Run

• 32m 36s
• 3.14 miles
• 10m 23s /Mi

Missed my run this morning for thunder and lightning, so I had to run this evening. I didn't want to miss my last run before a half again!

It was pleasant, and the humidity wasn't high. I can't believe the temp was 82* in the evening. We haven't seen that in a while. I even sent David out after I got back because it was so nice.

I went without a foot pod as I knew the distances and it was on my other shoes.

Lap Time Max Avg Dist Pace
1 16:33 164 152 1.57 10:32
2 16:04 172 166 1.57 10:13

Run

• 1h 25m 01s
• 8.09 miles
• 10m 30s /Mi

Ran with Katie for 8 miles from Jack Carter pool. It seemed hot and hard, but we ran slower than last week. Our breathing was more labored, but we were able to maintain a constant pace. My HR was clearly above desirable after 3 miles, though. HRM stopped working in the 5th mile, though, much like Tuesday. I don't understand that!

Lap Pace Max Avg
1 10:24 163 154
2 10:34 171 167
3 10:24 178 172
4 10:41 181 175
5 10:38 179 176
6 10:28 180 -----
7 10:32 ----- -----
8 10:21 ----- -----
9 10:26 ----- -----

Didn't use footpod, so no cadence.

Run

• 41m 34s
• 4.00 miles
• 10m 23s /Mi

Couldn't reach Katie, so I ran by myself. Ran to Katie's house and back. Tried out my new NEWTON shoes! They felt slightly odd at first .3 miles or so, but not as noticeable after that. I was very conscious of them and tried to make sure I ran naturally and not modify more than the shoes intended. I noticed from the splits that my cadence has not gone up (yet), but my stride did shorten as I am landing more on the forefoot. I am interested to see if the cadence will now go up.

I ran quickly to test the shoes properly, but my muscles still felt fatigued from the weekend. The butt muscles were noticeable about mile 2.5. Hopefully, I will be better by Thursday.

There was no wind at all, and temp was 78*, so I felt very hot and tired at the end. Only 2:10 above endurance pace, with pretty good splits:

Lap Pace Max Avg Cad Stride
1 10:34 161 149 84 2'7
2 10:26 170 162 85 2'7
3 10:19 174 170 85 2'8
4 10:11 176 170 85 2'9

Cadence avg: 85/max 86
footpod measured long this time. It said .90 for every real mile.

Run

• 3h 11m 52s
• 17.00 miles
• 11m 17s /Mi

My furthest run to-date. It was 17 with Katie. We picked up Liz 2 miles in, and Shannon around mile 11. Liz wanted to do a 2 mile run and 1 minute walk program, and we agreed. It felt like we were moving along at a quicker pace in between, though, and that kept my HR higher than I wanted for today's run. We ended up with the same pace overall as other weekends, but it felt so much harder.

I think the yard work from yesterday as well as the low calorie day I had yesterday affected me even more. I got weaker as we went and was falling behind regularly. The last 3 miles were particularly tough, and I let the others run on during the last mile while I took an extra walk break. I did carry Gatorade, 2 gus, and loads of water with refills, but it wasn't enough to compensate.

At the end of the run, my legs could hardly keep me walking. The butt and quad muscles just wanted to collapse. I took the ice bath, but I am still suffering late in the day.

Lap Pace Max Avg Cad Stride
01 11:20 163 156 84 2'10
02 10:40 164 160 84 3'0
03 11:15 169 164 83 2'11
04 11:37 175 165 81 2'11
05 10:52 174 167 84 2'11
06 11:33 175 168 81 2'11
07 11:13 173 166 84 2'10
08 11:10 172 165 84 3'0
09 11:06 176 171 84 2'11
10 11:30 177 171 81 2'11
11 11:10 178 171 84 2'11
12 11:17 173 169 83 2'11
13 11:25 175 172 81 3'2
14 11:04 177 173 84 3'0
15 11:13 177 173 82 3'0
16 11:17 181 175 83 2'11
17 12:11 181 175 81 2'10