Christoph F. Eick's First Third of 2017 Exercise Log
December 26, 2016 to April 30, 2017
| 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 |
| 12/27, 8:25a
| 18.5M |
easy |
4:00:22
| Hofheim-Bahei_Temple-Bremthal, Germany
| R8 |
T=36-42; overcast, then mostly cloudy the last hour; with water carrier on a quite hilly course
with not always good footing on somewhat wet forrest trails; moreover, had terribly cold hands miles 5-10; a so-so run;
ran the first 14 miles quite slowly; however, showed some
endurance, running the last 4.5M, picking up the pace---although not by a lot! |
| 12/29, 10:30a |
6.8M |
easy |
1:09:26
| UH_DT3
| SNG8 |
T=65-66, H=60-49% and partly cloudy. After all this slow running the last two weeks, finally an
encouraging, somewhat faster run on the "new" UH-DT3 route (official length: 6.72M) that now crosses
to the south side
of BB, then crosses the Long Bridge, going back to the Columbus entrance via the Y-Bridge. 181.4p: Only
gained one pound, when visiting Germany; now, it is mandatory to lose 5 pounds by January 8, 2017...
|
| 12/31, 6:55a |
5.7M |
easy |
1:01:32
| Allen
| R8 |
T=57, H=98% and rain. Ran quite slowly in rainy conditions!
|
| 1/1, 6:45a |
5.9M |
ftl: 10x(2:f|2:s) |
1:00:29
| Allen
| BoBoo5 |
T=65, H=96% and overcast. First faster workout in 16 days; somewhat slow,
running the 2-min fast sections about 8:30-8:40(??) pace, but the sore right rips behaved.
180.2p.
|
| 1/3, 6:40a
| 17.0M |
easy |
3:00:04 (10:37-pace; ran mile 16 in 9:53-pace)
| H-UH_DT-MemPa(2)-H
| R8 |
T=59-64, H=86-75% and sunny. Decent ran in appealing conditions! |
| 1/5, 12:10p |
6.7M |
easy |
1:09:39
| TownL, Austin (SteRay
-LoHoD-SteRay)
| SNG8 |
T=55-58, H=62-59% and mostly cloudy. Decent Run!
|
| 1/6, 3:45p |
5.3M |
easy |
56:46
| TownL, Austin (First-PedBri-First)
| WR20 |
T=32 and overcast with 13mph very cold North wind. Not a good run today, as it
took me 3 miles to warm up! Canceled the planned tempo-run, due to increased injury risk
because of the very cold temperature.
|
| 1/8, 10:05p
| 75min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
To the music of MuteMath at
Emo's in South Austin; a huge venue; about 1500-2000
people attended this concert (about 90% full), which meant: limited dancing space!
|
| 1/9, 4:40p |
6.4M |
t: 1M...1M |
1:02:19 (mile 3: 8:51, mile 5: 8:31)
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=66, H=77% and overcast. Kind of slow on the first faster mile, but ran the second faster
mile at a better pace. 180.0p.
|
| 1/11, 12:40p |
5.3M |
flt: 13x 1:f|1:s |
54:34
| Allen
| BoBoo6 |
T=77-78, H=70-67% and partly cloudy. Dress Rehersal! High blood pressure today at 8:30a during
my medical checkup: 160/95, but was 140 when I measured it again at noon. Ran okay but not well today,
in very challenging running conditions.
|
| 1/12, 4:55p |
5.3M |
easy
| 53:57
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=77-76, H=70-76% and mostly cloudy. Decent run today, the last one before the
Houston Marathon! BS: 112(117), Col: 188 (199), 178.6p!
|
| 1/15, 7a |
26.7M |
45th Chevron Houston Marathon
|
4:41:25 (9:26 9:27 9:11 9:17 9:21 9:08 9:19 9:24 9:35 9:37 9:40
10:01 9:56 10:55 9:52 10:42 10:07 10:39 11:34 13:39 11:34 12:56 12:38
13:13 12:38 12:19 9:10 (0.21))
|
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo6 |
T=66-72; H=99-95-99% and overcast; with 80 minutes off on and off drizzel 3:00-4:20 race time. A race to
forget; decided to go out in 9:25-9:30 pace, but I already started to slow down at mile 9,
and decided when I reached mile 18 that
I didn't care about my time in this race; consequently, I run-walked the last 8.2M, minimizing stress!
