Posts Tagged ‘Long’

2012 Racing Season

Posted: May 7, 2012 in Races, Training
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The 2012 racing season is just about here and I’m about as giddy as a tweener at a Justin Bieber concert!  Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, oh boy…. At times I thought this winter and indoor training season would never end and, yet, here we are in May and I’m all registered for my [...]

Reflections of a Born-Again Runner

Posted: April 23, 2012 in Run, Training
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Long Bike (click to see stats) Long (Brick) Run (click to see stats) 70.52k (2:33:19) – 16.75k (1:26:53) Avg. Heart Rate = 130 bpm – 154 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 150 bpm – 165 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 27.6/kph – 05:11 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 39.6/kph – 04:16 min/km Calories = 4653 Temp = [...]

Around the Bay 30k (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 2:34:13 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 198/454 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 1617/7000 Overall Place (by gender) = 1243/2967 Avg. Heart Rate = 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 168 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:06 /km Max. Pace = [...]

So it’s a new year with a completely new set of goals and with it, a brand new training season.  And you know what that means:  more ‘Suck’.  It’s true, the overall level of ‘Suckitude’ is about to amplify significantly given the task at hand come September.   Yup, the ‘Big Suck’  is back with a [...]

Long(ish) Run (click to see stats) 9.77k (48:59) Avg. Heart Rate = 163bpm Max. Heart Rate = 174 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:01/km Best Pace = 3:24 /km Calories = 932 Temp = 5º (rainy) SOTD: ‘One Sunday Morning’  by Wilco I am just now beginning to seriously get back into running.  Yeah, sure it’s December [...]

Jogging Down Memory Lane

Posted: September 4, 2011 in Run, Training
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Long(ish) Run (click to see stats) 15k (1:18:23) Avg. Heart Rate = 163bpm Max. Heart Rate = 176 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:13/km Best Pace = 3:48 /km Calories = 14291 Temp = 27º SOTD: ‘The Scientist’  by Willie Nelson Truth be told, I haven’t really been enjoying my runs lately, which has posed a bit [...]

All Hans On Deck!

Posted: August 21, 2011 in Motivation, Training
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(Long) Bike (click to see stats) (Long) Brick Run (click to see stats) 75.04k (2:33:08) – 13.65k (1:12:42) Avg. Heart Rate = 142 bpm – 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 172 bpm – 167 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 29.5/kph – 05:19 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 72.6/kph – 04:15 min/km Calories = 4942 Temp = [...]

Long (Brick) Run (click to see stats) 13.41k (1:16:31) Avg. Heart Rate = 149bpm Max. Heart Rate = 158 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:42/km Best Pace = 4:43 /km Calories = 1275 Temp = 31º (Humidity: 65%) As I labored along sans iPod yesterday morning during my long brick run, I got to reminiscing about [...]

Twenty Valley Half Marathon (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 1:52:54 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 10/21 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 48/171  Avg. Heart Rate = 166 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 175 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:19 /km Max. Pace = 2:56 /km Calories = 2010 Temp [...]

Embracing Fear

Posted: May 30, 2011 in Nutrition, Training
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(Long) Bike (click to see stats) (Long) Brick Run (click to see stats) 96.9kk (3:13:06) – 21.5k (1:54:52) Avg. Heart Rate = 132 bpm – 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 165 bpm – 167 bpm Avg. Speed/Pace = 30.1/kph – 05:20 min/km Best Speed/Pace = 57.8/kph – 03:53 min/km Calories = 6887 Temp = [...]