Christoph F. Eick's Running Training Log
June 30, 2014 to January 4, 2015
| Long Runs |
Easy Runs |
Steady Pace |
Marathon Pace |
LT-Pace |
VO2-Pace |
1M-Pace |
Hills |
Swimming |
| 8:55-10:15 |
9:15-10:30 |
8:55-9:10 |
8:45-9:15 |
8:25-8:45 |
7:45-8:00 |
7:30-7:45 |
Trails |
SBY-STR-Y |
| Day |
Distance |
WO |
Time |
Place |
Shoe |
Comment |
| 6/30, 6:05a |
5.2M |
easy |
52:23 (WA3:) |
Allen |
R7 |
T=77-79, H=94-89%, on traditional route. 180.4p (still 3 extra pounds
from my trip to Europe!)
|
| 7/2, 6:40a
| 5.9M |
ftl: 8x2min f|s |
54:04 |
UH_DT2 |
DEF7 |
T=77-78; H=94-93%; ran okay considering the conditions. |
| 7/4, 6:30a |
20M 17.3M |
easy |
3:13:32 (51:47(LH_Dam) 1:48:23 (one loop); Run 1.55M, Walk 4.0M, ran last
1.55M in 9:00-pace) |
Town Lake Loop Trail, Austin, Texas
| WR16' |
T=75-81 H=86-71%; could not pull the 20M run off, also due to some digestive problems in the first 90 minutes
of the run, and, in general, I was not feeling great, ending up walking 4M; moreover, as my pace was very slow,
I was additionally worried to miss the start of the Germany-France Soccer Worldcup
Game (I watched it later at Scholz Garten with the
Austin German Language
Meetup Group, having Jaeger Schnitzel and Franciskaner Hefeweizen
for breakfast) if I would run something close to 20M. Not a good run; will try to run 18M
on my last long longrun before SF next Friday.
|
| 7/6, 7:00a
| 5.6M |
easy |
53:10 |
NE Austin |
R7 |
T=77-79; H=89-86%; starting from the Doubletree Austin going
Posada-CamCosta-Bennet-SanJohn-Berkeman-ColoradoHill-OldTown
and back with a 6 min. addon along Berkeman; felt somewhat goofy during
the first 30 minutes of the run. |
| 7/7, 6:30a
| 5.4M |
easy |
51:15 (9:17-pace; 1M at 8:40-pace) |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=77 H=89%; decent run! 181.0p; need to lose
5 pounds in the next 14 days!! |
| 7/7, 6:50p
| 37min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Rare double workout! |
| 7/9, 6p |
6.6M
| easy |
1:04:49 (39:46(end_of_oven) 42:56(water fountain) WA2:)
| RiceBraes |
PURFL |
T=91-86; H=46-62%; 8mph wind; in quite warm conditions, although the
wind and low hum. helped a little; on
the
BCRR Wednesday 6.57M Route; made it through the Braes Bayou Oven
without walking: an accomplishment considering the temperature! 180.8p |
| 7/11, 6:25a
| 18M |
easy |
3:14:05 (first 12.5M in 2:00:57 (9:36-pace) and then walked the remaining 5.5M except
I ran 2x0.6M at the end of miles 17 and 18)
| Hershey
| DEF7 |
T=79-87(!), H=85-72%. Strangely enough, I had a good workout; succeeded to run the first 12.5 in very
challenging
conditions in an acceptable pace, demonstrating good form and endurance, and then
walked for 4.3M total, when the temparature climbed above 83, but I still ran 1.2M near the end of the run
with the temperature at the finish line being 87 at 9:50a!! |
| 7/12, 7:30a
| 45min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Pool closed for 2 weeks, due to telephone problem!! This concludes a very short Swimm Season I;
Swimming Season II will start
on September 8 and end on November 2! |
| 7/13, 6:30a
| 10M |
t: 2.8M |
1:34:47 (38:10 (slowest first leg lifetime!!) 24:04 (8:39-pace!) 32:32 (slow again!)) |
RivOK |
LAU |
T=77-83; H=95-85%. Regular BCRR Sunday run; had
some digestive problems in the begining and also still
felt beaten up from Friday's run; therefore I
ran the first leg quite slowly, but then
ran the 2.8M second leg only 20 seconds over T-pace, and then took it easy again.
My training was not perfect, but anyhow: San Francisco here I come!! |
| 7/14, 6:35a
| 5.4M |
easy |
53:51 |
AllenR |
WR16' |
T=79-80, H=91-86%; took it very easy this morning! |
| 7/16, 6p |
6.6M
| easy |
1:05:19 (40:06 (end-of_oven)-43:16(WaFou))
| RiceBraes |
R7 |
Partly cloudy after some drizzel rain 2-4p; T=82-84 H=83-76%; relaxed run;
felt much better than one week ago, although I was 30 seconds slower today;
probably, should have run harder;
the R7 shoe felt alright for faster running. |
| 7/18, 7:25a
| 5.3M |
ftl: 10.5x 2:00 f|s |
|
Allen |
LAU |
T=82-83; H=91-87%; kind of flat particularly feeling stiff and tired; decided to walk the last 4
2-minute easy sections; tightness and slight pain on the bottom or below the right(!) calf.
|
| 7/19, 9a |
200 minutes |
Major Hiking |
10.1M |
Pasadena, Texas. |
SPC3 |
With Houston Trails & More Meetup Group;
181.8p! |
| 7/20, 6:30a
| 10M |
easy |
1:40:08 (39:39 (slowest ever); 26:54 (9:35-pace) 33:34); |
RivOK |
PURFL |
T=74-76; H=95-91%; really slow and kind of tight after the 10M walk yesterday;
soreness under the right calf turned out not to be a major factor—although it hurt
2-3 times during the run—providing some relief of worries concerning causing
trouble during the San Francisco Marathon; last run for PURFL! |
| 7/23, 6:55a |
7.4M |
easy |
1:09:21 (averaging 9:20-pace; 34:25|34:56 uphill going back)
| East Las Vegas |
R7 |
T=90-94; H=12-8%; going KarenSt_W-Paradise_N-EastSahara_E slightly
past Boulder Hwy and back turning on Palm Streat (almost made it to
HW 515)
and back on a day where the high was 111.1F at 4p—running in Las Vegas is summer
is definitely not easier compared to running in high humidity in Texas,
as the temperature here is 10-15 degrees higher than in Texas. Sahara Av. definitely deserved its name today:
it felt like running in the Sahara desert!
