Christoph F. Eick's Third Third of 2017 Exercise Log
August 28, 2017 to December 31, 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
8/30, noon 4.8M easy run walked AllenR R8
8/31, 5:20p YS^2B 25SB 25 minutes of walking, 20 sets Str./Stetch/Yoga 1hipst, 2legOv, 3Cob, 2Br, 2X, 2SA, 3PoD, 3ob and 2BP Workout in my apartment complex. 185.2p.
9/2, 7a 5.2M (walked last 2.2M) easy 1:11:13 AllenR WR20 T=78+; H=89%- and partly cloudy; still a lot of flooding along Buffalo Bayou!
9/4, 6:35p 5.6M 4.4M (walked last 1M) easy 57:12 AllenR R8 T=86-; H=64%+ and mostly cloudy; workout shortened due to stomach cramps! 184.0p.
9/6, 5:55p 5.3M easy 1:00:01 (walked last 0.25 miles) Allen WR20 T=82-81 H=55% and sunny. In surprisingly good, fall-like conditions.
9/9, 7:40a 5.7M easy 1:00:11 Allen R8 T=68-70 H=78-74% and partly cloudy. First decent run since a long time as I averaged 10:20-pace the last 3.7M!
9/10, 5:55p 3.0M walked half way AllenR WR20 T=83- H=51%+ and sunny-. Aborted run due to digestive problems.
9/13, 6:50a 4.9M easy 53:23 AllenR R8 T=74+ H=75% and sunny-. In surprisingly good, fall-like conditions.
9/16, 9:10a 9.9M Hiking Buffalo Bayou Trail with the HATS Meetup Group. 2:56:51 (3.34M per hour) Houston, Texas WR20 T=80-88, H=88-63% and partly cloudy; had lunch in a unique Underground Place called Conservatory; had succhi with spicy tuna, crab, and seaweed salad and two beers. 186.0p!
9/17, 7:05a 5.1M easy 1:02:02 (walked last mile) Allen R8 T=78+ H=91-% and sunny. Ran okay the first 2 miles, but suddenly felt exhausted---I guess due to yesterday's workout---when reaching mile 3---and decided to walk mile 5. Not a good running week: did not feel like running Friday morning, and cancelled the run!
9/20, 7:30a 5.3M easy 1:04:52 (walked mile 4) UH_DT0 WR20 T=79, H=95% and partly cloudy. Felt somewhat nauseated the last 3 days and cancelled the planned run Tuesday morning, and also, feeling a little but not much better, took it easy today, facing quite bad conditions.
9/21, 6:35a 5.3M easy 59:29 AllenR R8 T=80, H=95% and partly cloudy.slowed down by mud at mile 2 and deep mud on mile 5; okay run in quite bad consitions!
9/24, 7:10a 6.0M easy 1:09:36 (walked last 0.6 mile) Allen WR20 T=77+ H=92-% and sunny. Okay run for the first 5 miles!
9/26, 6:35a 5.2M easy 59:09 (walked 0.3M) Allen WR20 T=77, H=91% and partly cloudy. R8 shoe is still messed up from all the mud it was exposed to 5 days ago!
9/30, 7:20a 7.5M easy 1:22:00 (walked last 0.5 mile) UH_DT5 GH10 T=70-71 H=48% and sunny. Ran okay in the sense that I covered the first 7 miles without walking! First run for GH10!
10/1, 6:55a 5.2M easy 57:07 Allen R8 T=75 H=78% and sunny.
10/2, 9:10a 5.2M Hiking along the Seawall and beach. Galveston, Texas WR20 T=84-86, H=88-63% and partly cloudy.
10/4, 6:10p 4.2M easy 51:07 (walked the last mile) AllenR WR20 T=85-84 H=62-66% and partly cloudy; had to workout in warm not to humid conditions, when not feeling like running in the morning.
10/6, 6:20p 5.3M easy 58:11 (walked last 0.3 mile) AllenR R8 T=85-82 H=58-63% and partly cloudy; had to run in warm not to humid conditions, when not feeling like running in the morning.
10/8, 7:15a 6.9M easy 1:25:08 (walked 1.5 miles) UH_DT3 GH10 T=78-79 H=92% and partly cloudy; had to run in warm not to humid conditions, when not feeling like running in the morning. For whatever reasons, felt quit exhausted after the workout!
10/10, 6:35p 5.5M easy 54:52 Allen WR20 T=77-75 H=64% and partly cloudy. Really fast today in good evening conditions, especially considering that I ran the last 2 miles in "semi-darkness".
10/13 6:55a 5.2M easy 57:27 Allen R8 T=77 H=91% and mostly cloudy.
10/15 5:55p 5.3M easy 1:00:22 (walked 0.6M) AllenR GH10 T=81-67 H=72% and partly cloudy; after playing in a somewhat frustrating 2-session event at a local bridge tournament. 185.4p: still stuck at the same weight!
10/17 6:50a 5.1M easy 52:36 AllenR R8 T=58 H=67% and partly cloudy; faster in quite good conditions!
10/19, 6:55a 9.1M easy 1:38:49 H-Mem(1)-H WR20 T=67-69 H=87-82% and partly cloudy; was kind of slow today but showed some endurance by running the whole way! First run in Memorial Park since early July!
