I even think they duplicated my number so SOL for me..First time I place and I get NADA, oh well,,,
It was a fun family day. Alot More Important....Off to the Mad City half marathon in Madison, Wisconsin next weekend...
Another tough training week..Not really tough as in the amount of time needed or even the schedule..But the tough part was trying to schedule a major housework project around this. This Saturday was paint the 2.5 car garage weekend.. Pretty much an all day affair on Saturday..But it is done.. Thank god...
Thursday, I did my long run around my neighborhood...9.5 mile loop, trying to stay at a low heart rate zone and not worry about what type of pace it was at all..Woke up early and started my run at 5:30 am..1.5 hours later I'm done... Feeling not to bad, I also did a tempo/Interval workout on the treadmill during lunch...It actually seemed alot tougher.. But another 7 miles in the training log for the day....Man I was tired...
Friday, I actually took the day off, because off my big house project on Saturday so I could get my long ride in...Went out to the Chicago Lakefront early in the morning.. To my surprise there were alot of people running and cycling along the Lakefront..I even saw some sporadic Triathletes out there riding there high end bikes...One guy was training on his bling, bling, bike with disk wheels... Me, this would be the first day trying out my Aero racing wheel set with narrower tires... Kind of windy and cold that day, lower 60's, typical day along the Chicago Lakefront..
So 4hrs 30 minutes and 73 miles later, thank god that bike ride is over with...Just tried to stay in a groove the whole way through, but it was tough staying in that Aero Tri bike position for that long.. My neck started to hurt something fierce..So I thought my $$$$ bike fit was supposed to take care of that,,maybe I need a small refund from that...
Off the bike and a short 20 minute casual run..Okay done with my planned brick workout for the day...
Well, Saturday was paint day..Thank god, man created paint sprayers...
Sunday rolls around, sore from painting and feeling like an old man.. I did a local 5k in the city..Kinda of a family affair..My 3 year old ran a tot race.. The best part is she actually ran it.. Actually a proud father moment for me...
well for me, I ran a 21:45 5k, a 7:00 minute pace..Still trying to get under 21 minutes for a 5k..But not a bad day....But I must say I got totally ripped, I registered that day, looked at the race results and placed 2nd in may age group (small 5k race) , but my name was nowhere to be found....Oh crap, I even think they duplicated my number so SOL for me..First time I place and I get NADA, oh well,,,
It was a fun family day. Alot More Important....Off to the Mad City half marathon in Madison, Wisconsin next weekend...
posted by RunBubbaRun at 3:26 PM
1 Comments:
I've heard Mad City Marathon is pretty awesome. I signed up to do it a few years ago, but backed out due to injuries.
Brat fest should be pretty awesome too. Should be an great weekend for you.
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