Christoph F. Eick's Second Third of 2015 Exercise Log
April 25, 2015 to September 6, 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 |
YS^2B |
Day |
Distance |
WO |
Time |
Place |
Shoe |
Comment |
4/25, 7:00a |
15.7M |
Brozos Bend 25K, Needville, Texas |
2:33:25 (9:46-pace(15.7M) pace (my best guess!): 10:11 10:06 10:06
9:46 9:46 9:46 9:41 9:41 9:41 9:41 9:41 9:41 9:39 9:38 9:56 9:46 (0.7M) |
Houston |
R7 |
T=74-75-66-65-66, very warm and damp and then very serious thunderstorms followed by normal thunderstorms, then
light rain the last 30 minutes! The heavy thurderstorms were accompanied with 40 miles per hour tailwind and a lot
of lightnings one hour into the race: the temperature dropped by 9 degrees; then slushing trail with a lot
of puddles the last 120 minutes; overall, a decent run considering the conditions; also misjudged the distance
and did not pick up the pace, when I was close to the finish line, thinking I still had 2 miles
to go; 69/209o. |
4/27, 6:20p |
5.4M |
easy |
51:25
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=76- and sunny; still felt beaten up from Saturday's race, but was
able to pick up the pace the last 3 miles; 179.2p. |
4/2930, 7a6:20p |
5.4M |
easy |
52:05
| Allen
| LAU |
T=78-, low. hum and sunny; makeup run for the cancelled We. morning run,
due digestive problems. |
5/1, 6:25p |
6.1M |
steady |
55:38 (Ran the last 4.6 miles in 8:55-pace)
| UH_DT2
| R7 |
T=79- and partly cloudy; decent steady run after a
tiring week at work. |
5/3, 7:15a
| 10.0M |
easy |
1:40:25 (35:35 31:03 33:47)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DEF7* |
T=60+, partly cloudy, med. hum; quite a poor run
not feeling 100% okay!
|
5/4, 6:10p |
5.4M |
easy |
53:03
| Allen
| R7 |
T=81- & sunny; still not feeling 100%.. |
5/6, 6:20p |
5.4M |
easy |
51:40
| Allen
| LAU |
T=82- & mostly cloudy; a somewhat better run today; 179.8p. |
5/8, 7:00a |
15.2M |
very easy (walked over the flooded East Beach and 2.5M of the last 5M) |
3:02:40 (31:17 (2.7M Hilton to Galvez) 25:32 (2.25 Galvez to Apfel) 58:21 (loop; 5.3M due to puddles) 28:04 39:29) |
East
Beach Loop, Galveston once, starting from the Hilton Resort at 54th! |
R7 |
T=75+ overcast than mostly cloudy and H=96%; really bad conditions; not feeling well and
not in this mood this morning and almost
stopped after half a mile, but then
got my act together, although I walked a lot the last 5 miles.
|
5/10, 5:35p |
5.9M |
steady |
54:38
| UH_DT2
| DEF7* |
T=76- and off and on light rain with high humidity; ran about 9:10 pace
for 4M, but this felt really (too) hard. |
5/11, 6:55p |
5.3M |
easy |
51:13
| Allen
| LAU |
T=78- & H=72% and mostly cloudy; okay, relaxed run; 178.6p |
5/14, 6:55p |
5.3M 3.5M |
easy |
51:13
| Allen
| R7 |
T=80- & H=72% and cloudy; makeup run for the thunderstorm cancelled run yesterday;
had to cut the run short after digestive problems that started after lunch and continued
for 48 hours. |
5/16, 7:25a |
5.3M |
easy |
54:12
| Allen
| LAU |
T=76+ & H=95-% and mostly cloudy; slow run in miserable conditions, after
have some digestive issues the last 2 days. Last run for LAU! 179.2p |
5/17, 6:10p |
5.5M |
easy |
52:35
| Allen
| R7 |
T=76- & H=81+% and overcast; okay run after a lot of watching
Bridge online and seeing the Rockets win! |
5/18, 6:25p
| 27min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
First swimm of 2015! |
5/19, 6:25p |
5.4M |
easy |
50:33
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=81- & H=71+% and sunny; decent run after feeling not
too well the whole day due to too much wine the night before! |
5/21, 6:50a |
5.6M |
easy |
55:04
| UH_DT
| R7 |
T=75+ and H=98%- and partly cloudy; tough run in very bad conditions. |
5/23, 7:30a
| 10.0M |
easy |
1:39:49 (35:30 30:15 34:04; 9:58-pace)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DEF7* |
T=77-82 & H=93-81% and partly cloudy; somewhat slow in challenging
conditions. 179.4p.