| 7/22+23+24 |
80+120+100 minutes |
Major Walking |
14M |
Las, Vegas Nevada
| |
Getting everywhere in Las Vegas by foot! Saw the Blue Man Group
at the Monte Carlo Hotel; their show was good, but not too different from their show I saw 2 years ago...
|
| 7/26, 11:45a |
2.0M |
jog & stretch! |
|
San Francisco, California |
R7 |
Seeing the Homemade Jamz Blues Band from
Tupolo, Mississippi
at Biscuits and Blues the night before—a talented young
band consisting of 2 brothers and a sister; particularly, the lead gitarist played exceptionally well,
and I therefore bought their newest CD.
|
| 7/27, 6:02a |
29.7M |
San Francisco Marathon |
4:46:49 (2:07:18|2:39:31 28:56 (3M) 9:22 9:44 20:22 28:58 (3M) 8:47 (10M in 1:45:47)
10:15 11:26 (13.1M in 2:07:23) 8:07 (14M in 2:15:20) 11:00 35:07 23:55 24:40 25:49 14:11
16:34 (last 1.21M); official timing: 2.1 Mi: 19:45 Pace: 9:24, 5.5 Mi: 52:09 Pace: 9:29, 7.4 Mi: 1:12:15 Pace: 9:45,
Half: 2:07:18 Pace: 9:42,
17.1 Mi: 2:51:34, Pace: 10:02, 23.5 Mi: 4:09:17 Pace: 10:36) |
SF, California |
LAU |
T=59-62(8a)-73(10:50a); H=89-89-66%; overcast with light drizzel in the first 20 minutes and somewhat foggy over
the Golden Gate Bridge: then partly cloudy after 2 hours; wind less than 2mph; finishing my 218th race life time and my
29th marathon (running 32 total so far with 3 DNFs); 32/94a, 3657/6580o; left quad started to feel very sore at mile 12, and
the left hip felt
tight soon after; kind of fell apart after 16M run-walking the last 10M; I guess the quad, the
unusually warm weather for SF (last year the temperature at 6a was 54 and the temperature at 10:50a was 62!!),
the lack of training runs of 20M and longer and of hilly training runs, and the 6 pound weight gain during
the Germany/Austin 3 week trip all contributed to today's poor finish time! |
| 7/25+28+29 |
80+110+130 minutes |
Major Walking |
16M |
San Francisco, California
| |
Went to AT&T Park (by foot) on Monday seeing the Giants badly losing
to the Pirates (almost no offense) but enjoyed the nice views of the San Francisco Bay from the open air
studium, and did a hope-on-off bus tour on Tuesday, seeing the Asian
Art and de Young Museum, the places
where the hippies lived,
Marine county (over the Golden Gate Bridge again!), Fisherman's Wharf, and China Town, buying some
Yunnan tea.
|
| 7/31, 7:30p
| 38min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Rare crosstrain swimm in late July! 182.6p. |
| 8/2, 7:20a
| 43min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Another crosstrain swimm due to having 6 restdays after the SF Marathon. |
| 8/3, 6:30a
| 10M |
easy |
1:54:12 (36:54 26:52 (9:34-pace) walked the last 3M!); |
RivOK |
WR16' |
T=73-75; H=95-92%; left quad was still tight and somewhat sore, but not as sore
as during the SF Marathon; decided that 7 miles of running on the tight and somewhat sore quad should be the limit
for today and walked the last 3 miles! 182.2p |
| 8/5, 6:50a
| 5.0M |
easy |
9:40-pace; walked last M |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=76+ H=89%; quad felt better but not 100% okay, but after running 3M my left
calf started to feel tight and sore, and I decided to walk the last mile, also
short cutting the run. |
| 8/7, 8:10a
| 5.9M 47min |
Running Swimming |
|
|
|
Tried to run, but after running 5 minutes the left calf felt the same as at the end of Tuesday's run, and
decided to swimm instead; will try running again Sunday morning. |
| 8/9, 8:20a
| 48min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Another crosstrain swimm due to the sore and tight calf. 179.4p. |
| 8/10, 6:35p
| 3.2M |
easy |
Run for 2M and then walked! |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=88-; quad felt better, but left calf felt fine for 2 miles,
but then got tight and sore again and I was forced to shorten the workout
and to walk home. |
| 8/12, 6:50p
| 47min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Another crosstrain swimm due to the sore and tight calf. Pushed the pace
well during the second half of today's swimm. 180.8p. |
| 8/13, 6:15p
| 3.6M |
easy |
Run for 2M and then walked! |
Allen |
WR16' |
T=89- with low hum.; same as Sunday: calf felt fine for 2 miles,
but then got tight and sore again and I was forced to shorten the workout
and to walk home. I guess I will not run for 3 days! |
| 8/15+16 |
50+90 minutes |
Major and Minor Hiking |
6.5M |
Boulder, Colorado
| |
Walking the Lefthand Tail and
the
Canyon Trail at Betasso Preserve. |
| 8/16, 5p
| 70min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
To the music of Liquid Soul at the
4th Niwot
Jazz Festival on 2nd Avenue. |
| 8/17, 7:10a |
6.1M
| easy on trail |
1:07:22 (34:47 32:35)
| Ron's house on Sage/Eagle trail
to Eagle Trail Trailhead, Boulder |
DEF7 |
Succeeded to finish the run with my left calf not bothering too much this time although
it felt tight and the left quad also does not seem to be 100% yet. Ran okay
in the second half,
doing well to run the 1000 meter climb without stopping! |
| 8/19, 7:10a |
5.3M
| easy on steap trail |
56:26
| Ron's house on up Eagle trail also passing the water tower and 0.25 miles on the
Digge trail and back.
| DEF7 |
Could not quite run the whole 1.5M somewhat challenging hill as I was breathing too hard, and had
to throw in a 2 minute walking break; no problems with the left calf today, but the left quad
felt quite sore the first 5 minutes, but then miraculuously the pain disappeared!
|
| 8/20, 9:45a |
150+30minutes |
Major Hiking |
7M |
Aspen, Colorado
| |
Going from
the Maroon Bells to Crater Lake (59 minutes up, 52
minutes down with a little extra hiking around Crater Lake),
which is above 10,000 feet, on a quite rocky
and often wet trail, having beautiful
views of three 14,000+ foot mountains, in partly cloudy conditions, after it had rained for 24 hours
until 9a in Aspen. Took the Gondola up Aspen Mountain in the late afternoon, and what the top of this mountain
briefly.
