Christoph F. Eick's Training Log ---
July 7, 2010 to January 31, 2011

Long Runs Easy Runs Marathon Pace LT-Pace 10K-Pace VO2-Pace 1M-Pace Hills Strength
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 Swimming

Day Length Type Pace Course Shoe Ef./Cond. Comment
5/21 8a 27M Fargo Marathon NO FN LN DIVISION CITY STATE OVERALL DIVPL SEXPL 10K 13.1 20 M LAST 10K TIME PACE 500 Christoph Eick M5559 Houston TX 595 19/73 462/1126 51:05 1:48:41 2:51:40 1:03:34 3:55:14 8:59
7/7 6a 5.2M easy 9:45 Allen 2150 3/8 Felt good to run again! 169.4
7/9 6:30a 6.1M easy 10:10 Allen ADR09 2/8 Too many moscitoes after the rain on a slippery course
7/10 6:30a 5M easy 10:25 10:05 10:05 9:35 8:47 MemPa 2150 3/7
7/11 6:30a 10M easy 89:39 (32:44 24:14 ... 8:25(last mile)) RivOk ADR09 6/7 Great run considering the layoff! T=77-80 H=94-85%
7/13 7a 5.9M easy 9:45 Allen 2150 2/8 Too many moscitoes after the rain on a slippery course
7/14 7a 30min swim 170.4 142-89-48
7/15 7a 6M easy 10:15 9:55 9:55 9:05 8:50 9:25 MemPA ADR09 3/8 T=79+. Did not feel good (digestion?) and shortend run by 3 miles
7/16 7a 35min swim 171.4 131-83-49
7/17 7a 5.2M very easy 10:10 9:15 Allen 2150 2/8
7/18 6:30a 10M 4M at 30k 87:34 (32:37(+:-20)-22:23-32:33; 8:40 8:40 8:30 8:10 7:57 7:50 8:10 slow 8:47) RivOk LUN10 7/8 Tried to keep up with the fast Elisabeth; walked 3 minutes during miles 8 and 9!
171.6 137-83-54
7/19 7p 40min swim
7/21 6:30a 9M very easy 10:30 9:55 9:55 9:40 10:00 9:40 9:30 9:20 9:20 Allen ADR09 2/8 Never felt like running faster feeling somewhat tight. Should do more streching! 142-89-48 171.4
7/22 11a 45min swim
7/23 7:30p 5.2M easy 9:45p Allen 2150 2/9 T=87-85 H=66-70%. 128-77-45 170.4
7/25 6:30a 12M m: 3M 1:45:12(8:46-pace; 42:47-22:24-22:04(2.4M)-9:18(1M)-8:32(1M)) RivOk LUN10 4/7 T=77-79, H=79%. Running quite different paces starting out in 9:15 pace, running the second leg in 8:00 pace trying to keep up with Paul Schultz.
7/26 7p 40min swim
7/28 8a 7.7M very easy 1:09:12 (9:10-pace) NORivFr 2150 3/9 Going along the New Orleans River Front to the east and then through a somewhat deserted industrial area in quite tough condiditions due to the late start!
7/30 7:30a 5.4M easy 47:07 (8:45-pace) NO LAU10 2/8 Going west on Tsouloapas ending up on a wharf.
7/31 6:30a 13M easy 1:56:41 (49:04-18:20(Loop-49:17; 8:58-pace) NO_AudPk 2150 4/9 Double_Tree-Audobon_Park-Loop-and_back with water carrier in quite warm and humid conditions.
8/2 7a 5.2M easy Allen ADR09 2/8
8/4 7a 5.9M easy Allen ADR09 2/8 Cancelled planned faster running workout, due to bad allergies
8/7 7:30a 5.9M easy 9::05 Allen 2150 2/9
8/8 6:30a 10M easy 1:35:12(ran second leg in 8:20 pace) RivOk LUN10 4/7 T=79+, H=85%+. Struggling with allergies the whole week; ran the second leg too fast trying to keep up with Elisabeth and had to walk 3x3min near the end---felt like I would get a heat stroke otherwise.
8/10 7a 5.5M easy 8:55 Allen 2150 2/8 168.5p
8/11 6:10a! 6.7M 5x800 f|s no watch! MemPa ADR09' 4/9 Felt miserable in quite warm conditions after running 2 800's but then ran okay after eating a GU!
8/13 14.7M easy 2:16:16 (To 8: 57:07; 8-Eldr: 45:40; 6-HQ: 16:06) Hershey LAU10 5/9 T=79+ H=87%-; toughed it out on a 96-high day; walked 2x3min. on miles 13 and 14, but ran last mile in 8:55-pace, not feeling too exhausted! time!