10/22 1p 8.1M easy 1:40:04 (walked 2.0M) H-Mem(2/3)-H GH10 T=66-69 H=93-84% partly cloudy in the second half; after the arrival of a cold front! Canceled my planned run FR-late or SA-early feeling quite hyper; although I felt better today, I took it easy.
10/24, 6:45p 5.1M easy 56:06 Allen R8 T=60 H=64% and partly cloudy. Not too fast today!
10/27, 4:45p 5.4M easy 56:47 UH_DT3 WR20 T=66- H=53%+ and mostly cloudy. Finally, succeeded to convince myself to run again!
10/29, 1:50p 5.3M easy 1:05:54 (walked the last 1.3M) AllenR GH10 T=66-68 H=23% and sunny; took it easy (posteponed the 11M run to the next weekend) after feeling hyper most of yesterday, and sleeping very poorly due to a smoke detector going crazy.
11/1, 1:20p 5.3M easy 1:04:49 (walked about a miles) AllenR WR20 T=77-79 H=83-81% and partly cloudy; still kind of feeling strange! Conditions were much worse than what was predicted as the sun came out. Did not feel like running Tuesday morning, and could not run due to a smoke detector problem Monday evening.
11/4, 7:15a 5.7M easy Allen GH10
11/6, 4:40p 5.4M easy 59:30 Allen R8
11/10 6:50a 5.1M easy 53:43 Allen WR20 T=51+; H=69%- and sunny.
11/12 7:10a 7.2M easy 1:18:19 UH_DT5 (via Long Bridge) GH10 T=64-67; H=44-39% and overcast.
11/15, 7:20a 5.4M easy 1:00:26 Allen WR20 T=68-72; H=44-39% and sunny
11/18, 7:20a 5.4M easy 1:00:00 Allen R8 T=68-72; H=44-39% and sunny
11/19, 6:55a 8.0M easy 1:26:03 UH_DT7 GH10 T=65-69
11/23 11:15a 5.3M easy 55:36 Allen R8 T=68-72; H=44-39% and sunny; 188.6p: highest weight since a long time.
11/24 4p 4M (walked 2M) easy UH_DT1 R8 T=74-; H=49%+ and sunny; digestive problems
11/26, 11:00a 8.1M easy 1:43:47 (walked 2.5M) UH_DT7 (via Shephard Bridge) WR20 T=68-72; H=44-39% and sunny
11/29, 6:45a 9.1M easy 1:39:22 H-Mem(1)-H GH10 T=64, H=88% and quite foggy; was kind of slow today but showed some endurance by running the whole way! Tight and slightly sore right calf muscle near the end of the run; hopefully, this is not serious! The last semi-long run was 41 days ago! 186.8p.
12/1, 4:55p 3M (walked 1M) easy Allen R8 Right calf still too tight and sore!
12/2, 11a 3M Hiking Ho Chi Minh Trail Houston, Texas WR20
12/4, 4:50p 5.3M (walked 2M) 1:39:22 Allen WR20 Right calf still too tight and sore!
12/9, 11:20a 5.8M easy 1:02:12 UH_DT3 GH10 No major calf problems. 189.2p!
12/10, 4:15p 5.3M easy 55:59 Allen R8 Right Calf somewhat sore near the end!
12/12, 11:40a 3M easy 55:59 Allen WR20 Trail was closed and decided to keep the run short to finish grading!
12/15, 4:20p 5.3M easy 56:16 Allen R8 Okay run, although calf felt tight the next day! 187.6p.
12/17, 7:50a 7.1M easy 1:16:17 UH_DT5 (via PM and LongBridge) GH10 T=49-50, H=90-89% and overcast. Okay run, as I ran the whole way and had no right calf problems. UH_DT5 measures 7.02M! 8thwonderbrew.com
12/20, 7:15a 9.1M (walked last M) easy 1:44:44 H-Mem(1)-H WR20 T=63-65, H=68-51% and partly cloudy; good run after all these layoffs, running the first 8M, including miles 8 at about 10:10-pace. 187.6p.
12/22, 7:10a 5.4M (walked 1M) easy 1:06:58 Allen GH10 T=72+; H=98% and overcast; not in the mood today on a muggy day! 188.2p!
12/23, 9:10a 9.0M Hiking Along Braes Bayou from Gragg Park to (almost) Houston Ship Channel with the HATS Meetup Group. 2:49:12 (?) (3.19M per hour) Houston, Texas HB T=44-55 amd partly cloudy; nice hike in quite cold conditions: had lunch at the 8th Wonder Brewery with a lot of beer and porky waffle fries: it warmed up just in time to be able to sit outside!
12/24 12/25, 8:10a 5.0M easy 54:57 AllenR GH10 T=40-42, H=66% and mostly cloudy; somewhat stuggeling. Was really still quite sore yesterday from Saturday's hike, and therefore postponed the run by a day!
12/26, 12:10p 6.0M run-walked 1:23:13 Seawall, Galveston R8 T=47, H=96% occasional, light drizzel and 15m/h wind; not in the mood to run into the wind, mostly ran returning to Hotel Galvez.
12/28, 12:10p 5.3M easy 56:12 Allen WR20 T=42-43, H=86% and overcast; okay run!
12/29, 12:10p 3.5M aborted workout UH_DT1 R8 T=44, H=76% and overcast; right calf muscle acted up and started to feel sore, and I decided to walk and also to cancel the planned HATS hike for tomorrow.
12/31, 5:15p 5.3M easy 55:13 Allen WR20 T=49-48, H=52% and overcast; decent run!