Moreover, according to my watch I covered 26.55 miles today! This was my 239th
race lifetime, my 7th Houston
Marathon finish, and the 32nd marathon I completed! 68/175a. 179.2p; did not gain
weight in the week before the race! |
| 1/20, 4:55p |
5.3 3.0M |
very easy
|
| AllenR
| R8 |
Had to cut the run short, due to digestive problems. 181.0p.
|
| 1/22, 6:30a |
10.9M |
easy
| 1:46:19 (9:56 10:27 10:14 10:27 9:20 9:24 9:37 9:29 9:52 9:25 9:35)
| RivOk
| WR20 |
T=57-59, H=48% and partly cloudy. Good run, running with Steve Hasson and another runner, in
"not bad" conditions, the first
time since January 3!
|
| 1/23, 3:55p |
5.3M |
easy
| 55:21
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=72, H=33% and partly cloudy. So, so run in okay afternoon
running conditions. Struggling with both a cold and allergies.
|
| 1/25, 3:55p |
5.2M |
very easy
| 58:46
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=69, H=95% and mostly cloudy. Still very congested, taking it very easy today
in "Houston Marathon Repeat Conditions".
|
| 1/27, 10:45a |
6.8M |
easy
| 1:11:12
| UH_DT3
| WR20 |
T=50-53, H=41-33% and mostly cloudy. Still somewhat congested, but running okay today. 179.0p
|
| 1/29, 12:15p |
12.9M |
easy
| 2:15:05
| H-MemPa(2)-H
| SNG8 |
T=60-64, H=41-34% and sunny. Decent rare lunch time run enjoying a lot of sunshine alleviated
by an enjoyable north wind.
|
| 1/30, 5:05p |
5.3M |
easy
| 52:25
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=78-74, H=35-31% and partly cloudy. Really good run, considering the tough
run yesterday. Some tightness in a muscle just below my right knee. 177.6p!
|
| 2/1, 7:40a |
6.6M |
t: 2M...1M |
1:06:00 (mile 3+4: 9:23-8:46, mile 6: 8:55)
| Allen
| BoBoo5 |
T=64-66, H=90% and mostly cloudy; ran the first faster mile really slow,
but did better but not really well the next two miles! Semi-ultimate run for BoBoo5!
|
| 2/3, 7:05a |
5.0M |
easy
| 54:24
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=53, H=83% and overcast. Took it very easy today, after too much red wine the
night before.
|
| 2/5, 6:50a |
18.1M (walked mile 16) |
easy
| 3:23:53 (11:37 11:25 11:35 11:25 11:18 11:25 11:03 11:12 10:52 10:45
10:39 10:24 10:35 10:26 10:22 16:33(walked) 11:04 10:44)
| H-UH_DT-MemPa(2.3)-H
| WR20 |
T=67-72, H=99-95% and overcast then mostly cloudy the last hour. This was really a struggle today; this week
I was less congested but felt quite tired the last 4 days (I also worked too much those days!); I did not
feel like doing a long run today and crawled along in very bad conditions the first 8 miles, but then
succeeded to pick up the pace a little starting mile 9, and
did not walk until the planned walk at mile 16, although I felt
like taking a walking break the whole second half of this run. But I am really very happy to finish
this long run that was postponed from Wednesday, due to the allergy problems I faced end of January; now
I am back on track with my training for a March Marathon long-run-wise. 178.8p.
|
| 2/7, 6:55a |
5.0M |
easy
| 53:35
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=72, H=98% and mostly cloudy. Okay run on
a warm temperature record day!
|
| 2/8, 4:45p |
5.7M |
ftl: 13x(1:f|1:s) |
56:09
| Allen
| BoBoo5 |
T=86-85, H=52-37% and sunny. Okay workout; cut workout from 16 to 13 repeats
due to the extreme warm conditions; some minor soreness in the left oblique muscle. Humidity
dropped dramatically is the wind turned north early in the run. Last run for BoBoo5, after
more than 2 years of service but only totaling 237 miles!
