Ultra Running: Trials of the Trail 

Jumped on a bike at the gym.  Wanted to do something that would give my legs a rest after my 21 mile weekend.  Very light lifting afterwards

Workout:

• Type: Cycle
• Date: 12/07/2009
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:45:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 123
• Calories: 648
• Distance: 16 miles
• Average Speed: 21.33 mph

My to-do list is checking lots of check-marks this weekend. Long run: check, medium run with Lisa and Andrea: check, Laundry:check, Some Christmas shopping:check, time with family:check, clean out car: check, talk to sisters: check, the list goes on …

Left on the to-do list: put up Christmas tree and decorations! And maybe a wee bit of work.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/06/2009
• Time: 08:32:03
• Total Time: 1:02:40.78
• Average Heart rate: 143
• Max Heart rate: 164
• Calories: 797
• Distance: 7.05 miles
• Average Pace: 8:53.33/mile
• Max Pace: 7:15.84/mile
• Ascent: 933.06 ft
• Descent: 956.18 ft

The Western states 100 lottery was this morning, I had a 17% chance of getting a sopt. Not this time for me. I went out for a long run with running pal Bob, my Garmin dropped quit a bit while moving along the trail so the stats on the run are a guess.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/05/2009
• Time: 06:14:22
• Total Time: 2:55:35.78
• Average Heart rate: 137
• Max Heart rate: 165
• Calories: 995
• Distance: 14.15 miles
• Average Pace: 12:25.34/mile
• Max Pace: 8:22.09/mile
• Ascent: 2,144.14 ft
• Descent: 2,155.57 ft

Short venture, but planned it so the last mile was all downhill.  45 miles to go to 1000!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/02/2009
• Time: 15:51:16
• Total Time: 00:36:08.52
• Average Heart rate: 160
• Max Heart rate: 171
• Calories: 526
• Distance: 4.6 miles
• Average Pace: 7:51.2/mile
• Max Pace: 5:33.95/mile
• Ascent: 309.09 ft
• Descent: 508.57 ft

Was not expecting to run today.  When I got to the gym to swim the treadmill looked like the better idea.  warmed up 1 mile ran 2 miles comfortable then addded in some extra halfs at 7:30 for a total of 5 miles.  50 miles to 1000!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 12/01/2009
• Time: 20:00:00
• Total Time: 00:41:09.00
• Calories: 426
• Distance: 5.02 miles
• Average Pace: 8:11.8/mile

It was cold and windy for our last outdoor soccer game.  We did not play well as a team, but there was a lot f running and fun.  This will count as my 4th day in a row of working out, that’s a good thing.  I will either swim and lift for day 5 or take it off and rest and get some work completed that was ignored for the Thanksgiving holiday. 

I must get 55 miles in December to get 1000 miles for 2009, easy right??

Workout:

• Type: General Cardio
• Date: 11/30/2009
• Time: 19:30:00
• Total Time: 1:20:00.00
• Calories: 502

Set one last goal for to bring a very successful 2009 to a fitting close. After today’s run I now am only 55 miles away from 1000 miles for the year. 1000 miles here I come!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/29/2009
• Time: 13:22:24
• Total Time: 00:50:40.23
• Average Heart rate: 163
• Max Heart rate: 178
• Calories: 714
• Distance: 6.2 miles
• Average Pace: 8:10.46/mile
• Max Pace: 6:13.06/mile
• Ascent: 322.51 ft
• Descent: 315.94 ft

Dialed into a comfortable pace.  Keeping my fitness close at hand just in case I get picked in the Western States Lottery next weekend.  I and roughly 1,641other qualified runners have put our name in the hat for WS100 2010.  We each have less than 20% chance of getting a spot!

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/28/2009
• Time: 11:00:00
• Total Time: 1:00:00.00
• Calories: 621
• Distance: 7.27 miles
• Average Pace: 8:15.19/mile

Had to make a choice between my blackberry and my running shoes. Since today is sure to be a long hard day either way, I chose my running shoes and a vigorous short run.  Of course there were plenty of missed calls, emails and text messages in that 30 minutes, but I have a little better attitude about them now.

Didn’t expect that I had pushed my heart rate above 200? Yes I was working hard, but I wasn’t completely suffering out there.  It felt fast and it was nice to run with some intent behind each step. 

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/17/2009
• Time: 09:08:13
• Total Time: 00:30:07.48
• Average Heart rate: 172
• Max Heart rate: 213
• Calories: 427
• Distance: 3.8 miles
• Average Pace: 7:55.56/mile
• Max Pace: 6:04.74/mile
• Ascent: 317.22 ft
• Descent: 362.7 ft