|
5/25, 7:00a |
5.9M |
easy |
58:12
| UH_DT2
| R7 |
T=73- & H=95-%.
|
5/28, 7:00p |
5.4M |
easy |
52:12
| AllenR
| R7 |
T=85-& H=72-% and partly cloudy; Tuesday's run was cancelled due to flooding (water
dropped 25 feet in 48 hours) and Wednesday's run was cancelled due to diarrhea.
|
5/29, 6:55p
| 39min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Temperature was still 85 at 6:30p, and I decided
not to run but rather to swimm tonight! |
5/31, 7:35a
| 10.0M |
easy |
1:38:13 (35:35 30:07 32:30; 9:49-pace)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DEF7* |
T=68-74& H=93-86% and mostly cloudy with 5mph NNW wind; started
slowly but picked up the pace nicely on the third leg in somewhat cooler conditions. 180.2p.
|
6/1, 6:50p |
5.3M |
easy |
51:41
| Allen
| R7 |
T=85-& H=41%+; okay although slow run.
|
6/3, 7:15p |
5.3M |
easy |
51:41
| Allen
| WR18 |
T=84-& H=59%+; not running well today; first
run for WR18.
|
6/5, 7:05p |
6.1M |
easy |
58:42 (14:06 13:09 12:58 11:23 6:54)
| UH_DT2
| R7 |
T=88-& H=58%+; decent run in quite warm conditions; ran legs 2, 3, and 4 pretty fast!
run for WR18.
|
6/6, 9:20a
| 24min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Short swimm before breakfast! |
6/7, 7:00p |
5.4M |
easy |
53:56
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=88-& H=48%+; probably, worst conditions so far, after a
frustrating second section at Swiss at the Bridge Sectional.
|
6/10, 8:40a |
3.7M |
easy |
| Allen
| R7 |
T=86+& H=70%+ and sunny; ran too late and it was really hot and
I was still beaten up from the Washington trip and cut the run short.
|
6/11, 6:50p
| 45min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
181.2p |
6/12, 7:00a |
7.1M |
easy |
1:09:26
| UH_DT3_R
| R7 |
T=79(!)-85, H=89-75% and partly cloudy; okay run in very challenging conditions.
|
6/14, 7:00a
| 10.0M |
easy |
1:39:49 (35:07 30:04 34:39; 9:58-pace)
| H-Mem(1)-H
| DEF7* |
T=77-76 & H=89% sunshine at the beginnig and end of the run, but was slowed
down by occasionally heavy rain that lasted for one hour, also resulting in bad footing
in the second half of the run.
|
6/15, 6:40p |
3.7M |
easy |
| Allen
| R7 |
T=83& H=77%+; cut run short due to a heavy thunderstorm.
|
6/18, 7:05p |
5.5M |
easy |
54:07
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=85-& H=82%+; okay run in very muggy conditions after a very stressful day at work.
|
6/20, 7:30p
| 47min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
181.2p! |
6/21, 7:20a |
7.2M |
easy |
1:07:09
| UH_DT3
| R7 |
T=80-83%, H=94-89% and overcast; two back to back runs in miserable conditions.
|
6/23, 7:20a |
5.5M |
easy |
57:52 (walked 4:00)
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=79=82 H=90-86% and partly cloudy; tired run in which I sweated a lot.
|
6/23, 7:05a |
7.1 4.7M |
easy |
| LoBrLoR
| R7
| H=90-86% and sunny; did not feel well and therefore cut the run short!
|
6/27, 7:00a |
5.3M |
easy |
55:07 (walked 3:00)
| AllenR
| WR18 |
T=79=81 H=90-82% and partly cloudy; decided to move the longer run to
Sunday or Tuesday; 180.2p.
|
6/28, 6:15p |
4.6M |
easy |
44:49
| LoBrLoR
| R7
| T=87-85, H=63-68% and mostly cloudy; okay run in the June evening heat; cancelled long
run I was supposed to run this morning, and replaced it by a shorter evening run.
|
6/30, 6:55a |
2.0M (walked 1M) |
easy |
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=78, H=92% and mostly cloudy; felt strange (somewhat tired and dizzy at the same
time) and stopped the run; perhaps
a side effect of Edibicolor...
