Christoph F. Eick's Training Log ---
January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
Long Runs |
Easy Runs |
Marathon Pace |
LT-Pace |
10K-Pace |
VO2-Pace |
1M-Pace |
Hills |
Swimming |
8:15-9:50 |
8:20-10:10 |
7:45-8:30 |
7:15-7:40 |
7:10-7:35 |
6:55-7:15 |
6:35-6:55 |
Trails |
St. Bike |
Day |
Length |
Type |
Pace |
Course |
Shoe |
Ef./Cond. |
Comment |
1/1 noon |
4M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
2/3 |
T=61 & damp; sunny; ran okay without any major problems, which is good
considering yesterday's heel soreness. 131-87-47 174.0p.[ |
1/2 6:30a |
10M |
t: 4M |
1:26:18 (37:32(!-to_gas)-20:35(RG)-18:48(WFNM)-9:17 |
RivOk |
LAU10 |
6/4 |
T=34+ & sunny; heel was fine!! Started out very very slowly in
quite cold condition, ran the first leg of tempo run fine catching some
people of the first group who stated 150 meters in front of me (about
7:25-pace) but right hip felt somewhat stiff and considering Saturday's
race, I cut the tempo run a mile short. LAU10's total mileage is now 180
miles; already bought another pair for races in 2011 which is mostly black
with some silver & yellow-green. |
1/4 7:30a |
6.7M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
T=57, cloudy, and drizzel rain near end of the run. 139/88/47
172.2p |
1/6 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
with 8 20sec Strides |
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/3 |
T=45 & sunny; 131/87/48 174.0p; kind of tired the whole
week! |
1/8 7:20 |
17.7M |
Southern Califoria Half-Marathon |
1:47:36 (8:13-pace [8:11 8:11 8:02 8:15 8:11 8:29 8:22 8:07 8:13 8:34
8:19 8:15 7:41 :41])
| Irvine, California |
BLLAU |
7/4 |
T=50-55 H=84-73%; 19/59a, 514/5142o very flat; was supposed to run
7:55-pace but couldn't do it, or did not feel like it; hip felt somewhat
tight during the race and heel was sore on Saturdy; lacked a clear goal in
the race, after I determined that running 7:37-pace on a course with 29
including 11 u-turns and considering my lack of quality speedwork was not
an option. Have to tug this one away, and get mentally ready for Houston.
Run to the start of the race and back (2x2.3M). Recent Half Marathon
Times: 1:43: 2009 Angie Crazy, 1:45: 2010 La Porte by the Bay, 1:47: 2011
Southern California Marathon; 1:48: 2009 Moe's better Half, 1:54: 2008
Seebrook Lucky Trail Marathon. |
1/10 5p |
5.8M |
very easy |
56:46 |
Ventura, California |
BLLAU |
3/4 |
Along the Pacific and Streets near Pacific; finished in the dark, also
struggling with stomach cramps. T=60; feeling quite tired the last 2
days. |
1/11 noon |
7.7M |
easy |
1:10:00 |
Ventura, California |
GHO10 |
4/3 |
T=50; on Ventura
Marina Trail; with water carrier this time! |
1/13 7a |
6.2M |
easy |
55:00 |
San Tomas
Aquino Creek Trail, Santa Clara, CA |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
Biltmore-Mission-College-TACT_to_American; T=52 |
1/14 6:50a |
13.8M |
easy |
2:05:25 |
TACT to Bay Trail, CA |
GHO10 |
6/3 |
Starting from the Biltmore again, reached the unique and scenic Southern_Bay Trail
along wetland with a lot of birds---the dirt trail goes from San Jose to
San Francisco, although there a still a few connections are still missing
to run the whole way on a trail. Missed the Bay Trail turn initally and
did a 2M-loop in Sunnyvale Baylands Park. T=49+! |
1/15 7:30a |
5.8M |
First half very easy |
55:15 (28:45 26:30) |
Monterey, CA |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
T=50. Fisherman's Wharf to Lover's Point along the water---a quite
very nice route on a bike path
going along Cannery Row seeing a few harbor seals and hearing a lot of
noisy seagulls seeing also enjoying the strong waves of the Pacific. |
1/17, 8a |
17M |
m: 5M 2M |
2:24:40 (8:30-pace; 53:55(6.25M)-40:28(5)-...-14:30(1.8)) |
Hershey |
PEG27 |
6/3 |
On a foggy day with occasional, very light drizzel rain and T=49-50;
first decent run in the last 3 weeks; after starting the first six miles
9:00-pace, ran miles 7-11 and 16-17 in just a few seconds over 8:00-pace.
