Run

• 2h 13m 41s
• 13.10 miles
• 10m 12s /Mi

Ran with Katie the whole way again! I couldn't believe how lucky we got with the weather. Temps started in low 70s and got to low 80s, but we had enough trees and spotty clouds to make a huge difference. We felt strong the whole way and were able to speed up and decend our splits perfectly. We were thrilled with our overall time, especially being August.

HR monitor only worked properly on miles 5-8. We based everything on feel, but it seemed good for light race conditions. We probably could have gone harder, but it might not have gone so well at the end if we had. I remember wondering at mile 7 if we could maintain it through the end, but we were able to.

Lap Pace Max Avg Cad Stride
01 10:30 170 ----- 84 3'2
02 10:22 122 ----- 84 3'2
03 10:24 134 ----- 84 3'2
04 10:20 174 ----- 84 3'2
05 10:22 178 171 84 3'1
06 10:17 178 174 85 3'1
07 10:09 182 179 85 3'2
08 10:10 184 178 85 3'2
09 10:13 184 ----- 86 3'1
10 10:01 185 ----- 86 3'2
11 10:02 185 ----- 86 3'2
12 09:59 185 ----- 86 3'2
13 09:51 ----- ----- 86 3'3
14 10:01 ----- ----- 86 3'2 .1 mile significant uphill

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.