Sunday, January 14, 2007
Things Fall Apart
Today's Run: 10.10
Run Time: 2:04:02
Total Miles to Date: 274.4
Thoughts on the Run:
As is evident by the distance, I did not reach my goal today.
And I think I know why.
I've had a few people ask me why I'm doing back-to-back on the weekends. It sounded like a good idea in theory - to learn how to keep pushing even when not fully recovered, etc, but the truth is, I'm not learning ... I'm floundering. It's a simple case of trying to do too much, too soon. It would be one thing if it slowed me down, but having to cut my long runs short is not acceptable.
So, I'll be adjusting my schedule. I'll keep the midweek runs, but on the weekend I'm cutting out the Saturday run. I'll give myself that extra day to recover and focus on getting quality time and mileage on the long run. I was really looking forward to 16 miles and my estimated 3 hours out on the road, and was disappointed to cut it short.
After reviewing several options, I decided on an out-and-back loop. Each segment would be 4 miles: 2 out, 2 back. I'd drink 8oz at the far point, 8oz when I got back and have my wife help me by preparing another drink to grab at the house as I headed out to the next segment.
The first segment start off fine. I had a solid, steady pace and finished the first mile in 10:32. The next segment is mostly down hill so I finished that in 9:36. Of course, what goes down must come up, so then I flipped around and took 11:42 to climb the hill, and came home with a 4th mile at 10:17.
I grabbed the next drink and was off. Heading out wasn't so bad. I felt a little winded and took 12:35 to climb the hill away from my house, but then the downhill was a nice reprieve at 11:24. The climb back up, however, drained me. I slowed to a crawl ... I didn't walk but it might have looked that way. It was a slow 13:20 to reach the top, and then 11:26 going downhill.
I was feeling a little under the weather and was only halfway done, but I grabbed another 16oz bottle and headed out. It was evident that things were falling apart on me. My stomach, feet, knees, and hips all started aching at once. It felt like I was a puppet and I had to force my limbs to move. Even forcing this, however, wasn't the worse part ... I can take a little pain. My heart was racing, however, and then I started to feel dizzy. Feeling dizzy is where I draw the line, so I stopped there. I was shocked to see I had completed a mile ... in 15:25. I thought I was doing a 12 or 13 minute pace, so clearly I was "off". I struggled to shuffle back home, believe it or not I was actually jogging but it still took me 15:48 to go downhill. And then I threw in the towel.
In the end, I'm really not disappointed. I managed 18 miles over two days ... it just would have been more rewarding for me and better for my training to have done it all at once. My lesson is learned so I'm adjusting my training and getting it right so I can focus on the crucial long runs and progress as needed to hit this marathon.
Yesterday's eats:
USANA Healthpak
4 cups coffee
1 sesame bagel with 2 omega-3 eggs and 2 slices nitrate-free low sodium bacon
2 cups water
2 16oz bottles of water with Succeed! Amino
1 Succeed! S-cap
1 Trader Joe's Chicken Tandoori with Spinach
1 tangerine and Perrier spritzer
1 piece Trader Joe's light string cheese
Then we went out ...
2 Pomegranate martinis
1 Irish coffee
1 large Caesar salad with blackened chicken, dressing on the side
I split a little chocolate cake and ice cream with my daughter
Calories: 2911
Fat: 84g (34g sat)
Cholesterol: 650mg
Sodium: 3140mg
Potassium: 2290mg
Carbohydrate: 301g (13g fiber/20g sugar)
Protein: 124g
AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK
Calories: 2810
Fat: 91g (28g sat)
Cholesterol: 446mg
Sodium: 3240mg
Potassium: 1880mg (Jeremy, EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGGIES)
Carbohydrate: 352g (25g fiber/80g sugar) (Jeremy, get fiber up - MORE VEGGIES)
Protein: 101g
Vitamin A: 3720mcg
Vitamin C: 1070mg
Calcium: 1690mg
Iron: 14mg
Vitamin D: 709IU
Vitamin E: 335IU
Thiamin: 20800mcg
Riboflavin: 20900mcg
Niacin: 44mg
Vitamin B6: 24700mcg
Folic Acid: 963mcg
Vitamin B12: 152mcg
Pantothenic Acid: 70mg
Phosphorus: 685mg
Magnesium: 650mg
Zinc: 21mg
Copper: 2110mcg
Manganese: 6mg
Selenium: 185mcg
Water: 95oz
Alcohol: 1oz
Also, here is a graph of what motivation looks like. The blue line is my goal, the red is my actual weight (the green is projected, that is off due to earlier entries) ... as you can see, so far I'm right on target for 195 at the start line of the marathon:
Run Time: 2:04:02
Total Miles to Date: 274.4
Thoughts on the Run:
As is evident by the distance, I did not reach my goal today.
