RUN Week 6, Saturday 12/17 - Bike December 18, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Cycling, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a commentCycle: 2-mile Munjar
"Warm-up to Cooldown"
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Mom's and Dad's House
Course: 2-mile Munjar [map]
Terrain: Flat. Paved.
Distance and/or Time: 2 miles, 10 minutes.
Speed and/or RPE: 12.7 mph; 4 (somewhat light)
HRR: 143-173 (Aerobic)
HR(avg.): 163 bpm
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The Cycling
Synopsis
- Upshot: Quick way to warm-up the knees.
- Downside: Cool days make for chilly rides.
- What I'm most proud of: That I'm taking the warm-up and cooldown seriously.
- What I would do differently: Ride longer for the warm-up.
Overall
Just a quick ride to get the blood pumping and the knees warmed up. Amazing how just a few miles of cycling can make all the difference for after running! No knee pain!
RUN Week 6, Saturday 12/17 - Run
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Running, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a commentRun: 8-Mile Munjar
"The weather outside is frightful …"
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Mom's and Dad's House
Course: 8-Mile Munjar [map]
Terrain: Flat. Paved.
Distance and/or Time: 8 miles, 1 hour 21:35 minutes.
Speed and/or RPE: 5.88 mph; 6 (somewhat harder)
HRR: 143-173 (Aerobic)
HR(avg.): 159 bpm
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The Run
- 81:35 Minutes - 0-1% grade; all minutes at 5-6 mph;
Synopsis
- Upshot: Longest run to-date.
- Downside: Not sure how I'm going to be feeling tomorrow.
- What I'm most proud of: I ran the entire distance w/o stopping.
- What I would do differently: Longer bike warm-up.
Overall
Started out slow and steady, keeping HR between 155-165 as much as possible. Figured I'd run 8 miles with intervals if I had to. But as I ran, I noticed that I really wasn't feeling fatigued or especially taxed, so I just kept telling myself that if I made it to 4 miles without stopping to walk, then I'd go for 6 miles. I made the 4 mile mark and then the 6 mile mark and just kept going. In the very last 1.5 miles before 8 miles was accomplished, I had to start telling myself, “There's no pain, only movement.” Somehow, that got me through. My longest run (running the entire time) to date!