Christoph F. Eick's Third Third of 2016 Exercise Log
August 29, 2016 to January 1, 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 |
| 8/29, 6:05p |
6.0M (walked 0.5M) |
easy |
1:07:21
| Allen |
DST20 |
T=80, H=87% and partly cloudy; ran pretty well about 10:35-pace on miles 3 and 4, but then
after eating a gu, I got some stomach cramps and had to walk for half a mile, but ran mile 6 in 10:35-pace
again. Only the second evening run in July&August, due to the hot, no rain weather we had in July and
the first half of August.
|
| 8/31, 6:50a
| 11.0M (walked miles 7, 9 and 11) |
easy |
2:20:40 (10:53(Mile8)...10:53(Mile10))
| H-Mem(1.6)-H
| SNG8
| T=79-83, H=89-85%, partly cloudy; decent run, inspite of the 3 miles of walking,
as I ran miles 8 and 10 at a reasonable pace!
|
| 9/2, 6:50a |
5.0M |
easy |
54:05
| AllenR
| DST20 |
T=80, H=86% and sunny. Decent run!
|
| 9/2, 6:00p |
Swimming |
|
38 minutes
| |
|
Another double workout, as I did not feel like swimming
Thursday evening, again. |
| 9/3, 7:10a |
7.0M |
steady |
1:15:45
| UH_DT3
| R8 |
T=77-79, H=84-80% and partly cloudy with NE wind. First run
in slightly faster pace this summer: running 10:30-10:50 pace miles 2-7.
In general, ran well in favorable
weather conditions, but felt quite exhausted,
and was breathing hard for a few minutes after the run. Had to stop about 10 times to
get the sweat out of my eyes! Ran 29
miles this week, and a 9-mile hike is still awaiting tomorrow.
|
| 9/4, 8:30a |
150 minutes at 3.1M/h |
Major Hiking |
7.7M |
Mostly hiking the trails south of Memorial Park. |
HB |
T=80-87, H=86-76% and partly cloudy; with Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group. This concludes a quite streneous excercising week: 29 miles of running, 40 minutes of
swimming and 8 miles of hiking! |
| 9/5, 6:55a |
5.3M |
very easy |
1:06:56 (walked 2000 meters)
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=79-82, H=94-91% and sunny. Too beaten up from the activities
in the last week, running very slowly! 183.8p---time to lose some weight with the goal
that my weight is 177p on October 16, 2016!!
|
| 9/7, 6:40p |
5.4M |
easy |
56:49
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=88-86, H=70-73% and partly cloudy. Tough run in extremely
warm conditions, after I did not feel like running in the morning. The temparture
at 6:10p was still 89, and I delayed the run by 30 minutes, but the temperature
was only 1 degree lower. Ran okay, considering the conditions!
|
| 9/8, 6:35p |
Swimming |
|
41 minutes
| |
|
Finally, I did the swimm the day it was scheduled for and
not one day later!
|
| 9/9, 6:50a |
5.2M (walked 0.4M) |
easy |
1:00:11
| Allen
| DST20 |
T=80-81, H=90% and partly cloudy. Totally, messed
run in which I felt exhausted although running quite slowly; maybe
last night's swimm put my body into a strage state. Last run for DST20, a shoe
I never liked a lot, that was retired prematurely today with
just 400 miles!
|
| 9/11, 6:30a
| 13.0M (walked miles 10 and 12) |
easy |
2:27:54
| RivOk(1.67)
| R8
| T=74-77, H=94-87% and sunny with NW wind; decent run,
considering my current level of fitness---the slightly lower
temperatures combined with NW-wind also helped! First BCRR sunday
run since a long time, although I ran mostly by myself today. 182.8p.
|
| 9/12, 6:40a |
5.3M |
easy |
56:33
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=77, H=90% and partly cloudy. Run okay, considering that I
did 13 miles yesterday.
|
| 9/14, 6:15p |
6.7M |
m: 1M-W0.25-J0.75-1M |
1:13:37 (mile4: 9:33; mile6: 10:01 (slowed down by darkness!))
| RiceBraes
| BoBoo5 |
T=88-87, H=67-71% and partly cloudy. First BCRR Wednesday run
and with BoBoo5 since March 2016. Did not show much speed, but the conditions were really
challenging; in general, I did okay! Felt quite tired the next 36 hours: I guess the workout was tough.
