I ran intervals this evening; I was planning to do three intervals of one mile each at six and a half MPH, but in reality what I did was more like this:
Interval one = 1 mile at six and a half MPH.
Interval two = .6 mile at six and a half MPH.
For some reason, at about the half mile point I started occasionally kicking my left ankle bone and it began to get pretty sore. I tolerated it for awhile, but then I started worrying that I would fall on the treadmill, so I slowed it down.
My third interval was a little slower and I only ran half a mile. I added a forth interval that was a little slower yet, and the distance was a little less.
In total I ran about three and a half miles.
After dunking my Garmin in the Barton Creek during my last run it has not been working, so I don't have a heart rate graph to display.
About a year ago I fell while trying to cross Barton Creek and the watch got soaked, like this time. That time it took about a week for it to dry out and start working again, and I sure hope it starts working better again this time. I have gotten so I depend on it to set my pace, and I have a race which I have been training for all spring coming up this weekend.
I was checking the warranty on the watch and it is for one year only, and of course I have now owned the watch for one year and two weeks. If it does not start working this weekend, I will have to work something out -- or maybe I will get the new Garmin Forerunner 405. I bet that baby wouldn't have trouble taking a dip in Barton Creek!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday Night Run at the Barton Creek Greenbelt
This evening, Daniel and I went for a run together at the Barton Creek Greenbelt. It was really good to see water flowing in the creek again, even if it was muddy! Hopefully by the time Ken gets here next week it will be much cleaner -- like it was last year.
We entered the Greenbelt at the 360 access point and ran west; about three quarters of a mile the path turned into a narrow ledge along a cliff. The path is slippery and dangerous at the best of times and with the resent rains it was worse, so we decided to turn around and go the other direction, back towards the east.
At about this point we met a guy taking his two dogs for a walk--a mama dog and her four-month old pup. There was a small stream of water near them, about two inches deep and five feet across, and that baby pup just did not want to cross the water. It took all three of us, Daniel, me, and the dog's owner, to coax the little dog across the creek. After that, the little dog wanted to run with Daniel and me, and I almost wanted to bring him home--I wondered what my wife might say about that... and the cat would probably have some choice words, too.
At about mile two of our run, along the new route, we crossed the creek; the water was about a foot deep and probably two hundred yards across. It felt really refreshing. I would guess the temperature of the water was in the low sixties. It was great until I fell.
There was a good current and the bottom was slippery with a lot of large rocks that required you to place your feet very carefully. The water was very muddy, so you couldn't see where to put your feet. You had to do it by feel, and the current was strong enough to give quite a pull every time you took a step.
I was about half way across and the current was about at its maximum when my foot slipped and I went down. I was able to quickly scramble to my feet and continue across the creek, but I was wet and muddy.
When I got to the far side I checked my cell phone and wallet and they were dry in their plastic zip-lock bag. I was carrying a bottle of water and it went down into the brackish water, so I did not drink any more from that bottle on the run; I was getting thirsty by the time we got back to the starting point. (The dirty bottle is now in the dish washer, waiting to be cleaned and sterilized.)
Daniel and I continued until we reached the second crossing of the creek and there we turned back to head for our pickups. The crossing on the return trip went much better than the first time--I was very careful!
Here is the motionbased view of the run:
We entered the Greenbelt at the 360 access point and ran west; about three quarters of a mile the path turned into a narrow ledge along a cliff. The path is slippery and dangerous at the best of times and with the resent rains it was worse, so we decided to turn around and go the other direction, back towards the east.
At about this point we met a guy taking his two dogs for a walk--a mama dog and her four-month old pup. There was a small stream of water near them, about two inches deep and five feet across, and that baby pup just did not want to cross the water. It took all three of us, Daniel, me, and the dog's owner, to coax the little dog across the creek. After that, the little dog wanted to run with Daniel and me, and I almost wanted to bring him home--I wondered what my wife might say about that... and the cat would probably have some choice words, too.
