Chilly Half Marathon (click to see stats & route) Chip Time = 1:39:23 (click to see race stats) Category Place = 48/192 (M 35-39) Overall Place = 403/3300 Avg. Heart Rate = 162 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 171 bpm Avg. Pace = 4:43 /km Max. Pace = 3:35 /km Calories = 2032 Temp = [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tempo’
Chilly Half Marathon
Posted: March 7, 2012 in RacesTags: Event Series, Oh snap!, Photos du Jour, Tempo
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“The Need for Speed…”
Posted: January 11, 2012 in RunTags: Challenge, Mental Toughness, Speed, Tempo
Sure, it was pretty awesome when Maverick used this on Goose before going all going all uber-hip on the runway and, yes, humans may have evolved to be ‘runners’ specifically, but I’ve said it once before and I’ll say it again: “this body was built for comfort not for speed.” In fact, the only thing [...]
Great Balls of Fire!
Posted: July 9, 2011 in Run, TrainingTags: Oh snap!, Photos du Jour, Tempo, Wet
(Tempo) Run (click to see stats) 9.03k (46:14) Avg. Heart Rate = 153bpm Max. Heart Rate = 164 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:07/km Best Pace = 5:02 /km Calories = 861 Temp = 28º SOTD: ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC (No, I’m not kidding) The original intent was to use the business trip for the alternate purpose of [...]
Defining “Personal Best”
Posted: April 19, 2011 in Motivation, Run, TrainingTags: Event Series, Mental Toughness, Tempo
Tempo Run (click to see stats) 11.16k (52:58) Avg. Heart Rate = 161 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 170 bpm Avg. Pace = 4:44 /km Max. Pace = 3:49 /km Calories = 1070 Temp = 3º SOTD: ‘Still In Hollywood’ by Concrete Blonde Good, fast tempo run workout tonight. Two particular key points of interest: [...]
You Spin Me Right Round
Posted: March 25, 2011 in Bike, TrainingTags: Mental Toughness, Mood, Tempo, Time, Tips
Spin (click to see stats) (1:31:33) Avg. Heart Rate = 90 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 143 bpm Calories = 431 It’s nearly Spring and I’m beginning to anticipate getting back to outdoor cycling…thank Christ! Sure I get outside regularly on my runs now, but I actually enjoy cycling; passing countryside, cool tail winds, rolling [...]
Tempo Run (click to see stats & route) 8.40k (44:55) Avg. Heart Rate = 158 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 168 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:06 /km Max. Pace = 4:18 /km Calories = 856 Temp = -5º SOTD: ‘Phantom Limb’ by The Shins In an effort to improve things a bit, and in lieu [...]
The Piss & Vinegar Method
Posted: December 16, 2010 in Motivation, TrainingTags: Bitch, Bitch, Bitch, Mood, Tempo
Tempo Run (click to see stats) 8.64k (44:42) Avg. Heart Rate = 159 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 174 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:10 /km Max. Pace = 4:19 /km Calories = 876 Temp = -2 º Most people I talk to seem to enjoy running. They talk about the tranquility they find running under [...]
Brick (click to see stats & route) 1:27:38 Avg. Heart Rate = 160 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 184 bpm Calories = 1389 An INTENSE Brick tonight and I spent more bodily fluids than Robin Williams in a Turkish bathhouse. This nut crusher of a workout consisted of repeated bouts of fast tempo riding interspersed [...]
