First let me just say that I hurt all over, I freaking hurt in ways I don't think I have ever hurt after a race..... the freaking hills.... the never ending uphill climbs seriously had me wanting to cry near the end. It didn't help that I barely got an hour's sleep even though I was laying physically in a bed from 10:30 PM to 4:something, Dorian's nose was stopped up again and he couldn't sleep.
Now for race morning, I got up at 5:45 AM (off the couch) and started getting dressed and ready to go pick my mom up and bring her back to the house to watch Dorian so DH could go in and continue moving machinery to our new location. Let me be clear, all I ate before the race was a Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with some peanut butter and honey on it, maybe a bottle of water and then a Strawberry Banana Gu just before the start.
There were only going to be 3 aid stations so I had my hydration pack with me as I knew the chances of my need for fuel most likely wouldn't fall in with the aid stations' timing, sure enough I was right.
I knew it was going to be warm, 77 degrees at around 70% humidity.. I also knew that in the woods we most likely wouldn't feel any of the 12 mph winds BUT the trees would provide shade from the evil sun so that was good.... ... I was in wave C so I started about 4 minutes after 8 AM with some others and I could hear one woman talking about her past 50k races and 50 milers without realizing that she is a FB friend (face palm), but I moved ahead a ways feeling good and not thinking about the mileage. I try not to think about it during a half until around mile 7 or 8.
Mile 1 - 10:37
Mile 2 - 10:53
Mile 3 - 12:08
Mile 4 - 12:39
We eventually got off the ATV trails and onto the biking trails, the twists and turns, the quick/small humps one after the other and then the much bigger, much more intimidating hills made their appearances. At this point I was realizing how much I hate the heat, how tired and achy my body and head was.... that's when Sarah, the woman who runs Ultras comes up behind me. Her words to me spoke volumes as she said my name and said I was doing a great job and my workouts inspire her. My first thought was "Who are you and where are you seeing my workouts??" but then the words sunk in and I couldn't believe that someone who trains and runs ultras can be inspired by my workouts, it was very uplifting and helped push me through the rest of the miles, I did my best to keep her in my sights.
Mile 5 - 12:32
Mile 6 - 12:59
Mile 7 - 12:30
Mile 8 - 12:50
I really don't know why I am posting the paces as my garmin was off, by like a freaking mile at the end but I'll do it anyways :) Just before mile 9 on my garmin we hit the final aid station and I had them fill my 12 oz bottle with ice cold water while dumping ice cold water all over my head. The 5 minute break gave me some energy but not much and not for long, you know that feeling when you're out in the middle of the woods and there is no quicker way to get the f*%k out of there but to keep going down the trail.. and all you are craving, thirsting, can think about is ice cold water? A never ending supply of it, I don't mean your usual craving, but that craving deep inside, a want that is felt throughout your entire body and even your soul is craving for that ice clear delicious life-saving liquid???? Or is it just me who deals with this :P Well.. that feeling really freaking sucks damn it.
Mile 9 - 15:37
Mile 10 - 16:00
Mile 11 - 14:11
Not sure what was up with my legs, but I tripped or had a lot of near trips, one almost taking me out around mile 10 or something. My feet were wanting to drag, even when hiking they were trying to kill me. There were lots of roots and shit, but some would just pop out of nowhere damn it.
Around my garmin's mile 10.5 a guy coming back my way stops and says I'm 2 miles out or something like that... about a half mile down another guy is coming my way and says I am within a mile of the finish.... bullshit you guys are just being cruel and lying to me. I didn't want to get my hopes up, I wanted to be done and out of the heat and off these hilly trails so badly. As I was coming up around my garmin's mile 12 another guy is coming down and says the finish is just a quarter mile down the road. Sure enough I hit the road shortly after him and that is when I know they weren't lying to me. I had no kick, I had nothing but I kept going and just felt the relief that I was almost done.
I finished at a clock time of around 2:32:07 while my garmin said 2:27:47, I don't know when I'll find out what the chip time was but I am sure it close to my garmin.
Overall: 51st place out of 140
Divison Rank: 4th out of ?
Won't know the actual chip time until probably tomorrow, and they promise tons of pics so we'll see. My bib number was 13, lucky 13 for me as Dorian was born on Friday the 13th. I am probably going to do my legs a favor and take the next 3-4 days off from running.