172.6p---did not gain any weight in California!!
| |
1/19, 8a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
2/4 |
140-87-48; 173.2p; T=45+ & sunny ; kind of stiff and tight: should
do a lot of stretching the next 10 days. |
1/21, 7:40a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
MemPa |
LAU10 |
2/4 |
T=32; not in the mood for T-workout today! |
1/22, 2p |
7M |
5x800 f|s |
3:44 3:46 3:42 3:43 3:40 |
MemPa |
PEG27 |
5/4 |
T=57, sunny & low hum---enjoyed sitting on the benches and talking
to people after the run. Decent make-up workout for Friday; heel
somewhathurt but stopped to hurt after a relaced my shows more tightly.
138-90-49 173.0p. |
1/25 7a |
6.4M |
very easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/4 |
T=42+ & quite humid; makeup run after all this rain on Monday; was
feeling hyper the whole day yesterday and ran very easy today, also
wearing to much cloth including tights that turned out to be much to warm
when it didn't rain.138-83-47 171.8p. |
1/27 7a |
5.5M |
t: 2000 |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
T=38+; ran okay, after feeling somewhat hyper and tired the last 3
days---also having some congestion due to allergies (cold??). 137-83-47
173.6p Just have to see how the weather and my
Houston Marathon unfolds on Sunday! |
1/30, 7a |
26.7M |
Houston
Marathon |
3:53:54 (8:56-pace; 9:02 8:45 8:40 8:52 8:43 8:52 8:51 8:34 8:32 8:35
8:27 8:33 8:36 8:37 8:36 8:39 8:52 9:05 9:08 9:17 9:17 9:19 9:11 9:36 9:35
11:20(1.21M); official splits: 5K:27:20 10k:54:54 15k:1:21:41 20k:1:48:15 Half:1:54:04 25K:2:15:04 30k:2:42:49 35k:3:11:41 40k:3:41:05)
| Houston |
BLLAU |
9/7
| Challenging Conditions: T=64-66; H=95-100%; very damp and kind of
foggy, drizzel rain after one hour; occasionally stronger rain. Never felt
really good in these conditions, but most other runners didn't feel good
either; also ran with some slight heel soreness that fortunately did not get any worse. Picked up the pace nicely after 7 miles for the next 10 miles,
but could not maintain the pace; my hip got somewhat tight effecting my running
form the last 6 miles, but this cost only 3-4 minutes, because I was
really not feeling that great at this stage. A major accomplishment in this race was
that I did not walk at the
end, although I had a strong urge to do so. I thought I did poorly in the
race, but many runner I know had even more problems with the conditions; I
guess it was an okay, definitely not good race! I really have to be thankful to the spectators was encouragement quided me through the last 7 miles of the race! 43/308a, 1279/6880o.