|
7/1, 7:05a |
5.7M |
easy |
58:33
| AllenR
| R7 |
T=73-76, H=98-96% and partly cloudy; felt somewhat better but running
this morning felt really hard; had to get around obstractes due to mud and July 4 Firework fences
and therefore ran a much longer route; 179.4p.
|
7/4, 7:10a |
5.1M |
easy |
52:35
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=78+, H=92%- and mostly cloudy; still not running well, but at least
I ran the whole way and did not do any walking!
|
7/5, 10a |
105 minutes |
Hiking |
5.5M |
Exploring Eisenhower Park. |
HB |
With Houston
Trails & More Meetup Group on a quite warm day; first hike in 3 months north east of Houston
just a few miles south of Lake Houston. 180.4p |
7/6, 6:40p
| 45min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Temperature was still 89 at 6:15p, and I decided it not a good evening
to run but rather to swimm tonight! |
7/9, 7:10a |
5.4M |
easy |
55:32
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=77-80, H=94-88% and partly cloudy; finally, and okay, although slow run;
felt good after the run. Had to cancel Tuesday's run due to sickness. 182.2p; hopefully, by
September 30, 2015
my weight will be: 175.0p.
|
7/11, 7:20a |
7.1M |
easy |
1:08:40
| UH_DT3
| R7 |
T=78-84, H=90-82% and partly cloudy; decent
run a a reasonable pace! Second to last run for R7.
|
7/13, 6:50a |
5.5M |
easy |
57:07
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=77-79, H=94-89% and partly cloudy; expectedly slow run
after too much red wine the night before. 181.2p.
|
7/15, 7:00a |
5.6M |
easy |
56:04
| AllenR
| WR18 |
T=76-79, H=93-84% and partly cloudy; okay but
definitely not good run!
|
7/17, 6:55a |
7.0M |
easy |
1:08:12
| UH_DT3
| R7 |
T=79-84, H=94-86% and partly cloudy; decent
run a reasonable pace! Last run for R7!
|
7/18, 7:20a
| 39min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Rare Saturday morning swimm! 180.6p! |
7/19, 6:45a |
5.4M |
m: 2000-RE2:-1200 |
50:36
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=79-83, H=96-92% and mostly cloudy; okay run in very humid conditions!
|
7/21, 6:55a |
6.0M |
easy |
59:59
| UH_DT2r
| WR18 |
T=79-84, H=95-88% and partly cloudy; okay run. 180.6p
|
7/24, 7:00a |
5.5M |
easy |
57:36
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=79-84, H=95-88%; tired run today!
|
7/25, 7:40a
| 43min |
Swimming |
|
|
|
Another Morning Swimm! . |
7/26, 6:50a
| 8.0M |
easy |
1:21:48 (10:13-pace; 30:50-30:35-10:35-9:48)
| MemPa
| WR18 |
T=80-84, H=92-85%, cloudy the partly cloudy; quite slow and poor
run feeling kind of exhausted most of the way, but I showed a little endurance as I was able to pick up the pace a little
on the last mile. First Memorial Park run since almost
six weeks (since June 14, 2015). Surprising got handed a
BCRR Runner of Season 2nd Place Veterans Award when I was sitting
on the streching deck: I guess everybody else was injured, as I was winning the award
just running 4 HARRA races; 179.4p.
|
7/29, 6:45a |
6.0M |
easy |
59:22
| UH_DT2R
| WR18 |
T=78-80, H=96-93% and mostly cloudy; okay run. |
7/31, 6:40a |
5.5M |
easy |
56:17
| AllenR
| DEF7* |
T=82-84, H=75-71% and partly cloudy; running in the heat early in the morning!
|
8/1, 6:40a
| 9.0M |
easy |
1:26:25 (9:35-pace 9:49|9:21; 34:32 9:47 9:35 32:30)
| H-Mem(2/3)-H
| WR18 |
T=80-82, H=59-54% (!!), partly cloudy; excellent run in somewhat
warm but decent conditions due to the very low humidity.
|
8/3, 6:35a |
7.2M |
easy |
1:11:33
| UH_DT3r
| DEF7* |
T=77-78, H=88-82% and partly cloudy; so so run;
180.8p. |
8/5, 7:35a |
4.5 1.25M |
easy |
| Grand Lake, Colorado
| WR18 |
Tried to do a short morning run, but discovered
quickly that I was not acclimated enough for running
at 8400 feet after arriving the night before at 7:30p.