|
| 9/16, 6:45a |
5.4M |
very easy |
1:01:51
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=79, H=93% and mostly cloudy. Still felt quite beaten up, after the tough run
Wednesday evening, and ran very slowly.
|
| 9/16, 5:10p |
Swimming |
|
44 minutes
| |
|
Another Double Workout! Had to swimm earlier due to wanting to see
a somewhat bizarre art-music movie with a lot of Norman Mailer "coming back" after death, and incarnation and rivers of
feces that are part of the incarnation process titled River
of Fundament: the choral, sometimes kind of
minimal music in the movie was very good. 181.6p
|
| 9/18, 7:30a |
7.7M |
Toughest 10K
|
1:04:47 (9:26 10:04 9:58 11:38 (walked 0.26M) 11:42 (walked 0.24M) 8:53 (0.21M)) |
Kemah, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=78-81, H=99% and sunny; temperatures are misleading as 90% of the race was run
in sunshine and the concrete of the Kemah-Seabrook Bridge which had to be crossed
4 times added to the temperature. Felt quite bad at the end of 3rd mile, and decided---probably,
I should not have---to walk 75% of the 0.3M uphill sections of the third and fourth Bridge
crossings. Overall, a bad race in which I lacked mental toughness, but conditions were quite bad;
placed in the first third
of my age group: 12/45a! Need to do more running at faster pace, as soon as its gets
a little colder: today's race with like running in July! This was my 234th race
lifetime!
Went to T-Bone
Tom's a Barbeque and Steak Restaurant in Kemah and a Music Venue with bands playing six days a week, and saw Crossroads Saturday and
the Sheila Marshall Band from Houston on Sunday; the latter group
was quite good and played blues, country and a little rock and
the band leader is a very good singer.
|
| 9/20, 6:45a |
5.4M |
easy |
58:38
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=79-81, H=93% and mostly cloudy.
|
| 9/21, 6:40a
| 15.0M (walked second half of mile 11, mile 13, first half of mile 15) |
easy |
2:55:36 (11:26 11:03 11:37 11:00 11:12 10:57 11:10 10:48 10:52 10:51 13:36(W0.5) 10:25
16:41(W1.0) 10:46 13:47(W0.5) )
| H-Mem(2.9)-H
| SNG8
| T=79-83, H=91-74%, partly cloudy but with 7m/ph NW wind; decent run, in conditions that turned out
better than anticipated!.
|
| 9/22, 6:30p |
Swimming |
|
47 minutes
| |
|
182.2p.
|
| 9/23, 7:10a |
5.2M |
very easy |
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
Still beaten up from WE's run; also had to walk the last 1.5 miles
due to stomach cramps!
|
| 9/24, 9p
| 75min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
To the music of IAMX at the
Antone's Nightclub in Austin: The Home of the Blues. The very rythmic,
somewhat
disco-like and electro-punk
music was quite good for dancing and I had a lot of fun this evening, but the temperature of 85+ degrees was quite challenging,
and I was quite exhausted after "this workout": more than after tomorrow's 10.1M run!!
|
| 9/25, 7:20a
| 10.1M (walked mile 9) |
easy |
1:54:43 (11:19 10:57 11:02 10:45 10:56 10:46 10:51 10:50 16:58(walked!) 10:30)
| TownL
| R8
| T=77, H=96-89%, overcast with some drizzels at the beginning and end.
Was somewhat beaten up from last night Antone's adventure, and ran quite slowly.
First run on the modified, about 0.25 miles shorter Austin Townlake Loop:
you no longer run along Riverside but
rather along the water on very nice new 10+ Bridges over the water, about 50 yards off
the Town Lake northern shore line, replacing the ugly Riverside section by something
much nicer!. The run was delayed by 30 minutes due to bad traffic jams in DT Austin, due to
the running of Komen's Race for the Cure 10K Race. This concludes a 36M runnig week, augmented
by 45 minutes of swimming and 75 minutes of disco dancing to IAMX music.
|
| 9/26, 5:55p |
5.4M |
easy |
54:41 (10:21 10:20 9:50 9:50 10:22)
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=85-83, H=75-77% and overcast. Was really fast today in quite warm conditions,
before the rain...