At about mile two of our run, along the new route, we crossed the creek; the water was about a foot deep and probably two hundred yards across. It felt really refreshing. I would guess the temperature of the water was in the low sixties. It was great until I fell.
There was a good current and the bottom was slippery with a lot of large rocks that required you to place your feet very carefully. The water was very muddy, so you couldn't see where to put your feet. You had to do it by feel, and the current was strong enough to give quite a pull every time you took a step.
I was about half way across and the current was about at its maximum when my foot slipped and I went down. I was able to quickly scramble to my feet and continue across the creek, but I was wet and muddy.
When I got to the far side I checked my cell phone and wallet and they were dry in their plastic zip-lock bag. I was carrying a bottle of water and it went down into the brackish water, so I did not drink any more from that bottle on the run; I was getting thirsty by the time we got back to the starting point. (The dirty bottle is now in the dish washer, waiting to be cleaned and sterilized.)
Daniel and I continued until we reached the second crossing of the creek and there we turned back to head for our pickups. The crossing on the return trip went much better than the first time--I was very careful!
Here is the motionbased view of the run:
Saturday, April 26, 2008
The Texas Round-Up 10K Race Report
Today I ran the Texas Round-Up 10K foot race. I did it in 01:08:46 with a pace of 11:04 per mile, which is very close my goal. I finished ninth in my class of 60-65 year old men. There were ten in my class--alas-- and 873 timed runners overall.
The actual number of participants was somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,500 people, according to Rick Perry, the current Governor of Texas, in his welcoming speech, but not all of them were timed. Governor Perry has been working to get a statewide physical fitness program going, and the Texas Roundup is his Austin event. This was the largest turnout in the five year history of the race. There was a 1 K race for kids and families, around the Capitol complex at the top of Congress Avenue, plus a 5 K (down Congress to the river, and back again) as well as the 10 K that I ran.
Actually, I felt good about the race. I was worried about the two long uphill sections, but I was able to power up those fairly easily. I guess all the training has helped out!
I remember that several years ago, doing the Keep Austin Weird race, I had to to run from Riverside up Congress to about Oltrof and how it about killed me. It's an elevation gain of about 200 feet in one and a half miles. I guess the main difference (other than my training level) was that on race day the temperature was about 110.
The temperature for today's race was in the low sixties and a little wind. Almost perfect conditions!
The Round-Up played host to the USATF Masters Race which had really talented runners from all over the nation.
Although the start area, just down from the Capitol, was a very pretty location, it was too really small for the number of people queued up to start the race. There was a section for the eleven minute runners, which I wanted to try, but I was never able to even get close to it. It only took me about two and a half minutes to get to starting line. There was a lot of zig-zagging the first mile, passing slower runners and walkers.
The end was great; we came down 11th street, a steep hill to the south of the Capitol, made a left turn and ran about a half block down Congress. At first I was holding back, but then I decided to let go, there wasn't more than a block or two to the finish. So I quickly passed the lady that had just passed me and flew to the finish line. For a little bit I was wondering if I could make the corner onto Congress, but I had no problems. I don't think I have run that fast on the street since high school!
I really liked the race and will try to do it again in the future; the only problem is, it's the same day as the Red Poppy Bicycle Ride in Georgetown, which I also like.
Here is my motionbased results:
The actual number of participants was somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,500 people, according to Rick Perry, the current Governor of Texas, in his welcoming speech, but not all of them were timed. Governor Perry has been working to get a statewide physical fitness program going, and the Texas Roundup is his Austin event. This was the largest turnout in the five year history of the race. There was a 1 K race for kids and families, around the Capitol complex at the top of Congress Avenue, plus a 5 K (down Congress to the river, and back again) as well as the 10 K that I ran.
Actually, I felt good about the race. I was worried about the two long uphill sections, but I was able to power up those fairly easily. I guess all the training has helped out!
I remember that several years ago, doing the Keep Austin Weird race, I had to to run from Riverside up Congress to about Oltrof and how it about killed me. It's an elevation gain of about 200 feet in one and a half miles. I guess the main difference (other than my training level) was that on race day the temperature was about 110.