|
8/5, 10a |
190 minutes |
Major Hiking |
8.75M |
On East Inlet Trail almost
to Pine Lake, Grand Lake, CO. |
HB |
T=63+; on a very nice trail seeing
Adam's Fall and go up a challenging
ridge where you go kind
of under a big rock then seeing a nice white
water stream near the top, also passing a big nice early; got the wrong instructions and
turned around and did not quite make is to Pine Lake; also
did a small 0.4M add-on loop at Adam's Fall; I started at 8400 feet and reached
my highest point which was the top of the ridge at 9200 feet. |
8/6, 11a |
150 minutes |
Major Hiking |
7.0M (6.2 (Ute) 0.4 (to the top at 12008 ft.) 0.4 (other)) |
Ute Trail, Rocky
Mountains National Park. |
HB |
T=60+ with 25-45 miles per hour winds. Hiked Ute trail for 1 hour out and then back (11800-11200 feet) and
also got to the top at 12008 foot in
extreme windy conditions; at least 40 miles per hour wind near Alpine Visitor Center which made hiking
difficult today; felt somewhat exhausted after the hike; perhaps the high elevation and the high
altitude sun exposure did it to me! |
8/7, 6:45a |
6.0M
| easy on trail |
1:00:30 (30:40|29:30)
| Ron's house on Sage/Eagle trail
to Eagle Trail Trailhead, Boulder |
WR18 |
T=52(??)-61; H=78-56% and partly cloudy. Okay run, considering all the hiking I did the last 2 days; doing well to run the 1000 meter climb without stopping! Most
likely, the distance is really 2.8M one way, but I added a "trail bonus" to the distance. |
8/8, 6:35a |
10.3M (5.8+4.5)
| easy on trail |
1:43:02 (30:10|22:30|22:17|28:05)
| Sage/Eagle trail then
Boulder Water Reservoir
Loop(22:30) |
WR18 |
T=57-64, H=90-77% and mostly cloudy. Very good run; picked up the pace nicely on the last 2.5M
on the out-and-back route! |
8/9, 8:00a |
4.8M
| easy |
| Cottonwood
Trail, Boulder |
DST20 |
T=61-64; H=75-66% and partly cloudy. Ran with the
Boulder Road Runners (BRR) and chated with them after the
race. Took quite a fall slighly injuring the inside of my left hand and slightly
bruising my left knee. First run for DST20! Then saw
Leon Russell at
the Boulder Theater in the evening!! |
8/10, 11a |
120 minutes |
Hiking |
4.45M |
Brainard Lake (10,400 feet), near Ward, Colorado. |
HB |
T=65+; hiked with Ron and Joan; were forced to do the hike to Blue Lake via Michell Lake as the
parking lot for the other hike was full, but did not
quite make it to Blue Lake (11200 feet); saw 2 moose on the trail. |
8/11, 6:50a |
8.45M
| easy on trail & dirt road |
1:22:56 (27:00 18:35|8:25 back from LHTH to Ron's house)
| Lefthand Trail, 39th, 41st street, Boulder |
WR18 |
T=59+ and mostly cloudy; felt kind of beaten up at the beginning, but was able to pickup the pace after 3 miles.
Colroado Visit Exercise Summary: 51.0M in 7 days (30.8M running & 20.2 hiking); more than doubled last week's mileage! |
8/13, 6:25a |
6.2M |
easy |
1:01:31
| UH_DT2R
| DEF7* |
T= 79-81, H=84-76% and mostly cloudy; okay run after the first rest day yesterday
since running and hiking 7 days! 181.2p: gained 1.4p since I came back from Boulder. |
8/15, 6:45a
| 12.0M |
easy |
1:58:30 (35:24(digestive problems) 24:56(2.5M) 23:50(2.5M) 34:20 (struggling but not slowing down much); 9:52-pace)
| H-Mem(1.67)-H
| WR18 |
T=79-83& H=79-70% and sunny and light NE wind; decent run, although I was struggling near the end!
|
8/16, 4:30p |
5.6M |
easy |
53:43 [28:00|25:45]
| Fisherman's Wharf to Cressy Field, San Francisco
| DEF7* |
T=84-81, H=43-46% and partly cloudy; from Northpoint at Jones going west, turning south on
Van Ness continuing the steep uphill to Fort Mason, continuing on Marina and back; so so run. In the evening, I
saw the John Garcia Band at Biscuits and Blues;
they are playing good "old" blues.