As much as I hate warm weather races, I have to admit that I appreciate them because they remind me how much I love cold weather races, and it's a nice challenge even though I am a seriously hot-headed person whose head/skull seems to increase in temperature during warm/sunny weather. If I do decide to run this race again next year, I'll try to do more of my runs in the afternoons and with Dorian to acclimate as much as I can.
It was a great Inaugural race, and really good, challenging experience and an awesome race to finish out the first half of 2015.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015
I've Been a Bad Blogger..........
Okay so I think the last post was Tuesday, Wednesday was just a walk because I wasn't able to go to the gym or run due to Cameron being sick and not able to sleep. I did take Dorian and Rocky for a walk that evening though, so that's good. By Wednesday night Cameron was feeling a lot better, possibly because I made him overdose on Vitamin C pills and Sunny D (two pills instead of the daily one), since he doesn't really get any Vitamin C.
Thursday went better, although it is already beginning to get more humid out and I doubt I will be taking Rocky further than 5 miles during any runs with him this Summer. It was 64 degrees, no wind whatsoever and 77% humid......... blah freaking blah!
Rocky and I ran 5.1 miles in 51:20 with an average pace of 10:04 min/mile.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:28
Mile 2 - 10:03
Mile 3 - 10:06
Mile 4 - 9:50
Mile 5 - 9:52
.1 - 9:47
Then I headed to gym for.. Shoulders & Delts, only about 41 minutes which I hate not being there longer than 50-60 minutes.
Focused on Shoulders this morning.
Dumbbell Lateral Raises: 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps, 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps, 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps
Converging Plate Loaded Overhead Press: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Rear Delt: 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps
Shoulder Shrugs: 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps, 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps, 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps
Front Plate Raises: 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps
Later that day, I took Dorian and Rocky for another 3 mile walk.
Friday went off without a hitch as well, it was 64 degrees and 77% humid with no wind..... again, Rocky was a good sport about this but I knew he wouldn't be running with me this weekend due to it being much more humid.
We ran a slow 5.3 miles in 55:33 with an average pace of 10:17 min/mile, and 104 feet of elevation gain.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:51
Mile 2 - 10:16
Mile 3 - 10:25
Mile 4 - 10:11
Mile 5 - 9:56
.3 - 9:45
Then it was off to the gym for Back day, for about 54 minutes.
Wide Grip Lat Pull Down: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
One Arm Dumbbell Row: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps
Underhand Seated Cable Row: 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps
Parallel Grip Lat Pull Down: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Seated Cable Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Machine Lat Pull Down: 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps
This morning went pretty good, Rocky didn't go with me as it was 88% humidity and 68 degrees... no freaking wind but some rain here and there which felt great. I ran 5.4 miles, the original plan was for 4 miles but I felt really good so I said screw it.
It was a fast run, a progressive run which I hope won't hurt tomorrow's 8-9 miler. I ran it in 52:16 with an average pace of 9:40 min/mile and 144 feet elevation gain.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:39
Mile 2 - 10:05
Mile 3 - 9:44
Mile 4 - 9:19
Mile 5 - 9:17
Mile 5.4 - 7:57
That last .4 miles was really good and I hope to see that pace more often in miles this year.
After my run, I headed to the gym for Biceps, Triceps and Chest Day
Standing Barbell Curls: 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps, 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps, 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps
Triceps Dumbbell Kickback: 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX10reps
Loaded Plate Chest Press: 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps
Fly Delt: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Standing Triceps Cable Pull Down: 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps
Seated Chest Press: 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps
Standing Barbell Curls: 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps
Modular Triceps Extensions: 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps
Thursday went better, although it is already beginning to get more humid out and I doubt I will be taking Rocky further than 5 miles during any runs with him this Summer. It was 64 degrees, no wind whatsoever and 77% humid......... blah freaking blah!
Rocky and I ran 5.1 miles in 51:20 with an average pace of 10:04 min/mile.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:28
Mile 2 - 10:03
Mile 3 - 10:06
Mile 4 - 9:50
Mile 5 - 9:52
.1 - 9:47
Then I headed to gym for.. Shoulders & Delts, only about 41 minutes which I hate not being there longer than 50-60 minutes.
Focused on Shoulders this morning.
Dumbbell Lateral Raises: 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps, 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps, 15lbsX8reps, 10lbsX12reps
Converging Plate Loaded Overhead Press: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Rear Delt: 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps
Shoulder Shrugs: 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps, 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps, 27.5lbsX12reps, 30lbsX8reps
Front Plate Raises: 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps, 35lbsX12reps
Later that day, I took Dorian and Rocky for another 3 mile walk.
