Week of October 4
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.