|
8/16, 6:40p and 8:40p |
80 minutes |
Hiking |
6.0M |
Walking to the Blues Club and around Fisherman's Wharf
| |
From Mason at Northpoint to 404 Mason at Geary, going over the Russian Hill and
then the NOB hill. |
8/17, 5:30p |
6.9M |
easy |
1:03:19 [33:02|30:17]
| Fisherman's Wharf towards Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
| DST20 |
T=69-65, H=74-81% mostly overcast and foggy and 15mph sww head wind on the first leg
of the out_and_back run; from Northpoint at Jones going west, turning south on
Van Ness continuing the steep uphill to Fort Mason, continuing on Marina and back; a very good run; ran
much faster than yesterday.
|
8/18, noon |
70 minutes |
Hiking |
2M |
Exploring Yosemity during a Heat Wave.
| |
|
8/20, 5:40a
| 13.6M(?) |
easy |
2:10:18 (1:08:57 1:01:21)
| Monterey Bay
Coastal Bike Path, northern Seaside to Marina, CA
| DEF7* |
T=64-67 & H=73-68% and overcast, had to run in the dark the first 45 minutes and ran slowly in the dark and missed the
bikepath and run a 4:00 deadend loop, but
picked up the pace significantly in the last 85 minutes of the run. Should have
run on Park Trail half the route instead, but missed the entrance in the dark!!
|
8/21, noon and 4p |
120 minutes |
Hiking |
5M |
Major Walking in Santa Barbara and Santa Monica
| |
|
8/21, 6:20p |
4.6M |
very easy |
46:36
| Cheviot Hill, Los Angeles
| DST20 |
T=74- and partly cloudy; around the Rancho Park Golf Course
and the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, starting at the Intercontinental, Century
City. Took it easy: still beaten up from yesterday's long run.
|
8/22, noon |
100 minutes |
Hiking |
3M |
Exploring Holywood
| |
|
8/22, 5:05p |
5.9M |
easy |
54:41
| Cherviot Hill,
Los Angeles
| DEF7* |
T=82-78; H=56-62%- and sunny; around the Rancho Park Golf Course
and the Cheviot Hills Recreation Center, starting at the Intercontinental Hotel, Century
City with an 1.2M add-on going ...bar and east on the hilly Motor street. Finally, recovered from the
Thursday's long run, and had a decent run today!
California Visit Exercise Summary: 52.6M (36.6M running, and 16.0M hiking and walking)
|
8/23, 7:10p |
5.2M (walked 0.5M) |
easy |
| Allen
| WR18 |
T=88-87, H=72-76% and partly cloudy; welcome back to the Houston; ran okay but then
had to walk the last half mile due to stomach cramps: ate some spicy Mango Curry just 190
minutes before the run which turned out too much; this concludes running 4 days in a row.
First evening run since June 26, 2015.
179.8p: did neither gain nor lose weight in Calfornia.
|
8/25, 6:35a |
6.0M |
easy |
58:24
| UH_DT2r
| DEF7* |
T= 79-80, H=90-89% and mostly cloudy; on tired legs and a sore right hip,
inspite of the restday yesterday. |
8/26, 6:25p |
6.7M |
easy |
1:04:30 (15:09 (Golf_WS)-40:42(End_Ov)-44:14(Wa_Stop_2); walked 4 minutes
after I reached Stockton and then jogged to the finish.) |
WE-BCRR Route |
WR18 |
T=89-86; H=43-50% and partly cloudy in Arizona-style weather with NEE wind. First WE-run with
BCRR since the Summer break; ran pretty well until we reached Stockton; only
32 seconds slower than on October 22, 2014! First faster run since April 2015. 180.8p. |
8/28, 6:45a |
5.5M |
easy |
56:06
| AllenR
| DST20 |
T=73, H=91% and partly cloudy; slow: still
beaten up from running quite fast Wednesday evening!
|
8/30, 6:30a
| 15.0M |
easy |
2:26:40 (9:46-pace; 1:38:50 (10M; 37:45 27:50 33:15) 24:44(2.5M) 23:05(2.5M))
| RivOk / MemPa
| WR18 |
T=72-79& H=88-71% and partly cloudy; first run since January 4, 2015; mastered
the distance although somewhat slow, but was able to pick up the pace on
the last 2.5M!
|
8/31, 6:50p |
5.3M |
easy |
52:07
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=82-80& H=72-70% and partly cloudy; decent run, as I was feeling not
too beaten up after Sunday's long run. Positive weather change: the high
was supposed to be 95, but due to some rain in the early afternoon the temperature
at 6:00p was only 84! 180.0p.
