Christoph F. Eick's First Third of 2016 Exercise Log
December 28, 2015 to May 1, 2016
Long Runs |
Easy Runs |
Steady Pace |
Marathon Pace |
LT-Pace |
VO2-Pace |
1M-Pace |
Hills |
Swimming |
9:10-10:45 |
9:45-11:30 |
9:30-10:00 |
8:50-9:30 |
8:35-8:55 |
8:00-8:30 |
7:50-8:10 |
Trails |
YS^2B |
Day |
Distance |
WO |
Time |
Place |
Shoe |
Comment |
12/28, 6:50a |
6.0M |
easy |
| Guanacaste, Costa Rica
| WR18 |
T=76+ and sunny.
|
12/30, 8a |
Minor Hiking |
3.0M |
| Mirador Trail, San Antonio NP, Costa Rica |
WR18 |
T=79+ and partly cloudy; beautiful view from the Surrughu Point. |
1/2, 8:30a |
5.5M |
very easy |
1:02:32
| Allen |
DEF7* |
T=47, overcast and light drizzel in the second half; was sick yesterday (tired and somewhat dizzy with minor
digestive problems) and had to cancel yesterday's run and today's meetup 12M hike and was not
sure if I could run today, but succeeded although slow. 179.2p: did not gain much weight in Costa Rica. |
1/4, 6:55a |
5.3M |
easy |
57:51
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=41+ and sunny; never warmed up and ran therefore quite slowly. |
1/6, 1:45p |
5.5M |
easy |
59:02
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=53+ and drizzel rain the first 40 minutes; delayed the run
75 minutes to run in "less" rain, but it worked. |
1/7, 4:40p
| 9.8M |
easy |
1:41:51
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=58- and mostly cloudy; first "good run after the marathon! 1and foggy and humid; another bad run with a somewhat sore right heel;
will take 3 rest days. 178.2p.
|
1/9, 10:20a |
Minor Hiking |
3.3M |
| Lone Star Trail |
HB |
T=56+ and partly cloudy; Lone Star Trail had ankle deep water, and, sorry to say,
I quit after a little more than 3M. |
1/10, 5:25p |
5.3M |
easy |
57:31
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=51- and partly cloudy; not in the mood today in a quite slow run. |
1/12, noon
| 13.6M |
easy |
2:30:03 1:18:13|1:11:50; second half in 10:33-pace
| H-MemPa(2.45)-H
| WR18 |
T=59-61, H=51-38% and sunny with 7mh NWW wind; slow run, but ran second half
a little faster and showed some endurance handling the distance without any problems. Unusual
day: having lunch at 3:30p.
|
1/14, 12:20p
| 6.8M |
easy |
1:14:13
| UH_DT3
| DEF7* |
T=62, H=87% and overcast; this is the new UH_DT3 route that goes to UH
Downtown via the pedestrian Bridge and then switches
over continuing on south side of Buffalo Bayou then crossing the bayou at Long Bridge,
continuing to Y-Bridge and then back via Montrose. 2 more more runs for DEF7*!
|
1/15, 5:00p
| 4.1M |
easy |
| NW San Antonio
| DST20 |
177.6p
|
1/18, 12:30p
| 6.6M |
very easy |
| UH_DT3
| DST20 |
T=62+, H=87% and overcast; another slow run!
|
1/20, 5:20p |
5.3M |
easy |
| AllenR |
DEF7* |
T=53+ and drizzel rain the first 40 minutes; delayed the run
75 minutes to run in "less" rain, but it worked. |
1/23, 8:45a |
6.2M |
easy |
1:03:05
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=46+ and sunny; finally, a normal pace run! 178.4p |
1/24, noon
| 12.0M |
easy |
2:13:45 (1:08:05|1:05:40)
| H-MemPa(1.33)-AllenR
| WR18 |
T=64+ & partly cloudy; slow run on tired legs.