|
| 9/28, 6:10p |
6.6M |
m: 1M-W0.25-J0.75-1M |
1:12:01 (mile4: 9:23; mile6: 9:36)
| RiceBraes
| SNG8 |
T=87-85, H=51% and sunny with NW wind. Ran okay
in very warm but not humid conditions!
|
| 9/30, 6:15p |
5.4M |
easy |
58:41
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=79-77, H=45-50% and sunny. Easy run still being
tired after Wednesday's hard run.
|
| 10/2, 7:15a |
17.0M 6.0M (walked 1.5 miles) |
easy very easy |
| Hershey
| SNG8 |
T=68-71, H=82-74% and partly cloudy. Extremely conjested
the last 24 hour---coughing a lot of mucus; moreover, I had some nose bleeding early in the morning.
After running 2M, I decided that today is not the day to run 17 miles. In summary, quite a terrible
run today! Had Parisian Benedict
after the run at Egg&I at Kirkwood!
First run in Terry Hershey Park since February 28, 2016!
|
| 10/3, 6:50p |
5.3M |
easy |
57:23
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=77, H=77% and partly cloudy. Still congested but feeling less
less beaten up compared to yesterday, and had an okay, almost normal run today!
|
| 10/5, 7:00a
| 10.0M (walked mile 9) |
easy |
1:58:33
| H-Mem(1.3)-H
| SNG8
| T=79-81, H=91-87%, partly cloudy. Okay run, considering the muggy conditions and
my nasal congestion, also saving myself for Sunday's race. 183.2p: still not using
any weight!
|
| 10/7, 6:35a |
4.9M |
easy |
52:42
| Allen
| R8 |
T=76, H=92-93% and partly cloudy. Okay, quite early run half in "darkness".
|
| 10/7, 5:50p |
Swimming |
|
47 minutes
| |
|
Another Double Workout! 181.6p.
|
| 10/9, 7:00a |
10.7M |
Space City 10 Miler
|
1:30:28 (9:02-pace; 45:31|44:57; 9:13 9:06 9:06 8:59 9:06 8:51 8:49 9:09 9:08 8:57) |
Clear Lake, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=65-66, H=66-65%, partly cloudy with 8m/ph east wind;
ran fine, considering that I was still congested; picked up the pace miles 6 and 7,
but fell back to my original pace the last 3 miles: I guess, with all this slow running I am
not used running 8:50-pace for longer than 3 miles yet, if I am not running this pace
in the training;
placed 12/22a, and 174/408o.
This was my 235th race lifetime!
|
| 10/10, 6:50a |
5.1M |
easy |
56:35
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=62, H=68% and sunny. Felt more loose and less sore than expected after yesterday's race,
but took it very easy in very good running conditions.
|
| 10/10, 6:25p |
Swimming |
|
46 minutes
| |
|
Another Double Workout! Some
tightness in the bottom of my left calf!
|
| 10/12, 6:10p |
6.6M |
easy |
1:09:19
| RiceBraes
| R8 |
T=86-84, H=67-71% and sunny with SSE wind. Ran okay
in very warm and humid conditions!
|
| 10/14, 6:35a
| 16.8M (walked second half of mile 12, mile 14 and 16) |
easy |
3:20:02(?)
| H-UH_DT-Mem(2)-H
| SNG8
| T=75-80, H=90-83%, and mostly cloudy; okay run, but got quite crampy in
the second half: even stopped and bought a bottle of Gaterade at the Tennis Center; showed good
endurance in the run, but was somewhat slowed down by crampy legs.
180.8p.
|
| 10/15, 7:20a |
Swimming |
|
43 minutes
| |
|
Makeup Swimm for the cancelled swimm on September 29, 2016.
|
| 10/16, 9:30a |
180 minutes |
Major Hiking |
9.4M |
Lone Star Hiking Trail Seg #7
| HB |
with Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group. |
| 10/17, 6:25p |
5.4M |
easy |
53:23
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=87-84, H=66-72% and partly cloudy. Ran really well
and surprisingly fast in very warm and muggy conditions!
