Category: Daily Training

Last run at home before heading off to Wyoming. Don’t mind getting in some work on a mild, rainy morning before sitting on a plane for hours.

Today’s run was a 12.5 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:49.

A warm, very humid and sunny mid-morning for a run. Conditions that sap your energy completely. Good but brutal training weather.

Today’s run was an 8.05 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:55.

One more nice morning for a run. Temp around 66, somewhat humid, not a cloud in the sky. It rained, apparently, not long before I hit the road.

Today was to be an easy recovery run, but as usual I decided to push it a bit after I hit the pavement. One more day before backing off to taper before the race in a week or so. I feel like a slacker if I’m trying to “take it easy.”

Today’s run was a rather flat 4.22 mile route. Pace was 9:16. Weight was 146.2.

Nice, somewhat cool early morning for a run. Temperature around 64, no real wind, clear skies. This is the last longer-run day before the “Run With the Horses” marathon on August 19th. From now on it’s more of a focus on tapering, good diet, getting there (Rock Springs, WY), getting acclimated to the altitude (7000 feet), etc., etc.

Today’s run was a 14.74 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:33. Weight was 145.8.

Cool, humid morning. Temperature around 63 degrees and 85% humidity. Perfect for a shorter recovery-type run.

Today’s run was a 4.22 mile rather flat route. A few grades thrown in. Pace was 9:36. Weight was 146.0.

Waited until about 8:30 to get out on the road. Sun was well up and it was getting warmer. Better for training.

Felt very drained after yesterday’s climbing, so I scaled back to a more moderate distance. Training is an ongoing, long-term process. Listening to how you feel and adjusting accordingly is important. Not interested in more injuries.

Today’s run was a 9.67 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:46. Weight was 144.8.

Saturday: time for some climbing. It’s a good workout. A one mile warm-up and then hit the climb.

The weather was almost ideal for training. Temperature around 72, sunny, and probably 80+% humidity.

Today’s run was a 2.8 mile hills route. The 0.87 mile hill average grade is around 9%. Ran that twice. Pace was 11:02. Weight was 144.8.

Another nice, cool, clear early morning for a run. Temperature around 54 degrees.

On Monday I ran my 14.74 mile route in a pair of Hoka Carbon X3 shoes. Today I duplicated Monday’s run but ran it in a pair of Bondi 8’s. Not a huge difference, but the extra padding (and corresponding weight) made a difference on the margins. Interesting comparison. The joints, knees, etc., didn’t feel quite as sore in the Bondi shoes. Always trade-offs.

Also been trying a few other in-run fueling products. Monday and today I nibbled on a SIS Beta Fuel Chew “bar.” It’s about 2 inches or so. Nibbling seems to be the way to use them. Half on Monday and half today.

Today’s run was a 14.74 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:41. Weight was 145.8.

Last full week of work before starting to taper a bit next week. I decided to tack on a few miles today since I skipped yesterday. It was a fantastic, cool early morning. Temperature around 56 degrees.

The route I run often goes by some low-lying areas which are rather swampy. Lots of what sound like bullfrogs. Today I had to step around a few small snakes on the side of the road. Never a dull moment.

Today’s run was a 14.74 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:47. Weight was 145.8.

Another day of steep climbing work. If you leave off the last 250 feet or so, which are about a 3% grade, the remaining 0.81 mile climb has an average grade of over 14%. There are always some other runners on the hill — it’s the nearest (and I bet the steepest) hill around.

What I’m finding now is that it’s primarily an issue of breath and not so much the legs. That classic “can’t get enough air.” It’ll get better.

Today’s run was an approximately one mile warm-up run and two climbs of a 0.87 mile hill. Pace overall was 11:14. Weight was 146.6.