|
1/27, 7:35 |
6.5M |
easy |
1:10:33
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=45+ and mostly cloudy; took me some time to warm up; ran the second half 45
seconds per mile faster; should have done this run yesterday evening, but the weather
was really bad: wet and cold! |
1/29, 5:20p |
6.5M |
easy |
1:06:06 (11:00 10:30 10:10 10:10 9:45 9:40 9:55(0.5))
| Allen |
DEF7* |
T=65- with med. humidity and termperature dropped fast; the first "good" run
in the month of January! Last run for DEF7*. |
1/31, 6:55a
| 13.1M |
easy |
2:24:04 (10:01-pace 11:23|10:38)
| H-Mem(2.33)-H
| WR18 |
T=63-68; H=91-86% and mostly cloudy; started not feeling
well but ran the second half okay in somewhat challenging conditions. 178.4p
|
2/2, 5:25p |
5.3M |
easy |
58:02
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=71-, H=22% and partly cloudy; slow run today as I felt somewhat tired and
not like picking up the pace on the second leg of the run. |
2/3, 11:35a |
5.4M |
easy |
58:18
| Allen |
WR18 |
So so run before the Bridge tournament. |
2/5, 3:25p
| 11.9M |
easy |
2:10:40
| Allen(2.4)
| DST20 |
T=58- and partly cloudy; rare late afternoon semi-long run; things felt quite cold, just
wearing a singlet. 179.6p.
|
2/7, 5:40p |
4.1M |
very easy |
| Allen |
WR18 |
T=61- and partly cloudy; recreational run missing most of the first
quarter of the Superbowl, but I needed to "clear" my head, after a not so
successful weekend at the Houston Bridge Regional. |
2/9, 5:35p |
5.2M |
easy |
52:50
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=60- and fire danger=low. hum; finally, a decent paced run! |
2/11, 5:25p |
5.3M |
easy |
52:52
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=75-71 and H=48%; kind of tired legs and some pain in my
left knee at the beginning of the run; but I ran decently, otherwise! |
2/13, 7:05a
| 16.0M |
easy |
2:52:05 (11:32|10:37|10:21|10:34-pace)
| H-MemPa(3.33)-H
| WR18 |
T=58-66, H=84-56% and mostly cloudy; had digestive problems
the first 4 miles of the run, running quite slowly, and almost quit, but run okay and showed
some endurance the subsequent 12 miles. 180.4p
|
2/16, 7:10a |
5.1M |
very easy |
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=50-52, H=83%; could not run in the evening due to a paper deadline,
and I had a hard time to convince myself; eventually, I had a very slow run! |
2/17, 7:15a |
7.2M |
ftl: 16x 1:00 f|s |
1:17:47 |
UH_DT3 |
WR18 |
T=54-56; H=47% and sunny; okay workout today; 180.8p. |
2/20, 8:00a |
13.5M on sand |
Surfside Beach Half Marathon
|
2:08:53 (9:49-pace; 10:07 9:55 9:57 10:14 9:34 9:19 10:10 09:59 9:57
9:53 9:37 9:09 8:24(0.11M)) |
Surfside Beach, Texas |
WR18 |
T=66-75 H=87-68% and sunny with surprisingly, little 3-8m/ph wind; sluggish race in somewhat
challenging, fell
a sleep miles 7-10 after I picked up the pace on miles 5-6 and my last mile was my fasted;
miles 1-5 the sand was not easy to run on but the footing miles 6-13 was decent!
not a good race effortwise; 2/15a 56/306o; will try to do more speedwork---if I convince myself?!---
in the next 2 months.
|
2/23, 5:15p |
5.3M |
easy |
56:16
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=60- and mostly cloudy with 35m/ph WNW wind, making the
run very unusual! |
2/25, 12:25p |
5.9M |
easy |
1:03:30
| UH_DT2 |
WR18 |
T=67+ and H=35% abd sunny; kind of hyper and therefore not
running too well today! |
2/26, 5:45p |
5.2M |
easy |
51:41 (paces: 10:20 10:45 9:25 9:35 9:25)
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=61- and sunny cooling down very quickly, leading to very good running conditions; surprisingly fast today on
the last 3 miles, after feeling quite tired after I returned from work. 180.6p. |
2/28, 7:15a
| 18.0 12.9M |
easy |
2:23:33 (11:25|10:55-pace)
| Hershey
| WR18 |
T=54-67, H=90-66% and mostly cloudy; feeling quite tired
and flat today and decided to run on 13 slowly and not 18 miles, as I was
supposed to!