Tomorrow, will be the first birthday of my TomTom GIS
watch: ran 1205 miles between October 18, 2015
and October 17, 2016.
|
| 10/19, 5:45p |
8.1M |
easy |
1:30:10
| RiceBraes
| R8 |
T=88-84, H=64-74% and partly cloudy; quite slow today, running with a water carrier also
slowed down by darkness during the last 1.5M in very warm and humid conditions!
|
| 10/21, 6:50a |
5.3M |
ftl: 17x(1:f|1:s) |
55:08
| Allen
| BoBoo6 |
T=62-61, H=70-74% and partly cloudy. Decent workout, finally
in fall-like conditions. First run for BoBoo6!
|
| 10/23, 7:05a
| 19.0M (walked 1 mile: 16.7-17.7) |
easy |
3:35:53 (11:15 10:45 10:48 11:00 11:03 10:33 11:02 11:16(trd) 11:44(trd) 12:02(trd) 11:26(trd)
11:10 11:06 10:31 10:55 11:01 12:32(walked 0.3M) 15:09(walked 0.7M) 10:34)
| Hershey (102316 Run in KML)
| R8 |
T=55-77; H=94-64% and partly cloudy with ESE wind; the run was significantly slowed
down by erosion trail damage: running miles 8-11 was more like trail running, as parts of the
trail near Beltway 8 were completely gone or significantly damaged. Very good run today: walked only one
mile, felt good after
the run and mile 19 was the third-fastest mile of the run! 182.0p: should get to 178.0p by Thanksgiving! |
| 10/24, 5:40p |
Swimming |
|
47 minutes
| |
|
Makeup for the cancelled swimm on October 20. Felt quite cold during and particularly after
the swimm and went to bed for 30 minutes to warm up again...
|
| 10/25, 6:55a |
5.1M |
easy |
54:43
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=68, H=88% and sunny. Ran the first 3 miles quite slowly,
but succeeded to pick up the pace the last two miles.
|
| 10/26, 5:40p |
6.6M |
m: 1M-W0.25-J0.75-1M |
1:10:01 (mile4: 9:05; mile6: 9:07)
| RiceBraes
| BoBoo5 |
T=82-80, H=53-66% and sunny with east wind. Decent run
after a quite stressful day, working more or less non-stop
on a grant proposal 6:30a-3:30p...
|
| 10/28, 6:50p |
5.1M with six strides |
easy |
55:44
| Allen
| R8 |
T=68, H=87% and partly cloudy.
|
| 10/30, 7:00a |
15.0M |
Houston Half Marathon
|
2:10:38 (9:19 9:08 9:38 9:57 9:43 9:59 9:57 10:01 10:08 9:52 10:14 10:10 10:05
8:50(0.11M)) |
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo5 |
T=70-74, H=98-89%, first foggy, then partly cloudy at the end. Not in the mood today in very
bad conditions having worked too much feeling also very tired! 31/67a; probably the worst
age group results!
|
| 11/1, 12:05p |
4.4M |
very easy |
| Burlingame, CA
| R8 |
T=75, H=59% and partly cloudy. Slowed down and cut run short due to digestive problems.
|
| 11/2, 11:55a
| 21.0M (walked 3/4 mile of miles 18 and 20) |
easy |
3:58:58 (11:26 11:33 11:13 11:23 10:59 10:47 10:53 10:30 10:39 10:35 10:58 10:46
10:37 10:47 10:30 10:50 11:17 15:09(W0.75) 11:43 15:32(W0.75) 11:03)
| Bay Trail, South of San Francisco
Airport almost to
Belmont Sloughts
| R8 |
T=58-66; H=71-54% and sunny; great run on the scenic Bay Trail with 2-bottle water carrier; ran
somewhat slow, but showed great endurance in the run; another "tired" run, as I had
to get up at 5a that day to proofread and finish an NSF-grant proposal. Nice Trail going
to a small forrest, around 2 golf courses and a dirt hill, also crossing under the
ISH 92 Bridge to Hayward, and surrounded by a lot of school children on the bikes going
home short before the turn-arround point. |
| 11/4, 9:30p
| 105min |
Dancing |
|
|
|
At the of MFA Houston Multi-Media Event with
DJ Sun. Had a good time at the event, dancing
most of its last 2.5 hours: this was at least as much exercise as a 7M run! Decided as this was a
major workout to have a rare Sunday restday. 180.2p.
|
| 11/5, 5:25p |
5.5M |
easy |
56:30(?)
