RUN Week 7, Thursday 12/22 - Run December 23, 2005
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Running, Chico CA, Training Stats , add a comment"Uhhhhh … it's still raining. (UNRELATED: And I'm still kinda' stupid.)"
Context
City, State: Chico, CA
Location: Mom's and Dad's House
Course: 6-mile Munjar North [map]
Terrain: Flat. Paved.
Distance and/or Time: 6.45 miles, 1 hour 6:13 minutes
Speed and/or RPE: 5.84 mph; 7 (hard-heavy)
HRR: 143-173 (Aerobic)
HR(avg.): 162 bpm
Thursday, December 22, 2005
The Run
- 20 Minutes - Intervals: 0-1% grade; 20 minutes at >5.0 mph; 165 bpm;
- 5 Minutes - Recovery: 0-1% grade; 5 minutes at <5.0 mph; 145 bpm;
- 20 Minutes - Intervals: 0-1% grade; 20 minutes at >5.0 mph; 165 bpm;
- 5 Minutes - Recovery: 0-1% grade; 5 minutes at <5.0 mph; 145 bpm;
- 10 Minutes - Intervals: 0-1% grade; 10 minutes at >5.0 mph; 165 bpm;
- 6:13 Minutes - Cooldown: 0% grade; 5 minutes at <5.0 mph;
Synopsis
- Upshot: Feeling less guilty about all that chocolate I'm eating …
- Downside: Too much beer and two too many cloves last night.
- What I'm most proud of: Despite Tuesday's wind and rain fiasco, I still went.
- What I would do differently: Remember to drink beer with a water chaser. Not smoke (why is this so hard to do?)
Overall
Uhhhhh … it's still raining. When will it stop? It's been three days so far. My hair is doing crazy things. My outfits are all soaked. I'm tired of having to constantly wash and wear!
Anyway, it wasn't too bad of an exercise today. I started out strong and fast. At mile two, I suddenly felt like someone was sitting on my chest. Ahhhhh … the old and familiar feeling of smoking and heavy breathing. Crappy combo. No wonder athletes don't smoke. (I'm still kinda' stupid apparantly.) Oh, hell. Whatever. Live with the consequences and try to do better next time. Either way, last night's beer didn't help either as I started cramping at about mile four.
See, I've got this down so far. Anything that's fun and “bad” for you at night ruins the fun “good” for you during the day. I need a bad and good clone that share a collective brain. (Adding that to my list of things to do.) Or maybe I'll just have to pick one of these lives and actually start living it as one should. That sounds like a task better suited for me while in Virginia …
In the meantime, I'll note that for a day-after-party run, it wasn't terrible. It was pretty bad, but I ran for 20 minutes, recovered and then did it again. I was tired all day, but felt better than if I hadn't gone at all. Now, I'm getting amped up for Saturday's 9 mile trek!