The temperature for today's race was in the low sixties and a little wind. Almost perfect conditions!
The Round-Up played host to the USATF Masters Race which had really talented runners from all over the nation.
Although the start area, just down from the Capitol, was a very pretty location, it was too really small for the number of people queued up to start the race. There was a section for the eleven minute runners, which I wanted to try, but I was never able to even get close to it. It only took me about two and a half minutes to get to starting line. There was a lot of zig-zagging the first mile, passing slower runners and walkers.
The end was great; we came down 11th street, a steep hill to the south of the Capitol, made a left turn and ran about a half block down Congress. At first I was holding back, but then I decided to let go, there wasn't more than a block or two to the finish. So I quickly passed the lady that had just passed me and flew to the finish line. For a little bit I was wondering if I could make the corner onto Congress, but I had no problems. I don't think I have run that fast on the street since high school!
I really liked the race and will try to do it again in the future; the only problem is, it's the same day as the Red Poppy Bicycle Ride in Georgetown, which I also like.
Here is my motionbased results:
Thursday, April 24, 2008
ARC Thursday Evening Run
I ran this evening with the ARC Thursday Evening running group. We met at 6:15 PM at the rock under the Mopac bridge. There were about 8 runners, including Jack, Bill, Josh and Troy (the leader).
The group was a whole lot faster than I remembered from last year; perhaps it was a different group. Anyway, I enjoyed myself. Bill and I were about the same pace, at least up until the half-way point, so I talked a little with him. He and his wife (who was running also, but she was in the fast group) moved here from Los Angles about a year ago. They come to this run about twice a month and were going to the social hour after the run. This will be their first time to attend the social hour.
I talked to Troy about the run and about the upcoming races. His favorite race is the half marathon, but he did the Daisy 5K recently. Josh will be doing the Roundup this Saturday; he appears to be a strong runner, so I expect he will do well. This will be his first 10K race.
This last week the running group did a hill workout along Stratford Drive; it sounded grueling!
In conclusion, I really liked the run and I think I will go back. Hopefully, it will help get my speed up. Have to remember the Shave Your 5K!
Here is motionbased version of the run. It was a good tempo run.
The group was a whole lot faster than I remembered from last year; perhaps it was a different group. Anyway, I enjoyed myself. Bill and I were about the same pace, at least up until the half-way point, so I talked a little with him. He and his wife (who was running also, but she was in the fast group) moved here from Los Angles about a year ago. They come to this run about twice a month and were going to the social hour after the run. This will be their first time to attend the social hour.
I talked to Troy about the run and about the upcoming races. His favorite race is the half marathon, but he did the Daisy 5K recently. Josh will be doing the Roundup this Saturday; he appears to be a strong runner, so I expect he will do well. This will be his first 10K race.
This last week the running group did a hill workout along Stratford Drive; it sounded grueling!
In conclusion, I really liked the run and I think I will go back. Hopefully, it will help get my speed up. Have to remember the Shave Your 5K!
Here is motionbased version of the run. It was a good tempo run.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Wednesdays Interval Run
I ran intervals again tonight. I used the Advanced Training option called "Wed Interval" that I created several weeks ago and refined last week. There are some modifications that need to be made:
As I said earlier, the first interval was short; it was supposed to be twelve minutes but in actuality it was about nine minutes.
Here are my heart rates during the run:
- I need to add press lap button to the start of the first 12 minute run. I currently have it set to start the 12 minute run when my HR goes above 130 BPM. Tonight I did not notice when when my heart rate reached 130, so I did not run the full time, and I did an easy pace. Never heard the beep!
- Breaking the eight intervals into two sets of four intervals: On the first set, run until I reach 145 beats per minute(BPM); and on the second set, run until I reach 150 BPM.
Tonight I tried running until I reached 150 BPM, I never reached that on the first several intervals, so I finally stopped about three beats short of my goal, and after that I was so tired that I did not run as strongly as I would have liked. About half way through the run, I had no problem reaching that 150 BPM so I thought I would leave the second set of four the same.