Weight 173.6p in the morning; had calf cramps again after the race, but not as
bad as in Fargo! |
1/31 |
|
|
|
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|
137-80-53; 171.6p; (delayed onset) heel soreness and both calfs quite
tight and sore this morning. No running for 4-6 days! |
2/5, noon |
32 min. |
St. Bike |
6 sets upper body |
|
|
|
139-87-47 173.4p |
2/6, 7:30a |
6M |
easy
| 1:01:12 (10:12-pace) |
MemPa |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
T=35+; quite a bad run, legs not springgy yet, heel hurt a little during the run but not after the run; 174.6p. |
2/8, 4:15p |
5.5M |
easy |
54:54 |
Allen |
SAL10 |
2/4 |
143-90-48 175.2p; T=40+; heel somewhat sore; not
faster than Sunday! |
2/10, 4:50p |
6.4M |
easy |
|
AllenR |
GHO10 |
2/4 |
145-88-49; 173.6p; T=35+. |
2/12, 11a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/4 |
T=60; back to normal; nice lunchtime run! | |
2/13, 1:15p |
6M |
easy
| 57:01(10:07 8:53) |
MemPa |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
133-82-48; 172.4p; T=67-69 and sunny. Was supposed
to run 9M. but not feeling well
since Saturday afternoon; allergies and/or flu/cold; ran well considering this and the warm conditions. |
2/15, 7:15a |
5.5M |
very easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
2/5 |
T=60+; still sick, ran very slowly; 140-85-59 172.0p | |
2/17, 5:20p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/7 |
T=70; feeling somewhat better; almost dark when I finished! | |
2/19, 9:20a |
6.2M |
easy |
with 7 20 sec. strides |
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
143-88-52 172.0p. | |
2/20, 11:40a |
10M |
easy
| 1:33:13 (9:19-pace; 9:52 9:23 9:17 9:25 9:23 9:34 9:08 9:14 8:59 8:52) |
MemPa |
GHO10 |
3/3 |
135-85-49; 172.2p; T=72-74; H=73-65% partly cloudy and very windy (20-25 miles p/h). Ran okay, considering the warm and windy conditions and my lack of training the last weeks. |
2/21, 5:15p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/8 |
T=76-74; in usually warm conditions! | |
2/23, 10a |
10M |
easy |
9:40-pace |
Hershey |
GHO11 |
3/8 |
T=67-68; h=90%; not a single water fountain
was working and also the conditions were quite bad; therefore,
I cut the planned 14 miles run to 10 miles! | |
2/25, 5:30p |
5.5M |
very easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/8 |
T=74+; not feeling that well! 147-89-53; 172.0p | |
2/27, 5p |
6.2M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/8 |
T=73; ran okay after feeling hyper and tired
in the morning, postponing the planned 10-14M run to Wednesday. | |
2/28, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/8 |
T=64+; 145-88-48; 173.0p. | |
3/2, 7:20a |
13M |
easy |
2:03:30(9:23-pace (9:35-9:11) |
MemPa |
PEG27 |
6/4 |
Nice day to run; T=46-55 and sunny! Quite slow!
145-88-48 173.0p |
3/4, 7a |
6.2M |
easy |
with 6 25 sec. strides |
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
147-87-48 172.2p | |
3/5, 5p |
10M |
easy
| 1:32:20 (last 3 miles: 8:40-8:28-8:07) |
MemPa |
GHO10 |
5/4 |
136-88-48; 173.2p; rare late Saturday run; only T=59 high with strong north wind; decided to pre-run the Sunday morning run. Had problems getting going the first 6M, but finished quite strong! |
3/7, 7a |
5.5M |
very easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/8 |
not feeling that great. | |
3/9, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
with 7 20 sec. strides |
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
139-81-49 171.4p. | |
3/11, 6:50a |
16.1M |
easy |
2:30:31 [1:16:11 1:14:20] (9:20-pace) |
H-MemPa(3)-H |
PEG27 |
6/4 |
Nice day to run; T=45+ & sunny! Quite slow; heel started
to feel sore during second half. 141-87-51 172.2p.
|
3/13, 11:30a |
7M |
5x800 f|s |
4:00 3:58 3:53 3:44 3:46 |
MemPa |
LAU10 |
5/7 |
First faster run, since a long time; ran suprisingly well; T=72-74; H=64-61%; quite windy! |
3/14, 6:30p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
147-88-48; 173.2 | |
3/16, 7a |
5.5M |
easy with 6 strides |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
not feeling that great. | |
3/19, 7a |
5M |
easy |
|
North Trail |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
3/20, 6:30p |
2M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
sick | |
3/21, 6:30p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
137-83-52; 173.3p. |
3/23, 7a |
13.2M |
easy |
2:09:08 (1:05:05 1:04:03) |
H-MemPa(2)-H |
GHO11 |
6/9 |
T=68-77 H=97%+ foggy, then sunny
|
3/25, 7:20a |
6M |
4x800 f|s |
3:54 3:51 3:44 3:42 |
MemPa |
LAU10 |
5/7 |
T=66-68 H=94%+, cloudy.
