Christoph F. Eick's Winter/Spring 2003 Training Log ---
December 1, 2002
to May 5, 2003
  
  
    | Long Runs | Easy Runs | Marathon Pace | LT-Pace | 10K-Pace | VO2-Pace | 1M-Pace | Hills | Strength | 
  
    | 7:40-8:50 | 7:40-8:50 | 6:50-7:20 | 6:25-6:45 | 6:10-6:25 | 5:45-6:05 | 5:10-5:30 | Biking | Swimming | 
  
  
    | Day | Length | Type | Pace | Course | Shoe | Ef./Cond. | Comment | 
    | Nov'02 | 176.2M | 
    | 12/1 | 20M | cont | 2:54:40 (8:55 8:55 8:55 8:45 8:05) | Blalock | 764n | 6/4 | Never got really warm the first 15 miles on a cold
and windy day; did not have any
water for 11 miles; somewhat unusual, sudden, short pain
in my left calf near the end of the run. First run
for 764n --- shoes felt somewhat stiff and restrictive. | 
    | 12/2 | 5.2M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 3/4 |  | 
    | 12/3 | 6.5M | 20min: 400@5K, 200@MP+5% | 8x400@92, 8x200@58 (6:10 | 7:44) | StTo | MWM | 5/7 | Deek's favorite workout; T=64 & wet; was tired from the last 10 days
and took it somewhat easy. First run for MWM! | 
    | 12/4 | 11M | cont | 8:35 | MemPa | SNC | 4/4 | Ran okay, although slow. 162.5p | 
    | 12/5 | 5.2M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 3/4 |  | 
    | 12/6 | 7.1M | cont | 8:55 | Allen | 764n | 4/4 | Tired looking for a restday after running
9 days consecutively. 164p. | 
    | 12/8 | 21.1M | 30K-Race | 2:09:53 [7:06|6:51] (9M@7:06 7:01 6:54 6:48 7:03 
6:28(?) 7:20(?) 6:53 6:45 6:33 4:06?) | Sugarland | GLDS | 7/5 | T=55-59; H=81-77%; 
Misplaced mile markers; 7/107a; 40/946o. Followed plan running 7:00 for
16M, but was somewhat slow the first 
9M, but picked the pace up nicely near the end. | 
    | 12/9 | 4.8M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 3/3 |  | 
    | 12/10 | 7.1M | rec |  | Allen | SNC | 3/4 |  | 
    | 12/11 | 5.2M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 3/4 |  | 
    | 12/11 | 9M | cont | 8:35 8:15 8:05 | MemPa | 764n | 4/5 | Second Run of the day --- training like the PROs for 1 day! | 
    | 12/13 | 9M | 6x1200@T RE:70 | 4:58 5:06 4:53 5:01 4:58 4:58 (6:39-pace) | Allen ZERO to 3/4 | MWM | 5/3 | Had to change from miles to 1200, because of mud. | 
 
    | 12/14 | 20.2M | cont | 2:55 (8:55 8:45 8:40 8:15) | TownL | 764n | 6/3 |  | 
    | 12/15 | 9M | cont | 8:55 | TownL | SNC | 4/4 |  | 
    | 12/16 | 4.5M | rec |  | N. Austin | 764n | 3/6 | Made it through 3 weeks of 60M: somewhat tired but no other problems! | 
    | 12/17 | 7.4M | 2000-1600-1200-800 RE2:30 | 7:58 5:57 4:25 2:55 | StTo | MWM | 5/7 | 163p. | 
    | 12/19 | 11M | cont | 8:10 8:10 7:20 | MemPa | SNC | 4/6 | Felt easy after restday! | 