As I said earlier, the first interval was short; it was supposed to be twelve minutes but in actuality it was about nine minutes.
Here are my heart rates during the run:
Monday, April 21, 2008
Trail Run on the Barton Creek Green Belt and Airmen's Cave
This evening I ran with Daniel on the Barton Creek Green Belt. Last week we had talked about finding the Airmen's Cave. So today we found it on Google Earth and stored its location in our GPS units. Then this evening we let our GPS units direct us to the cave. After a short bit of exploring, we were able to discover the cave.
One of the first things that gave us a clue was the mountain bikes -- three of them -- that were parked in the creek bed. Shortly after we saw them, we could hear muffled voices coming from the cliff directly ahead. As we progressed slowly up the canyon we spotted a young man standing on a ledge about fifteen feed above the river bed.
So we climbed about half way up the cliff and talked to the guy. He said that he and several of his buddies had found the cave on Google Earth, also and had come out to find it. They had ventured further into the cave than this guy wanted to go, so he had come back out. He described a little of what it was like inside.
After listening to his descriptions of the interior, neither of us were particularly keen on entering the cave, so we continued our run. We continued around the bend towards Zilker Park, going for another one a a half miles before we headed back towards our pickup trucks. The first half mile after the cave was rough going, because we were running on the river bed, which consisted of rocks of every size and shape. Not very forgiving on legs and feet!
Also, tonight I just did not feel like running. I am not really sure what the cause might have been. Perhaps the bike ride the day before wore me out more than I thought, or maybe I was tired because my sleep was so bad the night before. (I tossed and turned until about midnight when I got up and took Extra Strength Acetaminophen PM.)
One of the first things that gave us a clue was the mountain bikes -- three of them -- that were parked in the creek bed. Shortly after we saw them, we could hear muffled voices coming from the cliff directly ahead. As we progressed slowly up the canyon we spotted a young man standing on a ledge about fifteen feed above the river bed.
So we climbed about half way up the cliff and talked to the guy. He said that he and several of his buddies had found the cave on Google Earth, also and had come out to find it. They had ventured further into the cave than this guy wanted to go, so he had come back out. He described a little of what it was like inside.
After listening to his descriptions of the interior, neither of us were particularly keen on entering the cave, so we continued our run. We continued around the bend towards Zilker Park, going for another one a a half miles before we headed back towards our pickup trucks. The first half mile after the cave was rough going, because we were running on the river bed, which consisted of rocks of every size and shape. Not very forgiving on legs and feet!
Also, tonight I just did not feel like running. I am not really sure what the cause might have been. Perhaps the bike ride the day before wore me out more than I thought, or maybe I was tired because my sleep was so bad the night before. (I tossed and turned until about midnight when I got up and took Extra Strength Acetaminophen PM.)
Sunday, April 20, 2008
The First ACA Hosted Ride.
Today I attended the first ACA Hosted Ride Program, hosted by Sarah F. Most of the group seemed to be folks who had participated in a triathlon last year, and they were just getting together again. It was a friendly group, even to me as a newcomer and outsider. (One participant ran in a 5K this morning, with a PR, before joining us.)
The 30 mile ride started at the Regions Bank/Whataburger Parking Lot at the corner of MoPac and William Cannon and went north to the Upper Crust Bakery on Burnet Road, and back again. However, I rode from my house, about 5 miles north of Upper Crust Bakery, down to the start, and then back north with the group, so I did only half the ride with the group.
It was a great ride. We picked our way along the back streets of south Austin and on up to the bakery in North central Austin. The weather was perfect, in the low sixties at the start of the ride, it started misting just as we left, but it soon stopped. Along the way, we added Eileen S. to the group, as we went across the foot bridge which goes over the Colorado River and under the Mopac Expressway.