Surprisingly fast! |
3/27, 7:30a |
10.2M |
easy |
94:40 |
H-MemPa(1)-H |
PEG27 |
6/4; |
139-87-53; 171.8p |
|
3/28, 6p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/4 |
| |
3/30, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
138-83-50; 172.2p | |
4/1, 8a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
142-87-49; 172.2p. | |
4/2, 7a |
17M |
easy |
2:38:40 (58:40(6.25M)-15:30(fast considering
I had to run around a lot of Liver Foundation Walkers)) |
Hershey |
PEG27 |
6/8 |
First 90 minutes in occasional, light drizzel; T=71-73; H=92%+; 173.2p; heel felt occasionally sore in the beginning, but not in the last hour. Run quite slowly but picked up the pace
somewhat in the last hour.
| |
4/4, 7a |
6.1M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
4/8, 6:45p |
5.5M |
|
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
Cancelled run on 4/6 due to bad allergies | |
4/10, noon |
5M |
|
|
MemPa |
GHO10 |
3/9 |
Did not feel like running 18M, and ran
lunchtime in Memorial Park in very warm conditions! T=84+ & snny! | |
4/12, 7p |
5.5M |
very easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/8 |
not feeling that great. | |
4/13, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
| |
4/15, 7p |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
4/17, 6:50a |
18M |
easy |
2:52:04 |
Hearshy |
SAL10 |
6/2 |
Nice day to run; T=52-72 with low humidity; was very slow
but finished run, running the last 4 of the last 8 miles under 9:00 pace.
|
4/19, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
4/21, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
4/23, 7a |
14M |
Half Marathon Race |
2:01:06 [1:00:50 1:00:16] |
Allen |
BLAU |
3/5 |
| |
4/25, 6:30p |
25min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
-- | |
4/26, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
4/27, 6:30p |
30min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
-- | |
4/28, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
4/29, 6:30p |
30min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
-- | |
5/2, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
| |
5/6, 7a |
6.1M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
5/8, 6:30p |
35min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
-- | |
5/10, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
5/12, 6:30p |
30min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
-- | |
5/13, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
175.2p | |
5/16, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
5/18, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
176.8p | |
5/22, 7a |
10.2M |
easy |
1:40:25 (35-33-32) |
H-MemPa(1)-H |
PEG27 |
6/7 |
T=75-79 with some somewhat cooling wind; if waterfountain on Memorial side north short before MemPa is used as a reference point, we get 3 somewhat equal segments. |
5/25, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
5/28, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
5/31, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
6/4, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
175.6p | |
6/7, 7:30a |
5.9M |
easy |
|
HoChi |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
3 loops on purple trail | |
6/10, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
6/13, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
| |
6/17, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
6/21, 7:30a |
5.9M |
easy |
|
HoChi |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
3 loops on purple trail | |
6/25, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
177.7p | |
6/28, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
177.7p | |
6/30, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
7/5, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
7/8, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
180.4p | |
7/10, 7:30a |
5.9M |
easy |
|
HoChi |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
3 loops on purple trail | |
7/12, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
7/15, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
| |
7/17, 7a |
5.9M |
easy |
|
HoChi |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
