Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Week of March 12th - 18th

Monday - 8mi/55min in Pisgah w/Fyffe and Griffin.  Beautiful sunny day.  I left Jen in the woods waiting for me at the gate, while we ran home.  Oops!

Tuesday - 0mi

Wednesday - 10mi*/67min - Track workout 10x200m(32-31 sec avg) w/Fyffe and George.(James there also).  Nice and easy workout.  Lifted weights.

Thursday - 9mi/63min in Pisgah w/Ferenc and the Girls.  Trails are 100% clear of snow and ice.  Usually they're not clear until the 2nd week of April.  Lower back is tight.

Friday - 8mi/52min in Pisgah w/Griffin.  Good run saw some wood ducks and black ducks.  I did some yoga to loosen up my back.  It seemed to help.

Saturday - 5mi/35min in Pisgah w/Griffin and (Jen).  Drove down to Norfolk, MA to stay with Jen's brother's family the night before New Bedford.

Sunday - 17mi*/1:45 - New Bedford Half Marathon - 1:12:45(5:33) 38th??  (I'm not in the results - faulty chip?)

I wasn't sure about my fitness for this race, but I thought I should be very close to last year's time (1:10:26) + or - 30sec.  I ended up really struggling out there and tanking.  I'm not sure what happened.  I really think the heat may have affected me a little bit.  I'm notoriously the biggest wimp I know in hot weather, I love running in the cold.  My breathing and legs felt fine, I just kept running slower.  I've noticed that trend with me in warmer weather.  I also dumped a lot of water on my head which is a sure sign that I was over-heated.  It wasn't that hot out, but that's really the only thing I can think of.  I'll let my miles tell the story:

1mi - 5:14 - felt very relaxed, no stress, breathing good
2mi - 5:18 - still relaxed, enjoying myself
3mi - 5:33 - hitting the hills, purposefully running very easy.  Others around me breathing heavier
4mi - 5:39 - in the hills, again holding back, last year I was hurting bad here, running w/Dan and Al
5mi - 5:17 - I felt fine, expected that mile to be a bit faster though
6mi - 5:25 - Dan V. running away from me, I'm slowing down, not sure why
7mi - 5:14 - That's more like it, feeling hot, this is my final push to get back on pace
8mi - 5:33 - that sucked, into the wind, group went by, couldn't latch on.  UH OH
9mi - 5:52 - Oh man.  I'm tanking.  Hold on, keep plugging away. 
10mi - 5:32 - 54:38 split.  That's 1min 10sec slower than last year.  Slower than DH Jones, I'm always faster here then at DH Jones.  I am hot.  Where's the water? 2 cups on the head.
11mi - 5:45 - Scott Leslie goes flying by. 
12mi - 5:44 - This hill sucks.  There goes Al Bernier
13.1mi - 6:35 - finally finished, that was rough!

I had a nice cool down with the guys and enjoyed a fish sandwich and some chowder. 

Total: 57miles for the week.  Time to go into Vermont City Mode!

4 comments:

  1. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who hates warmer temps. Give me 20 degrees over 70 anyday, anytime, any run, anywhere.

    Don't worry though, you're still the man!!

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  2. Hammetts were meant to be swimming in the ocean when it's hot.

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  3. Nice race man!! It was a shock to the system the instant 70 degree day in march. See ya in 2 weeks at andy's race!

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  4. I'm sure the sudden onslaught of heat had a lot to do with it. I was a little worried when I didn't see your name in the results. You still had a good race though. Look at it this way, when you feel like you're bonking at mile nine, you only have a little more than 20 minutes or so to go. I'm looking at a half hour+. Have a good week, missed you out there today.

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