Week 42

Week of October 18

Run days/mileage: 1 big run/26.2

Cycling days/mileage: 2/31.9

Monday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 74 Fair. Body battery 71/25.

Pre-Run Core - 10 minutes

Lunch Run

Relative effort 5. 2.17 mi. Time 20:02. Avg Pace 9:15 min/mi. Total Ascent 64 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.

Niggles: Quads are still a littke sore.

Tuesday

Resting HR 60. Sleep score 64 Fair. Body battery 67/6.

NYC

Relative effort 13. 17.37 mi. Time 1:00:21. Avg Speed 17.3 mph. Total Ascent 961 ft. Avg HR 122 bpm.

Niggles: none

Wednesday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 70 Fair. Body battery 52/12.

Lunch Run

Relative effort 8. 3.18 mi. Time 30:03. Avg Pace 9:27 min/mi. Total Ascent 50 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.

Niggles: My left quad is still in recovery mode.

Thursday

All data was bad due to not wearing my watch to bed.

Home Gym Session - 31 minutes

Friday

Resting HR 56. Sleep score 74 Fair. Body battery 97/20.

Morning Ride with a Local Legend

Relative effort 20. 18.79 mi. Time 1:23:05. Avg Speed 13.6 mph. Total Ascent 1,562 ft. Avg HR 122 bpm.

Niggles: None

Saturday

Resting HR 58. Sleep score 63 Fair. Body battery 59/16.

Morning Run

Relative effort 19. 6.02 mi. Time 57:20. Avg Pace 9:32 min/mi. Total Ascent 460 ft. Avg HR 139 bpm

Niggles: My right hip was a little irritated with the longer run.

Sunday

Resting HR 54. Sleep score 87 Good. Body battery 100/.

Coffee Ride

Relative effort 49. 43.87 mi. Time 2:45:53. Avg Speed 15.9 mph. Total Ascent 1,847 ft. Avg HR 130 bpm.

Niggles: None

Week 41 - Boston Marathon Week

Week of October 11

Run days/mileage: 3/13.09

Cycling days/mileage: 1/20.53

Monday

Resting HR 56. Sleep score 85 Good. Body battery 78/5.

125^th Boston Marathon

The best weekend ever. I never thought I would be able to get to the start line, let alone finish. This wasn’t my fastest marathon but it was my best effort.

My left quad started going away at mile 12 and the wheels fell off at mile 17. I’ve never been this sore in my life.

The first few miles were filled with doubt, I was constantly thinking that my right calf would give out. After 6 or 7 miles I briefly entertained the idea of going sub 4:00.

Relative effort 247. 4:22:59.

Niggles: everything hurt.

Tuesday

Resting HR 67. Sleep score 17 Poor. Body battery 26/5.

I limped around the Freedom Trail. Of all the crazy things I’ve done in my life, nothing has ever made me as sore as the Boston marathon did. I don’t recommend the 4 week taper.

Wednesday

Resting HR 64. Sleep score 64 Fair. Body battery 45/6.

Travel home from Boston

Thursday

Resting HR 61. Sleep score 69 Fair. Body battery 59/11. Weight 173.3 lbs.

Niggles: I am able to walk up and down the stairs.

Friday

Resting HR 61. Sleep score 69 Fair. Body battery 68/13. Weight 173.1 lbs.

Gym Session - 30 minutes

Saturday

Resting HR 57. Sleep score 83 Good. Body battery 84/14. Weight 171.4 lbs.

Turnpike Spin

Relative effort 35. 23.10 mi. Time 1:20:46. Avg Speed 17.2 mph. Total Ascent 742 ft. Avg HR 136 bpm.

Niggles: My hamstrings felt it.

Sunday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 66 Fair. Body battery 48/13. Weight 172.8 lbs.

Haw Ridge Hike

Relative effort 12. 1:36:10. Calories 448 C. Time 1:36:10. Avg HR 100 bpm.

Niggles: Nope

Downtown and Greenway Ride

Relative effort 8. 8.76 mi. Time 54:02. Avg Speed 9.7 mph. Total Ascent 315 ft. Avg HR 108 bpm.

Niggles: Nope

Week 40 Should Be My Taper

Week of October 4

Average weight for the past 7 days: 171.3

Run days/mileage: 3/8.5

Cycling days/mileage: 4/83.6

X-training time: :42

Training time: 6:48

Monday

Resting HR 54. Sleep score 77 Fair. Body battery 93/35. Weight 173.9 lbs.

Home Strength - 10 minutes

Heat Acclimation Training

Relative effort 33. 4.44 mi. Time 40:01. Avg Pace 9:01 min/mi. Total Ascent 81 ft. Avg HR 149 bpm.

Niggles: None

I fueled my body with a hot dog. Kilwin chocolate and ice cream. 1 rum drink.

Tuesday

Resting HR 46. Sleep score 70 Fair. Body battery 77/42. Weight 171.7 lbs.

I was pretty sore following yesterday's strength and my right hamstring was a bit niggly. So, I decided to take a full rest day.

I fueled my body with a hamberger. Kilwin chocolate and ice cream. 1 beer and 2 rum drinks.

Wednesday

Resting HR 52. Sleep score 68 Fair. Body battery 83/5. Weight 171.1 lbs.

Lunch Run

Relative effort 38. 5.64 mi. Time 52:09. Avg Pace 9:15 min/mi. Total Ascent 142 ft. Avg HR 147 bpm.

Niggles: none

Smokey's Last Ride of the Season

Relative effort 95. 20.53 mi. Time 59:16. Avg Speed 20.8 mph. Total Ascent 509 ft. Avg HR 161 bpm.