3 loops on purple trail | |
7/22, 7a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
178.2p | |
7/24, 7:20a |
6M |
easy |
|
MemPa |
PEG27 |
3/5 |
179.8p. | |
7/27, 7:15a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
SAL10 |
3/5 |
| |
7/30, 8a |
5.4M |
easy |
|
HoChi |
GHO10 |
3/5 |
purple trail; hill was too slippery to get up; and
then pedestrian trail. | |
7/31, 6:30a |
10M |
easy
| 1:32:50 (9:10-8:50-9:45) |
MemPa |
PEG27 |
6/8 |
First BCRR Sunday run since a long time; ran very well considering that my last 10 mile run was on May 22, 2011; T=76-82 H=93-91%; one runner's collapsed at the zero mile marker in Memorial Park, but with the defibrilator they got him back to life after 15, long before the ambulances finally arrived. 180.2p---time to lose some weight! |
8/3, 6:30a |
7.2M |
easy
| 67 minutes |
Rapid City SD |
PEG27 |
4/5 |
Rapid City on a somewhat green bikepath along
a small river, initially running parallel to Omaha Street and then turning SW following the small river; T=64; med. hum; with water carrier. |
8/5,6a |
6.4M |
easy
| 61 minutes |
Billings, MO |
GHO11 |
3/7 |
Going east from downtown trying to reach the Yellowstone River which I never did, due to construction. T=69+ & quite humid; first run for GHO11. |
8/6,6p |
8.8M |
easy on trail
| 88 minutes |
Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park |
PEG27 |
5/5 |
Going from the Inn to (Fading) Morning Glory,
Biscuit Basin, and finally following a loop around Mystic Lake; almost stopped at the beginning, due to the difficuly of running at 7700 foot, but somewhat adjusted after 10 minutes. T=67- and sunny with med. hum. |
8/10, 6:50a |
5.5M |
easy |
|
Allen |
GHO10 |
3/8 |
T=81-83; H=90%+. 180.2p | |
8/12,7:15a |
10.2M |
easy on trail
| 96 minutes |
North Boulder, CO |
SAL10 |
5/5 |
Going From Ron's house on Left Hand Trail to to Sage/Eagle Trail to Boulder Water Reservoir and back. Saw a snake, a fox, and got jumped by a lot of grass hoppers. T=61+ and sunny. 179.0p. |
Shoes
LAU10:= Brooks Launch (681/D), red/orange color, size
10.5, in use since April 25, 2010
GHO10:= Brooks Ghost 3 medium, Men's size
10.5, 110076 1D 630; bought on Sept. 7; first run on Sept. 16, 2010.
SAL10:=
Salomon S-Labs2 XT Wings; trail running shoe with road running capabilities;
supposed to have good friction to deal with slippery mud, size 10.5, bought on
September 21; first run on September 29, 2010.
PEG27:= Nike Air Pegasus+ 27,
size 10.5, bought and first run on November 21, 2010.
BLLAU:= "black" Brooks
Launch 110065 1D 007, size 10.5, same shoe as LAU10, except not red but
black/silver/nightlife; bought on December 30, 2010; in use since January 8,
2011.
GHO11:= Brooks Ghost 4 medium, Men's size
10.5, bought on July 2, 2011; first run on August 4, 2011.
Courses
MemPa:=Memorial Park 2.93
miles dirt loop
Allen:=Allen
Park Way 4.75 miles loop; mildly rolling mostly on asphalt, also call Eleanor
Tinsley Park and Buffalo Bayou Trail
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 to the start. (14.15M)
Blalock:=Starting from
Memorial Park or from Elenor Tisley Park going on Memorial towards Blalock and
back.
WhOk:=along White Oak Bayou and White Oak Street also covering miles 3
and 4 of the Houston Marathon course
HCMT:=HoChiMinh trail north of Memorial
Park(somewhat challenging and mildly rolling)
Huntsv:=
on Huntsville State Park trails, 65 miles north of Houston
Hershey:= going through Terry
Hearshey Park (TH-Park
Map) and also running on Barker Dam on the other side of highway 6
TownL:=10.1M
loop around Town Lake in Austin
Shoal-Cr:=going down Shoalcreek in Austin
towards Town Lake usually starting at Anderson Lane and back.
MemTr:=Memorial Park track; warmup and cool down on Memorial Park
trail
TM:= on treadmill
Yearly Summaries
Yearly Mileage: 1996:1511; 1997:1619; 1998: 1689;
1999:1877; 2000: 2125; 2001: 2157; 2002: 2392.5; 2003: 2101.0
Past Training Logs
Beginning 2000, Beginning 2001, Beginning 2002, Beginning 2003, Beginning 2004, Beginning 2005, End 1999, End 2000, End 2001, End 2002, End 2003, End 2010, Mid 1999, Mid 2000, Mid 2001, Mid 2002, Mid 2003, Mid 2004.
last updated: August 14, 2011.