Week of August 29
Monday
Resting HR 53. Sleep score 83 Good. Body battery 99/33. Weight 171.8 lbs.
Easy Run
Relative effort 10. 4.75 mi. Time 45:27. Avg Pace 9:35 min/mi. Elev Gain 99 ft. Avg HR 130 bpm.
Niggles: Sore quads did ok.
I fueled my body with burgers and chips from home. 1 Milky Way and GF Oreos. 1 beer and 1 bourbon
Tuesday
Resting HR 56. Sleep score 79 Fair. Body battery 84/14. Weight 172.8 lbs.
Tempo
Relative effort 27. 30 minutes easy. 15 minutes at 8:03 pace. 30 minutes easy.
Niggles: My right quad got a little sore. I did a lower extremity ice massage when I got home. I'm also having some discomfort in my right side lower abdominals.
I fueled my body with rice and beans from home. Binged on Oreos and 1 Milky Way. 2 beers. I think I'm dealing with a little depression here. I need to do better with my hydration.
Wednesday
Resting HR 47. Sleep score 83 Good. Body battery 81/27. Weight 172.3 lbs.
Recovery
I fueled my body with a steak and fries from Calhoun's. Ice cream. 1 beer and 1 bourbon.
Thursday
Resting HR 49. Sleep score 82 Good. Body battery 100/15. Weight 172.0 lbs.
Hour Run with Strides
Relative effort 21. 6.71 mi. Time 1:00:01. Avg Pace 8:57 min/mi. Elev Gain 106 ft. Avg HR 139 bpm.
Niggles: none
I fueled my body with a peanut butter and banana sandwich and chip from home. Ice cream. 2 bourbons.
Friday
Resting HR 59. Sleep score 70 Fair. Body battery 56/9. Weight 172.6 lbs.
Easy Run
Relative effort 12. 4.84 mi. Time 45:01. Avg Pace 9:19 min/mi. Elev Gain 169 ft. Avg HR 135 bpm.
Niggles: none
I fueled my body with wings and big fat fries from Wild Wing Cafe. Ice cream. 2 beers.
Saturday
Resting HR 57. Sleep score 60 Fair. Body battery 45/5.
Long Run
Relative effort 58. 16.20 mi. Time 2:34:50. Avg Pace 9:33 min/mi. Elev Gain 388 ft. Avg HR 139 bpm. I went pretty easy for the first 10 miles then picked it up a bit for the final 10k. 55:36 for an 8:57 pace.
Niggles: Just the normal long run breakndown.
Traveled to Chattanooga to support Justin and Jerry's 200k ride. I was disappointed I couldn't join them.
I fueled my body with a burger and fries from Big River Grille. GF brownie. 3 beers and 1 bourbon drink.
Sunday
Resting HR 57. Sleep score 75 Fair. Body battery 52/8 I haven't been doing great at recovery. Maybe on second thought, I'm not doing well with resting. I'm doing the things to keep my body running, such as ice massage after runs and spine mobility before runs. I'm just not sleeping great. My body battery was low all weekend.
Hotel Gym Session - 30 minutes
I fueled my body with nachos from home. No sugar. 1 beer. I need more healthy foods in my daily diet.
