Running with Jack

Yesterday was a reasonable 28C/82F, partly rainy day. My office was finally cooler, I wasn’t so wiped out as I have been lately. As I did my weight training last night I noticed that I didn’t have as much energy as normal, probably a result of a lot of running lately and too little sleep (due to the heat and stress). Today is my recovery day, so I plan on avoiding any exercise and will try to stay off my feet as much as possible.

Tomorrow morning is my long run. I plan on getting up at 6 a.m. and try to be out the door by 6:30 or 7:00. I plan on running 3 hours, or about 28-29K/17-18M. I am trying a totally new route that I mapped out with Google Earth (earth.google.com – awesome program you gotta try this!). It will be interesting how I do, as I will have a hard time knowing for sure what kind of pace I will be running. I didn’t mark out the KM markers beforehand with my bicycle like I usually do. At best I will be guesstimating. On the other side this will be a good exercise in “listening to my body”.

Summary of Last Night's Training:

Warm-up;
1 set 15 pushups, 1 set 25 sit-ups;
1 set of weight training (WT) exercises;
1 set 15 pushups, 1 set 25 sit-ups;
12K/7.5M bicycle ride (slow, leisurely with wifey)
Conditions: 16:15; 28C/82F, sunny and hot.
Feeling after training: Good.

Wake-up weight this morning: 75 kg/165 lbs (didn’t make my 74 kg goal weight :(

Other Ramblings:

I’m getting all excited about the upcoming 15K Boilermaker run in Utica, NY on July 10th. Two of our esteemed RBFers will be participating, Flying Downhill Lara and Mountain Goat Molly. I grew up in the area and worked several years in and around Utica. Although I never ran the Boilermaker I know the area really well and I can almost visualize myself running up and down the streets. My heart will go with them!