Niggles: none

I fueled my body with grilled chicken and fries from Double Dogs. Kilwin choclates. 3 beers.

Thursday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 33 Poor. Body battery 27/5. Weight 171.3 lbs.

Boston update - 13850 is my bib number. I do plan on starting the race. If I make it to 15 miles without breaking I will finish. If something happens before 15 I will DNF. I have no shame. I’m really disappointed that this will be my slowest marathon to date, but finishing is the goal.

I fueled my body with Kung Pao chicken from Asia Cafe. Ice cream. 1 bourbon.

Friday

Resting HR 58. Sleep score 81 Good. I finally got some decent sleep. Body battery 85/16. Weight 173.8 lbs. Got that Chinese food weight gain.

Travel to Boston

I fueled my body with steak, green beans, and fries from Rock Bottom. 1 beer and 1 bourbon.

Saturday

Resting HR 55. Sleep score 74 Fair. Body battery 77/17.

I fueled my body with wings and clam chowder from Bleachers. 3 beers.

Sunday

Resting HR 58. Sleep score 68 Fair. Body battery 59/20.

Shake Out/Boston Touring

Relative effort 6. 3.00 mi. Time 33:27. Avg Pace 11:08 min/mi. Total Ascent 63 ft. Avg HR 123 bpm.

Niggles: none

I fueled my body with lobster ravioli. 1 glass of wine.

Week 39 - Should Have Been Week 6 of 7 Boston Training

Week of September 27

Average weight for the past 7 days: 172.2

Run days/mileage: 1/2.7

Cycling days/mileage: 5/85.4

X-training time: 1:40 plus lots of movement breaks

Training time: 6:44

Monday

Resting HR 51. Sleep score 82 Good. Body battery 100/18. Weight 170.1.

FTP Builder - Foundation

Relative effort 11. 16.72 mi. Time 53:13. Avg Speed 18.8 mph. Total Ascent 135 ft. Avg HR 125 bpm.

Niggles: None

Home strength - around 10 minutes (I failed to track this one...)

I fueled my body with BBQ chicken thighs, roasted potatoes, and peas from home. 4 pieces of Kilwin chocolate and ice cream. 2 bourbons.

Tuesday

Resting HR 58. Sleep score 61 Fair. Body battery 54/17. Weight 169.3.

This is my third week dealing with this calf/soleus strain and I'm going stir crazy from not being outside and running. I am thankful I have been able to ride the trainer and get some endurance activity in the books. For 22 months I have had 100 miles or more running, but it looks like the streak is over. Honestly, I'm a little scared to attempt a run. I am running either today or tomorrow. It's been 5 days since my last failed attempt and I haven't got any soreness to speak of. My goal will be 20 minutes and build up 5 minutes per run.

I didn't do much to #StayHard today other than recovery. My workday was long and I was dealing with a lot of stress. I really need to get out of this funk I'm in. I'm not sure how though.

I fueled my body with pasta with meat sauce. Ice cream and 2 pieces of Kilwin chocolate. 1 glass of wine.

Wednesday

Resting HR 57. Sleep score 72 Fair. Body battery 62/5. Weight 170.3 lbs.

Confidence Builder #1

Relative effort 4. 2.10 mi. Time 21:04. Avg Pace 10:00 min/mi. Total Ascent 38 ft. Avg HR 131 bpm.

Niggles: Right calf is still an issue, no post-run soreness though.

Gym Session - 30 minutes

FTP Builder - Strength

Relative effort 16. 17.37 mi. Time 58:42. Avg Speed 17.8 mph. Total Ascent 138 ft. Avg HR 129 bpm.

Niggles: None

I fueled my body with a Hook and ladder sub from Firehouse. 1 Milky Way and ice cream. 1 Beer and bourbon.

Thursday

All this data was bad today - Resting HR 65. Sleep score 32 Poor. Body battery 30/. Weight 172.2 lbs.

Confidence Builder #2

Relative effort 18. 2.75 mi. Time 25:02. Avg Pace 9:05 min/mi. Total Ascent 44 ft. Avg HR 147 bpm.

Niggles: None - It was a great day.

I fueled my body with steak and fries from home. Ice cream and 3 pieces of Kilwins. 2 rum drinks.

Friday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 75 Fair. Body battery 49/7. Weight 172.2 lbs.

Lunch Ride

Relative effort - forgot my HRM. 23.05 mi. Time 1:33:26. Avg Speed 14.8 mph. Total Ascent 1,608 ft Calories 1,563 C.

Niggles: none

I fueled my body with steak with mac and cheese. Ice cream and Kilwin chocolate. 2 bourbon drinks.

Saturday

Resting HR 63. Sleep score 62 Fair. Body battery 46/5. Weight 171.3 lbs.

Morning Mobility - 11 minutes

Confidence Builder #3

Relative effort 19. 3.65 mi. Time 33:01. Avg Pace 9:04 min/mi. Total Ascent 35 ft. Avg HR 145 bpm.

Niggles: none

I fueled my body with burgers and fries from home. A few pieces of Kilwin chocolate. 3 beers.

Sunday

Resting HR 59. Sleep score 76 Fair. Body battery 52/. Weight 173.7 lbs.

ZWIFT - FTP BUILDER - TEMPO

Relative effort 19. 26.47 mi. Time 1:22:14. Avg Speed 19.3 mph. Total Ascent 210 ft. Avg HR 125 bpm.

Niggles:I have a little left side hot spot.

I fueled my body with a salad and 2 hot dogs from home. Kilwin chocolate and ice cream. No alcohol.