Talladega 21000 (half marathon) training - Week 2, Day 2

Today was an easy run after work with co-worker Shelia H (3.03 mi, 52:44/pace 17:44/mi, 308 cal - according to Shelia's Garmin). 

Quite a hot one - 85 that felt like 89.  Don't know how much longer we can run outside after work.  Will be just too hot as summer progresses until late evening/dusk.  Will probably have to take it to the gym. 

I was still stiff from Sunday's long run.  Definitely will need to take a long hot soak before going to bed tonight.

Hot afternoon run

I don't know how much longer I can bear running in the late afternoon.  I was really scorching this afternoon.  I might have to take some of my afternoon runs inside (especially the longer ones - over 5 or 6 miles).  Most of the races I plan to run will either be in the morning or late evening (after 6 pm).

While my running used her Garmin, I took my phone on the run to see how the smartphone running apps compare (accuracy, etc.).  I've been having problems with my Blackberry (battery not keeping a charge, the phone re-booting unexpectedly, etc.) so I hadn't been using the apps.  Today I used the Trimble Outdoors AllSport GPS app.  My results was very close to the results on my co-worker's Garmin.  I really like the feedback (graphics, maps, charts, etc.).  However, the one thing I dislike about this app is that every time the phone freezes this is logged as a resting period. 

Double Duty Day

Today I pulled double duty by walking at lunch then jogging after work.

Having only 30:00 for lunch, a co-worker and I walked about 2 miles (1.94 mi - per my smartphone GPS app - Trimble Outdoors AllSport GPS).  It certainly was hot at noon, but we managed to get through it. Since I'm training for the Statute to Statute 15K in less than 2 weeks, we hit a couple of hills.

I used the Trimble App this time since the app generates some neat charts and graphics to analysis your workout - you can actually retrieve them from the Trimble website (unlike the Adidas micoach which generates charts and graphs as well, but only on your smartphone).

 

Apparently I didn't get enough 'punishment' at lunch since another co-worker and I took a long jog after work.  Again we followed most of the hilly course we took on Monday and added a little more distance (6.2 mi, 1:48:00, 987 cal - distance and time based on co-worker's Garmin and cal based on my fitness watch).

WHO'S BAD!!!

(OH that Epsom salt hot soak was so G-O-O-D!!!)

ELEVATING MY TRAINING (training run #2 for Statute to Statute run)

Well, I jogged this afternoon after work with one of my co-workers.  I told her that my goals today were 2-fold:  distance and hills.  I wasn't as much concerned about my time as I was with these 2 factors.  I haven't gotten in much mileage in the last couple of weeks (rain, cold, illness, work, etc.) and my 15K (Statute to Statute - which is a very hilly course I have been told) is a couple of weeks.  So if I had any chance of even finishing that race, I really need to crunch up the miles and the hills. 

Well, I think we really gave ourselves a great workout.  My favorite GPS app on my phone won't boot up (Adidas micoach) so I relied on my co-worker Garmin watch (looked like she had the FR70 (has most features I think I would use - my co-worker since very impressed with it).

5.54 mi, 1:33:00 - not bad at all!