    | 12/20 | 5.2M | cont | 8:50 | Allen | 764 | 3/6 | 164.5p | 
    | 12/21 | 8.6M | 4x2000@T RE1:40 | 8:08 8:13 8:17 8:13 (6:33-pace!) | Allen ZERO to ONE 1/4 | MWM | 5/3 | Had to run around and pass all those Houston fit runners, doing their 20M run! It feels like my T-
pace has dropped by 5 seconds in the last 4 weeks! | 
    | 12/22 | 12M | cont | 7:50 7:30 7:40 | RivOk | SNC | 4/6 |  | 
    | 12/24 | 10M | vr: 400-800-M-800-400 | 79 2:52 5:59 2:54 78 | StTo | MWM | 5/4 | Very windy; didn't run too well considering yesterday's rest day. | 
    | 12/25 | 5.2M | cont | 8:50 | Allen | 764 | 3/3 | 164p; took it easy! | 
    | 12/26 | 12M | 2.5M-2.5M@T-2.5M-2.5M@T-2M | 16:34; 16:45 (6:37 & 6:42 pace) | MemPa | DST7 | 7/2 | Last Run for DST7 in almost perfect conditions but quite windy. Always fell behind the pace at 
1.5M but finished strong (6:26 and 6:30 respectively) with tail wind. Probably should have tried
to run 6:35-pace considering the favorable conditions! | 
    | 12/27 | 7.1M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 3/6 | Just jogging; even 9:20 pace felt too fast! | 
    | 12/28 | 21M | 3M@MP | 2:39:40 (7M@8:00 1M@7:15 9M@7:35 2M@7:20 2M@6:46 ) | Wirt | 764n | 6/4 |  | 
    | 12/29 | 8.7M | cont | 8:50 8:50 8:38 | MemPa | SNC | 3/6 | Ran faster than expected; 162.5p. | 
    | 12/31 | 9.9M | cont | 2M@7:25 8M@9:00 | MemPa | MWM | 5/7 | School was locked and speed work was cancelled; went
to Memorial Park and tried to run marathon pace for 6M in wet conditions; 
after running 2M at 7:25, I decided to quit the workout, because 
I still felt beaten up from
SA's run! Ran the highest mileage in single month --- 21 miles more than 
in Jan. 2002. | 
    | Dec'02 | 263.0M | 
    | Year | 2002: | 2392.5M | 
    | 1/1 | 8.5M | 5x1200 RE2:30 | 4:31 4:28 4:27 4:31 4:27 (5:58.5 pace) | MemPaT | GLDS | 6/4 | 163.5p; decided to shoot for 4:30's (and not 4:24's), because
last week was quite tough. Had no problems with workout, but lost 
my car key that resulted in another run --- see below | 
    | 1/1 | 8.6M | cont | 8:50 | MemPaAll | GLDS 764 | 6/5 | Ran home to get second car key and back to Memorial Park, after waiting for
40 minutes for AAA to open my car; my first VO2/Long_Run workout:
17M with almost 4M at 5K-pace. | 
    | 1/3 | 14.2M | 40min@easy + 8x[3min@10K, 7min@easy] | 8:40? 6:40?? | White Rock Lake, Dallas | MWM | 6/3 | On somewhat tired legs on a beautiful, cold winter day! The high-tech,
frost proof water fountains (donated by Dallas Cross Country runners)
are impressive. | 
    | 1/4 | 7M | rec | 9:25 | Bachman Lake, Dallas | 764n | 4/4 | Tired after yesterday's threshold long run. | 
