We had our classic carbo loading lunch/dinner today. Antons pasta bar in Burnaby is known for its huge portions.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Vancouver Marathon expo
The Vancouver marathon expo was.... average. There were some cool features and booths, and package pick up was excellent and fast. Could have used more selection, but that is always true...
Arrived in Vancouver
In Vancouver now, starting with a dim sum breakfast at Sun Sui Wah. Dim sum is a great pre pre race breakfast.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Run of the Week - 72 Laps at Servus Place
Last Sunday I ran my longest run so far this year, 12 miles, all indoors at Servus Place. It ended up being 72 laps, not quite as many as the 95 I did at the YMCA the other week but each lap was longer, of course. I walked one lap half way through and drank part of a gatorade, which I think helped me hold up better than previous long runs too. My average heart rate over the whole run was 161, the pace (for each mile) was 10:52/11:02/9:51/9:19/8:46/8:34/11:26/9:36/9:12/8:41/8:32/10:12.
I'm still not sure if I'll run long again Sunday, if I do I might hit Commonwealth again, to complete the indoor long run circuit?
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| Mike and KK after the Run |
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| After the Run |
Friday, April 5, 2013
Training Update - Month 3
This month's training took a bit of a poor turn. My distance pretty much flat lined and two of the weeks (and this current week) I only ran 4 days a week. On the plus side, twice I did 5 mile hill runs (3X) on Wednesdays and I increased my long run duration all the way up to 11 miles, and hopefully 12 miles this weekend. Time to lock down in the final month and try to get back up to at least 5X a week, or maybe 6X. I'm not sure if I should run 14 miles for a long run the weekend after this one, or start to trim it down, I'll have to decide pretty soon...
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Total | |
| 31-Dec-12 |
0
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
07-Jan-13
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
14-Jan-13
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
21-Jan-13
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
13
|
28-Jan-13
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
15
|
04-Feb-13
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
0
|
15
|
11-Feb-13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
6
|
2
|
13
|
18-Feb-13
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
17
|
25-Feb-13
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
18
|
04-Mar-13
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
8.5
|
2
|
19.5
|
11-Mar-13
|
0
|
3
|
5.2
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
20.2
|
18-Mar-13
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
19
|
25-Mar-13
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
In other news, I've run over 200 miles this year, if I pick up my mileage over the summer months it would be sweet to try to get over 1000?
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Run of the Week - 95 Laps at Jamie Platz
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| The Weather Outside |
Sunday I did my long run inside, normally when I do this I like to go to one of the centers in the Edmonton area with a bigger track, such as Servus Place or Terwillegar Rec Centre. This time I was going in the afternoon and running by myself so I just kept it simple and went to the Jaime Platz YMCA. The track here is about 170 M, 9.5 laps per mile, and isn't completely round so it isn't too hard on the body (eg. always turning). I like running laps inside because it is easy to track your pace and adjust as needed. I had started my run with the intention of doing 86 laps for 9 miles, but as I went I thought why not go 10 miles, after I've gone all this way. Running that many laps is a little boring, almost like the IM practice swims in 25 m pools (152 laps) but not as bad as you can people watch look outside, etc. I tried to adjust my pace every mile and ended up going 10:30/10:00/9:30/9:00/10:00/9:30/9:00/8:15/9:00/9:00. At the end of the run it felt like I had just finished a race, I was exhausted and am still sore.
I thought it would be interesting to compare this run to the my last two Fall Classic 10 Milers, to try to get an idea of what type of shape I am in.
Comparison of Jamie Platz YMCA 10 Miler with Previous Fall Classic Results Section!
Total Time:
Run of the Week: 1:33:17
Fall Classic 2013: 1:35:16
Fall Classic 2012: 1:28:07
Average HR:
Run of the Week: 166
Fall Classic 2013: 183
Fall Classic 2012: 182
In conclusion, I am definitely in better shape now than in the fall of 2013, and probably in at least a little better shape than the fall of 2012 too, though I did run 5 minutes faster in that race.
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