Friday went off without a hitch as well, it was 64 degrees and 77% humid with no wind..... again, Rocky was a good sport about this but I knew he wouldn't be running with me this weekend due to it being much more humid.
We ran a slow 5.3 miles in 55:33 with an average pace of 10:17 min/mile, and 104 feet of elevation gain.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:51
Mile 2 - 10:16
Mile 3 - 10:25
Mile 4 - 10:11
Mile 5 - 9:56
.3 - 9:45
Then it was off to the gym for Back day, for about 54 minutes.
Wide Grip Lat Pull Down: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
One Arm Dumbbell Row: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps
Underhand Seated Cable Row: 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX10reps, 50lbsX12reps
Parallel Grip Lat Pull Down: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Seated Cable Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Machine Lat Pull Down: 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 105lbsX8reps
This morning went pretty good, Rocky didn't go with me as it was 88% humidity and 68 degrees... no freaking wind but some rain here and there which felt great. I ran 5.4 miles, the original plan was for 4 miles but I felt really good so I said screw it.
It was a fast run, a progressive run which I hope won't hurt tomorrow's 8-9 miler. I ran it in 52:16 with an average pace of 9:40 min/mile and 144 feet elevation gain.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:39
Mile 2 - 10:05
Mile 3 - 9:44
Mile 4 - 9:19
Mile 5 - 9:17
Mile 5.4 - 7:57
That last .4 miles was really good and I hope to see that pace more often in miles this year.
After my run, I headed to the gym for Biceps, Triceps and Chest Day
Standing Barbell Curls: 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps, 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps, 20lbsX12reps, 22.5lbsX8reps
Triceps Dumbbell Kickback: 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 15lbsX12reps, 20lbsX10reps
Loaded Plate Chest Press: 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps
Fly Delt: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Standing Triceps Cable Pull Down: 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps
Seated Chest Press: 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 55lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps
Standing Barbell Curls: 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 45lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps
Modular Triceps Extensions: 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Getting Back on Track - Day One
Currently the next 10 weeks will be my preparation for my Redemption Training Cycle for the Monumental Marathon, even though I have 3 races this month I don't really plan on racing any of them but using them as part of my buildup. Races for May:
May 16 - 2015 River Run ( Start at Henderson, KY to Evansville riverfront, we going to cross the Kentucky bridges!!)
May 23 - Owensboro Memorial Day Half Marathon
May 30 - The Harmonie Half Marathon (Trail Race)
After that, as far as I know.. there are no other races until October which is the Evansville Half Marathon. Right now it is buildup phase, building my mileage base and my fitness because the plan is to kick ass this training cycle and during the Monumental marathon.
This morning was the first morning since Tuesday, April 21st that I ran and then headed to the gym. Boy was I exhausted, but we'll get to that later. This morning was 63 degrees, but not too humid. I am so happy to be wearing shorts and a sports bra now, but Rocky isn't too happy with this... all ditches were dry as hell up until the final mile. It was a little upsetting and I felt bad for Rocky, as he didn't get too many breaks for water.
Rocky and I ran 5.2 miles in 51:31 with an average pace of 9:55 min/mile, not bad. I was sore around the hamstrings for the first 3 miles or so, I think that was more because I did a few Romanian Deadlifts last night.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:14
Mile 2 - 10:03
Mile 3 - 9:59
Mile 4 - 9:45
Mile 5 - 9:37
Mile 5.2 - 9:30
Bad thing about warm weather runs??? Two different sports bras for my run and the gym, thankfully my shorts have the built in underwear.
Then it was off to the gym for me, focusing on Biceps, Triceps and Chest
Standing Dumbbell Curls: 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps, 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps, 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps
Loaded Plate Chest Press: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps
Triceps Dumbbell Kickbacks: 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps
Fly Delt: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Standing Triceps Cable Pull Down: 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 55lbsX12reps
Seated Chest Press: 65lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 65lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps
Standing Barbell Curls: 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps
Triceps Extensions: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX8reps
May 16 - 2015 River Run ( Start at Henderson, KY to Evansville riverfront, we going to cross the Kentucky bridges!!)
May 23 - Owensboro Memorial Day Half Marathon
May 30 - The Harmonie Half Marathon (Trail Race)
After that, as far as I know.. there are no other races until October which is the Evansville Half Marathon. Right now it is buildup phase, building my mileage base and my fitness because the plan is to kick ass this training cycle and during the Monumental marathon.