    | 1/6 | 7.7M | cont | 8:45 | Allen | SNC | 4/4 |  | 
    | 1/7 | 8M | v: 400-800-1200-1200-800-400 | 82 2:53 4:24 4:22 2:47 79 | StTo | MWM | 5/3 | Ran disciplined with the exception of the second 800. 164.5p; slightly
sore left ancle. | 
    | 1/8 | 5.2M | rec | 9:40 | Allen | 764 | 3/3 | 162.0p! | 
    | 1/10 | 7.8M | 2x1.5M@T RE2:00 | 8:49.59 8:49.59 (6:33-pace) | MemPa | MWM | 5/2 | Felt easy in good conditions; 60% of a 'normal' threshold
workout. 164p. | 
    | 1/12 | 7.2M | cont | 7:45 | All_Do_Tow | 764n | 4/4 | Last 2.5 miles of HP Marathon course! | 
    | 1/13 | 6.1M | cont | 8:35 | Allen | 764 | 4/4 | 164p. | 
    | 1/14 | 6.9M | 6x800@MP RE1:00 | 3:35 3:25 3:24 3:30 3:25 3:19 | StTho | MWM | 5/3 | Time for the "Super-Taper" has arrived! | 
    | 1/16 | 5.2M | cont | 8:45 | Allen | SNC | 4/4 | 162.0p! | 
    | 1/18 | 3M | cont | 8:45 | Allen | 764n | 4/4 | 162.5p | 
    | 1/19 | 27M | Marathon | 3:05:37 (6:58 6:46 6:58 6:48 7:03 6:57 7:10 6:38
6:52 6:55 7:00 6:55 6:53 6:53 6:49 ? ? 6:57 7:04 7:03 7:07 7:15
7:25 7:38 7:45 7:46 1:??) [90:44 94:53]. Official splits:
5K: 21:28, 10K: 43:02, 10M: 1:09:13, Half: 1:30:44 30K: 2:09:30
23.1M: 2:41:37. | HP Houston | GLDS | 8/4 | Ran well for 19M staying on 6:56-pace as planned; slowed 
a little the next 3 miles but was
still under sub-3:03 pace at mile 22, but 
then I started to feel very sore and lost almost 3 minutes on the 
last 4 miles. 125/4699o; 13/498a. 163.5p; T=32-51; H=93-62. | 
    | 1/22 | 5.2M | rec | 9:40 | Allen | 764n | 3/3 |  | 
    | 1/24 | 5.2M | rec | 9:10 | Allen | 764n | 3/3 | 162.5p. | 
    | 1/25 | 7M | cont | 56:14 (last 2M: 7:48 7:28) | MemPa | SNC | 4/2 | Surprisingly, was able to run my normal easy run pace; seems 
that my legs recovered very quickly from the marathon; but my
right hip is still somewhat sensitive. | 
    | 1/26 | 11W | Strength | 8upb 3abba | 
    | 1/27 | 7M | cont | 55:20 (8:12 7:39) | MemPa | 764 | 4/2 | Another fast run in almost perfect conditions. Legs seem
to be okay, and I signed up for Sunday's 3M Half Marathon in 
Austin. | 
    | 1/28 | 5.2M | cont | 8:55 | Allen | 764n | 3/3 |  | 
    | 1/29 | 7.8M | rec |  | Allen | 764 | 4/6 | Took it easy --- Too little sleep and too much wine the night before! | 
    | 1/29 | 16W | Strength | 11upb 5abba | 
    | 1/31 | 6.1M | contSt | 8:30 | Allen | MWM | 3/3 | 6 strides. | 
    | Jan'03 | 165.9M | 27W | 
    | 2/1 | 3.8M | cont | 8:30 | N. Austin | SNC | 2/3 |  | 
    | 2/2 | 15.8M | 3M 1/2 Marathon | 1:27:20 (6:40-pace; 6:50(6:45c) 6:46 21:04(5K) 
26:59 (4M) 6:19 41:33 (10K) 46:53(&M) 6:38 6:43? 6:47?