8/14 7:30a 5M easy 8:55 Allen 2150 2/8
8/15 9p 30min swim
8/17 7a 5.5M easy Allen 2150 2/8 169p 140-83-48
8/18 6:30a 6.7M 5x800 f|s 4:15 4:12 4:09 4:15 4:00 MemPa ADR09 4/9 T=81+ H=88-78%; still having problems with running faster in this heat.
8/19 7a 30min swim
8/20 6:20a 15.8M? easy 2:25:19 TownL 2150 6/8 In Austin: T=79-82, H=89-78, some decent 12m/h wind the last 75 minutes! Ran poorly, and did not feel good at all the first hour, also due to digestive problems and almost quit---strangely, ran kind of okay the last 7 miles also help by a cool headwind the last 5 miles: in summary, a stange, but successful run. Last Long Run for 2150. Course: MOPAC-Northside-Pedestian-Bridge_crossing_to_SouthSide-I35_via_LonghornBr with the last 7.5M running the normal clockwise TownLake loop; never did a Town Lake long run in Austin in such warm conditions!!
8/22 7a 5.8M easy Shoul_Cr LUN10 3/8 Anderson down Shoal Creek to 2222!
8/23 7a 6.2M easy 9:05 Allen ADR'09 2/8 171p; 132-82-50
8/25 7p 5.5M very easy 9:20 Allen 2150 3/10 In Arizona-style heat: T=90-88 but H=35%, ran okay considering the unusual conditions; by far the hottest temperature I ran in since a long time. 169.4p; 142-87-48
8/28 7a 6.2M easy 8:55 Allen ADR'09 2/7 Unusually good conditions; 74 and low humidity!
8/29 6:30a 11M t: 3M 34:10-22:12(GasSt-RoseG)-?-?; miles 1-4 & 10-11: 8:55-pace; 5-7:7:56-pace; 8-9: 9:30-pace RivOk LAU10 5/7 T=79+ H=89-82%. Did fine the first 3M tempo run, but was not able to run mile 10 fast again; just just succeeded to run 8:30-pace the first half mile, and then quit. Also felt kind of exhausted and very dehydrated after the workout!
8/30 7a 5.5M easy 9:10 Allen 2150 2/8 Felt somewhat beaten up and my left quad was slightly sore; happy to have a restday tomorrow! 146-85-47 171.0p
9/1 6:25a 15M easy 2:30:30 (miles 1-6:9:42; miles 6-11: 9:32 then kind of cratered. Hershey ADR09 7/11 Was supposed to run 18 miles; T=78-83 & H=97-88%! Ran in quite bizarre conditions; at 6a the sky was clear but the humidity was 100%. Was not able to tough out this long run, after toughing out the first three in hot conditions---just the thought to have to run 3 extra miles in the sun mostly on the top of the Barker Dam did not appeal to me, after starting to feel kind of dizzy after running 12 miles.
9/3 6:45a 6.5M 5x800 RE2:45 3:56 3:58 3:48 3:32 3:37 MemPaTr LUN10 6/7 First VO2 workout in the still young season; started easy doing only 2.5M of faster running! Tough to have to run significantly below 8:00-pace for the first time in 3.5 months, but ran the last 2 repeats fine. Too many people walking themselves and sometimes dogs on the inside lane of the Memorial Park Track. T=79-80; H=89-82%. Good news, left quad except feeling slightly tight was not a problem today! 141-87-56 172.2p
9/4 4p 32min swim 137-86-46 170.6p
9/5 6:30a 10M easy 1:25:33 (9:05 8:15 8:25) RivOk 2150 4/6 T=72+, not very humid. Run about 30 seconds faster than easy pace on the last 6 miles in suprisingly good conditions!
9/6 5p 5.5M easy Allen ADR09 2/8 Rare 5p run after a lot of rain through a lot of mud in 79-temperature with close to 100% humidity
9/8 6:45a 6.5M 10x300W100-RE5:-800 83 81 79 76 77 74 80 79 78 77 | 3:21 MemPaTr LUN10 4/9 T=80-81, H=89-83%
9/10 6:40a 6.2M very easy Allen 2150 2/9 T=79+ & H=89%
9/11 4p 32min swim 172.6p
9/12 6:15a 17.7M easy 2:53:53 HersheyR ADR09 7/9 T=81-84 H=89-82%; cut run by 1.3 miles short; ran okay and then cratered again after 12 miles in very difficult conditions; walked 40% of the last 5.7 miles.
