Monday, January 08, 2007
Getting Soggy
Today's Run: 7.06m
Run Time: 1:23:30
Total Miles to Date: 251.2
Thoughts on the Run:
Well, I did it. I've been pushing hard to get through my back-to-back runs. I definitely feel this strategy will help with endurance and handling the longer ultra run. I'd been doing the shorter runs during the week but injury and other issues have kept me from doing my planned weekend runs.
This weekend I did 7 miles and then had a goal to follow that with 10 miles the next day. The day started off overcast and quickly turned into rain showers. We had a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel - I had whole wheat french toast with peaches, bacon and eggs, with coffee. I gave this about 3 hours to digest, waited until it looked like the rain had cleared, and set out.
The first thing I noticed doing the run right after a long run was that my legs were a bit sore. Again, this is part of the training - to be able to push through when I'm not 100%. So I kept on.
The first mile went by in a respectable 10:30. The second mile was only a little slower, at 11:02. After warming up I felt much better. I slowed a bit to take in my fluids and finished the third mile in 12:09. The fourth mile brought me into my favorite neighborhood to run in (a lot of downhill) and a time of 11:32.
Then, things got interesting. First, I noticed the zipper on my pack had worked its way open and my cell phone was free. I take a cell phone just in case and wrap it in socks or a shirt, but it had unrolled. So I stopped to roll it back and tuck it in. Just after doing that, the rain began to pour. I'm not talking about just a mild downpour - this was a torrent. I started back up the hill and to add to the nice rain was a heavy windy that kept pushing me backwards. I struggled to finish that mile in 13:39 (I'm surprised I even made it at that).
As I slogged out of the neighborhood I had a decision to make. I was already wearing my reflective vest because I knew I had a late start and didn't know how dark the storms would make things. It was getting close to sunset and the storms were getting worse ... I don't mind running in rain, but thunderstorms are definitely not fun to be out in. So, when I emerged from the neighborhood, I could turn right and finish a loop to close out in ten miles or turn left and head home to finish in seven miles. I opted to cut the run short.
Now it was pouring rain and I was glad I made the decision to head home - the rain was quickly becoming a full-blown tunderstorm complete with lightning and thunder. I trucked through the next mile in 12:16 and finished with an 11:38 mile.
If I was truly hardcore I guess I could have dried off and gone downstairs to my treadmill to finish the last three. I'm not quite that hardcore yet. I did manage to do two 7-milers back-to-back, however, and feel great.
Yesterday's eats:
3 cups coffee
USANA Healthpak
6 oz water
3 slices bacon
2 scrambled eggs w/ cheese
2 slices whole wheat french toast topped with canned peaches
1 biscuit with 2 pats of butter
1 peanut butter cookie
1 spritzer (6 oz Perrier, 2 oz fresh tangerine juice)
1 Succeed! Amino w/ 16oz water (during run)
1 Succeed! CLIP2 w/ 16oz water (during run)
1 can Ginger Ale
2 oz Trader Joe's Whole Grain Salsa Fresca tortilla chips
2 Trade Joe's light string cheese
Several glasses red wine :)
1 serving Trader Joe's Low Fat Chicken Vindaloo
Bowl of Trader Giotto's Italian Chocolate Gelato
Calories: 3,063
Fat: 98g (36g saturated)
Cholesterol: 840mg
Sodium: 3,260mg
Potassium: 1,600mg
Carbohydrate: 377g (16g fiber/48g sugar)
Protein: 87g
And here are the averages for the week:
Calories: 2,944
Fat: 98g (28g saturated)
Cholesterol: 300mg
Sodium: 3,510mg
Potassium: 1,820mg (note this is always low because labels don't report it)
Carbohydrate: 404g (29g fiber/70g sugar)
Protein: 81g
Vitamin A: 3,260mcg
Vitamin C: 1,030mg
Calcium: 1,560mg
Iron: 15.1mg
Vitamin D: 729 IU
Vitamin E: 321 IU
Thiamin: 20,800mcg
Riboflavin: 21,100mcg
Niacin: 38mg
Vitamin B6: 24,500mcg
Folate: 925mcg
Vitamin B12: 152mcg
Pantothenic Acid: 69mg
Phosphorus: 682mg
Magnesium: 623mg
Zinc: 20mg
Copper: 2,060mcg
Manganese: 5.39mg
Selenium: 172mcg
Water: 87oz
Alcohol: 0.9oz
That breaks down to: P/C/F = 11%/53%/30% (the rest is alcohol)
Jeremy
Run Time: 1:23:30
Total Miles to Date: 251.2
Thoughts on the Run:
Well, I did it. I've been pushing hard to get through my back-to-back runs. I definitely feel this strategy will help with endurance and handling the longer ultra run. I'd been doing the shorter runs during the week but injury and other issues have kept me from doing my planned weekend runs.