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=80-78, H=58% and mostly cloudy. Rare Satuday late afternoon run! Felt kind of
beaten up from yesterday's event and ran slowly early, but
then was able to run the last 3M in a decent pace.
|
| 11/7, 6:05a |
5.3M |
ftl: 9x(2:f|2:s) |
55:56
| Allen
| BoBoo6 |
T=67, H=96% and mostly cloudy. Okay, but not great
workout!
|
| 11/9, 6:35a |
6.8M |
steady |
1:12:44
| UH_DT3
| R8 |
T=67, H=92% and overcast; angry, okay but not good
run after the election results shocker the night before. 180.6p!
|
| 11/11, 5:25p |
5.3M with 6 60m strides |
easy |
53:43
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=71, H=49% and mostly cloudy. Decent run 60% in "darkness".
|
| 11/13, 7:00a |
16.3M |
HMSA Classical 25K Race
|
2:18:29 (8:54.6-pace; 9:05 8:55 9:06 8:52 9:02 8:38 8:44 8:55 8:50 9:02
8:39 8:37 9:05(tight left calf) 8:56 8:55 8:23) |
Houston, Texas |
BoBoo6 |
T=61-63, H=67-62%, and overcast with 6mph NEE wind; very decent performance,
picked up the pace nicely in miles 11 and 12, but then was confronted with a very
tight calv shortly after passing the 12 mile marker, that significantly slowed me down
on mile 13; but problem somewhat alleviated in the remander of the race. As a felt strong
at miles 12, without this problem I would have been 50 to 75 seconds faster, but anyhow
accomplished my goal, running under 9:00-pace. First run for
BoBoo6. Placed 13/33a, and 262/706o;
ran 11 seconds faster than
in 2014, and 50 seconds faster than in 2015!.
This was my 237th race lifetime and my 8th HMSA Classical 25K Race, making
this race the race I ran the most lifetime! |
| 11/15, 6:45a |
5.3M |
easy |
58:00
| Allen
| R8 |
T=66, H=89% and mostly cloudy. No problems with the tightness and soreness in the
lower left calf. Took it easy today, as I was still beaten up from the 25K-Race.
|
| 11/16, 5:05p |
6.0M |
easy |
1:02:58
| UH_DT5
| SNG8 |
T=77, H=60% and overcast. Left Calf acted up again after 3 miles, but then got somewhat better,
and I decided to continue the run, which was probably no a good idea...
|
| 11/18, 5:05p |
6.8M 1.0M |
aborted run |
| UH_DT2
| R8 |
Left calf was feeling sore again after 0.5M, and I aborted the run.
|
| 11/20, 4:55p |
5.1M (walked the last 1.2M) |
easy |
1:00:10
| Allen
| R8 |
T=63, H=51% and partly cloudy. Ran okay for the first 4 miles, but the then
the left calf felt tight but did not hurt, and I decided to walk the last 1.2M. 180.0p.
|
| 11/23, 5:10p |
5.0M |
easy |
51:05
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=70, H=58% and partly cloudy. Decent run without any calf trouble,
after shopping in Galeria.
|
| 11/24, 4:30p |
YS^2B |
47 min. |
20:SB |
25 sets Str./Stetch/Yoga
| 2+2+2+2Hi,3Cob,3Br,2X,2:30Ker,3SA; 9UpBoSt
| In my apartment complex; first such workout since August 7, 2016! |
| 11/25, 7:45a |
6.7M |
easy |
1:08:30
| UH_DT3
| R8 |
T=64, H=89% and mostly with a few drizzels, then real rain for the last 15
minutes. Decent run on the "new" UH-DT3 route that now crosses to the south side
of BB, then crosses the Long Bridge, going back to the Columbus entrance via the Y-Bridge.
|
| 11/26, 9:30a |
258 minutes |
Major Hiking |
13.45M |
Lone Star Hiking Trail Seg #3
| HB |
with Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group.
|
| 11/27, 6:30a |
10.0M |
t: 2.7M |
1:33:39 (8:34-8:45-8:13(?,0.7M); 8:55(mile 9 following Russel Henderson); all other miles 9:40-pace
or slower)
| RivOk
| SNG8 |
T=57, H=88% and partly cloudy. First BCRR Sunday Run since September 11, 2016.