9/14 6:45a 7M 8x200 b|5k 57-56-53-52-52-50-52; 69-74-75-73-73-73-72 MemPaTr LUN10 5/7 T=... , H=...%
9/15 6p 5.5M easy Allen GHO10 3/7 First Run for Ghost 2011!
9/18 8a 8.8M Texas Toughtest 10K 560 55 - 59 Male 6 Eick, Christoph 52:42.1 52:37.0 8:28 111 83 6/27a Kemah LAU10 5/8 T=73+ H=90%+; 6/27a!
9/19 6p 10M easy 88:48 RivOk GHO10 3/7
9/20 6p 5.5M easy Allen ADR09 3/7
9/22 6:30a 7M 6x600RE2:-RE4:-1M 2:56 2:46 2:52 2:47 2:51 2:53; 6:04 MemTR LUN10 5/7 Cut down workout; continued workout with sore heel which felt sore after the 3rd repeat; something I should have not done!
9/23 6p 6.2M easy Allen GH010 3/7 Still Heel problems
9/25 3p 35min swim
9/26 6a 10.7M easy H-MemPa-H ADR09 3/7 Cancelled yesterday's 20M long run due to heel soreness; was able to run today with minor problems before flying to Europe.
9/28 4p 6M easy Stasbourg, France SAL10 3/2 Going on a byke pass, along alot eclyses.
9/30 9a 7M easy Stasbourg, France GHO10 3/3 Going on a byke pass along a chanel in drizzel rain; had a race with a beton ship!
10/1 noon 5M easy Hofheim, Germany SAL10 3/5
10/3 noon 15.4Mtr easy 2:11:52 Hofheim, Germany GHO10 3/5 On a trail on the foothills of Taunus; heel felt okay again!
10/5 5p 6.2M Allen SAL10 3/6
10/7 5p 6.2M Allen ADR09 3/6 Heel is bothering me again!
10/9 8a 3Mst Allen SAL10 2/6 Heel felt mildly sore after strides!
10/10 7a 12M Space Allience 10 Miler 1:21:52 (40:10 41:44) Clear Lake GHO10 5/6 Ran 7:50-pace, but then the heel became sore again after 4 miles; T=... , H=...%. Was limping for 36 hours after the race!
10/12 5p 32min swim 171p
10/13 6p 35min swim Water was kind of cold!
10/14 noon 5.5M Allen SAL10 3/6 First run after 3 forced restdays; only minor problems with the heel.
10/16 5p 5.8 + 2M Denver GHO10 3/6 Going 48th Ave west and Pecos south toward DT and back; 172p
10/18 10a&3p 11.5 + 2.5M trail Boulder SAL10 5/5 2.5 miles hike up hogback mountain, and 1:51:00 trail run going left-hand trail towards Nivot and then up 39/41th street beyond horizon and back, mostly in drizzel rain; slipped with 2 miles to go and hurt my left heel again, but was able to finish the run.
10/20 5p 36min swim
10/21 5:30p 5.5M easy Allen GHO10 2/9
10/22 5p 36min swim
10/23 7a 5.5M easy Allen ADR09 2/9
10/24 6:45a 17M easy 2:40:25 (9:45-9:25-9:15p) HersheyR GHO10 6/9 T=73-77 H=88-83%; started conservatively in very bad conditions; the heel was sore when I drove to the park, but then did not bother me at all during the run---a miracle!
10/25 5p 40min swim
10/27 7:10a 12M easy 1:57:47(10:05-9:33) MemPa ADR09 5/10 T=76-79 H=94-89%; conditions were even worse than on Sunday! Felt somewhat stiff, and should do more stretching in the upcoming weeks!
10/28 7a 6.2M easy Allen SAL10 3/6
10/29 4p 5.5M easy Allen ADR09 2/6 146-90-51 172.0p
10/31 6:30a 11M m: 3M 1:37:07 (34:30-22:44(GasSt-RoseG)-?-?) RivOk GHO11 4/6 T=65+
11/1 7a 5.5M easy Allen SAL10 2/6
11/3 2p 5M easy MemPa ADR09 2/6 On a very wet and damp day; move 20M run to Sunday! 144-88-50 171.4p
11/5 7a 7M m: 3M 8:48-8:18-8:12 MemPa GHO10 4/6 T=65; kind of flat; took me more than a mile to get going!
11/7 6:15a 20M easy 3:00:53 (9:02-pace; miles 10-14 in 8:40, 19-20 in 8:50) Hershey GHO10 6/2 T=41+ & medium humidity; finally, a long run in good conditions; did not run great, but felt somewhat fine on the last miles, and did not crater---perhaps the weather helped.