Eileen is an instructor for the bike safety classes and she was very knowledgeable about riding bikes in auto traffic. I am sure I could learn a lot riding with her; I hope she attends many more of these rides. Also, I think she is one of the instigators of the new ACA hosted ride series -- and in a couple of weeks she is going to be working at the new Lance Armstrong store!
It was an interesting trip to see how people traverse from south Austin to north Austin. It was the farthest south I have been on my bike; I have been to St Edward's University by bicycle, but this was considerably further. It was almost down to the Veloway and Southwest Park Way - near where I work. I have been considering riding my bicycle to work, so I was real excited to see this ride -- although it didn't cover the dangerous last half-mile or so to my job.
My only regret is that I did not ride back to South Austin with the group. It would have been very interesting to see the path that they took. During rush hour, I'm not sure that I would want to take the path to the start that I took today.
Here are two motionbased reports. The first is the ride down to the start, and the second is the ride back home. Interesting, for a first-time journey.
It was great to have a nice long ride near home, so that I didn't need to drive the pickup miles out into the country. At $60.00 for a tank of gas, plus the carbon emissions from the internal combustion engine, taking a vehicle to a bike ride is getting less "green" every day, so I salute the ACA efforts to start a new sort of biking activity.
The 30 mile ride started at the Regions Bank/Whataburger Parking Lot at the corner of MoPac and William Cannon and went north to the Upper Crust Bakery on Burnet Road, and back again. However, I rode from my house, about 5 miles north of Upper Crust Bakery, down to the start, and then back north with the group, so I did only half the ride with the group.
It was a great ride. We picked our way along the back streets of south Austin and on up to the bakery in North central Austin. The weather was perfect, in the low sixties at the start of the ride, it started misting just as we left, but it soon stopped. Along the way, we added Eileen S. to the group, as we went across the foot bridge which goes over the Colorado River and under the Mopac Expressway.
Eileen is an instructor for the bike safety classes and she was very knowledgeable about riding bikes in auto traffic. I am sure I could learn a lot riding with her; I hope she attends many more of these rides. Also, I think she is one of the instigators of the new ACA hosted ride series -- and in a couple of weeks she is going to be working at the new Lance Armstrong store!
It was an interesting trip to see how people traverse from south Austin to north Austin. It was the farthest south I have been on my bike; I have been to St Edward's University by bicycle, but this was considerably further. It was almost down to the Veloway and Southwest Park Way - near where I work. I have been considering riding my bicycle to work, so I was real excited to see this ride -- although it didn't cover the dangerous last half-mile or so to my job.
My only regret is that I did not ride back to South Austin with the group. It would have been very interesting to see the path that they took. During rush hour, I'm not sure that I would want to take the path to the start that I took today.
Here are two motionbased reports. The first is the ride down to the start, and the second is the ride back home. Interesting, for a first-time journey.
It was great to have a nice long ride near home, so that I didn't need to drive the pickup miles out into the country. At $60.00 for a tank of gas, plus the carbon emissions from the internal combustion engine, taking a vehicle to a bike ride is getting less "green" every day, so I salute the ACA efforts to start a new sort of biking activity.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Saturday's exercise
Saturday was an active day. Here are the three things that I did:
Walk to clothes cleaners:
Walk to barber shop:
Bike ride to grocery store and post office:
Walk to clothes cleaners:
Walk to barber shop:
Bike ride to grocery store and post office:
Friday, April 18, 2008
Nice Easy Run at Gym
I had a nice easy run this evening at the gym. I have been reading Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit and Sexy - Until Your 80 and Beyond by Chris Crowley and M.D., Henry S. Lodge. I have decided I need to go to the gym more and do more exercise in the aerobic training zone. They say I should exercise about 6 times a week.
I have been doing three or four times a week, so I am trying to step it up a bit. The aerobic exercises will not be a problem. The resistance exercise will take a little more work since I have been doing very little of that.
Here is my heart rate for this evenings run:
I have been doing three or four times a week, so I am trying to step it up a bit. The aerobic exercises will not be a problem. The resistance exercise will take a little more work since I have been doing very little of that.