|
| 2/10, 7:00a |
5.3M |
easy
| 56:53
| Allen
| R8 |
T=61-63, H=96-93% and mostly cloudy. Not a good run today! 180.0p
|
| 2/12, 8a |
13.8M |
6th Rhythm and Blues Half-Marathon
|
2:00:46 (9:12.73 pace; 9:08 9:14 9:09 9:00 9:20 9:15 9:25 9:05 9:36 9:33 9:11
9:02 8:32 7:55(0.109M) )
|
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo6 |
T=73-78; H=87-74% and mostly cloudy then partly cloudy; kind of a race without a watch, as my
watch did not display my race-pace; decent race; ran much too conservatively miles 5-10, but it got
really hot on the course when the sun was coming out; also, due to my lack of pace-feedback, fell of pace
on miles 9 and 10, but then finished the race really strong. Got a nice age group award you can put on the wall:
2/14a &
130/648o. Should have been 2-3 minutes faster, but ran a really decent
race in really warm conditions on a not exceptionally fast course. |
| 2/15, 7:05a |
18.8M |
easy
| 3:20:11 (11:39 11:10 11:39 11:06 11:14 10:30 10:42 10:50 11:11 10:33 10:45 10:11 10:21
10:28 9:52 10:03 9:56 10:10 10:07(0.75M))
| H-UH_DT-MemPa(2.25)-H
| SNG8 |
T=48-56, H=75-61% and overcast then partly cloudy for the last hour, facing a cold 10m/ph WNW wind;
very good run after running the first 11 miles very slowly; particularly, ran the last 5 miles
faster than 10:10, including 9:52 and 9:56 on miles 15 and 17. I am happy that I was able to catch
up with the long runs: if I do another 20M long run on February 25, I should be prepared for a
March 12 (or 19) marathon. Took two rest days before today's run to better recover from Sunday's Half-Marathon race,
and it worked!
|
| 2/16, 5:25p |
5.2M |
easy
| 53:23
| Allen
| R8 |
T=67-65, H=37% and partly cloudy. Decent run this evening, running a decent pace the last 3
miles just 30 hours after a long long run!
|
| 2/18, 7:00a |
6.4M |
easy
| 1:11:51
| UH_DT5
| WR20 |
T=64, H=98% and mostly cloudy. Okay run that took longer
as I explored a new route along the side leg of Buffalo Bayou near UH
Downtown: I had to traverese a lot of stair cases and muddy,
steep hill sides, and therefore averaged 12:20-pace on miles 3 and 4. 179.2p.
|
| 2/19, 6:30a |
10.0M |
m: 3M |
1:35:32 (ran miles 5-7 8:57-pace)
| RivOk
| SNG8 |
T=71, H=96% and overcast; good run on quite tired legs in very bad conditions; ran miles 3-7 very
well, but than got really tired at the end and averaged 10:07-pace the last 3 miles. Happy that I made it though a
40.4M week okay!
|
| 2/21, 6:55a
| 5.0M |
easy
| 53:13
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=61, H=98% and mostly cloudy. So so run. 178.2p!
|
| 2/22, 6:50a |
6.0M |
ftl: 10x(2:f|2:s) |
1:00:11
| Allen
| BoBoo6 |
T=54, H=98-90% and partly cloudy; ran the fartleks 2-6 quite slowly 8:55-8:40 pace,
but then picked up the pace on the last four to 8:30-8:25 pace.
|
| 2/23, 5:35p |
5.2M |
easy
| 52:29
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=77-74, H=63-68% and sunny; very good run a quite fast pace.
|
| 2/25, 6:50a |
20.2M |
easy |
3:28:38 (1:46:45|1:41:53; 10:20-pace; 11:47 11:00 10:55 10:34 10:22
10:15 10:49 9:41 10:22
10:27 10:39 10:14 10:24 10:16 9:53 9:56 10:12 9:33 9:48 9:39 9:44(residual))
| Twice Town Lake Butler
Trail Loop, Austin
| WR20 |
T=46-50, H=52-30% sunny with 8mph cold NNE wind. Ran the second loop very well in very good running conditions,
particularly during the second loop when it warmed up a little. This concludes 2 weeks of very good training!