11/8 4:45p 5.5M very easy Allen SAL10 2/6 Kind of stiff and beaten up from yesterday's run; loosened a little up on the last 2 miles. 150-85-50 173.0p
11/10 7a 7M 5x800 f|s 4:08 3:56 4:09 4:03 4:03 MemPa GHO10 4/6 T=65-67; H=83-...%
11/12 7:30a 5.5M easy Allen ADR09 2/6 Last run for ADR09! 143-89-51 173.0p
11/14 19.8M HMSA 25K Race 2:06:20 (8:09-pace [8:23 8:05 8:00](8:15 8:19 8:23 8:15 8:26 8:07 8:07 8:06 7:58 8:10 8:01 7:50 8:01 7:58 8:20 3:57]) Houston along Memorial LAU10 7/2 Good race; ran about 30 second per mile faster than planned! T=48-52 and medium humidity. 17/76a.
11/16 6:30a 5.5M very easy Allen SAL10 2/6 Too beaten up from Sunday; moved run to Tuesday morning. 143-86-55 173p
11/17 6:45a 6M 2x[5x400RE1:10]RE3: 1:59 1:55 1:52 1:48 1:46 1:45 1:44 1:43 1:41 1:41 MemPaTr LUN10 6/7 First time running faster than 7:40-pace since middle of September; felt some heel pain at the last repeat and got somewhat worried, but it looks like nothing bad happened! 173.8p
11/18 6:30a 6.2M easy Allen SAL10 2/6
11/20 7a 13.2M easy 1:57:02 (9:05 8:38) Tyler, Texas GHO10 4/7 T=65 & somewhat humid. Vine-East_Houston-South_College -Old_Bullard-323-Kinsey-Rice-Hollywood_Tree-Rieck and back.
11/21 4:30p 7M easy 1:00:47 MemPa PEG27 3/8 T=76-74 & quite humid; first run for PEG27; running the first two miles with an interesting looking Asian woman. 138-86-48 172.8p.
11/23 6:40a 5.5M easy with 7 strides Allen GHO10 3/8 T=72+ running in a downpour at the end. 133-83-51; 174p
11/25 4p 1.8M sick Allen SAL10 2/6 Was struggling with an upset digestive system and probably a virus and had to cancel the planned Turkey Trott race; tried to run later in the afternoon, but felt weak and tired and called it a day after running a little.
11/27 10:15a 20M easy 3:04:48 (9:13-pace; miles 10-14 in 8:48, walked half of the last 2 miles) Hershey GHO10 6/3 Late run due to unusually cold weather; T=52-62 & sunny; did alright just finishing the run considering the recent sickness; digestion was holding up fine, although a got some minor cramps at mile 6 that fortunately disappeared as the run progressed.
11/28 4p 4M very easy MemPa PEG27 2/6 T=70; still too beaten up and decided to cut run 2M miles short; digestion still not 100% okay: a lot of gas.
11/30 6:40a 5.5M easy Allen SAL10 3/6 T=68+; 141-85-56; 171.0p.
12/1 7a 6M 4x800 f|s 4:02 3:40 3:50 3:51 MemPa PEG27 4/3 T=32+; quite cold the first 30 minutes; therefore, I changed the orginal workout v: 10x300W100-RE4:-800 to something longer. Finally, feeling okay again: back to normal running. 138-83-53; 171.0p.
12/3 7a 6.2M easy with 7 strides Allen GHO10 3/3 T=55+
12/5 8a 16M La Porte By the Bay Half-Marathon 1:45:52 (8:05-pace [7:55 8:00 8:06 8:06 8:33-up 9:25-up 7:44 8:17 8:12-up 7:52 7:48 7:51 7:18 :40]) Hartman Bridge LAU10 7/3 Decent race going twice over the Fred Hartman Bridge over the Houston Ship Channel worth $117 millions; picked up the pace nicely on the last 5 miles; T=50-52 H=58-54%, but 15m/h north wind gusting to up to 25m/h, basically running into the wind the first 7 miles of the race, and then tail wind pushed you to the finish. 88/655o, 3/33a, was beaten by 10 female runners.
12/7 7a 5.5M easy Allen SAL10 3/6 T=38+; 137-90-48 171.0p.
12/9 7:30a 6M 4x800 f|s 3:45 3:44 3:51 3:41 MemPa PEG27 4/3 T=36+; workout went smoothly! 172.6p
12/10 7:30a 5.5M easy Allen GHO10 2/4 T=55+; 136-86-50 173.0p.