Here is my heart rate for this evenings run:
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wednesday's Intervals
I ran intervals this evening. I set up an advanced workout on the Garmin that consisted of the following:
- Run until heart rate goes above 130 BPM.
- Run eleven minutes at 6.5 MPH.
- Repeat the following steps 8 times:
- Go until heart rate goes below 120 BPM.
- Go until heart rate goes above 145 BPM.
- Add a step at the beginning, to get past the hike in heart rate.
- Modify step 2 to run twelve minutes at 6.5 MPH.
- Modify the 2.2 to 150 BPM rather than 145 BPM.
- Add a step after 2.2, to hold the current speed and heart rate for one minute.
- Add a final step to last 30 minutes.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Trail Run on the Barton Creek Green Belt
Tonight Daniel and I ran a little over four miles on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. The weather was perfect with a temperature of about 70 and wind around eight MPH--not that we could feel it in the canyon, with tall trees and cliffs all around. We started at the 360 Access Point and ran up the creek toward the Hill of Life.
One thing that was disappointing was how little water was in the creek. Last year the creek was a beautiful green, running full bank to bank, this year most of the creek was empty, with only a few low spots containing stagnant water. Not a good sign this early in the year!
All the trees today were a beautiful young bright green that comes early in the spring and in a few spots we would get whiffs of honeysuckle. Almost enough to make you want to stop and bask in the sights and scents of the new season.
But alas, we were dedicated runners, and we continued with our training.
Here is the route that we followed:
One thing that was disappointing was how little water was in the creek. Last year the creek was a beautiful green, running full bank to bank, this year most of the creek was empty, with only a few low spots containing stagnant water. Not a good sign this early in the year!
All the trees today were a beautiful young bright green that comes early in the spring and in a few spots we would get whiffs of honeysuckle. Almost enough to make you want to stop and bask in the sights and scents of the new season.
But alas, we were dedicated runners, and we continued with our training.
Here is the route that we followed:
Race Report - The Schlotzsky's Bun Run
What a day for a race, it was beautiful! The temperature was a little chilly at the start but once we got going it was unnoticeable. The temperature was 47F with a ten MPH wind, but by the time the race ended the temperature had warmed up to a whopping 53F.
I did not do as well as I was hoping. I was shooting for a time under 30 minutes, however my chip time was 0:32:21. Considerably slower than last year, which was 0:30:47. I think the biggest problem was I knew the course this year, and the first mile and a half are uphill, so I thought I would take it easy for the first half, than kick it in on the second half. This I did; my split times are:
For the first half I kept pace with the people around me. Next time I need to move a little ahead at the start gate or pass people who are going slower than what I need to be doing.
Also, I need to set up my Garmin to report better data or learn to interpret the numbers better. I was using the basic time and distance setting. I was watching the virtual partner and I realized he was getting ahead of me but I thought I could catch him on the last mile of the race.
Perhaps if I set up an advanced workout knowing that the first mile would be slightly up hill, mile two would be over some steep hills and mile three would be down hill. Perhaps, I could work out what I would need to run to arrive in my allotted time.
My heart rate does not appear correct for yesterday's run so I replaced the battery in the heart rate chest strap. Hopefully, this will take care of all the problems I have been having recording my heart rate.
Perhaps my slowdown has more to do with my giving blood several weeks ago and not with the way I ran. In the future I should give blood at the end of the spring and fall running/cycling season, not at the beginning.
Although at the end of the race I did not feel as exhausted as I generally do. I think I need to learn how to pace myself better so I get to the end with no fuel in the tank.
Here is Garmin's version of the run:
I did not do as well as I was hoping. I was shooting for a time under 30 minutes, however my chip time was 0:32:21. Considerably slower than last year, which was 0:30:47. I think the biggest problem was I knew the course this year, and the first mile and a half are uphill, so I thought I would take it easy for the first half, than kick it in on the second half. This I did; my split times are:
- 0:10:40
- 0:10:36
- 0:9:11
For the first half I kept pace with the people around me. Next time I need to move a little ahead at the start gate or pass people who are going slower than what I need to be doing.
