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Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 05/15/2008
Total Time: 00:45:00.00

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 05/13/2008
Total Time: 00:30:00.00

I have now watched the NOVA - Marathon Challenge program twice.  My personal opinion is that the documentary is way better than the Spirit of the Marathon Documentary that was done about the Chicago Marathon trainees.
That may be due to the face that I’m a little bit of a science freak when it comes to [...]

Ran with John and Ron from Magee’s.  First time to go any significant distance since getting glut issues training for ultra…. felt very good and comfortable.

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 04/19/2008
Total Time: 00:01:31.39
Average Heart rate: 154
Max Heart rate: 175
Calories: 1304
Distance: 11.21 miles
Average Pace: 0:08.15/mile
Max Pace: [...]

It is way too late to be getting outdoors on the bike…. lots of reasons, especially getting our health insurance squared away.  To worried to be out there and not having a policy….
but, it was pretty nice to see that the more intense trainer sessions helped out.  I rode 27 miles at a comfortable effort [...]

Did a test run at the Arboretum w/ a client.  The averages really don’t mean anything as they were 3 x 1 mile repeats with warm up and cool down.  She’s running well!

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 04/17/2008
Total Time: 00:53:13.00
Average Heart rate: 124
Calories: 520
Distance: 4.73 [...]

After spending time running with my client an doing mile repeats with her, I did my own test:
lap 1:  1.00 mile / 6:20 per mile / 167bpm
recover
lap 2:  0.97 mile / 6:09 per mile / 174bpm
recover
lap 3:  1.00 mile / 6:13 per mile / 175bpm
stopped repeats b/c times slowed and heart rate did not increase….  [...]

Logbook Activity

Type: Cycle
Date: 04/16/2008
Total Time: 00:01:00.00
Average Heart rate: 145
Max Heart rate: 169

So I feel pretty good about how I’m feeling on the run right now…. I want to run longer.  But I’m trying to follow my own advice and make sure I can run consistently, multiple weeks, without pain and then I’ll allow myself to go long.
A major problem is that next weekend is the Country [...]

So… short trainer ride.  Had a few good “sets”, but in all feeling terrible about the day.  Nutrition choices today were not so good.  Balance.  A hard sell to myself sometimes when I’d rather eat what I want and just train for hours ….

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