Saw Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones Band and Lerrie Lepai Jones at Antone's Night
Club in the evening, playing the Blues.
|
| 2/27, 5:20p |
5.3M |
easy
| 56:51
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=80-77, H=76-80% and mostly cloudy; slow run; I guess I am not yet completely recovered
from the challenging Saturday morning run. 182.2p: gained almost
3 pounds when visiting Austin!
|
| 3/1 1:10p |
6.0M |
ftl: 17x(1:f|1:s) |
1:01:10 (started 18:, finished 53:, moved 48: to 52:, walked: 41-42, 43-44, 45-46, 53-56; paces:
2-5: 9:05-9:20, 6-8: 8:35-8:50, 9-17: 8:10-8:25)
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=82-81, H=50-41% and partly cloudy; did fine, in quite challenging conditions!
|
| 3/2, 6:50a |
5.3M |
easy
| 54:52
| UH_DT1
| R8 |
T=51-55, H=46-43% and partly cloudy; revised the UH_DT1 route that now takes advantage
of the new southside trails of Buffalo Bayou, passing by the nice Worthham Center Waterfall.
Decent run. Last run for R8!
|
| 3/4, 9:20a |
8.0M |
Houston Rodeo 10K Run
|
52:02.5 (officially 8:24-pace—but course was 0.12 miles short; 8:29 8:29 8:33 8:45(a lot of turns!) 8:34 8:22 7:33(str.) )
|
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo6 |
T=63-66, H=65-63% and mostly cloudy; followed the plan to run 8:30-pace the first half, but then
I had somewhat tired legs, and could not increase my pace to 7:55-8:10 pace, as planned! Okay, but not good
race. 16/68a, 730/3420o. 180.6p. |
| 3/6, 5:20p |
5.3M |
easy
| 1:00:33 (walked most of mile 4, and was also slowed down mile 2-3 due to digestive problems, but ran the first
mile in 10:20 and mile 5 in 9:55-pace)
| Allen
| WR20 |
T=77-75, H=82-85% and mostly cloudy; ran the was hampered by digestive problems that were
resolved at mile 3.6 by finding an "outdoor restroom"!
|
| 3/8 6:40a |
5.7M |
ftl: 6x(2:f|2:s) |
59:29
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=61, H=56% and mostly cloudy; not running too well today; also my right ancle felt somewhat sore,
and I had problems to get going, but I succeeded to run the last 3 repeats at 8:15-8:30 pace.
|
| 3/11, 5:15p |
2.0M |
very easy
| 22:22
| Pinehook&Rue de la France, Lafayette, Louisiana
| SNG8 |
T=72, H=81% and overcast.
|
| 3/12, 7:00a |
26.7M |
Zydeco Marathon
|
4:21:15 (9:58-pace; 9:21 9:11 9:10 9:07 9:02 8:58 8:55 9:14 8:58 9:12 9:16 8:53 9:09
9:26 9:48 9:53 10:05 10:05 10:18 10:15 11:07 11:53 11:09 12:21 12:46 10:12 9:14(str.))
|
Lafayette, Louisiana |
BoBoo6 |
T=50-48-51, H=96-92-83% overcast with minor drizzel in the first 3o minutes, 5mph NNE wind increasing to 10mph
near the end. I ran the first half quite well in 2:00:13, but then some unknown smaller muscle (likely inner
thighs or gluteus medius or gluteus minimus) started to feel quite sore and my right hip also started to
feel sensitive, and I slowed down a lot and ran the second half in 2:21:03; fortunately, two days after the race, it no
longer hurts lifting my right leg! They had boudin, jambalaya, fruit, beer and a good Zydeco band played in the
Post-Race Party, although the weather was much too cold for dancing. 4/9a and 98/189o. However, the course is not very fast,
as the footing was not always good and the course had a lot of turns; moreover, they changed the route in the last minute, adding
more turns to it (I guess to eliminate some water stations, as only slightly over 200 runners participated).
|
| 3/16, 12:10p |
5.0M |
ftl: 9x(1:f|1:s) |
51:15
| Boardwalk Virginia Beach
| WR20 |
T=38-39, H=33% and sunny. Was kind of stiff, but the right inner thigh muscle, although still somewhat senstitive, was
no longer sore; consequently, I will run the Virginia Beach Shamrock 8K National Master Championship on Saturday.
