Week 9

Monday March 20th: Day off
Tuesday March 21st: Day off
Wednesday March 22nd: 5.315 miles @ 6.7 mph (8'51") in 47:07.56 @ 169 bpm
Thursday March 23rd: 3.86 miles at 5.9 mph (10'03" mile) in 38:51.88 @ 143 bpm
Friday March 24th: Day off (forgot my socks).
Saturday March 25th: ran 13.31 miles (1/2 marathon) at 6.0 mph (9'57" mile) in 2:12:34 at 163 bpm. Walked another 2.2 miles in 0:25:17 to cool down. For a total of 15 miles in about 2:37. Lessons learned:

• Hydration is important. I have to learn to manage it while I run. That seems to be a dilemma. I really don't want to carry water with me but I might as well learn to do so.
  


• I can do 15 miles on 3 Cliff Shot carbo cubes and no water. Dumb ass.
  


• I should wear sunscreen and comfortable clothing. Scraped my right side with my poly shirt I wore.
  


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  Drinking wine the night before running half marathon is not a good idea.
  


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  This run was a bit different from our Longmont flatlands trails. I just started running from our house in Westminster and made it past Lafayette bikeshop about a mile north of Arapahoe on US 287. Up and down them hills. Then walked/ran back to the bikeshop on Baseline and US287, drank like a fish, consumed a pack of Enervit R2/recovery and called Nancy to come over and pick me up. Didn't really feel that bad but felt that I should not really push it any further. Not yet. I wonder if I could average the same speed and bpm on the way back. If so, then I could run a full marathon in about 4.5 hours. Hmmm ....
  

Sunday March 26th: Day off.


Pretty cool week. Didn't do any bike nor swimming. The weather really sucks, Saturday was the only reasonable, relatively warm day with no wind. The rest of the week it's either cold or windy or both. Today is Monday March 27th and I seem to be fully recovered from the Saturday madness. Still taking today off, we'll see what the weather will be like tomorrow.


Short term goal: run a full marathon sometime in next 2 weeks? Hmmm, I'll keep it on my mind. Definitely do not drink wine the night before. The hangover lasts about first 5 miles.

Week 8

Monday March 13th: ran 5.299 miles @ 7.0 mph (8'29" mile) in 44:59.37, @ 173 bpm. Cold run. Sucks.
Tuesday March 14th: ran 4.633 miles @ 6.2 mph (9'37" mile) in 44:37.14 @ 159 bpm
Wednesday: off
Thursday March 16th: ran 2.67 miles @ 5.9 mph (10'05" mile) in 26:58.17 @ 147 bpm
Friday March 17th: ran 4.83 miles @ 6.3 mph (9'22" mile) in 45:00.9 @ 162 bpm
Saturday March 18th: bike.
Timex GPS includes food and other stops: 55.23 miles @ 15.7 mph in 3:30:57 @ 155 bpm.
Cat eye bike comp is pure riding time: 54.96 miles @ 17 mph in 3:12:33
Sunday March 19th: Skiing in Winter Park. Did about 4 hours, easy going, hit the moguls once in a while. At about 2 o'clock my right knee started telling me it's got enough, it got a bit gloomy and snowing a bit, lowering visibility. We were supposed to get a big snowstorm here in Denver area so it was a good time to head back home and nit the hot tub.

Overall: pretty good week although the weather sucks. Glad I could sneak in the Saturday ride. Cat eye is only 1/4 mile off on a 55 mile ride, not too bad, the riding time is accurate since the cat eye stops as I stop at lights and for food and water. I think I should be able to ride my circuit in under 3 hours one day.

This was my first ride with Speedplay X2's. I like them as well as I like the Sidi triathlon bike shoes. Although I have not been on the bike for week and half, I felt pretty good after the ride.

Looking for Czech national bike team jersey. Can't find one. Bummer.

I have been eating more carbos lately - pasta, bread, dumplings. My weight is between 178 - 184. I think it would be good to keep steady 175, I need to get a bit more disciplined with my chocolate consumption.

Weeks 6 & 7

It's been a while, the weather sucks for the most part, it's freaking cold, snowing, windy. This is what I did in the past few weeks:

Wed Feb 22nd: ran 5.231 miles @ 6.9 mph (8'37' mile) in 45:05.89, @ 176 bpm

Friday Feb 24th: ran slow for about 40 minutes

Monday Feb 27th: biked to work 23.9 miles in 1:25 @ 16.8 mph, @ 161 bpm
biked back 23.62 miles in 1:28 @ 16 mph, @ 153 bpm

Tuesday Feb 28th: ran 6.03 miles in 1:04 @ 5.6 mph, @ 157 bpm

Wednesday March 1st: biked to work, 23.80 miles @ 17 mph, 1:23 @ ??? bpm
biked back 23.69 miles @ 16.6 mph, 1:25:29 @ 143 bpm

Thursday March 2nd: Slow run, 2.6 miles @5 mph in 32:07, @143 bpm

Saturday March 4th: Drove to the bike shop in Lafayette, bought Speedplay X2 pedals and Adidas bike shoes. Drove home, then took the shoes for a spin - biked 13 miles back to the bike shop, exchanged Adidas for Sidi triathlon shoes. The Adidas shoes fit OK except a little nagging spot right on my big toe. And it started blistering. The Sidi feel like heaven (have a nice arch) and they are so easy to get into. Rode 13 miles back, this time in much more comfort.

Sunday March 5th: Snowboarding. Took lesson in the morning, practiced in the afternoon. My ass really hurts.

Wednesday March 8th: ran 6.79 miles @ 6.5 mph (9'11" mile) in 1:02.21, @ 169 bpm

Friday March 10th: cold outside, ran on treadmill, 25 minutes, 3 miles

Signed up for Florianopolis 2006 - it's official now, I better not get hurt

I signed up as a Czech athlete. So far I am the only Czech there. Number 709.

It was cold again over the weekend. I don't like winter anymore.

Don't get hurt, I got money riding on this now