|
3/2, 7:00a |
6.1M |
easy |
1:06:36
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=57+ and partly cloudy; was supposed to run on Tuesday, but did not
feel like doing it! Another slow run! 181.4p. |
3/3, 6:45a |
5.7M |
m: 2.4M |
58:38 (9:24-pace in faster 2.4M) |
AllenR |
WR18 |
T=70+; H=90- and overcast; okay workout in quite bad conditions; not used anymore
to run faster than 10:00-pace! |
3/5, 5:30p |
4.0M |
very easy |
1:06:36
| AllenR |
DST20 |
Run/walked as I had digestive problem with respect to the liver I ate at
lunchtime. |
3/6, 5:00p |
7.1M |
easy |
1:13:19
| UH_DT3 |
DST20 |
T=72-, H=54+% and partly cloudy; decent run after feeling hyper most of
the day! 180.4p. |
3/10, 5:45p |
5.2M |
very easy |
| Allen |
WR18 |
Slowed down by digestive problems and feelign weak and tired on Monday and Tuesday, cancelling
Tuesday's run. |
3/12,7:25a
| 9.2M |
easy |
1:41:31
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DST20
| T=65+, but low hum; slow and still feeling weak, but at least I finished the run.
|
3/14,7:45a
| 14.8M |
easy |
2:50:22
| Hilton(4.8M)-East
Beach Loop(5.2M)-Hilton
| WR18
| T=66-68, H=99-91%, overcast with 14m/ph "reverse" SSE wind with water carrier; very
slow run, also slowed down by head-wind on miles 7 and 10-15 and the muddy East
Beach full of puddles; anyhow, surprisingly, I did not have difficulties with the distance, and
felt "quite okay" after the run.
|
3/17, 6:25p |
5.5M |
easy |
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=76- and hum; not feeling well---something in my stomach does not feel right---and took it easy today! 180.0p. |
3/19, 12:20p
| 10.1M |
easy |
1:51:47
| H-Mem(1.333)-H
| WR18
| T=59-63 and low hum; initially overcast, then partly cloudy an a very cool and windy Spring day
good for running! Another slow run, but at least I felt somewhat okay today.
|
3/20, 6:05p |
5.7M |
easy |
58:56
| AllenR |
R8 |
T=62-, H=23%+ and sunny with strong north winds; finally, a reasonably paced run,
covering miles
miles 2-5 in 10:05-pace; first run for R8!
|
3/23, 6:05p |
6.6M |
easy |
1:08:18
|
BCRR Breas_Rice Route (running Morningside and Swift after the second water stop) |
DST20 |
T=69-, overcast and light rain, most of the time; ran miles 4-6 averaging 10:02-pace!
First BCRR Wednesday run in 2016! miles: 1.42(first water stop)-2.28(entering Breas Bajou Long Stretch)-
4.1(end off oven)-4.4(seond waterstop)-5.8(entering Rice)... 180.0p.
|
3/24, 5:00p |
5.1M |
very easy |
57:23
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=62-, H=23%+ and sunny with strong north winds; beaten up sore and stiff
from yesterday's run.
|
3/26, 8:00a |
11.0M (3.3M-Race-3.7M) |
Memorial Park 4M Brunch Run
|
34:40 (8:40-pace; 8:48 8:41 8:51 8:19) |
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=52-57, H=97-88% and partly cloudy; 7/35a 304/1527o;
first time in 2016, running faster than 9-minute pace, providing some
kind of "shock" for my body will try to do more speedwork---if I convince myself?!---
in the next 2 months.