|
| 8/21, 6:05a
| 7.5 5.0M |
easy |
|
Rio Grande Trail, Aspen, Colorado |
DEF7 |
Running on the paved, mostly flat Rio Grande Trail which starts in Aspen and
goes all the way to Glenwood Springs. Unfortunately, after doing fine on the two trail runs
and the hike on Wednesday, my left calf felt tight and sore again after running 2 miles,
and I decided to shorten the run, which was going on a scenic trail mostly along the Roaring Fork River. |
| 8/23, 7:55a
| 53min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
180.6p. |
| 8/24, 7:20a
| 5.1M |
easy |
52:51 (5.1M; then walked) |
UH_DT2 |
WR16' |
T=77-84, H=97=83%, sunny; calf felt somewhat tight after 2M but
did not get worse; however, left quad did like the uphills in the second half, and
considering the circumstances, I decided running 5.1M today is more than plenty!
|
| 8/28, 6:55a
| 5.4M |
easy |
56:58 |
AllenR |
WR16' |
T=77-78 H=94-93%; makeup run for the cancelled runs yesterday and Tuesday due to
bad allergies; felt somewhat exhausted during the run—perhaps I was
not 100% recovered—but finished the run without walking. No problems
with the left calf, but the left quad is still
somewhat sore. 179.0p. |
| 8/29, 6:20p
| 5.3M |
easy |
53:35 (WA2:) |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=82-79, H=82-86%; had a much better run today compared to yesterday, and ran the last 2M
in about 9:20-pace, taking a 2 minute walking break after completing the first faster mile. Still
having significant congestion, causing bad coughing off and on.
|
| 8/30, 7:20a
| 47min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
| 8/31, 7:05a
| 10M |
easy
| 1:39:09 (9:55-pace; 33:52 30:12 35:05) |
H-Mem(1)-H |
WR16' |
T=77-79-76; H=93%+; cloudy, then miles 4-8 and 10 in pouring rain; ran pretty
well considering the layoffs, my lack of recent longer training runs and the very bad footing,
particularly in Memorial Park where the trail very quickly turned into
a lake; my pace was also okay, except I was really getting tired near the end slowing
down significantly on the last mile. |
| 9/1, 6:55p
| 5.2M |
easy |
59:38 (ran 40 minutes in 9:50-pace, and then walked) |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=89-87, H=67+% and partly cloudy; was able to run for 40 minutes in those
cruel conditions, but then I felt completly exhaused and walked
the remainder of the distance; an okay effort, inspite of the walking!
Quite a recovery; after I could not run for 3 days due to allegies, I succeed
to workout for 5 consecutive days swimming once and running 4 times. 178.6p.
|
| 9/2, 6:50p
| 47min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Finally, after a lot of layoffs, this completes six consecutive days of
workouts: 2x(Run@a-Run@p-Swimm). |
| 9/4, 6:45a
| 5.4M |
t:11:30-w:5:00-t:8:45 |
54:04 |
AllenR |
WR16' |
T=79-82; H=93-90%; ran okay considering the conditions, but running
faster for 20 minutes felt really very demanding—perhaps I have
relearn to run faster again! 179.4p. |
| 9/6, 8:30p(!) |
7.7M |
Galveston Sand
Crab Night Beach 10K Run |
58:32 (9:25-pace; 9:11 9:14 9:40(sw) 9:34(sw) 9:22 9:41 1:48) |
Porretto Beach, Galveston |
DEF7 |
T=86-85; H=79%; on beach at night; first run with a
headlamp (Petzl Tikka R+); footing on mile 3 and 4 was
not very good as the beach was covered with a lot of seaweed, and
the mosquitos on Porretto Beach were horrible—counted
more than 70 mosquito bites after the race, and
the headlamp attracted all kind of other insects flying around my head,
somewhat bothering me during the race!
Ran okay considering the conditions and layoffs in August, except I somewhat
slow on the last mile and was not able to pick up the pace; nice Texas Barbeque and a very good band (The Inter...
... Renegades)
played until 11p, giving a great interpretation
of Van Morrison's/Jimmy Hendrix's Gloria
(Jimmy Hendrix's Gloria Video).
2/5a 23/77o. |
| 9/7, 7:20a
| 4.8M |
easy |
46:23 |
Seawall, Galveston |
R7 |
T=81-82; H=90%; took it somewhat easy! |
| 9/8, 6:40p
| 5.3M |
easy |
52:22 (WA3:) |
Allen |
WR16' |
T=88-87, H=63-65% and mostly cloudy; had to prerun the Tuesday morning run due to too
many things I have to do Tuesday morning at work. Pretty decent run pacewise, considering
the extremely warm but medium humidity conditions! 178.6p.
|
| 9/10, 6:00a(!)
| 10M |
easy
| 1:37:01 (9:42-pace; first 9.3M in 1:29:09 at 9:34-pace W:3 before running the
last half mile quite fast; 34:11 (in dark with headlamp) 28:57 33:49) |
H-Mem(1)-H |
R7 |
T=79-82; H=92-87% and sunny; was feeling not too good halfway, but was surprisingly able
to maintain a decent pace for 9.3M, walked for 3 minutes and then finished strong; moreover,
I was sweeting too much this morning. |
| 9/11, 6:55a
| 5.4M |
easy |
55:43 (W3:) |
AllenR |
WR16' |
T=79-82 H=92-89%; partly cloudy; not running well today! Ran 6 of 8 days in very bad
September weather conditions in all six runs!
|
| 9/13, 8a |
170 minutes |
Major Hiking |
8.8M |
Lone Star Trail. |
HB |
Made a loop starting from Trailhead 2 on a drizzly day with temperatures
around 70; with Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group;
180.6p! |
| 9/14, 7:25a
| 6.7M |
easy |
64:29 |
UH_DT3 |
DEF7 |
T=66, H=96%; finally, a run in much much colder, although humid conditions! Right
hip sore after workout. |
| 9/15, 6:40p
| 5.3M |
easy |
49:37 (9:23-pace) |
Allen |
WR16' |
T=86- H=66%+ and partly cloudy; ran a good clip today! 181.2p.
