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Chronicles of a fish: the days of surf and turf
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Snowy, Slippery Saturday
Plan: 7 miles easy
Snow again this morning....which meant slick streets....which meant this gal wasn't risking slipping and falling. Nope. Having dealt with a bad back earlier this year from a silly challenge gone wrong (thank you Izoard), no run is worth risk of injury at this point in my life.
The treadmill session was pretty good, actually. Won't bore you with the artificially static details of this run (can you call it a run when it's done on the treadie?), but suffice it to say, other than the 30 minute coughing fit that commenced immediately upon my treadmill dismount, the body felt pretty good and the energy level is rising. I've also noticed that since I've been utilizing the treadmill that I have fewer aches and pains.....which is nice, but a little confusing to me.
Tomorrow is a 14 mile progression run, so I am hoping and praying for good weather the rest of today and into tomorrow so I can get that session done in proper fashion outdoors. In the meantime, I'll be stuffing my face full of all sorts of junk food and chocolate in preparation for my 125 day Sugar Junkie challenge with our very own stud muffin, shotgunmcos.
Actual: 7 easy miles on the treadmill0 -
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Nollaig Shona Duit a Dory
Hi DD just catching up on your log,really sorry to hear about the scumbag incident,what an a*#hole.These clowns always get what they deserve in time.Good to see you are still burning up the miles,you have got to be the most consistent athlete on the forum this year.All things considered i hope you had a nice Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year. Ahhhhhh....Irish Gaelic!!! I had to google it, but thank you! And thank you for your kind words, however I think all things considered, you have got to be one of the most impressive athletes on the forum. You have come so far. 
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Last Session Of 2012
Plan: 14 mile progression run, upping pace 10 seconds each mile and ending at HM pace
Well, unexpected out of town visitors in the form of some of hubby's family who stopped by to share the holiday joy with us at 10am this morning (don't they know I'm training for Boston and have no time for family or holiday joy??!!) meant I had to eat a second breakfast, postpone my planned run, then move that planned run inside because of other obligations I already had on the docket for today. :mad: But, it was a nice visit and the run turned out to be a pretty quality session, so I guess I can't really complain too much.
Did this session old school - tunes pumping through my iPod and football on the tv. There's something very motivating about pulsating music and hard bodies in a full contact sport to inspire you to succeed and want to improve.
I put the treadie on a 1% incline to keep myself honest, and then away I went. The paces each mile were as follows:
9:52, 9:34, 9:17, 9:01, 8:45, 8:32, 8:18
8:05, 7:59, 7:53, 7:47, 7:41, 7:36, 7:30
The last 5 miles were tough, but I was able to keep myself pretty happily distracted up until the last half a mile - at which point no body was hard enough and no contact was inspiring enough to stop me from obsessing on how many tenths of a mile I had left to go. Sweated buckets and legs are (as Oryx would say) knackered, so a good workout was had.
Actual: 14 miles in 1:58:11 for an average pace of 8:26 min/mile
Between a full day at work tomorrow and a party to go to tomorrow night, that's probably it for me in the mileage department for 2012. I need to tally the last few weeks, post them on SBR, and then see what my totals are. Woo hoo!!! 0 -
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shotgunmcos wrote: »125 days to go...:eek:
Lovely creamy scrambled eggs and salmon on lightly toasted croissants for breakfast.. If nothing else the next 4 months will develop my savoury palate! Welcome to 2013 hoochiedoubleD, let the game begin
The first 9 hours done and dusted <whoop whoop!!> and 2,991 hours to go!! Okay hot stuff, I've got my eyes on you. Let the game begin. 0 -
I thought of you both this morning a I had a homemade chocolate brownie and ice cream for breakfast In my defence I did over indulge on the vino last night and was feeling the effects of that and the extra hot vindaloo I had as an accompaniment (classy!!).
FWIW I think this challenge is tougher than a sub 3hr marathon or 10hr ironman. I definitely couldn't do it.0 -
griffin100 wrote: »I thought of you both this morning a I had a homemade chocolate brownie and ice cream for breakfast In my defence I did over indulge on the vino last night and was feeling the effects of that and the extra hot vindaloo I had as an accompaniment (classy!!).
FWIW I think this challenge is tougher than a sub 3hr marathon or 10hr ironman. I definitely couldn't do it.
First of all, what kind of ice cream was it on that homemade brownie??
Second of all, I'm actually more worried about hitting my marathon target than staying off the dope. It's about what I can control vs what I can't. Interesting mix.