Had wabbly legs from the more than 4h hike during the first leg of the run, but then I ran very well picking up
the pace nicely on the second leg, doing an "unexpected" tempo-run, just running 10 seconds slower than 10M-pace.
|
| 11/28, 5:10p |
5.0M |
very easy |
| Allen
| R8 |
T=79, H=67%+ and mostly cloudy. Really bad run in quite warm conditions, not quite recovered
from the 23.5M weekend,
also facing digestive problems the last mile.
|
| 11/30, 7:15a |
5.3M |
easy |
54:59
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=62, H=46% and mostly cloudy. Okay run, running later, catching up sleep,
after "wasting" a lot of time,
working on an "unfinished" NSF preproposal. 180.2p!
|
| 12/2, 7:25a
| 19.0M |
easy |
3:34:52 (headwind: 12:26 11:58 12:09 12:20 12:25 12:29 12:34 12:25 12:31 12:41
tailwind: 10:29 10:31 10:19 10:10 10:17 10:02 10:11 9:49 10:07 both: 10:45)
| From Surfside Beach going east towards Galveston
| R8 |
T=67-69-67; H=82-84% (!) and mostly cloudy, then overcast with bad weather to start moving in
near the end of the run; 17mph increasing to 23mph E wind; beach run with 4-bottle watter carrier
and the first 9 miles were
straight into the strong wind; running into the wind was bizzare, and
I managed only 4.8mph, but ran very well in the tailwind section also showing a lot of endurance; also did not walk and
might left calf did not make any trouble; in general, a very good run: Sugarland 30K Race: Here I come!. |
| 12/4, 6:45a |
6.1M |
easy |
1:05:05(?)
| AllenR
| R8 |
T=52, H=98% and light rain. Took it easy today on a wet and damp day; my Tom Tom watch
got stuck today: was not able to change its state by pushing any of its four buttons when I
stopped at the water fountain at Sabine Bridge; perhaps
it got too wet today!
|
| 12/6, 6:50a |
5.0M |
t: 1.5M |
50:15(??)
| Allen
| SNG8 |
T=50, H=99%(!) and partly cloudy. Decent run without a watch: I the control buttom of
my TomTom watch arrives by Friday.
|
12/8, 7a 3:45p |
6.0M |
easy |
1:02:30(??)
| Allen |
BoBoo5 |
T=46, H=76% and overcast. Okay, very controlled run today in "fast shoes"! 180.4p!
|
| 12/9, 6:10p |
5.0M |
easy |
| River Oaks
| R8 |
T=48, H=58% and mostly cloudy. BCRR Christmas Run, wearing a hat, jingle bells, and
a red T-shirt with
an angel with a harp, a snowman, penguin, and a Santa Clause (that got lost during the run) attached
with safety pins.
|
| 12/11, 6:45a |
19.5M |
FinishLine Sports 30K Race, Sugar Land, Texas.
|
2:49:26 (9:05-pace; 9:14 9:11 9:07 9:08 8:55 8:54 9:02 8:59 8:47 8:49 9:05 8:57 8:51 8:53 9:11 9:12
9:14 9:13 8:49(0.65M)) |
Sugar Land, Texas |
BoBoo6 |
T=64-68; H=95%, mostly cloud with a major and 2 minor downpours. Decent race in tough conditions, also
showing endurance; runnining really hard as I was getting tired and slowed down miles 15-18, but did want to get caught
by people I passed between miles 12-16, particularly Steve Hassan's running group, which I beat by 17 seconds.
11/33a; 233/765o. |
| 12/13, 4:10p |
5.3M |
easy |
55:54
| AllenR
| SNG8 |
T=69, H=86% and mostly cloudy. Kind of slow run, as I was not completely recovered from
Sunday's hard run yet.
|
| 12/14, 10:50a |
6.7M |
easy |
1:12:01
| UH_DT4
| R8 |
T=64, H=86% and overcast. Ran the first 4 miles very slowly today.
|
| 12/16, 7:05a |
6.0M |
t: 2x2000 |
59:48 (8:58;...;9:00; 1.75-3 & 3:75-5)
| Allen
| BoBoo5 |
T=54, H=84% and mostly cloudy. Not very springy legs: was supposed to do the workout in 8:40-pace! 180.4p: do I still
get to 177p for the Houston Marathon?