|
| 9/18, 6:40a
| 13M |
easy
| 2:15:04 (36:04 (dark, mud) 29:51 29:16 (9:52-pace for 6M) 39:53(walked 1.3M)) |
H-Mem(2)-H |
DEF7 |
T=77-81, H=99-96% and mostly cloudy; after being sick with some
kind of stomach problem the day before; never felt good and also quite
tired in a run in difficult, extremely humid
conditions; kind of cratered after 9.5M and run-walked the last 3.5M. |
| 9/20, 7:15a
| 5.2M |
very easy |
55:35 |
Allen |
R7 |
T=73-76, H=94% and mostly sunny; felt kind of stiff (need to
resume my stretching regime) particularly the hip, and decided to take
it easy being further slowed down by a lot of mud crossings after a lot of rain.
|
| 9/21, 7:05a
| 10M |
easy
| 1:36:33 (9:39-pace; 34:49 28:55 32:38) |
H-Mem(1)-H |
DEF7 |
T=74-79, H=97-87% and sunny; okay but not good run; felt like walking
after 8M but resisted the temptation! |
| 9/22, 6:10p
| 5.3M |
easy |
49:39 |
Allen |
WR16' |
T=84-83, H=77% and mostly sunny; okay run on an intially very warm day,
but the temperature then dropped due to strong thunderstorms between 4p and 5p. 179.6p.
|
| 9/24, 6:05p
| 6.2M |
ftl: 8x2min f|s |
58:04 |
Allen |
LAU |
T=79-77; H=62% and mostly cloudy; first faster run, since 2 months; ran okay
considering that I had to run faster the first time after a long layoff. |
| 9/26, 6:05p
| 5.9M |
easy |
55:30 |
UH_DT2 |
WR16' |
T=81-80, H=65%; ran okay in the third evening run, after a tiring sequence of 6
days with no-stop grant writing. 181.6p; also ate too much the last 3 days! |
| 9/27, 7:20a
| 43min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
T=72, the water felt surprisingly fresh!
First swimm after a 25 day interuption. |
| 9/28, 6:30a
| 15M |
easy |
2:31:23 (pace excluding mile 14 9:38; 46:36 (long) 26:48 (9:34-pace) 22:48 (9:37-pace
for 10 miles) 20:26 (10:10-pace) 9:30 15:46(walked) 9:27). |
RivOkMem |
R7 |
T=72-77; H=88-82%; this run felt really hard; started to feel
beaten up after 10 miles, and walked mile 14, but ran miles 13 and 15 in
a decent pace but testing my limits in doing that. |
| 9/29, 6:45p
| 44min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
... |
| 9/30, 6:10p
| 5.3M |
easy |
52:06 (WA3:) |
Allen |
WR16' |
T=83-82, H=84% and mostly cloudy; did not run well in warm
and very humid conditions; probably, was not 100% recovered
from the challenging run on Sunday!
|
| 10/1, 5:53p |
6.8M |
easy |
1:05:45 (42:04(End_Ov)-45:07(Wa_Stop)-57:26(Entr_Rice)) |
RiceBraes |
R7 |
T=89-86; H=68-71% and sunny; had a really good run considering the really warm conditions
on variation of the
BCRR Wednesday 6.57M Route going north on Morningside and east on Swift which makes the run a
little longer; began my run 7 minutes before the "field" started, and
very few caught me today! Moreover, the strong head wind and occasional (Fall only) shade along Braes
Bayou helped to make this run more tolerable; time for a restday, after
having workouts for 6 consecutive days: run-swimm-run-swimm-run-run |
| 10/3, 6:55a
| 5.4M |
very easy |
|
AllenR |
WR16' |
T=69-67, H=99%; over a lot of mud; took it very easy after
having some digestive problems the evening
before. 180.4p. |
| 10/4, 5:35p
| 6.9M |
t: 3.125M |
1:00:55 (25:24-26:19[21:07(UH_DT-WS)-RE1:-5:12(to_Long_BB_Br)]-9:12) |
UH_DT3 |
LAU |
T=75-74; H=35-37%; due to the ideal Fall weather conditions, I decided to
move the run
from the morning to the afternoon; decent workout after
a 66.4% Bridge game in Studio with John Du Bose. First time
using the "new" tempo run toute: UH_Down_Town-Long_Buffala_Bayou_Bridge; estimated
length: 3.125M, but might be slightly shorter?!? |
| 10/6, 7:05a
| 16.7M (gracious estimate based on effort; I actually ran only 15.7M) |
easy |
2:42:46 (1:23:00 | 1:19:46) on beach with water carrier! |
Surfside Beach going north-east towards Galveston and back |
R7 |
T=74-81; H=87-81%; 6-11mph SE-wind (mostly cross wind) mostly
cloudy with 3 short baby rain showers; turned around 6 minutes
too early to actually run 17M as my
pace was slower than I thought probably due to water carrier and the occasionally
challenging footing; does not seem
too easy to run a straigth line on the beach; anyway, a good run particularly as felt
"good" at the end and was able to pick up the pace on the last 4 miles of the run. |
| 10/7, 7:25p
| 39min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
|
| 10/8, 6:25p
| 5.3M |
ftl: 15x1min f|s |
|
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=84-82 H=78-80%; workout felt really hard; perhaps I am not
used to running faster in quite warm and humid conditions! 179.4p. |
| 10/10, 7:15a
| 5.5M |
easy |
50:30 (25:50|24:30) |
UH_DT |
WR16' |
T=79-80, H=93-90%; was sweating a lot and running 9:12-pace was quite challenging
in those difficult conditions. Last run for WR16', a nice light shoe; unfortunately,
I seem to be between sizes for the new WR17 model... |
| 10/12, 7:00a |
10.8M |
Space City
10-Miler |
1:29:00 (8:54-pace 45:17|43:43; 9:20 9:00 8:55 9:02 8:55 8:44 8:48 8:35 8:58 8:38) |
UH Clear Lake, Texas |
LAU |
T=69-71; H=95-96%. Ran very conservatively, also as my left hamstring&quad felt very tight
before the race and during the first mile of the race, and I was worried about pulling a muscle,
but then the problem disappeared; should have picked up the pace near
the end as I still felt alright and lacked mental toughness the last 3 miles, but the very
high humidity was definitely a challenge today. Outer right
ankle felt somewhat sore after the race. 11/24a 224/566o. |
| 10/13, 6:20p
| 5.3M |
easy |
50:25 (last 4M in about 9:15-pace) |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=71-69 H=62-66%; quad still not 100% and felt sore at the beginning
of the run, but got better after being warmed up. Decent run in unusually, good running conditions
after a cold front broke through. 179.6p. |
| 10/15, 5:50p |
6.8M |
t: 2.25M |
1:02:48 (15:15(Golf_WS)-41:38(End_Ov)-44:30(Wa_Stop_2); 2.25M in 18:18) |
RiceBraes |
R7 |
T=81-74; H=36-49% and sunny; on variation of the
BCRR Wednesday 6.57M Route going north on Morningside and east on Swift which makes the run a
little longer; took me some time to get going, but then ran really well the last 18 minutes of the
run (2:15 faster on the stretch from the second water stop to the finish, compared
to 14 days ago in 8 degrees warmer and more humid conditions)! |
| 10/17, 6:30a(!)