6:36 6:34 6:30 :40; 5M@33:13g 10M@1:07:02g) | Austin | GLDS | 6/6 | T=58-60 H=93% 10mph South (head-) wind; ran quite well in not 
that great conditions, but should have run faster miles
6+7 and 9-11 --- just missed PR by 4 seconds. 140/2653o, 119/????m, 8/166a. | 
    | 2/2 | 10W | Strength | 6upb 4abba | 
| 2/3 | Broke | 4th toe | slipping in | bath room: | no running | for | 9 days!! | 
| 2/5 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/9 | 
| 2/6 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/9 | 
    | 2/6 | 11W | Strength | 6upb 5abba | 
| 2/8 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
| 2/10 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
    | 2/10 | 15W | Strength | 9upb 6abba | 
    | 2/12 | 5.2M | rec |  | Allen | 764n | 3/3 | Toe did not feel too good after the run! | 
| 2/14 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
    | 2/15 | 5.8M | rec |  | Allen | SNC | 3/7 | Survived! | 
| 2/16 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
    | 2/16 | 15W | Strength | 9upb 6abba | 
    | 2/17 | 7.1M | cont | 9:20 8:35 | Allen | SNC | 3/7 | Toe was getting quite sore near the end of the run; 166p. | 
| 2/18 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
    | 2/19 | 6.1M | cont | 8:21 | Allen | 764n | 3/6 | Some short shape toe pain after the run; otherwise,
toe wasn't very sore. | 
| 2/19 | 25min | Biking | E25/10 | 
    | 2/19 | 15W | Strength | 9upb 6abba | 
    | 2/21 | 7.1M | cont | 9:15 8:36 | Allen | SNC | 3/7 | Toe was was somewhat numb after run. | 
    | 2/21 | 17W | Strength | 11upb 6abba | 
    | 2/22 | 5.2M | cont | 9:05 8:12 | Allen | SNC | 3/5 | Toe somewhat sore but not very sore after run. Quite
bad allergies since WE. | 
    | 2/23 | 12M | 3M@MP-eff. | 94:43 (8:15 8:10 7:48 7:44 7:43 7:34 7:58
7:39 7:48 8:14 8:00 7:45) | MemPa | 764n | 5/8 | Toe survived. Ran very hard in quite warm (T=72-73) and sunny
conditions. I was so tired after the run that I had to take a siesta 
and refused a magharita at my late lunch. 165.5p | 
| 2/24 | 40min | Biking | E20/9 S20/10 | 
    | 2/25 | 4.8M | rec | 9:05 | Allen | SNC | 3/5 | No major problems! | 
    | 2/26 | 6.1M | cont | 8:40 | Allen | 764n | 3/6 | Some sharp pain and soreness in left knee after run;
hopefully, this is nothing serious... | 
    | 2/27 | 10M | 6M@E 3M@T/M 1M@E | 6M@8:22 7:03 7:02 6:47 8:50 | MemPa | 764n | 5/2 | Toe survived; knee didn't cause the expected trouble. 167.0p. | 
    | Feb'03 | 88.9M | 73W | 345 min. Bik. | 
    | 3/1 | 6M | 4x1200@T RE1:00 | 4:58 4:58 4:53 4:52 (6:34-pace) | Allen ZERO to ZERO 3/4 | GLDS | 5/4 | No major problems; light weight training shoes
seem to be better for the toe. | 
    | 3/2 | 12M | cont | 93:07 (7:45-pace; 1M@7:01) | RivOk | DST7 | 5/3 | Felt pretty good after workout. | 
    | 3/3 | 6M | cont | 8:40 7:35 | MemPa | DST7 | 4/2 | Late at night after the rain. | 
    | 3/4 | 6M | h: 15min hard |  | Bisbee, AZ | GLDS | 4/5 | On AZ-80 to Douglas | 
    | 3/5 | 12.6M | cont | 8:20 eff. | Montezuma Pass | 764n | 5/4 | At Coronado Nation Memorial (AZ); going down from the Outlook on Forrest Road 61 dropping
 about 1500 feet and back along the Mexican border; the humans I saw 
were US Border Control cars that stalked the area. | 
    | 3/6 | 4h | hiking |  | Chiricahua 
National Monument (AZ) |  |  | From Visitor Center to Balanced Rock also taking a few detours
along nice forest trails and quite impressive rock formations. | 
    | 3/7 | 6M | cont | 8:15-eff | Sabino Canyon (AZ) | 764n | 4/2 | Along white water and big cacti on the hills! | 
    | 3/8 | 7.8M | 5M-Race | 34:54 (7:12 8:05 6:46 6:20 7:15); more like 7:36 pace
up and 6:20 pace down. | Gates Pass, Tuscon, AZ. | GLDS | 6/8 | T=74-73; placed third in my age group. Beautiful race 
from the Wildlife Museum to the Old Tuscon Studios going over
Gates Pass; race organizers
served a nice dinner after the race.