This morning was the first morning since Tuesday, April 21st that I ran and then headed to the gym. Boy was I exhausted, but we'll get to that later. This morning was 63 degrees, but not too humid. I am so happy to be wearing shorts and a sports bra now, but Rocky isn't too happy with this... all ditches were dry as hell up until the final mile. It was a little upsetting and I felt bad for Rocky, as he didn't get too many breaks for water.
Rocky and I ran 5.2 miles in 51:31 with an average pace of 9:55 min/mile, not bad. I was sore around the hamstrings for the first 3 miles or so, I think that was more because I did a few Romanian Deadlifts last night.
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:14
Mile 2 - 10:03
Mile 3 - 9:59
Mile 4 - 9:45
Mile 5 - 9:37
Mile 5.2 - 9:30
Bad thing about warm weather runs??? Two different sports bras for my run and the gym, thankfully my shorts have the built in underwear.
Then it was off to the gym for me, focusing on Biceps, Triceps and Chest
Standing Dumbbell Curls: 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps, 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps, 20lbsX24reps, 22.5lbsX16reps
Loaded Plate Chest Press: 70lbsX12reps, 80lbsX8reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps, 90lbsX8reps, 80lbsX12reps
Triceps Dumbbell Kickbacks: 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps, 17.5lbsX12reps, 20lbsX8reps
Fly Delt: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Standing Triceps Cable Pull Down: 50lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 50lbsX12reps, 55lbsX12reps
Seated Chest Press: 65lbsX12reps, 60lbsX8reps, 65lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 65lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps
Standing Barbell Curls: 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 50lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps
Triceps Extensions: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX8reps, 40lbsX12reps, 45lbsX8reps
Saturday, May 2, 2015
First Run Since Backside
I've been craving trails since the Backside Trail Half, so the plan was to hit Angel Mounds this morning after going to the gym for back day (one hour and 8 minutes)
Assisted Pull-ups: 3 sets/ 5 reps/ 80lbs assisted
Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs: 3 sets/ 12 reps/ 70 lbs, 1 set/ 8 reps/ 80 lbs
One Arm Dumbbell Row: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX10reps
Underhand Seated Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Parallel Grip Lat Pull Downs: 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Seated Low Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Machine Lat Pull Downs: 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps
So Rocky and I headed to the trails, my gut instinct told me to park at the levee but I didn't listen.... first 10 minutes were spent trying to build a makeshift bridge over such nasty mud just to get to the trailhead, my branches were sinking 4-6 inches deep in this crap. I'm not just talking about normal mud from rain, I am talking about mud from the most polluted river in the USA (Ohio River, google it.....) and the Angel Mounds trails are practically underwater during our rainy season (Spring) and can take up to 2 months of no rain just to dry up all or 85% of the trails. Not only that, but when we did get out on the trails, there were limbs, branches, trash and even full grown trees lying on or across the trail. Suffice to say that after about 5 minutes of it I was done, we headed back to the Tahoe with only .7 miles on the trail. I didn't have a towel in the Tahoe so I had Rocky trot alongside the Tahoe to the boat ramp where he and I could get our paws and shoes somewhat clean.
Got home, took a bath and got some things done. Then around 10 AM I took Dorian and Rocky down to the Newburgh rivefront to try and get the other 4.3 miles in. It was tough, no cloud in sight and the sun was shining. It was 70 degrees and no wind, I felt bad for Rocky but we did stop twice so I could give him water. But we ran 4.3 miles in 42:24 with an average pace of 9:52 min/mile
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:15
Mile 2 - 9:41
Mile 3 - 9:45
Mile 4 - 9:38
Mile 4.3 - 10:20 (the big freaking hill)
Depending on how I feel tomorrow, Rocky and I might hit the roads for an easy 5 or 6 miler.
Now onto thoughts about the Harmonie Half as I am obsessive and I must make notes of 75% of my thoughts (trust me, the other 25% is so X-rated you'd run to a church just to repent after reading any of it :D :D :D )
I'm not worried about the River Run, that will be a good 10 mile long run in which I will run across one of the bridges from Henderson KY to Evansville downtown and that is the ONLY SAFEST time to actually run either of these bridges, there is no walk way on there and you are literally signing your own death warrant if you try. So depending on where I am at next weekend as far as long runs, I MIGHT get in a 2 or 3 miler earlier that morning with Rocky before the race.
