There's been a little bit of a breakthrough, lol! I weighed in this morning at 177.8. That's down 0.4lbs from yesterday. Finally! It's not much but I'll take it considering the stagnation I've been experiencing.
Ok, here is the chart I will use to track my weight and race times. I plugged in the last half and full marathon I ran (ok, this full is not the most recent full but the one before that. I really don't count that last full as accurate as it was the 3rd marathon I did in 48 days-my legs were SPENT! So I used the one before that.)I need to fix my weight for the full as I think it was 175 for that one. I need ask someone who knows how to make charts way better than I do. So I expect the chart will evolve over time to accommodate different data and labels. But, for now here it is.
The times are hours and minutes. I won't bother with the seconds...unless it really matters like I broke a 5 hour marathon by 2 seconds, lol. Don't see that happening for a while!
So, today, I will actually do the workout I wanted to do last week. Run to the gym, strength train for a half hour or so then run back to my car at work. Looking forward to that. Yesterday, I decided to try a new route I hadn't used before but thought it looked like a nice run. It was only 5 miles but let me tell you what! It was really challenging. There were some hills, not mountainous, but rolling. They are seriously deceptive by car, ugh. The route was a constant up or down but never flat. So weird. I will have to remember that when I want a challenging workout day.
I maintained a 10:19 average pace. That's about a half minute or so slower from last year for that distance...sigh. But this has been a consistent pace for me for this distance this race season. I really did a disservice to myself this year as I have been going easier on myself and skipping hills and the gym. I am paying the price now. But I am turning it around and will continue to do so through the summer.
I'm debating as to whether or not to try to get into the Marine Corps Marathon(MCM), again. I know, I know, so much for no more fulls anytime soon. But as I said, I'm debating it. It would require I train all through the summer for a full. I just can't stand that. I HATE the long runs in the hot, hot, hot summer. But I also feel ripped off about last years MCM because of losing the 12 weeks of training due to throwing my back out 3 times! That sucked. The marathon was a disaster. I flaked the lase last 6 miles and had to walk most of it. It was also so hot.
I have determined I am a running vampire. During the summer and hot weather it is so weird how I am totally fine running in the dark.
But the second the sun comes up I totally flake. My energy is zapped and I cannot go on. I mean I flake hard! But I am a totally different runner in the cool weather.
Note the wine glass in her hand...for me that's red wine, lol. But I love a good beer after a hard run, too!
In any case, it is the kind of trouble I wonder how it would change if I were thinner/lighter. maybe I'm just totally intolerant of heat. It's a great thing I live in Florida, huh?
Ok, I'll check in tomorrow.
TTFN
No comments:
Post a Comment