| 18M |
easy |
2:56:38 (9:48-pace incl. 2x2min walking; 1:05:04 (6.45M; slowed down by darkness and high humidity)
48:19(5M; 9:39-pace) 17:11 (walked 2 min; otherwise, 9:20-pace) 28:38 (3M 9:33-pace) 17:24 (8:50-pace except walked 2min.
in the middle to catch my breath)
| Hershey
| DEF7 |
T=67-74; H=94-82%. Started really early and had to run miles 2 and 3 in darkness, then seeing
a lot of fog over the meadows at sunrise; ran somewhat slow, but showed some endurance in the
last hour as I was able to slightly increase my pace, although I was not feeling that great!
Afterwards, after a 6-month-layoff, having Crabcake Benedicts
at Egg&I, Kirkwood | .
| 10/18, 5:55p
| 43min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
... |
| 10/19, 7:40a
| 6.9M |
easy |
1:04:44 |
UH_DT3 |
R7 |
T=65-66; H=84-78%; was still beaten up
from Friday's run and took it easy still managing a reasonable pace; probably
due to the unusual good weather conditions today! |
| 10/20, 5:30p
| 5.3M |
ftl: 15x1min f|s |
49:01 |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=79-77, H=48-53%; ran okay, except the left quad felt somewhat
tied and I was worried about injuring it! 181.4p. |
| 10/22, 5:50p |
6.7M |
easy |
1:03:58 (14:48(Golf_WS)-40:31(End_Ov)-43:46(Wa_Stop_2)) |
WE-BCRR Route |
R7 |
T=78-76; H=52-48%; left quad was intially sore, but felt alright after
being warmed up! Was 45 seconds faster at the second water stop but then ended up
running 1:10 slower at the end compared to last Wednesday; must have
run rely fast on the last 2.2 miles last Wednesday!! |
| 10/24, 7:10a
| 5.5M |
easy |
51:40 |
UH_DT |
DEF7 |
T=57-58; 88-86; ran somewhat stiff and not smooth at all today; also some soreness
at the left inner
thighs. 181.4p.
|
| 10/26, 7:00a |
14.5M |
Houston
Half Marathon |
1:55:04 (8:47-pace; 9:23(?) 9:03(?) 8:48 8:46 8:49 8:44 8:35 8:46 8:42 8:29 8:42 8:35 8:45(?) :51(?)) |
Houston, Texas |
LAU |
T=61-67; H=93-87%; very congested the first 2 miles; lost at least a minute; had
difficulties getting going, somewhat picked up the pace, but had some bad patch at mile
8 after I picked up the pace at mile7, should have pushed the pace more on the last mile; felt somewhat
strange, kind of dizzy, the last 6 miles... 20/77a, 1126/4449o. |
| 10/27, 6:20p
| 44min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
180.4p. |
| 10/28, 7:15a
| 5.4M |
easy |
53:03 |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=65-67, H=93%; did not feel like leaving my bed and started late... |
| 10/29, 5:50p |
6.7M |
easy |
1:03:16 (14:40(Golf_WS)-41:11(End_Ov)-44:19(Wa_Stop_2)-55:21(Stock_Rice_Ent) |
WE-BCRR Route |
BoBoo5 |
T=75-73; H=79-82%; first run for Boston Boost 5; had to get used to the much less
forefoot cushioning
of the shoe and the shoe felt not that great, but it felt much better when I picked up the
pace on the last 2.25 miles; last BCRR Wednesday run in 2014, ran the stretch
from the second water fountain to the finish 75 seconds faster; okay run, although I couldn't
keep the pace on the last mile. |
| 10/31, 6:45a
| 20 15M |
easy |
2:32:21 (walked the 13th mile, and ran the other miles in about 9:40-pace)
| Hershey
| DEF7 |
T=64-68; H=64-49%. Felt somewhat sore and still beaten up from Sunday's and also
Wednesday's run, and decided to move the 20 Mile run to next Thursday in Dallas. Last long run
for DEF7! 180.4p.
|
| 11/1, 10a |
200 minutes |
Major Hiking |
9.4M |
Tidwell Park, going
along Hall's Bayou. |
HB |
with Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group; hike turned out more strenuous, as there were a lot of
ups and downs with not that great footing, |
11/2, 7:15a 6:55p
| 7.1M 5.3M |
easy |
51:31 |
Allen |
LAU |
T=66-63; H=70-80; first evening run since a long time: 55%
of the lights are still not working; covered 29.7M over the weekend!! Was feeling beaten
up Saturday evening, and moved Sunday's run to the evening, also shortening it. |
11/2, 7:20p
| |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Cancelled due to cold weather! |
| 11/4, 6:45a
| 5.6M |
easy |
53:53 |
Trinity Strand Trail, Dallas |
R7 |
T=66; H=90%; easy run with water carrier sometimes searching for a route as
the trail is only partially completed. |
| 11/6, 6:55a
| 17 19.6M |
easy |
3:08:34 (9:40-pace [9:54|9:26] (14:00 (add on) 1:29:58 (9.1M, took one wrong turn) 1:24:36(9M)))
| White Rock Lake Loop, Dallas
| R7 |
T=46-63; H=99-70 (very humid the first 2 hours); although the pace was quite slow in the first
half, I suceeded running the last 2 miles at about 9:10-pace and felt "okay" after the run.