Shoes

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, 174.4M as off August 31, 2017.
WR20:= Mizuno Wave Rider 20; size 11; 10.9oz (size 9) 63/89/70/65/39/48/73/12/30, bought on October 26, 2016; first run on December 25, 2016, 431.5M as off December 31, 2017; to be retired on January 31, 2018!
R8:= Saucony Ride 8 medium is a light, very stiff shoe with a lot of forefoot and less heel cushioning, SIL/RED/CTN, S20273-1, medium, size 11; 9.6 oz; 46/33/54/55/78/92/47/12/50 bought on March 18, 2017 at the Shamrock Marathon Expo: $60 looked like a too good price to resist, inspite of the fact that this shoe was produced 18-24 months ago; first run on May 17, 2017; 224.9M as off December 31, 2017.
GH10:= Brooks Ghost 10 in Electic Brooks blue, size 11; 110257 1D 056, bought on September 1, 2017, first run on September 30, 2017, 86.5M as off December 31, 2017, 10.2 oz, 53/77/75/94/59/79/27/85/81.

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

Past Training Logs

Beginning 2000, Beginning 2001, Beginning 2002, Beginning 2003, Beginning 2004, Beginning 2005, End 1999, End 2000, End 2001, End 2002, End 2003, End 2010, Mid 1999, Mid 2000, Mid 2001, Mid 2002, Mid 2003, Mid 2004, Early 2010 , Late 2010, Early 2011, Late 2011, Late 2012, Early 2013, Late 2013, Early 2014, Late 2014, First Third 2015, Second Third 2015, Third Third 2015, First Third 2016, Second Third 2016, Third Third 2016, First Third 2017, Second Third 2017.


last updated: December 31, 2017