184.4p (on Tuesday): ate too much food during my trips to Austin and Lafayette and did not move enough
during the tapering!!
|
| 3/16, 3:20p |
4.4M |
Dismal Swamp State Park, N.C. |
80 minutes |
50 miles SSW of Virginia Beach! |
WR20 |
T=44, H=38% and partly cloudy. |
| 3/18, 7:45a |
9.3M |
TowneBank Shamrock 8k & National USTAF Master Championship
|
42:01 (8:24-pace(my watch); 8:27-pace; 9:04 (bad conj.) 8:34 (minor conj) 8:16 8:07 7:52) |
Virginia Beach, Virginia
| BoBoo6 |
T=47, H=78% and overcast with 9-14mph SSW wind; slowed down by significant conjestion the first 1.5M (forcing me to
run an extra 50 meters according my watch to get around roadkill runners who started anyway in the first or
second corral) and head wind the first two miles; should have picked up the pace early, but ran the last mile well.
28th/141a and 855th/7760o; great postrace party in a very big tent on the beach and a lot of beer (everybody
got 4 beer coupons), soup and a great rockband: half the tent was dancing; even at 11:30a the tent was still full of people!
In summary, a great party race with almost everyone dressed up based on green Shamrock themes!
Moreover, people were drinking much more beer than in Texas: For me this was the No. 1 event with respect to beer consumed
after the race! This was my 244th race lifetime (I found another race I ran: the Mothers for Clean Air's 5K
on April 11, 2009 in Downtown Houston) !
|
| 3/18, 9:15a
| 80min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
At race post-party in a big beach tent (400 Meter times 100 Meter) to the music of xyz; dancing on uneven beach sand that does not bouce
at all felt kind of strange! This ends a 132,000 step week, inspite of running only three days!
|
| 3/19, 5:15p |
6.4M |
easy |
1:09:27
| To Virginia Aquarium and beyond
| WR20 |
T=44, H=82% and partly cloudy with 12m/ph cold NNW wind. Kind of slow today! Also went to the
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). (Report
of Visits to MOCA&Aquarium). |
| 3/20, 5:10p |
5.2M |
easy
| 53:53
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=85-84, H=47-49% and partly cloudy. Decent run in very challenging, very warm conditions! 179.2p: lost all the weight
I gained in Virginia!
|
| 3/22, 5:50p |
5.4M |
easy
| 58:48
| RiceHer
| WR20 |
T=84-82, H=56-62% and mostly cloudy. Quite slow today in very warm conditions!
|
| 3/24, 6:10p |
5.3M |
easy
| 56:15
| AllenR
| WR20 |
T=77-76, H=78-82% and overcast. So so run!
|
| 3/26, 6:30a |
9.9M |
easy
| 1:32:42 (10:18 9:53 9:19 9:23 9:01 8:59 8:57 9:36 9:34 9:37)
| RivOk
| SNG8 |
T=69-72, H=89-90% and mostly cloudy. Decent run in somewhat challenging conditions! 182.4p: regained half
of the weight I lost the week before!
|
| 3/27, 6:05p |
5.2M |
easy
| 51:22
| AllenR
| WR20 |
T=85-82, H=61-66% and mostly cloudy; decent, quite quick run: averaged 9:56-pace miles 3-5!
|
| 3/29, 7:45a |
6.0M |
very easy
| 1:08:18 (exploratory run also climbing a lot of stairs!)
| UH_DT4
| SNG8 |
T=74-75, H=85-82% and overcast. Did not feel like running faster today! Explored
running northwards along the side arm of Buffalo Bayou at Main Street, trying to find a way
to cross under I-10 to hit a trail that runs westwards, parallel to I-10, but I did not succeed!
|
3/31 4/1, 7:05a |
5.6M |
easy
| 57:37
| Allen
| WR20 |
T=68-69, H=89-87% and mostly cloudy. Did not feel like running yesterday, but
had a decent run today!
|
| 4/2, 6:30a |
9.8M |
easy
| 1:34:45 (10:17 9:53 9:38 9:27 9:48 9:32 9:26 10:19 9:50 8:57(0.8M) )
| MemAllen
| SNG8 |
T=73-75, H=96-94% and overcast including two very short drizzels. Okay run in very challenging conditions! 181.8p.
|
| 4/4, 6:50a |
5.9M |
ftl: 17x(1:f|1:s) |
1:00:43
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=66-67, H=90-89% and partly cloudy. Decent workout: ran the last 10 repeats in 8:10 to 8:50-pace.
Both hamstrings felt sore after the workout!
|
| 4/6, 7:00a |
6.0M |
easy
| 1:04:08
| UH_DT3 (modified route!)
| WR20 |
T=59-61, H=62-58% and partly cloudy. Kind of slow run today, 2 days before a race. This is the
new UH_DT3 route: H-Taft_Crossover-Y_Bridge-UH_DT_Pk-Spag_WH_Bridge-Trail_End_South_BB-Taft_Crossover-H (6.02M).