Owensboro's Memorial Day Half is no big deal due to my having ran it last year and knowing it will most likely be freaking humid, but I have no plans of racing it all out, just putting a little hmpf to it.
Harmonie is another story, this is it's first year as a foot race. They have a 6 hour bike race on these same trails and a couple other races throughout the year but who cares about those as I am not doing them. This will be the first half marathon distance race where I will have my hydration vest with me. This is a 13.1 mile loop and they will only have 3 aid stations.... at a race in mid summer..... yeah you bet your ass I am coming with my own water bladder (1 Liter) and my 12 oz bottle of either gatorade or water with Hammer fizz tablets/Gu tabs, and of course a pack or two of energy gels.
It'll be interesting, it'll be my 2nd trail half marathon as well.... I wonder if they might make a marathon distance next year.
Assisted Pull-ups: 3 sets/ 5 reps/ 80lbs assisted
Wide Grip Lat Pull Downs: 3 sets/ 12 reps/ 70 lbs, 1 set/ 8 reps/ 80 lbs
One Arm Dumbbell Row: 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX8reps, 35lbsX12reps, 40lbsX10reps
Underhand Seated Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Parallel Grip Lat Pull Downs: 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 65lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Seated Low Row: 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps, 60lbsX12reps, 70lbsX8reps
Machine Lat Pull Downs: 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps, 100lbsX12reps, 110lbsX8reps
So Rocky and I headed to the trails, my gut instinct told me to park at the levee but I didn't listen.... first 10 minutes were spent trying to build a makeshift bridge over such nasty mud just to get to the trailhead, my branches were sinking 4-6 inches deep in this crap. I'm not just talking about normal mud from rain, I am talking about mud from the most polluted river in the USA (Ohio River, google it.....) and the Angel Mounds trails are practically underwater during our rainy season (Spring) and can take up to 2 months of no rain just to dry up all or 85% of the trails. Not only that, but when we did get out on the trails, there were limbs, branches, trash and even full grown trees lying on or across the trail. Suffice to say that after about 5 minutes of it I was done, we headed back to the Tahoe with only .7 miles on the trail. I didn't have a towel in the Tahoe so I had Rocky trot alongside the Tahoe to the boat ramp where he and I could get our paws and shoes somewhat clean.
Got home, took a bath and got some things done. Then around 10 AM I took Dorian and Rocky down to the Newburgh rivefront to try and get the other 4.3 miles in. It was tough, no cloud in sight and the sun was shining. It was 70 degrees and no wind, I felt bad for Rocky but we did stop twice so I could give him water. But we ran 4.3 miles in 42:24 with an average pace of 9:52 min/mile
Laps/splits were:
Mile 1 - 10:15
Mile 2 - 9:41
Mile 3 - 9:45
Mile 4 - 9:38
Mile 4.3 - 10:20 (the big freaking hill)
Depending on how I feel tomorrow, Rocky and I might hit the roads for an easy 5 or 6 miler.
Now onto thoughts about the Harmonie Half as I am obsessive and I must make notes of 75% of my thoughts (trust me, the other 25% is so X-rated you'd run to a church just to repent after reading any of it :D :D :D )
I'm not worried about the River Run, that will be a good 10 mile long run in which I will run across one of the bridges from Henderson KY to Evansville downtown and that is the ONLY SAFEST time to actually run either of these bridges, there is no walk way on there and you are literally signing your own death warrant if you try. So depending on where I am at next weekend as far as long runs, I MIGHT get in a 2 or 3 miler earlier that morning with Rocky before the race.
Owensboro's Memorial Day Half is no big deal due to my having ran it last year and knowing it will most likely be freaking humid, but I have no plans of racing it all out, just putting a little hmpf to it.
Harmonie is another story, this is it's first year as a foot race. They have a 6 hour bike race on these same trails and a couple other races throughout the year but who cares about those as I am not doing them. This will be the first half marathon distance race where I will have my hydration vest with me. This is a 13.1 mile loop and they will only have 3 aid stations.... at a race in mid summer..... yeah you bet your ass I am coming with my own water bladder (1 Liter) and my 12 oz bottle of either gatorade or water with Hammer fizz tablets/Gu tabs, and of course a pack or two of energy gels.
It'll be interesting, it'll be my 2nd trail half marathon as well.... I wonder if they might make a marathon distance next year.
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