Race Photos: 
Photo1, 
Photo2. | 
    | 3/9 | 14M | cont | 8:50-eff | Saguaro National Park East, Tuscon, AZ | 764n | 5/5 | Beautiful, quite rolling 8M loop course through the
desert. Somewhat tired after last night's race; also my 
toe got quite swollen after running 22M in 28 hours. | 
    | 3/11 | 7.5M | 3x[400-300-200-100] | 84/79/77 59/59/57 39/38/35 | StTo | GLDS | 5/5 | Quite short stuff; first track workout in 7 weeks! | 
    | 3/12 | 7.1M | cont | 8:50 | Allen | DST7 | 4/6 |  | 
    | 3/13 | 8.5M | contSt | 8:30 | MemPa | DST7 | 4/8 | On a muggy night; my body feelt somewhat sore the 
whole week --- did I run too much in Arizona? 166p. | 
    | 3/15 | 10M | Go for the Gold 10K | 41:41(6:43-pace; 6:50 6:31 6:39 7:06 6:46 6:28 1:21) | East Austin | GLDS | 6/6 | T=62 H=94% & foggy; not as slow as it looks on 
a very rolling course with a lot of turns; 20/230o, 2/11a (Silver Medal!). | 
    | 3/16 | 10.1M | cont | 85:55 (8:31; 8:50 8:40 7:59) | TownL | 764n | 4/4 | First Town Lake loop in 2003. | 
    | 3/17 | 7.1M | cont | 8:38 | Allen | 764n | 4/6 | No problems! | 
    | 3/18 | 5.8M | 1M RE:5 800 RE:3 400 | 5:51 2:43! :78 | StTo | LDST7 | 6/4 | 167p; first run for LDST7 | 
    | 3/19 | 6.1M | rec | 9:05 | Allen | 764n | 4/6 | Left knee sore again... | 
    | 3/20 | 11M | 2.5M-2.5M@T-2.5M-2.5M@T-1M | 16:35; 17:15 (6:38 6:54 pace) | MemPa | GLDS | 6/4 | Ran the first repeat well, but not the
second one; in quite good conditions. | 
    | 3/21 | 5.2M | cont | 8:40 | Allen | DST7 | 3/5 | Ultimate Run of DST7!! | 
    | 3/22 | 9M | cont | 8:55 8:20 | Martin Dies State Park (East Texas) | 764n | 4/3 | Running along Lake Steinhagen. | 
    | 3/23 | 8M | contSt | 8:45 8:15 | Allen | SNC | 4/6 | After sitting 4 hours in a car. | 
    | 3/25 | 7.5M | 12x200 RE5: 800 | 80av; 2:36! | StTo | GLDS | 5/6 | Felt okay after rest day; left quad somewhat sore. | 
    | 3/26 | 12M | cont | 8:50 8:40 8:35 7:50 | MemPa | 764n | 5/6 | Humid but not too warm! | 
    | 3/28 | 5.2M | contSt | 8:40 | Allen | 764n | 3/5 | Slightly sore right calf muscle. | 
    | 3/29 | 6.6M | Eeyore's 5K Run | 18:58 (6:05 6:03 6:12 :37) | South MC | LDST7 | 6/3 | 166.5p; 2/?a. Did okay in windy but otherwise
good conditions. | 
    | 3/30 | 15M | 3M@MP-eff. | 9:20 7:45 7:00 7:30 8:05 | RivOk | 764n | 5/1 | In almost perfect conditions! | 
    | 3/31 | 5.8M | cont | 8:57 | Allen | SNC | 3/4 | Tired and somewhat sore. | 
    | March'03 | 217.9M | 
    | 4/1 | 7.1M | 1M-2x200-1M RE4: | 5:47 ? ? 5:44 | StTo | GLDS | 6/4 | 167.5p; ran well on very tired legs from SA/SU. | 
    | 4/2 | 7.1M | cont | 8:35 | Allen | 764n | 4/4 | Looking forward to the rest day tomorrow! | 