This weekend I did 7 miles and then had a goal to follow that with 10 miles the next day. The day started off overcast and quickly turned into rain showers. We had a nice breakfast at Cracker Barrel - I had whole wheat french toast with peaches, bacon and eggs, with coffee. I gave this about 3 hours to digest, waited until it looked like the rain had cleared, and set out.
The first thing I noticed doing the run right after a long run was that my legs were a bit sore. Again, this is part of the training - to be able to push through when I'm not 100%. So I kept on.
The first mile went by in a respectable 10:30. The second mile was only a little slower, at 11:02. After warming up I felt much better. I slowed a bit to take in my fluids and finished the third mile in 12:09. The fourth mile brought me into my favorite neighborhood to run in (a lot of downhill) and a time of 11:32.
Then, things got interesting. First, I noticed the zipper on my pack had worked its way open and my cell phone was free. I take a cell phone just in case and wrap it in socks or a shirt, but it had unrolled. So I stopped to roll it back and tuck it in. Just after doing that, the rain began to pour. I'm not talking about just a mild downpour - this was a torrent. I started back up the hill and to add to the nice rain was a heavy windy that kept pushing me backwards. I struggled to finish that mile in 13:39 (I'm surprised I even made it at that).
As I slogged out of the neighborhood I had a decision to make. I was already wearing my reflective vest because I knew I had a late start and didn't know how dark the storms would make things. It was getting close to sunset and the storms were getting worse ... I don't mind running in rain, but thunderstorms are definitely not fun to be out in. So, when I emerged from the neighborhood, I could turn right and finish a loop to close out in ten miles or turn left and head home to finish in seven miles. I opted to cut the run short.
Now it was pouring rain and I was glad I made the decision to head home - the rain was quickly becoming a full-blown tunderstorm complete with lightning and thunder. I trucked through the next mile in 12:16 and finished with an 11:38 mile.
If I was truly hardcore I guess I could have dried off and gone downstairs to my treadmill to finish the last three. I'm not quite that hardcore yet. I did manage to do two 7-milers back-to-back, however, and feel great.
Yesterday's eats:
3 cups coffee
USANA Healthpak
6 oz water
3 slices bacon
2 scrambled eggs w/ cheese
2 slices whole wheat french toast topped with canned peaches
1 biscuit with 2 pats of butter
1 peanut butter cookie
1 spritzer (6 oz Perrier, 2 oz fresh tangerine juice)
1 Succeed! Amino w/ 16oz water (during run)
1 Succeed! CLIP2 w/ 16oz water (during run)
1 can Ginger Ale
2 oz Trader Joe's Whole Grain Salsa Fresca tortilla chips
2 Trade Joe's light string cheese
Several glasses red wine :)
1 serving Trader Joe's Low Fat Chicken Vindaloo
Bowl of Trader Giotto's Italian Chocolate Gelato
Calories: 3,063
Fat: 98g (36g saturated)
Cholesterol: 840mg
Sodium: 3,260mg
Potassium: 1,600mg
Carbohydrate: 377g (16g fiber/48g sugar)
Protein: 87g
And here are the averages for the week:
Calories: 2,944
Fat: 98g (28g saturated)
Cholesterol: 300mg
Sodium: 3,510mg
Potassium: 1,820mg (note this is always low because labels don't report it)
Carbohydrate: 404g (29g fiber/70g sugar)
Protein: 81g
Vitamin A: 3,260mcg
Vitamin C: 1,030mg
Calcium: 1,560mg
Iron: 15.1mg
Vitamin D: 729 IU
Vitamin E: 321 IU
Thiamin: 20,800mcg
Riboflavin: 21,100mcg
Niacin: 38mg
Vitamin B6: 24,500mcg
Folate: 925mcg
Vitamin B12: 152mcg
Pantothenic Acid: 69mg
Phosphorus: 682mg
Magnesium: 623mg
Zinc: 20mg
Copper: 2,060mcg
Manganese: 5.39mg
Selenium: 172mcg
Water: 87oz
Alcohol: 0.9oz
That breaks down to: P/C/F = 11%/53%/30% (the rest is alcohol)
Jeremy
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