Bleccccch!

Sunday's 16-miler was by far my worst run since my 16-miler leading up to Newport (though after that one they were all great, fingers crossed that happens this time too).  This suckfest was definitely due to the hilly bike ride around Vashon on Saturday--my legs were just dead tired and sore when I awoke Sunday morning.  My route was 5 miles down to Gasworks to meet up with the group, 6 miles around Lake Union with Talena (with 3 race-pace miles at the end of the 6), then 5 miles back up the hill to home.  In order to get the right mileage (for once!), I had to drive my car .8 miles south so as not to add an extra 1.6 miles to my 16. 

Sunday's Milepost:

Milepost 16.19, 107th & Phinney.  iPhone, Camera Bag app, Magazine.  I've never been so freakin' happy to see my car!  I haven't been riding as much this year, so a hilly 45-mile ride the day before 16 was just not as easy as it would have been last year.

The Details
Date: 7/25/2010
Departed:  7:06 am
Start temp: 55ish, clear and warm
Mileage: 16.19
Watch time: 2:47
Running time: 2:45
Average Heart Rate/Max Heart Rate:   159/179 (This was from the first 5 miles; my HRM was not working so great for the other 11 and it said my average heart rate was 33!  Umm...no.)
Average Pace:   10:10
Race pace miles:  I know we were going about race pace, but something was wrong with my mileage markers, because we were way off time-wise.  But we did all three, I just don't have accurate date for them.

Tuesday's run was much better, though on Monday I was so sore I wasn't sure it was going to be.  My plan called for an aerobic 5-miler, so I set off with Murphy, intending to run 10 minute miles.  As usual I was quicker for the first 2 downhill miles, but it evened out on the uphill.  After working out the dead legs, it was a pretty good run!  And Murphy is becoming quite a champ at 5 miles. 

Tuesday's Milepost:





















Milepost 4.47, 110th & Phinney.  iPhone, Hipstamtic plus Camera Bag Infrared processing.  This gate has two fully formed glass faces and has always creeped me out, but it's way more creepy this way. 

The Details
Date: 7/27/2010
Departed: 5:19 am
Start temp: 60, clear and warm with a pretty decent headwind as I ran south
Mileage: 5
Watch time:  50:22
Running time: 49:00 (about 1:22 for dog pit stops, picture taking, stoplight waiting)
Average Heart Rate/Max Heart Rate:  153/178
Average Pace:  9:48

Today I did my cross-training and rode an easy ride to and from work for 18.5 miles, plus an hour of lunchtime yoga.  Tomorrow is a race-pace tempo workout.  Fingers crossed it's a good one!