183.0p—need to reduce my weight to 175.0p by May 27, 2017! A true Complement-Weekday running week: running TU-TH-SA instead
the usual MO-WE-FR-SU!
|
| 4/8, 8:00a |
5.8M |
Bellaire
Trolley 5k Run.
|
25:03 (8:02-pace; 8:05 8:04 7:59 6:57(str.) ) |
Bellaire, Texas
| BoBoo6 |
T=67-70, H=71-68% and partly cloudy! Kind of flat, after taking it easy for 3 weeks after the
TownBank 8k race; have to learn to push the pace harder in short races, particularly if not "feeling that great"!
Sore right hamsting after the race; hopefully, this is not something more serious!
|
| 4/10, 6:45a |
12.2M |
easy
| 2:09:49 (ran miles 7-9 and 12 in about 10:10-pace, but the other miles significantly slower)
| H--MemPa(2.2)-H (via Taft-crossing)
| WR20 |
T=73-75, H=92% and overcast. Rare Monday morning semi-long run! Ran kind of slowly, but the good news
was that I did not have any problems with my right hamstring and that it was only slightly sore after the run.
|
| 4/12, 5:50p |
6.2M |
easy
| 1:06:36
| RiceBraes
| SNG8 |
T=75, H=91-92% and overcast. Not killing myself today!
|
| 4/13, 6:15p |
5.3M |
easy
| 52:00
| AllenR
| WR20 |
T=79-78, H=55-67% and partly cloudy. Quite fast tonight, running much faster than yesterday,
inspite of a crampy stomach since 1p. 164.0p
|
| 4/15, 8:50a |
10.2M |
Hiking Columbia Tap Trail with
HAT Meetup Group |
3:06:04 |
Houston, Texas |
WR20 |
T=74-83, H=87-63% and partly cloudy. |
| 4/16, 6:30a |
10.0M |
easy
| 1:39:31 (10:39 10:16 9:37 9:49 9:15 9:26 10:08 10:52 10:02 9:20)
| RivOk
| SNG8 |
T=71-73, H=96-95% and mostly cloudy. This run felt really hard, after yesterday's hike, but the
fact that the last mile was the second-fastest was encouraging!
|
| 4/17, 6:15p |
5.3M |
easy
| 51:41
| AllenR
| WR20 |
T=77-74, H=64-81% and overcast with off and on drizzel in the second half; decent, quite quick run!
|
| 4/19, 7:15a |
6.0M |
ftl: 10x(2:f|2:s) |
1:01:31
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=71-74, H=97-96% and mostly cloudy; succeeded to finish the workout
inspite of having too much red wine the night before!
|
| 4/21, 6:20a |
6.1M |
easy
| 1:05:50
| UH_DT3
| WR20 |
T=72, H=93-95% and mostly cloudy, running the new UH_DT3
route: H-Taft_Crossover-Y_Bridge-UH_DT_Pk-Spag_WH_Bridge-Trail_End_South_BB-Taft_Crossover-H (6.02M).
After feeling kind of tired yesterday—not sure if this was related
to the speedwork I did the day before—, I took it easy today; also
experienced a sensitive left knee and some back and right hip pain in the second half of the run.
|
| 4/23, 6:30a |
10.0M |
t: 2.7M |
1:31:32 (8:18-8:19-8:08(0.7); 9:54 9:37 8:56 9:09 8:18 8:19 8:31 9:16 10:10 9:26)
| RivOk
| BoBoo6 |
T=56-61, H=66-61% and partly cloudy; ran quite well following Paul Schultz and an unknown
woman, who plans to run Grandma in June, on the first 2M of the second
leg, before I went by them... 187.8p: how did I gain all this weight???
|
4/25 4/26, 7:20a |
5.5M |
ftl: 13x(1:f|1:s) |
59:01 (walked 4 minutes)
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=76, H=89% and overcast. Continuing minor problems with my left knee, but it does
not affect running much....
|
| 4/27, 6:45a |
6.1M |
easy
| 1:04:34
| UH_DT3
| WR20 |
T=57-59, H=77-72% and sunny with 7mph NNE wind. Not too fast today, but the left knee
problem did not get any worse; however, slightly sore left quad after the run!