And I think I know why.
I've had a few people ask me why I'm doing back-to-back on the weekends. It sounded like a good idea in theory - to learn how to keep pushing even when not fully recovered, etc, but the truth is, I'm not learning ... I'm floundering. It's a simple case of trying to do too much, too soon. It would be one thing if it slowed me down, but having to cut my long runs short is not acceptable.
So, I'll be adjusting my schedule. I'll keep the midweek runs, but on the weekend I'm cutting out the Saturday run. I'll give myself that extra day to recover and focus on getting quality time and mileage on the long run. I was really looking forward to 16 miles and my estimated 3 hours out on the road, and was disappointed to cut it short.
After reviewing several options, I decided on an out-and-back loop. Each segment would be 4 miles: 2 out, 2 back. I'd drink 8oz at the far point, 8oz when I got back and have my wife help me by preparing another drink to grab at the house as I headed out to the next segment.
The first segment start off fine. I had a solid, steady pace and finished the first mile in 10:32. The next segment is mostly down hill so I finished that in 9:36. Of course, what goes down must come up, so then I flipped around and took 11:42 to climb the hill, and came home with a 4th mile at 10:17.
I grabbed the next drink and was off. Heading out wasn't so bad. I felt a little winded and took 12:35 to climb the hill away from my house, but then the downhill was a nice reprieve at 11:24. The climb back up, however, drained me. I slowed to a crawl ... I didn't walk but it might have looked that way. It was a slow 13:20 to reach the top, and then 11:26 going downhill.
I was feeling a little under the weather and was only halfway done, but I grabbed another 16oz bottle and headed out. It was evident that things were falling apart on me. My stomach, feet, knees, and hips all started aching at once. It felt like I was a puppet and I had to force my limbs to move. Even forcing this, however, wasn't the worse part ... I can take a little pain. My heart was racing, however, and then I started to feel dizzy. Feeling dizzy is where I draw the line, so I stopped there. I was shocked to see I had completed a mile ... in 15:25. I thought I was doing a 12 or 13 minute pace, so clearly I was "off". I struggled to shuffle back home, believe it or not I was actually jogging but it still took me 15:48 to go downhill. And then I threw in the towel.
In the end, I'm really not disappointed. I managed 18 miles over two days ... it just would have been more rewarding for me and better for my training to have done it all at once. My lesson is learned so I'm adjusting my training and getting it right so I can focus on the crucial long runs and progress as needed to hit this marathon.
Yesterday's eats:
USANA Healthpak
4 cups coffee
1 sesame bagel with 2 omega-3 eggs and 2 slices nitrate-free low sodium bacon
2 cups water
2 16oz bottles of water with Succeed! Amino
1 Succeed! S-cap
1 Trader Joe's Chicken Tandoori with Spinach
1 tangerine and Perrier spritzer
1 piece Trader Joe's light string cheese
Then we went out ...
2 Pomegranate martinis
1 Irish coffee
1 large Caesar salad with blackened chicken, dressing on the side
I split a little chocolate cake and ice cream with my daughter
Calories: 2911
Fat: 84g (34g sat)
Cholesterol: 650mg
Sodium: 3140mg
Potassium: 2290mg
Carbohydrate: 301g (13g fiber/20g sugar)
Protein: 124g
AVERAGE FOR THE WEEK
Calories: 2810
Fat: 91g (28g sat)
Cholesterol: 446mg
Sodium: 3240mg
Potassium: 1880mg (Jeremy, EAT MORE FRUIT AND VEGGIES)
Carbohydrate: 352g (25g fiber/80g sugar) (Jeremy, get fiber up - MORE VEGGIES)
Protein: 101g
Vitamin A: 3720mcg
Vitamin C: 1070mg
Calcium: 1690mg
Iron: 14mg
Vitamin D: 709IU
Vitamin E: 335IU
Thiamin: 20800mcg
Riboflavin: 20900mcg
Niacin: 44mg
Vitamin B6: 24700mcg
Folic Acid: 963mcg
Vitamin B12: 152mcg
Pantothenic Acid: 70mg
Phosphorus: 685mg
Magnesium: 650mg
Zinc: 21mg
Copper: 2110mcg
Manganese: 6mg
Selenium: 185mcg
Water: 95oz
Alcohol: 1oz
Also, here is a graph of what motivation looks like. The blue line is my goal, the red is my actual weight (the green is projected, that is off due to earlier entries) ... as you can see, so far I'm right on target for 195 at the start line of the marathon:
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