In summary, a good run as I finished strong. Moreover, the
Waterfalls on the South End of Whiterock Lake are really beautiful!!
|
| 11/7, 9:30p
| 105min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
MFAH
Multi-Media Event (kind of disco), featuring JUMP N FUNK with Rich Medina + The Marksmen,
DJ Sun and DJ Chicken George. Had a blast after the dancing finally
started at 9:30p! Had a little problems getting into the groove, but danced for
almost 2 hours being surrounded by high energy people
that enjoy being seen and everybody was looking very well. |
| 11/8, 7:50a |
6.9M |
t: 2.9M |
25:33 (about 8:45-pace; 10:11(0 MiMar)-10:10(WaFout)-5:12) |
UH_DT3 |
LAU |
T=56+; UH_DT to Long Bridge on North Side of Bufallo Boyou. Kind of decent effort after
the long run on Thursday and almost 2 hours of disco dancing Friday night; legs were not very
springy... Ran into
2 people, I did not see for years: Marci from Bolivia and Mickey Harvey. 177.6p—lost 3 pounds in Dallas!! |
| 11/9, 6:40a
| 5.2M |
easy |
50:30 |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=52+ & sunny; lower back somewhat sore at end of run; on old route! Somewhat
beaten up after the challenging, consecutive TH-FR-SA activities. |
| 11/10, 6:25p
| 6.0M |
easy |
56:15 |
Allen |
R7 |
T=73-72; H=70-75%; second run in semi-darkness; ran alright considering
the warm, bad-visibility conditions! |
| 11/12, 6:50a
| 5.4M |
ftl: 15x1min f|s |
51:12 |
AllenR |
BaBoo5 |
T=44, H=77-74%; overcast with 12mph cold NNW wind; decent run;
still have to get used to the limited forefoot cushioning of the Adidas
Boston shoe... 180.6p: regained the pounds I lost in Dallas!
|
| 11/14, 7:20a
| 5.6M |
easy |
55:04 |
UH_DT |
DEF7 |
T=36, H=52%; quite a slow run; took me 5 miles to warm up! |
| 11/16, 7:00a |
16.4M |
HMSA
Classical 25K Race |
2:18:40 (8:55.6-pace; 8:50 8:59(?) 9:04(?) 8:55 9:06 [8:59-pace];
8:45 8:51(?) 8:51(?) 8:51(?) 9:00 [8:52-pace];
9:00 8:48 9:16 8:54 8:58 [8:59-pace]; 4:30 (0.5343M; 8:26-pace)) |
Houston, Texas |
LAU |
T=54-55; H=95%, in drizzel rain the last 90 minutes; could not get into a good rhythm and
was kind of mentally flat, could not
convince myself to pick up the pace the last loop. Expected to show some improvement
in this race but did not. Last race for LAU—the shoe I never really loved! 12/30a; 416/1059o 180.6p. |
| 11/17, 6:20p
| 5.3M |
easy |
|
Allen |
R7 |
T=46-; H=42+%; very easy run in semi-darkness on
a quite evening. |
| 11/19, 7:30a
| 5.4M |
easy |
52:32 |
UH_boS |
DEF7 |
T=43-48; H=91-84+; another wrong weather forcast: warmed up during the early morning
and I was really overdressed as the low was supposed to be 35, kind of stiff, should
do more streching and Yoga excercises the next week. |
| 11/21, 6:35a
| 20M |
easy |
3:16:05 (9:48-pace; 35:14(3.5M) 39:53(4M) 28:30(3M) 29:56(3M) 29:28(3M) 33:01(3.5M))
| H-Mem(4.33)-H
| R7 |
T=64-65; H=97%, mostly in rain except 45 minutes in the middle, and the last hour
in pouring rain. Decent run, as I demonstrated good endurance,
in challenging conditions, particularly the footing got quite bad
near the end. Ran with Bob for 4 miles, who plans to run his 29th Houston
Marathon in 8 weeks. Felt really cold near the end of the run, and was
looking forward to a hot shower after the run! |
| 11/23, 6:30a
| 10M |
t: 2.8M |
1:30:27 (9:02-pace; 36:19 (stiff) 24:09 (8:40-pace) 29:58) |
RivOK |
LAU |
T=61-60, H=99%; cloudy then sunny after a lot of rain; felt very stiff the first 2
miles and again near the end. I really good run, as I succeeded to run
8:45-pace on the second leg of the run, after a slow start. Felt somewhat tired
most of Sunday: running 30M in 3 days definitely challenged my body. 179.8p. |
| 11/25, 6:35p
| 5.3M |
easy |
50:09 |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=51-, H=61%; rare, decent Tuesday evening run; felt somewhat
recovered from the challeging last week! |
| 11/27, 8:00a |
7.2M |
29th Sugar Land Turkey
Trot 5M Race |
40:11 (8:02-pace; 8:12 8:09 8:03 7:52 7:54) |
Sugar Land, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=50-52; H=65-58%, sunny, 8mph wind, headwind was a minor factor
on the fifth mile; finally, a really good race, except the 5th mile when I
should have pushed harder! Really a good debut for the Boston Boost 5; should have retired
the Brook Launch from racing earlier: as it has too much cushioning and is
too soft, for my taste! 176/884o, 6/32a. |
| 11/28, 4:45p
| 5.5M |
easy |
50:35 |
UH_DT |
DEF7 |
T=67+ and partly cloudy; rare lunch time run; I still felt quite beaten
up from yesterday's race which was not surprising
due to the fact not having run 8:00-pace
for 9 months; anyhow, still succeeded to run an "okay pace". 178.8p. |
| 11/30, 6:30a
| 20M |
easy |
3:24:08 (basically, 17M in 9:48-pace, and then run/walked the last 3
miles)
| Hershey
| R7 |
T=65-74; H=90-75%; did not run well the last fifth of the run in warm conditions,
although I ran somewhat okay the first 16 miles, but then felt quite beaten up and tired
the last three miles. Probably, the facts that the last 20 miler
was only 9 days ago, and doing 2 hard runs on Sunday and Thursday might explain today's
fading. Left Achilles tendon was feeling sore off and on during the run: should ice
it in the next week as a precaution!
|
| 12/2, 6:35a
| 5.5M |
very easy |
56:53 |
AllenR |
DEF7 |
T=45+ and cloudy; decided to take it easy today, due to the left
Achilles tendon problems, I faced on Sunday; however, after 3 sets of icing
in the last 36 hours the tendon felt mostly okay today! |
| 12/3, 4:30p
| 5.3M |
ftl: 12x1min f|s |
51:18 |
AllenR |
LAU |
T=64-; rare early afternoon run; cut down leg speed workout,
followed by 2 restdays and then
the race on Saturday! 179.4p.