    | 4/4 | 10M | ftl: 13x 1f|1s | 6:10? 8:50? | Allen | MWM | 4/7 | More difficult than I thought. | 
    | 4/5 | 7.1M | cont_tr | 8:40 | Huntsville | 764n | 4/8 |  | 
    | 4/6 | 8.7M | 30K: 4x2000 RE1:40 | 8:46 9:10 8:41 8:49 | Allen | MWM | 5/8 | Was slowed down by tired legs and 
a  very very slippery trail --- MWM is not a good shoe if
wet! | 
    | 4/8 | 7M | 3x[800-400-200] RE2/4: | 2:50/76/? 2:49/79/? 2:49/77/? | StTo | GLDS | 5/3 | Pushed 400, but not 800. | 
    | 4/9 | 8M | cont | 8:50 | Allen | SNC | 4/3 | Quite cold. | 
    | 4/11 | 4.3M | contSt | 8:40 | Allen | 764n | 3/5 |  | 
    | 4/12 | 10M | Tyler Azalea 10K | 41:32 (6:41-pace; 6:28 6:42 6:28 6:50 6:55 6:42 1:22) | Tyler | LDST7 | 6/4 | T=62 H=50%; somewhat slow; couldn't pickup the pace after uphill at mile 4.5;
 22/380o, 1/25a; I ran slowly but won my age group by 1.5 minutes anyhow!. | 
    | 4/13 | 12M | cont. | 8:30 7:40 8:10 7:30 | RivOk | 764n | 5/4 | 167p. Somewhat sore! | 
    | 4/15 | 6.7M | 15x200 JO60 | 42-40 | StTo | MWM | 6/4 |  | 
    | 4/16 | 5.2M | rec | 9:20 | Allen | SNC | 3/5 |  | 
    | 4/17 | 11M | cont | 8:30 8:30 8:10 7:45 | MemPa | GLDS | 6/6 | 165.5p. | 
    | 4/19 | 7M | v: 5x1200 RE:2:30 | 4:48 4:41 4:34 4:39 4:46 | MemPa | MWM | 5/8 | 10-15 sec. slower than usual in T=70+; H=90+. | 
    | 4/20 | 14.8M | cont. | 9:30 8:30 8:00 8:40 | RivOk | SNC | 5/8 | On a very humid day | 
    | 4/21 | 5.2M | rec | 9:10 | Allen | 764n | 3/5 | 168.5p; too much wine on Sunday. | 
    | 4/22 | 7M | 2x [2x400 4x200] | 81/79 79/77 36-40 34-38 | StTo | GLDS | 5/7 | Left quad hurt on last 200; didn't like the workout too much. | 
    | 4/23 | 10M | cont | 43:53 41:44 | 2Allen | SNC | 4/4 |  | 
    | 4/24 | 7.1M | cont | 8:31 7:55 | Allen | 764n | 5/5 | Ev. run. | 
    | 4/25 | 6.1M | contSt | 8:35 | Allen | SNC | 4/4 | 167.5p. | 
    | 4/27 | 7.7M | 5K-Race | 19:54 (6:32 6:22 6:20 :40) | Bubba's Shrimp Run, NO | MWM | 7/5 | T=65+; H=60-70%; just a training run; legs felt
pretty bad on Mile1. | 
    | 4/28 | 7M | cont | 8:55 | Audobon Park | MWM | 4/6 | also visiting Mississippi; strange pain at left
knee near the end of the run. | 
    | 4/29 | 6.3M | ftl: 13x 1f|1s | 7:15-pace 5:55? 8:35? | Allen | GLDS | 5/7 | 15 sec./mile faster than on 4/4. | 
    | 4/30 | 7.1M | rec | 9:25 | Allen | 764n | 3/5 | Sore right ankle on the outside / back; not sure when I hurt it;
left knee not 100%. | 
    | April'03 | 189.5M | 
    | 5/1 | 6.1M | cont | 8:30 | Allen | SNC | 3/5 | Ankle not better; will have to take 2 rest days and will
miss the 'Sprint for Life Race'; 167p. | 
    | 5/4 | 7.1M | cont | 8:40 8:22 | Allen | 764n | 4/7 | 168p; humid but windy; ankle slightly better but still