|
| 4/29, 5:33:20p |
3.92M (5.5M total) |
Terlingua's 50th
LP Run
|
33:20 (8:29-pace; 8:27 8:31 8:33 8:22(0.92M); paces according to my watch and not official paces)
|
Rice Univ. Track, Houston. |
BoBoo6 |
T=83, H=88% and overcast. Ran 15 laps and 952 feet, totaling
20,637.10 feet; 6/11a. Okay run in challenging conditions! 185.6p! |
| 4/30, 12:30p |
5.3M |
easy
| 54:44
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=67-69 H=52-45% and partly cloudy. Okay, rare lunchtime run in
surprisingly cool conditions.
|
The Path to the Zydeco Marathon on March 12, 2017
Sunday, November 13: 25K-Race
Friday, November 18: 18M from Home sore left calf
Saturday, November 27 13.4M Hike with HATS Group
Sunday, November 28: 10M with BCRR including a 2.7M tempo run!
Friday, December 2: 19M on Surfside Beach Beach running towards Galveston, Texas
Saturday, December 3: Half-Marathon Race
Sunday, December 11: 30K Race added race
Sunday, December 18: 19.4M through River Oaks added; bruised rips and
right hand after bad fall!
Sunday, December 25: 9.3M in Hofheim, Germany
Sunday Tuesday, December 25 27: 19M in Hofheim, Germany on hilly route.
Tuesday, January 3: 17M from home! postponed by 2 days!
Sunday, January 15: Houston Marathon
Sunday, January 22, 2017: 10M with BCRR
Wednesday, February 1: 19M from home moved to February 5
because of lack of running due to
bad allergies the last 10 days!
Wednesday, February 1: 6.6M incuding a 2+1M tempo run.
Sunday, Feburary 5: 19 18M from home
Wednesday, February 8: 6M including ftl: 16x 1:f|1:s
Sunday, February 12: Rhythm & Blues Half-Marathon, Houston, Texas
Wednesday, Feburary 15: 19M from home
Sunday, February 19: 10M with BCRR including a 3 mile marathon pace run
Wednesday, February 22: 6M including ftl: 10x 2:f|2:s
Saturday, February 25: 20.2M looping Town Lake in Austin, Texas twice
Wednesday, March 1: 6M including ftl: 17x 1:f|1:s
Saturday, March 4: Rodeo 10K Run, Houston, Texas
Sunday, March 12: Zydeco Marathon, Lafayette, Louisiana.
Shoes
BoBoo5:= Adidas 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
on October 29, 2014; retired with 237.6M on February 8, 2017. In
contrast, to the elite-popular Adidas Adizero Adios Boost, 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.
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, retired a little prematurely with 451.1M on March 2, 2017: inside lower heel area for the shoe somewhat
deteriated.
SNG8:= Adidas Supernova Glide Boost 8, size 11; 10.9 oz; 48/70/67/63/71/41 (Glide 7);
bought on May 14, 2016; first run July 2, 2016, 369.9M as off April 30, 2016; to be retired
July 17, 2017!
BoBoo6:= Adidas Adizero Boston Boost 6 m; AQ5988;
size 11; 9.0 oz (size 9), RW 48/70/67/63/718/41 (?); bought on October 19, 2016; first run
on October 21, 2016, 161.3M as off April 30, 2017.
WR20:= Mizuno Wave Rider 20; size 11; 10.9oz (size 9), bought on October 26, 2016;
first run on December 25, 2016, 170.7M as off April 30, 2017.
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, medium, size 11;
9.6 oz; 55/84/51/39/67/98 (Ride 7);
bought on March 18, 2017 at the Shamrock Marathon Expo: $60 looked like a too good price to resist,
inspite of the fact that this shoe was produced 18-24 months ago; first run on May 17, 2017.
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 via Taft
and then continuing north east on a new
narrow bike path along Buffalo Bayou to the door steps of UH-Downtown and
back---a 5.0M run from where I live; the slightly longer route UH-DT2, returning via PM-Bridge
and Y-bridge via Montrose,
finishing on Clay is 5.5M, and UH_DT3 going back via the long, new bridge is 6.8M
UH_Allen:= 7.4M 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.
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
Town Lake Trail 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.
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,
First Third 2016,
Second Third 2016,
Third Third 2016.
last updated: April 30, 2017