|
9/2, 6:25p |
6.7M |
easy |
1:05:38 (15:28 (Golf_WS)-41:10(End_Ov)-44:04(Wa_Stop_2)-56:27(Stockton)); |
WE-BCRR Route |
DST20 |
T=86-80; H=70-79% and mostly cloudy. About 1 minute slower
than last week; did't have someone to keep up this time and the humidity was much
worse this time. |
9/4, 6:50p |
6.4M |
easy |
1:01:11
| Allen
| DEF7* |
T=85-84& H=76-79% and mostly cloudy; so so run in very warm
and humid conditions.
|
9/5, 7:10a
| 38min |
Swimming |
|
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First swimm of the 2015 Swimming Season II (September 5-November 5, 2015). 179.4p. |
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9/6, 6:30qa
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easy |
1:35:01 (walked 15 minutes)
| MemPa & Allen
| WR18 |
T=78-79& H=95-94% and sunny; tried to keep up with Steve and others miles 3-7, and felt
quite dehydrated and exhausted after doing that, and decided to throw in a 15 minute walking break
but tried to run the last mile fast, which
turned out to be difficult.
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The Path to the San Antonio Marathon
- Th., Aug. 20, 5:40a: 13.6M Seaside to Marina, California along California One
- We., Aug. 26, 6:25p: "Faster" BCRR Group Run
- Su., Aug. 30, 6:30a: 15M River Oaks / Memorial Park
- We., Sept. 2, 6:25: "Faster" BCRR Group Run
- Su., Sept. 6, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park
- Tu., Sept. 8, 6:20a: 9x 2min f|s, Elonor Tinsley Park
- Th., Sept. 10, 6:40a: 17M in Terry Hershey Park
- Su., Sept. 13, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park with 3M Tempo Run
- We., Sept. 16, 6:25p: BCRR Group Run
- Sa., Sept. 19, 7:00a: Lighthouse Hill Ranch 20 Mile Trail Race
- We., Sept. 23, 6:25p: "Faster" BCRR Group Run
- Su., Sept. 27, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park
- Tu., Sept. 29, 6:30a: 19M in Terry Hershey Park
- Su., Oct. 4, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park with 5M Tempo Run
- We., Oct. 7, 6:25p: "Faster" BCRR Group Run
- Su., Oct. 11, 6:30a: Space City 10 Miler, Clear Lake, Texas
- Th., Oct. 15, 6:40a: 20M in Terry Hershey Park
- Su., Oct. 18, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park
- We., Oct. 21, 7:00a: 4M Tempo Run in Lyon, France
- Mo., Oct. 26, 6:30a: 21M in Taunus Foothills near Hofheim, Germany
- We., Oct. 28, 6:25p: Last BCRR We. Group Run in 2015
- Su., Nov. 1, 6:30a: Texas 10 Mile Series, Katy, Texas
- Th., Nov. 5, 6:20a: 22M in Terry Hershey Park
- Su., Nov. 8, 6:30a: 10M River Oaks / Memorial Park with 3M Tempo Run
- Th., Nov, 12, 6:45a: 10x 2 min f|s, Elenor Tinsley Park
- Mo., Nov. 15, 6:40a: 20M in Atlantic City, New Jersey
- We., Nov. 18, 6:45a: 14x 1 min f|s, Elenor Tinsley Park
- Su., Nov. 22, 7:00a: HMSA Classical 25K Race, Houston, Texas
- Th., Nov. 26, 6:45a: 10x 2 min f|s, Elenor Tinsley Park
- Tu., Dec. 1, 6:45a: 14x1 min f|s, Elenor Tinsley Park
- Su., Dec. 6, 7:00a: Rock 'N' Roll San Antonio Marathon
Shoes
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; retired on May 16, 2015 with 342.2M.
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; retired on July 17, 2015
with 504.3M.
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; 333.4M as off August 31, 2015.
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; 46.8M as off April 30, 2015. In contrast, to the elite-popular Adidas Adizero Adios Boost
profile 20/87/15/19/16/61, 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.
WR18:= Mizuno Wave Rider 18; J1GC150303 410654.9073, white-black-lightgreen,
size 11; 10.4 oz (size 11), quite light, less cushioned and much stiffer compared to the previous versions, RW 39/59/96/49/66/54;
bought on February 14, 2015, first run on June 3, 2015; 110.1M as off August 31, 2015.
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, 20.8M as off August 31, 2015.
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 http://www.galveston.com/birding/.
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.
last updated: September 6, 2015