Also, I need to set up my Garmin to report better data or learn to interpret the numbers better. I was using the basic time and distance setting. I was watching the virtual partner and I realized he was getting ahead of me but I thought I could catch him on the last mile of the race.
Perhaps if I set up an advanced workout knowing that the first mile would be slightly up hill, mile two would be over some steep hills and mile three would be down hill. Perhaps, I could work out what I would need to run to arrive in my allotted time.
My heart rate does not appear correct for yesterday's run so I replaced the battery in the heart rate chest strap. Hopefully, this will take care of all the problems I have been having recording my heart rate.
Perhaps my slowdown has more to do with my giving blood several weeks ago and not with the way I ran. In the future I should give blood at the end of the spring and fall running/cycling season, not at the beginning.
Although at the end of the race I did not feel as exhausted as I generally do. I think I need to learn how to pace myself better so I get to the end with no fuel in the tank.
Here is Garmin's version of the run:
Friday, April 11, 2008
Long Easy Run At the Gym
I did a long easy run at the Gym Friday evening. I had the pleasure of shutting the gym down. We have a big build at work happening first thing next week, and there was a million little things I had to do before I left work, so I did not get out of work until late (6:30 PM). Just as I was finishing one hour on the treadmill they came and shut off the TVs. By the time I changed there was only one one other person in the gym.
Here is my heart rate during the run:
I managed to spot the high heart rate on the Garmin while I was running so I checked it on the treadmill and it was what I would have expected. So it appears that the initial high heart rate that I have been seeing on the graphs is an anomaly with the Garmin. Not that I am getting younger. Darn! Now I will have to try to figure out what is happening with the Garmin. I guess I had better get out the manual and do some Google searches.
Here is my heart rate during the run:
I managed to spot the high heart rate on the Garmin while I was running so I checked it on the treadmill and it was what I would have expected. So it appears that the initial high heart rate that I have been seeing on the graphs is an anomaly with the Garmin. Not that I am getting younger. Darn! Now I will have to try to figure out what is happening with the Garmin. I guess I had better get out the manual and do some Google searches.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wednesdays Interval Run
Tonight was interval night at the gym. I did seven intervals: the longest was almost ten minutes at six MPH, the fastest and shortest was at eight MPH and lasted about a minute.
Before I got to the gym I really did not want to do intervals, yet once I was done I wanted to get back on the treadmill and grind out some more. But my wife warned me not too overdo it this morning. It's been about five days since she came down with the flu, and if the incubation period is five days, it must be about my turn, and I don't want it. Especially if I get it as bad as she has it. So I quit and came home.
Before I got to the gym I really did not want to do intervals, yet once I was done I wanted to get back on the treadmill and grind out some more. But my wife warned me not too overdo it this morning. It's been about five days since she came down with the flu, and if the incubation period is five days, it must be about my turn, and I don't want it. Especially if I get it as bad as she has it. So I quit and came home.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Five Mile Run
Wednesday evening I ran 5 miles with Daniel on Lady Bird Lake. It was overcast and tried to rain several times. All in all, it was a very good run; I was not sure how I would do after giving blood two days earlier. At about mile four, I did walk about 200 yards, but then I was able to continue the run.
The trail was under construction at the First Street Bridge so we had to loop back and cross the river at James D. Pfluger Bridge. It looks like the trail will be under construction for some time.
Daniel will be starting Rogue's trail run class next week and will not be able to run on Wednesdays. However, he said that, as part of the class, he is suppose to do fartlek on a trail on Monday. So perhaps we can meet up to do that.
The trail was under construction at the First Street Bridge so we had to loop back and cross the river at James D. Pfluger Bridge. It looks like the trail will be under construction for some time.
Daniel will be starting Rogue's trail run class next week and will not be able to run on Wednesdays. However, he said that, as part of the class, he is suppose to do fartlek on a trail on Monday. So perhaps we can meet up to do that.