sore; will take another extra rest day tomorrow! | 
    | 5/4 | 20min | Swimm | 
Courses
MemPa:= Memorial Park 2.93 miles dirt loop
Allen(R) := Allen Park Way 4.75 
miles loop; somewhat rolling mostly on asphalt; 
RiHerm := 
Rice University and Herrman Park Loop 
RivOk := River Oaks Loop 
RivOkAll := River Oaks Loop with Allen Park Way Loop continuation
TangArb:= From Memorial Park Tennis Center following Memorial 
going south on Chimney
Rock and then Tanglewood, returning via PostOak, doing 4 additional miles on 
the 2.2M outer Arboretum trail and coming back "long" 
to start. (14.15M)
Blalock:= From Memorial Park Tennis Center going out short following 
Memorial, turning
right when it hits San Felipe, continue on San Felipe; turn around 
when you reach Blalock, coming back on the same route (14M).
RiceTr := Track at Rice University 
HCMT := 
HoChiMinh trail (mildly rolling)
Conroe:= quite rolling route near exit 88 of I-45.
Huntsv := Huntsville State Park trails, 75 miles north of Houston
TownL := 
10.1M loop arround Town Lake in Austin
StTo := St. Thomas high school track
TM = Quinton treadmill
The Fleet
SNC := Adidas SuperNova Classic
(August 6, 2002-...), 2000 model with green colors; 427.3 miles
as of April 30, 2003.
DST7 := Asics Gel DS 
Trainer VII (December 28, 2001-March 21, 2003); size 11; 
light weight training shoe for races and faster workouts; retired 
at 323.9 miles. 
GLDS := Asics Gel DS 
Trainer VII (October 1, 2002-); size 11; 
light weight training shoe for races and faster workouts; 245.0 miles
as of April 30, 2003; yellow/silver top. 
LDST7 := 
"Last" (had to buy this shoe in Roundrock Texas; DS Trainer VIII came
out at the end of 2002) Asics Gel DS Trainer VII (March 18. 
2003-... ); size 11; light weight training shoe for races and faster 
workouts; orange/silver top; 22.4M as of March 31, 2003. 
MWM := Mizuno Wave 
Maverick (Dec. 3, 2002-...); size 11; 
light weight training shoe for races and faster workouts; 138.6 miles as 
of April 30, 2002. 
764 := New Balance 764 (May 19, 2002-January 13, 2003); 
size 11; somewhat protective stability shoe; will be used for easy run, long
runs and possibly trail running; retired with 494 miles on January 13, 2003.
764n := New Balance 764 (December 1, 2002-...); 
size 11; somewhat protective stability shoe; will be used for easy run, long
runs and possibly trail running; 314.7 miles as of April 30, 2003.
Meaning of Short Terms
21W := 21 sets of strength training (various exercises) each set consisting 
of 12 repetitions. 
30SW := 30 minutes swimming at easy pace 
40BY := 40 minutes on a 
stationary bike (I fall off other bikes...)