|
| 12/18, 6:30a
| 19.4M |
easy |
3:24:24
| John's Long Run, mostly through RiverOaks, Houston
| SNG8 |
T=37-36; H=61-59%, mostly cloudy with 9mph cold NWW wind; in general, took it easy, considering running the
30K race one week ago really hard; unfortunately,
took a quite bad fall short before the 14M marker, significantly bruising my right hand and rid side rips
middle up; hopefully,
I did not break anything; consequently, I ran quite slowly the last 5.4M. |
| 12/20, 4:05p |
5.0M |
easy |
57:21
| Stuttgart, BH via Kronenstrasse going north on Cannstatter Strasse.
| R8 |
T=37 and mostly cloudy; slowed down by sore, bruised rips, but was still able to run
a kind of reasonable pace.
|
| 12/21, 4:05p |
5.1M |
easy |
58:40
| Karlsruhe, north of Karlsruher Schloss
| R8 |
T=41 and overcast; slowed down by sore, bruised rips, but was still able to run
a kind of reasonable pace.
|
| 12/23, 4:05p |
4.4M |
easy |
56:48
| Hofheim, Blauer Vogel
| R8 |
T=44 and overcast; slowed down by digestive problems (since Wednesday evening) and also by the wet track with a lot of
leafs on it!
|
| 12/25, 8:25a |
9.2M |
easy |
1:53:35
| Hofheim, Blauer Vogel&Punkt, schw. -<
| WR20 |
T=45 30 minutes drizzel rain than overcast; with water carrier; okay run, although I ran kind
of slowly on the sometimes leafy, mostly wet trail. First run for WR20!
|
| 12/27, 8:25a
| 18.5M |
easy |
4:00:22
| Hofheim-Bahei_Temple-Bremthal, Germany
| R8 |
T=37-42; overcast, then mostly cloudy the last hour; with water carrier on a quite hilly course;
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 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 while I was in 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 right rips behaved.
180.2p.
|
Special Training Runs
BCRR Wednesday-Runs: Sept. 14+29; October 12+19+26.
BCRR Weekend-Runs: Sept. 11, November 28, December 18, December 31
Terry Hershey Park Long Long-Runs: October 2, October 23.
Surfside Beach Long Long-Runs: December 2.
The Path to the Houston Marathon January 15, 2017
Sunday, Sept. 11: 13M
Sunday, Sept. 18: 10K-Race
Wednesday, Sept. 21: 15M
Sunday, Sept. 25: 10.2M looping Town Lake, Austin
Sunday, October 2: 17M in Terry Hershey Park aborted due to nose bleeding and extreme
congestion
Wednesday, October 5: 10M
Sunday, October 9: 10M-Race
Friday, October 14: 17M from Home
Sunday, October 16: 9.4M HATS Meetup Hike on Lone Star Trail
Sunday, October 23: 19M in Terry Hershey Park
Sunday, October 30: Half Marathon Race
Thursday, November 3: 21M going South from San Francisco Airport on Bay Trail
Sunday, November 13: 25K-Race
Friday, November 18: 18M from Home sore left calf
Sunday, November 20: 10M with BCRR sore left calf
Thursday, November 24: 5M Race 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!
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, 2017: Houston Marathon
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; 177.8M as off
October 31, 2016. 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.
DST20:= Asics Gel-DS Trainer 20; T528N 4293, blue-silver-black,
size 11.5; 10.1 oz (size 11, DST 19), RW 50/75/64/51/54/38 (Trainer 19);
bought on July 25, 2015, first run on August 9, 2015, retired on September 9, 2016 with 399.7M.
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, 384.1M as off December 31, 2016.
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, 215.3M as off December 31, 2016.
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.
WR20:= Mizuno Wave Rider 20; size 11; 10.9oz (size 9), bought on October 26, 2016;
first run on December 25, 2016.
Running Routes
Allen:=Allen
Park Way 4.75 miles loop; mildly rolling mostly on asphalt, also called Eleanor
Tinsley Park and Buffalo Bayou Trail
UH_DT:= going to
Sabine Bridge 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.
last updated: January 1, 2017