Puttin' In The Distance
This afternoon has us all at Owen's baseball games. Yes, gameS. He's playing a double header, and yours truly is the bench coach, tasked with the duty of keeping the 7 and 8 year-olds on task. In short, win or ride the pine!
With that being said, I had to get my long run in this morning, and the weather could not have been better. As I took off a little after 7:30am the thermometer at our house read +15C, it was sunny, and no wind to speak of. The plan I came up with for my marathon training called for an easy 14km, but I had a mind to run a bit longer if I felt up to it. After all, I was going to go slow and my body needs to get used to staying out there for long periods of time. Now, I realize that the distance I ended up running is not that long, but one has to start somewhere.
I kept a nice even pace and even let a couple of middle-aged women pass me at one point without letting my ego get the better of me and send me into a faster-than-necessary pace. I also spotted a little bunny rabbit at one point, and at another nearly stomped on a chipmunk that run directly in front of me. Cool!
In the end I managed to run 16km in 1:35:01 for an average pace of 5:56/km (9:33/mile). My average heart rate was 141bpm, though the last five or six kilometres spiked it up a bit as my muscles started running out of glycogen stores. (Ha! Look at me talking the lingo like I have any clue what it all means!) I purposefully did not take any Gatorade with me on this run because I want to train my body to run past the point at which my muscles are completely out of energy reserves. When I start going out for much longer runs this will not be possible, but for now I like the hassle free running that carrying nothing affords.
And on a last note, this run puts me over the 500km mark for the year! Also, I hit 41km for the week, which ties the longest I've ever run in a one week period. This record should be broken many times over the next fifteen weeks as I head toward my first marathon at the end of September.
Garmin don't lie.
With that being said, I had to get my long run in this morning, and the weather could not have been better. As I took off a little after 7:30am the thermometer at our house read +15C, it was sunny, and no wind to speak of. The plan I came up with for my marathon training called for an easy 14km, but I had a mind to run a bit longer if I felt up to it. After all, I was going to go slow and my body needs to get used to staying out there for long periods of time. Now, I realize that the distance I ended up running is not that long, but one has to start somewhere.
I kept a nice even pace and even let a couple of middle-aged women pass me at one point without letting my ego get the better of me and send me into a faster-than-necessary pace. I also spotted a little bunny rabbit at one point, and at another nearly stomped on a chipmunk that run directly in front of me. Cool!
In the end I managed to run 16km in 1:35:01 for an average pace of 5:56/km (9:33/mile). My average heart rate was 141bpm, though the last five or six kilometres spiked it up a bit as my muscles started running out of glycogen stores. (Ha! Look at me talking the lingo like I have any clue what it all means!) I purposefully did not take any Gatorade with me on this run because I want to train my body to run past the point at which my muscles are completely out of energy reserves. When I start going out for much longer runs this will not be possible, but for now I like the hassle free running that carrying nothing affords.
And on a last note, this run puts me over the 500km mark for the year! Also, I hit 41km for the week, which ties the longest I've ever run in a one week period. This record should be broken many times over the next fifteen weeks as I head toward my first marathon at the end of September.
Garmin don't lie.
Labels: running
posted by Vava at
10:33 AM
6 Comments:
I am not a big drinker on runs. If I go less than 10 I never usually bring anything. I can go 13 on cool days just fine. However, during these NC summers 6 is my limit.
Sounds like it was a great run!
Good job on the run.
Yes, you will be setting many new records and milestones in the coming weeks!
Nice long run, impressed that you were able to resist the urge to speed up when passed :)
Weasel stomping, makes those long runs just that much more enjoyable. Grats on 500 clicks!
good job on 500km and getting your long run in
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