55HK := 55 minutes hiking/walking 
5000tr := 5000 meters track race or time trail
ftl := fartlek (repeats are between 2 minutes and 5 minutes)
MP := marathon pace 
T-pace := lactate threshold 
pace (appox. 18K-pace) 
RE := rest (during speedwork)
I-Pace := interval 
pace, typically 5-10 seconds per mile faster than 5K-pace
W100 := walk 100 
meters (during speed workout)
J200 := jog 200 meters (during speed workout) 
R-Pace := fast, approx. 1M-pace  
cont := continuous (easy) run 
contP := continuous (easy) run with 4-6x1min pickups 
contSt := 
continuous run with 5-7 20-25 sec. strides
cont_hi := continuous run on a hilly course
cont_tr := contiuuous run on trail 
rec := recovery run/jog, typically 9:00 to 10:00 pace
sn := running on ice or snow
Yearly Summaries
 
Yearly Mileage: 1996:1511; 1997:1619; 1998: 1689;
1999:1877; 2000: 2125; 2001: 2157; 2002: 2392.5
July'01: 100.1 miles (100 miles planned) + 20 sets strength + 
205 minutes swimming
August'01: 156 miles (170 miles planned) + 70 minutes swimming
September'01: 201.7 miles (200 miles planned) + 40 minutes swimming
October'01: 220.4 miles (215 miles planned) + 65 sets strength
November'01: 219 miles (215 miles planned) + 153 sets strength
December'01: 164 miles (160 miles planned)
January'02: 242.1 miles (240 miles planned) + 98 sets strength
February'02: 160.1 miles (160 miles planned) + 90 sets strength 
March'02: 211.0 miles (210 miles planned) + 42 sets strength 
April '02: 151.4 miles (160 miles planned) + 88 sets strength + 
58 minutes swimming. 
May '02: 166.4 miles (150 miles planned) + 44 sets strength + 
100 minutes swimming 
June '02: 201.2 miles (200 miles planned) + 90 minutes swimming 
July '02: 229.9 miles (220 miles planned) 
Aug. '02: 178.8 miles (190 miles planned) 
Sept. '02: 205.0 miles (225 miles planned) 
Oct. '02: 206.9 miles (205 miles planned) 
Nov. '02: 176.2 miles (180 miles planned) 
Dec. '02: 262.1 miles (250 miles planned) 
Jan. '03: 165.9 miles (165 miles planned) 
Feb. '03: 88.9 miles (210 miles planned) 
Mar. '03: 217.9 miles (210 miles planned) 
Apr. '03: 189.5 miles (200 miles planned) 
Weekly Mileage 2000: 38.8 January, 
45.6 February, 37.2 March, 48.2 April, 43.4 May, 35.8 June, 17.3 July, 33.4 
August, 45.7 September, 46.4 October, 48.7 November, 47.7 December. 
Weekly Mileage 2001: 36.1 January, 50.9 February, 51.5 March, 46.7 
April, 32.8 May, 39.7 June, 22.7 July, 35.2 August, 47.1 September, 
49.7 October, 51.1 November, 37.0 December. 
Weekly Mileage 2002: 54.7 miles January, 40.0 miles February, 47.7 
miles March; 35.3 miles April; 37.6 miles May; 47.0 miles June;
51.9 miles July; 40.4 miles August; 47.8 September, 46.9 October,
41.1 November, 59.4 December.
Previous Training: April-July 1999 Training Log, August'99-December'99 Training Log, 
January'00-May'00 Training Log, May'00-October'00 Training Log, October'00-January'01 Training Log, 
January-April'01 Training Log,
May-August'01 Training Log,
August-December'01 Training Log,  
December'01-March 02 Training Log,  
April'02-July'02 Training Log,
August-December 2002 Training Log. 
Season Line Up
2002 Running Break: Mo., April 29, 2002 to Mo. May 13, 02
2002/2003 Season: 
Macrocycle One: May 14, 2002 to January 19, 2003
Break: January 19, 2003-Feb. 24, 2003 (forced by injury)
Macrocycle Two: February 25, 2003 to June 7, 2003
last updated: May 5, 2003.