|
| 12/6, 8:30a |
14.3M |
Spicewood Vineyard Half Marathon
(Course
and Elevation Map) |
1:55:02 (58:23|56:39; 8:47(8:55 8:39)-pace; 8:50 9:03 9:25 8:26 8:04 9:54 8:33 8:37 8:37
9:42 8:39 8:19 8:47(1.11M) ) |
Spicewood, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=56-57, H=92-89%, 5-9Mph NNW wind; tough out and back course (turn around point
is about 100 feet higher) through the Hill country along farm roads of Burnet county, with
a nice view at the end of the 6M hill; miles 1-2.6
is all uphill, and mile 6 is a steep 3/4 mile uphill—the 2 major hills are 240/200 foot climbs, but the
second hill is only 100 foot on the way back, but is much much steaper—, and mile 10 you go up the 2.6M hill in
reverse; expected to run a slow time above 9:10-pace halfway into the race feeling really exhausted from the
mile 6 uphills, but showed a lot
of endurance running the second half 16 seconds per mile faster and pacing 15-20 runners and only
got passed by a single runner; Achilles tendon
felt sore starting on mile 2, but did not get any worse during the run. 2/6a; 44/240o; in
summary, a good race placing in the top
20% overall, as running 8:47-pace on this hilly course
corresponds to running 8:25-8:30 pace on a flat course! Got a
wine glass and nice
barbeque and free beer and wine after the race; they had 240+145(10K)=385 finishers in 2014;
might run the face again some day!
Last and 11th race in 2014; 224th race lifetime! |
| 12/7, 10:05p
| 30min |
Dancing |
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas |
|
|
At Stubbs on the corner of Red River and 8th street
in Downtown Austin where a lot of homeless people reside; danced inspite
of a sore Achilles tendon, which got me woried about my
Houston Marathon race in 6 weeks. Jessica dances, signs, plays the gitarre and drums: very
talented and energetic: she also recently appeared at Letterman's! |
| 12/8, 7:45a
| 10.2M |
very easy
| 1:45:57 (10:22-pace; 52:05(LH-dam) 32:52(0-MM) 20:59) |
Town Lake Loop Trail, Austin, Texas |
DEF7* |
T=52-54; H=80-78% and cloudy; my left heel unexpectedly recovered, and I
was able to finish the run although in a quite slow pace, mostly because I was still beaten
up from Saturday's race. Following a long-going tradition I had breakfast afterwards at the
Magnolia Cafe at Townlake,
having the Magnolia omelette today. First run for DEF7*! |
| 12/10, 4:35p
| 6.9M |
t: 3.125M |
1:00:40 (25:16 (10:56(CP) 9:18(WF) 5:01(LoBr))) |
UH_DT3 |
LAU |
T=65-; reasonable effort; was 1:03 faster than on October 4! 180.2p.
|
| 12/12, 6:55a
| 21M |
easy |
3:24:33 (9:44-pace; 26:45 29:03 35:58 (1:30:58 for 9.3M) 11:36 (1.2M addon)
48:45 (5M) 15:51 19:22 (2M) 17:59 (1.8M))
| Hershey
| DEF7* |
T=63-69; H=87-74% and mostly then partly cloudy; did alright in quite challenging
conditions; slowed the last 2M in Survival Shuffle—3 of the four 20 milers went well: I
am getting more optimistic for the 2015 Houston Marathon!
|
| 12/14, 3:20p
| 5.3M |
easy |
48:42 |
Allen |
DEF7 |
T=73-72; H=81% mostly cloudy and quite windy; ran a reasonable pace
today, considering the tough long run I did on Friday! |
| 12/16, 6:40a
| 10M |
easy |
1:37:06 (9:42-pace; 34:53 29:55 32:17)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| R7 |
T=53+ and sunny; ran somewhat slowly the first 2/3 due to digestive problems.
|
| 12/17, 6p
| 4.9M |
easy |
45:14 |
River Oaks |
DEF7 |
=60-; in light drizzel rain; BCRR Christmas Lights Run; was running with Christmas hat with a tiara,
4+2+1 different jingle bells, and a snowman, Santa Claus, and a Penguin: had my photo taken with 4 women
at the BCRR Tacky Christmas Sweater Party! Last run for DEF7! |
| December 18: |
Beginning |
Vacation |
8-day |
Bus/Boat |
Trip |
through Panama! |
| 12/19, 6:25a
| 7.4M |
easy |
1:14:43 |
Balboa Av., 4K Bike/Run Path & Transfer, Panama City, Panama |
LAU |
T=80+, H=96%-; Calle Israel (AV. 6 South) towards
Avenida Balboa, crossing over Av. Balboa, then running on
a 4K run/bike path along the Pacific Ocean and back; slowed down on the 1.2M transfer due to
bad footing, pedestians, and heavy traffic; nice to see the Panamenian people running in the
morning; felt somewhat exhausted near the end; was probably not used (anymore) to the heat! |
| 12/21, 2:45p
| 10.7M |
easy
| 1:47:42 (55:23 52:19) |
Along Panama Canal & Camino del
Oleducto, Gamboa, Panama |
LAU |
T=88-87; H-78%; quite a run in a very tough conditions going on soapy, quit wet
and occasionally very muddy trail for 50% of the run! Going Gamboa_Resort-Gamboa_Village-Muelle_Dock-Eco_Center-
Camino_del_Oleoducto; probably, ran a half mile less but counted it as 10.7M due to the tough
conditions and the challenging trail. |
| 12/23, 6:50a |
5.3M |
easy |
49:54 |
on road near Bonita Beach (Pacific), west of the Panama Canal. |
DEF7* |
T=80+; H=92%-; on the road going left from the Westin
Bonita Beach Resort along a road with a small gras strip on the side with significant
traffic going south/east near the Pacific Ocean. Got a dark black jagua (the fruit is also called Huito) tattoo (with geometric triagle
pattern) yesterday at
the Embera Indian Village near Gamboa: it should last
6-14 days. Run into a glass
wall yesterday, banging my left knee, nose and particularly the inner side of the middle of my upper lip! |
| 12/23, 5:20p
| 42min |
Swimming |
|
Westin Bonita Beach Resort, Panama |
|
Rare double workout! One lab on this big pool took between 12-14 minutes!