Happy New Year Griffin. 0 -
Snowy Street Stomp
Plan: 8 miles easy
Either:
A) I am still sick. :mad:
I have lost more fitness than I realized possible from being confined primarily to the house for 2 weeks. :eek:
C) My modest excesses last night were too excessive, including the lack of sleep that resulted from being out way past 2am and the dodgy tummy from my attempt to "store" as much chocolate and crap in my little body for the next 125 days as I could before the clock struck midnight.
D) With the passing of 2012, I am yet another year older.
E) All of the above. :mad::eek::o:(
I hooked up with my friend and his dog for this run, and I'm glad I did as I really needed a kick in my rear to get going for this one. The weather wasn't so bad, thank god - cold, cloudy but no wind - but for whatever reason, the first few miles were like I was wading through mud. I just couldn't get my @ss in gear, so I decided instead of fighting it I would just relax and chitter chatter away (in between the coughing I'm still doing) and enjoy 8 easy miles no matter how slow I had to do them. So we chatted about local happenings, dogged cars in the street, hurdled snow banks, watched out for icy patches, and waved to the local law enforcement that was out and about this New Year morning. The effort did get much easier with each passing mile, and I even started to feel some decent strength come back to me for the last few miles, especially on the hills. In the end, I'd say this was a run that started miserably but ended on a positive note.....and I'm back on the street and off the treadmill.....and I haven't had any chocolate for over twelve and a half hours. Roll on 2013.
Actual: 8.39 miles in 1:16:49 for an average pace of 9:09 min/mile0 -
First of all, what kind of ice cream was it on that homemade brownie??
Second of all, I'm actually more worried about hitting my marathon target than staying off the dope. It's about what I can control vs what I can't. Interesting mix.
Happy New Year Griffin.
And a happy new year to you DD
I do like your approach to this challenge.......it's all under your control!! This would suggest that you are stronger willed than I am and have more self control. I on the other hand am weak and easily lead from the righteous path by temptation 0 -
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Snowy Street Stomp
Plan: 8 miles easy
Either:
A) I am still sick. :mad: I have lost more fitness than I realized possible from being confined primarily to the house for 2 weeks. :eek:
C) My modest excesses last night were too excessive, including the lack of sleep that resulted from being out way past 2am and the dodgy tummy from my attempt to "store" as much chocolate and crap in my little body for the next 125 days as I could before the clock struck midnight.
D) With the passing of 2012, I am yet another year older.
E) All of the above. :mad::eek::o:(
I've never seen so many angry or sad faces in any of your posts before Dory!! Happy to see a smile at the end though. Hope your feeling better 0 -
Solobally8 wrote: »I've never seen so many angry or sad faces in any of your posts before Dory!! Happy to see a smile at the end though. Hope your feeling better
Oh, I actually was cognizant of all those angry and sad faces, so that's why I tried to offset them with both a big grin and a smile.:) I hate being a "Debbie Downer".....so I try to put that positive spin when I can. 0 -
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WTF Wednesday
Plan: 2 miles easy, 8 x 1k @ HM pace (25% recovery), 2 miles easy
Today was spent talking to the investigator who is in charge of cracking our break-in, gathering data for the case, and sending my employees one by one down town to be "interviewed", sooooo, that blew my plan for a sneaky lunchtime run. Drat!! Oh well. I then considered doing this session after work on the streets in the dark, but I talked myself out of due to logistics (longer run than normal for me in the dark, no proper lighting where I wanted to do the interval section, ice on the streets). But, honestly, could I have done this session after work in the dark? Sure I could have. And why didn't I? Gosh.....I've lost my mojo, I'm in a bit of a funk, I'm tired, I preferred being warm and comfortable, I would have puked if I had to run up and down Main Street and on all my usual side streets all by myself for an hour and a half, I just didn't want to. Did I mention that I'm in a bit of a funk right now? I think I did.
Sooooo....treadie on 1% incline and away we went. Woo hoo!! 2 miles easy, check. 8 sets of 1k (converted to miles = .62 miles) at HM pace, check. 2 miles easy, check. I did the intervals at the following paces: 7:59, 7:59, 7:53, 7:53, 7:47, 7:47, 7:41, 7:41.....and my recovery interval was 70 seconds.
I head to Florida at the end of next week, so I'm hoping that this upcoming trip will be the change of scenery I need to get back in the game.
And no sweets for me today. Whoop, whoop!! 2 days down, 123 to go!!
Actual: 9.5 miles in 1:28:12.0 -
DD I had set aside some hours to catch up on your log Sorry to hear about the break-in and sickness. I had to go lie down at the thought of 125 days sweet free, holy smoly but that's a long time. Eh best of luck with that one.
Hope 2013 goes well for you and plenty more PBs to come.0 -
Either:
A) I am still sick. :mad: I have lost more fitness than I realized possible from being confined primarily to the house for 2 weeks. :eek:
C) My modest excesses last night were too excessive, including the lack of sleep that resulted from being out way past 2am and the dodgy tummy from my attempt to "store" as much chocolate and crap in my little body for the next 125 days as I could before the clock struck midnight.