12/12 20.5M Sugarland 30K Race 2:30:36 (8:05-pace [8:24 8:12 8:02 8:01 7:57 7:58 7:59 8:05 7:56 7:56 8:08 8:02 8:00 7:59 8:09 7:58 8:09 8:11 5:22]) First Colony LAU10 7/3 Couldn't get going the first 2 miles---even running 8:24-pace felt too fast; then ran miles 3-16 fine, although I was not running the hoped for 7:50's; felt beaten up the last 2.6 miles, but only slowed 10 seconds. Overall, I showed endurance, but in contrast to the last 2 races, my legs were not springy and I didn't feel that great the second half of the race. The 17miles/hour wind in the second half of the race (was 9 miles/hour in the first half) was also a factor. T=47-50; H= 37-33%. 12/63a, 202/1112o.
12/14 4:20p 5.5M easy Allen GHO10 2/6 T=69-67; 144-86-46 174.4p.
12/16 7:45a 6M 8x200 b|5k 58-58-57-56-56-55-53-53; 61-69-67-69-69-66-69-71 MemPaTr PEG27 5/4 T=62+. Kind of flat and stiff: should do much more stretching the next 6 weeks; hoping for more springy legs on Saturday! 139-86-46 172.2p
12/18 7a 5.5M ... MemTR LUN10 SAL 10 5/7 T=30+; still not recovered enough for speedworkH=...!
12/19 7:20a 22M easy 3:13:13 (8:46-pace [miles 1-10 in 9:07-pace; miles 11-15 in 8:13-pace; last mile in 8:36-pace]) Hershey GHO10 6/3 T=40+, H=71-56%, sunny; overall good conditions. Had no problems with the workout, although I felt somewhat stiff during the run---I guess, I will have to do more stretching in the next 6 weeks.
12/21 noon 5.9M easy Ecstacy PEG27 3/7 On the 140(?) meter jogging trail on the top of the Carnival Ecstacy, in quite warm (T=74) and windy conditions (15 miles per hour)
12/23 5:20p 6.1M easy Ecstacy PEG27 4/6 T=65 and very windy (17-28 miles per hour), considering the 22 knots forward speed of the ship these were quite extreme conditions.
12/24 4:50p 4M brisk about 8:20-pace Ecstacy PEG27 2/5 T=60 and not that windy (only 10-15 miles per hour); was getting tired running all these short loops on the track, and shortend workout by a mile.
12/26 6:30a 11M t: 2.8M 2.2M 1:34:33 (to-gas: 35:32; to RoGa: 20:48, then 17 minutes to 40 meter beyond water fountain on the north side of Memorial) RivOk LAU10 6/3 T=28 and did not warm up much; had problems getting warmed up and ran first mile in 10:10, but ran well from mile 3 on; ran with Jeff Eisele and other fast people, who took it easy on that day; had even to push the pace myself on the second leg of the tempo-run. I ran the first leg in 7:28-pace and hopefully did not slow down much on the second leg. 173.2p (only gained 1.6 pounds during cruise!).
12/27 noon 5.5M easy Allen GHO10 2/4 T=52+ & somewhat windy. 142-87-48 172.6p.
12/29 7:30a 4.5M easy MemPA LUN10 2/6 In rain, did not feel well, and replaced VO2 workout by tempo run on sunday, and moved long run a day earlier.
12/30 7:30a 21M easy 3:17:41 (9:20-9:28) Hershey PEG27 7/8 T=62-70; H=100-97%; never got into a rithm and was not able to pick up pace on the second half either on a foggy, very humid day, with sunshine near the end of the run. Do not know, what to make out of this performance! Heel sore half a day after the workout, but not sore immediately after finishing workout! 138-88-48 173.8p.
1/1 noon 4M easy Allen SAL10 2/3 T=61 & 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 whose encouragement quided me through the last 7 miles of the race! 43/310a, 1287/6923o. Weight 173.6p in the morning; had calf cramps again after the race, but not as bad as in Fargo!
1/31 137-80-53; 171.6p; (delayed onset) heel soreness and both calfs quite tight and sore this morning. No running for 4-6 days!

Shoes

2150:= Asics GT-2150, in use since November 4, 2009, retired on September 25, 2010.
ADR'09:= Brooks Adrenaline Fall 2009 Model, size 11; bought on Dec. 11; in use since January 26, 2010; retired November 12, 2010.
LUN10:=Nike's Lunar Elite+, size 11, in use since March 26, 2010
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.

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: February 1, 2011.