Banged up right knee hurts when swimming, but
did not bother me too much during the morning run! |
| 12/24, 7:30a
| 45min |
Swimming |
|
Westin Bonita Beach Resort, Panama |
|
The vacation is almost over! |
| Decenber 25: |
End |
Vacation |
8-day |
Bus/Boat |
Trip |
through Panama! |
| 12/25, 3:00p |
6.8M |
steady |
1:01:11 |
UH_DT3
| DEF7* |
T=63, H=57%; decent run, enjoying the much colder and
better conditions in Houston compared with Panama! 179.6p: Neither gained
nor lost weight in Panama; the goal is to reduce my weight to 175p in the next 3
weeks! |
| 12/27, 6:30a
| 20.85M |
easy |
3:23:24 (9:18-pace the first 19 miles; 3M: 28:47, 8M: 46:17/1:15:05, 10M: 17:54/1:33:00, 13M: 27:29/2:00:29,
14M: 8:46/2:09:16, 15M: 9:19/2:18:35, 16M: 9:20/2:27:55, 18M: 19:13/2:47:08, 9:25/2:56:34; walked 19-19.85)
| John's Looooong Run, West Houston
| R7 |
T=68-72, H=96-94% overcast, but rain mostly held off until lunch time; ran kind of alright although too
fast in the beginning; walked mile 19-19.85, but ran the last mile; ran 9:18 pace
the first 19 miles, which is quite an accomplishment, considering the tough conditions; felt quite
exhausted near the end and after the run!
|
| 12/28, 11a |
200 minutes |
Major Hiking |
9.2M |
Keith Wiess Park. |
HB |
With Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group with 12 other people that showed the
courage and dedication to hike in extremely wet conditions with the temperature around 40! Did
30 miles over this soggy weekend! |
| 12/29, 7:20p |
5.4M |
easy |
51:41 |
UH_DT3
| DEF7* |
T=48- and mostly cloudy; ran okay in the dark, after covering 30 miles
over the gray and wet weekend! |
| 12/31, 11:55a
| 7.0M |
t: 3.125M |
1:02:56 (26:06 (11:13(CP) 9:43(WF) 5:10(LoBr))) |
UH_DT3 |
LAU |
T=44; quite slow today in a run I had difficulties getting warmed
up: 50 seconds slower than on December 10, but 13 seconds
faster than on October 4! 180.4p.
|
| 1/2, 7:25a
| 10M |
easy |
1:34:59 (34:09 28:27 32:27)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DEF7* |
T=45+ and overcast and damp, but did not rain. Was overdressed
and was sweating too much in my Sub4 rain-protection; ran okay but not really good today. Due
to the bad weather forcast I decided to move the 17M long run to Wednesday, January 7.
The right knee that had the collision with the glass door on Dec. 22 is still not 100%. |
| 1/4, 6:30a
| 10M |
easy |
1:45:15 (36:04 24:02 walked the last 3 miles) |
RivOK |
LAU |
T=41+, sunny with very cold wind. Finally, participating in a BCRR Sunday Morning run!
Unfortunatly, my left hamstring started to feel tight and sore after running 5 miles, and
after jogging two more miles, I decided to walk the last 3 miles: this could
be trouble for the Houston Marathon; I will take an extra restday, and try to run again
on Wednesday, hoping for the best! |
|
The Unlikely Path to the San Francisco
Marathon or likely to the Race to Nowhere!
We., April 30: 18M Terry Hershey Park in Houston
Tu., May 13: 14.9M East Beach, Galveston
Th., May 29: 19M Terry Hershey Park in Houston
Sa., June 7: 15.2M Terry Hershey Park in Houston
Mo., June 16: 19M in Hofheim, Germany
Mo., June 23: 16M in Hofheim, Germany
Fr., June 27: 14M in Roskilde, Denmark
Su., June 29: 10M with BCRR at Riveroaks, Houston, Texas
Fr., July 4: 17M around Townlake in Austin, Texas
Fr., July 11: 18M Terry Hershey Park in Houston
Su., July 13: 10M with BCRR at Riveroaks including a 2.8M Tempo Run in Houston
Fr., July 18: 6.0M with 11x 2min. f|s at Allen Parkway in Houston
Su., July 20: 10M with BCRR at Riveroaks in Houston
Su., July 27: San Francisco Marathon
The Likely Path to the 2015 Houston Marathon
We., September 17: 13M going from home to Memorial Park and back
Su., September 28: 15M in part participating in the BCRR River Oaks Run
Mo., October 6: 16.5M along the beach of Surfside Beach, Texas
Su., October 12: Space City 10M Race
Fr., October 17: 18M at Terry Hershey Park
Su., October 26: Houston Half Marathon Race
Fr. October 31: 15M at Terry Hershey Park
Th., November 6: 19.6M at White Rock Lake in Dallas
Su., November 16: 25K Race in Houston
Fr., November 21: 20M at Terry Hershey Park
Su., November 30: 20M at Terry Hershey Park
Sa., December 6: Hilly Half Marathon Race at the Spicewood Vineyards, 35 miles NW of Austin
Fr., December 12: 21M at Terry Hershey Park
Sa., December 27: 21M in John's Looooong Run in West Houston
We., January 6: 17M at East Beach Loop in Galveston
Su., January 18: Chevron Houston Marathon
Shoes
PURFL:= Brooks PureFlow, size 11 medium, 110107 1D 499, light, low lying shoe
for tempo runs, pickups, and races; bought on November 3, 2012; retired with 336.8M on July 20, 2014.
WR16':= Mizuno Wave Rider 16, white top with red/black sole and inside,
8KN-30227 410511.3X5R, size 11; 10.1 oz, RW 52/97/51/76/66/58 bought
on July 20, 2013; first run on August 12, 2013; retired on October 10, 2014 with 488.7M.
LAU:= Brook Launch medium size 11 110065 1D 041 in carribeansea blue, 9.4oz;
RW 39/96/21/67/95/39; bought on Dec. 30, 2013; first run on Tuesday, January 7, 2014;
228.7M as off December 31, 2014.
DEF7:= Brooks Defyance 7 medium, width D, electric/silver/nightlife, 110155 1D 793,
size 11; bought on January 17, 2014; first run on March 8, 2014; retired on Dec. 17, 2014 with 485.4M.
R7:= Saucony Ride 7 medium is a light, very stiff shoe with a lot of forefoot and
slightly less heel cushioning, BLU/BLK/CTN, S20241-1,size 11; 9.6 oz,
RW 39/67/98/54/85/51; bought on June 10, 2014; first run on June 18, 2014; 215.7M as off December 31, 2014.
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; 48.7M as off December 31, 2014.
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; 47.6M as off December 31, 2014
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 6.76M 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 birds along Boddeker Road.
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.
last updated: January 4, 2015. 