D) With the passing of 2012, I am yet another year older.
E) All of the above. :mad::eek::o:(
F) No swimming?
I head to Florida at the end of next week,
Perfect timing!0 -
Mojo Rising
Plan: 8 miles easy
Knocked this session out with my running friend after work. We did the streets of Luray....and I debuted my brand new and very dorky reflector running vest, complete with a flashing light I attached to it....oh, and a little pocket I can store snacks in. :cool: Total dork-ville. I looked like a crossing guard. Both hubby and my friend sniggered at me, but I'll tell you what - those vehicles could see me a mile away!!
Anyway....the run was pretty good. My goal was to keep the pace around 9 min/mile and to keep the effort fairly even taking into consideration inclines, declines, snow banks and traffic. First mile was bang on target, 9:00...second, third and fourth miles were a bit faster at 8:38, 8:25, 8:36....slowed it back to 9:00 on the fifth mile....sixth mile is just about all uphill, so that was a slow but fairly relaxed 9:26...seventh and eighth miles were 9:00 and 9:05.... And the last .29 mile was a feeling good pace of 8:22.
Day 3 of no sweets, and there was some serious peanut butter pie action going on at lunch today. I'm still holding strong, but I noticed there were a few times today I wanted to reach for something chocolately - a truffle, a peanut butter ball, a Hershey Kiss - but I didn't, and I won't. I have upped my protein consumption a bit to make up for my lost calories, but I really needed to anyway because I tend to eat very little protein and just about no iron rich red meat. These 125 days will be a very interesting experiment. Only 122 days to go.
Actual: 8.29 miles in 1:13:38 for an average pace of 8:53 min/mile0 -
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Weekly weigh in only for me. I'll step on Sunday and see.
Holding strong thus far. Although I came across mince pies at next to nothing earlier I didn't do enough damage to the mountain of crap around the house over Christmas and now it lies around calling my name... I'm offering to host dinners to entice people to mop it up :rolleyes:
Doing well so far hoochiedoubledee.. good stuff!0 -
Track Time!!
Plan: 2 miles easy, 2,000 (MP), 1,600 (HMP), 1,200 (10k), 800 (5k), 400 (3k), 200 (1 mile), 2 miles easy
Finally!!!! Finally, a decent session for me. Woo hoo!!!! Thank god, for I was beginning to think I should hang up my runners. Okay, okay, okay...we all know the static nature of a track.....and yes, that means I did not face hills, traffic, snow banks nor idiots on mopeds....but what it does mean is I don't totally suck!! At least that's what it felt like.
When figuring my paces, I kept in mind the fact that I am still in the use-your-most-recent-marathon-time phase but nearing the use-your-goal-marathon-time phase...in other words, I had an acceptable pace range for each distance as follows:
2,000 - 8:00 to 8:20
1,600 - 7:40 to 8:00
1,200 - 7:15 to 7:30
800 - 7:00 to 7:15
400 - 6:30 to 6:40
200 - 6:15 to 6:30
I won't bore you with the boring track details....let's just say my iPod battery was dead, I did this all by my lonesome, the sun was shining, the wind was blowing, I only felt pushed on the 400 and 200, and I knew this would be a good session when mile 2 of my warmup was 8 min/mile and I couldn't slow it down. I wasn't totally sure of what recovery interval to use, so I approximated 25% of the interval, which meant the recovery was decreasing with each interval. I will, however, concede that quite possibly my paces were actually a few seconds slower than my watch calculated because, as I've leaned from the Clown, tracking/calculating on an oval track can be a bit problematic and innacurate for a Garmin. Still, I am very happy with my times and the effort expended.
Actual: 8.04 miles in 1:04:19 for an average pace of 7:59 min/mile
1.25 miles - 9:48 (7:50 pace)
1 mile - 7:27 (7:27 pace)
.78 mile - 5:28 (7:00 pace)
.5 mile - 3:22 (6:46 pace)
.28 mile - 1:44 (6:17 pace)
.14 mile - :48 (5:34 pace)
On a fashion note, once again I debuted a few new items today - a very sharp looking grape colored UnderArmor waffle top, and a pair of wool running pants that I absolutely love for the way they fit and feel. I have never had wool running pants before and I have to say that these are the bomb!
Yoga
I haven't done any yoga in weeks, and I felt so good when I got home from running (still coughing like I smoke 2 packs a day, but feeling so much better!) that my limber kitty, Norris, and I stretched and bent and ommed for 40 minutes. Happy days!! 0 -
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