|
3/27, 6:20p |
5.0M |
easy |
NW
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=76-, H=55%+ and partly cloudy; somewhat stiff
from yesterday's run.
|
3/29, 7:00a |
5.7M |
easy |
1:03:11
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=67+, H=93%- and overcast; still sleepy when running, saving myself for tomorrow's run. |
3/31, 6:55a |
5.8M |
easy |
1:01:51
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=73+, H=93%- and overcast; another slow run in quite bad conditions. Makeup for BCRR We. ev.
run, that was postponed due to bad weather. 181.8p. |
4/2,7:25a
| 14.1M |
easy |
2:32:15
| H-Mem(2.7)-H
| R8
| T=53+, low hum; okay run in very good conditions after a slow start, running the first 5 miles in 11:30-pace,
but the last 2 miles in 10:10-pace and miles 9-12 in 10:30-pace; no problems with the distance,
although the good conditions helped.
|
4/5, 6:10p |
5.2M |
easy |
55:25
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=79-, H=37%+ and partly cloudy; after stuck for 40 minutes in a traffic jam in DT,
and then having car trouble! 180.8p. |
4/7, 7:05a |
5.3M |
easy |
58:13
| Allen |
WR18 |
T=53+, H=86%- and partly cloudy; slow run, after not feeling well the day
before. |
4/8, 6:10p |
6.2M |
easy |
1:05:35
| UH_DT2 |
DST20 |
T=81-, H=28%+ and partly cloudy; so so run in very warm conditions with low humidity. |
4/10, 6:55a
| 12.2M |
easy |
2:16:46
| H-Mem(1.9)-H
| R8
| T=64-72, H=93-83% and mostly cloudy; really slow today!
|
4/12, 6:20p |
5.0M |
easy |
53:17
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=77 & H=78% and mostly cloudy!
|
4/14, 6:15p |
5.7M |
easy |
1:02:49
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=77 & H=58% and partly cloudy!
|
4/17, 5:30p |
5.3M |
easy |
57:57
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=78- but low hum>!
|
4/20, 6:20p |
5.3M |
easy |
57:37
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=78- and sunny; after all this rain, Allen Parkway finally
dried up; 183.2p: getting really fat!
|
4/23, 7:10a
| 10.0M |
easy |
1:52:23
| H-Mem(1.3)-H
| R8
| T=62+; ran the first 7 miles very slowly, but miles 8 and 9 were 10:25-pace; handled the distance okay,
considering my recent lack of running!
|
4/25, 7:05a |
5.4M |
easy |
58:19
| AllenR |
DST20 |
T=69+, H=94%- and mostly cloudy. |
4/27, 6:20p |
2.9M |
very easy |
| Allen |
WR18 |
Ran only 2.5M, and had to shorten the workout due to stomach cramps. 183.2p. |
4/29, 7:05a |
5.3M |
easy |
58:05
| AllenR |
WR18 |
T=74+, H=94%- and mostly cloudy. |
5/1, 7:15a
| 11.1M |
easy |
2:03:57
| H-Mem(1.63)-H
| R8
| T=75-76, H=93-85%, mostly cloudy; so so run, but handled the distance well!
|
Shoes
DEF7*:= Brooks Defyance 7 medium, width D, electric/silver/nightlife, 110155 1D 793,
size 11; 10.9 oz, RW 64/35/73/54/31/77 (Defyance6); bought on October 19, 2014; identical
with DEF7; first run on December 8, 2014; retired January 29, 2016 with 486.1M.
BoBoo5:= Adizero Boston Boost 5 m; M29704;
size 11; 9.0 oz (size 9), RW 33/82/40/31/45/67; bought on October 24, 2014; first run
don October 29, 2014; 131.1M as off April 30, 2016. In contrast, to the elite-popular Adidas Adizero Adios Boost
profile 20/87/15/19/16/61, the Boston is about 1 oz heavier, somewhat stiffer, slightly higher and has
more, although not a lot, forefoot cushioning. In contrast to the Brooks Launch, the shoe is stiffer,
has significantly less forefoot cushioning, is significantly lower, and has more stability features.
WR18:= Mizuno Wave Rider 18; J1GC150303 410654.9073, white-black-lightgreen,
size 11; 10.4 oz (size 11), quite light, 59/66/54/39/59/96; less cushioned and much stiffer compared to
the previous versions; bought on February 14, 2015, first run on June 3, 2015; 473.3M as off
April 30, 2016, to be retired May 16, 2016.
DST20:= Asics Gel-DS Trainer 20; T528N 4293, blue-silver-black,
size 11.5; 10.1 oz (size 11, DST 19), RW 50/75/64/51/54/38 (Trainer 19);
bought on July 25, 2015, first run on August 9, 2015, 284.5M
as off April 30, 2016.
R8:= Saucony Ride 8 medium is a light, very stiff shoe with a lot of forefoot and
less heel cushioning, SIL/RED/CTN, S20273-1, mediun, size 11; 9.6 oz; 55/84/51/39/67/98 (Ride 7);
bought on Feb. 27, 2016; first
run on March 20, 2016, 42.0M as off April 30, 2016.
Running Routes
Allen:=Allen
Park Way 4.75 miles loop; mildly rolling mostly on asphalt, also called Eleanor
Tinsley Park and Buffalo Bayou Trail
UH_DT:= going to
Sabine Bridge
and then continuing north east on a new
narrow bike path along Buffalo Bayou to the door steps of UH-Downtown and
back---a 5.5M run from where I live; the slightly longer route UH-DT2, returning via the Montrose foot bridge,
finishing on Clay is 5.9M, and UH_DT3 going back via the long, new bridge is 6.9M
UH_Allen:= 7.7M doing the Allen Parkway loop with a side trip to UH Downtown.
MemPa:=Memorial Park 2.93 miles
packed dirt trail loop
RiceHerm:=Rice University and Herrman Park
Loop
RiceBraes:= Modified 6.7M route of the
BCRR Wednesday 6.57M Route going from Rice University to the Medical Center via
Braes Bayou turning of the bayou at Montclair and then going north on Morningside
at the water fountain, turning right/left into Swift/Stockton
(estimated length 6.76M).
RivOk :=River Oaks Loop
RivOkAll := River Oaks Loop with Allen Park
Way Loop continuation
Hershey:= going through Terry
Hershey Park (TH-Park
Map) and also running on Barker Dam on the other side of Highway 6.
Blalock:=Starting from
Memorial Park or from Elenor Tisley Park going on Memorial towards Blalock and
back.
HoChi:= Ho Chi Minh
Trail south of Memorial Park, is a jungle-like trail going through dense
bushes and forrest with ups and down; however, the purple trail
(estimated length 1.93M) has very good footing and can even be used for speed
work.
H-Mem(Y)-H:= from home going to Memorial Park via Montrose/Pedestrian
Bridge, then doing X loops in Memorial Park and back the same way; 10M, 12.9M,
15.9M, 18.8M for 1, 2, 3, 4 Memorial Park loops.
TownL:=10.2M
loop around Town Lake in Austin
Shoal-Cr:=going down Shoalcreek in Austin
towards Town Lake usually starting at Northcross continuing east on Foster Kane
and then going south on Shoalcreek and back, running on the bike lane.
East Beach= Going from your
Galveston hotel via Seawall to the east end of Galveston Island, then following the 5.2M East Beach
Loop: south on Boddeker Drive, continuing on the beach going west for about a mile
connecting via Apffel Park Road going north then west and then north again back
to Seawall, possibly repeating this loop multiple times, and then running back
to your Galveston hotel, usually seeing a lot of fisherman and http://www.galveston.com/birding/.
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, Early 2010 , Late 2010, Early 2011, Late 2011, Late 2012, Early 2013,
Late 2013,
Early 2014,
Late 2014,
First Third 2015,
Second Third 2015,
Third Third 2015.
last updated: May 1, 2016
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