Week 15 - 2024

Week of April 8

Relative effort: 399

Runs/mileage: 3/36.51 (511.53)

X-training time: 0:54

Training time: 6:23

Resting HR: 54

Average weight: 174.2

Sleep score: 73

Race Week! Let's do this!

Monday 8

TP 55 69 7. Resting HR 52. Sleep score 82. Body battery 97/40 (13). Weight 174.1.

Morning Yoga Foam roll and stretch

Easy Run

Relative effort 12. Easy with strides. 3.55 mi. Time 31:38. Avg Pace 8:54 /mi. Total Ascent 78 ft. Avg HR 141 bpm.

Niggles: None

No alcohol

Tuesday 9

TP 63 70 9. Resting HR 51. Sleep score 84. Body battery 94/30 (-21). Weight 173.9.

5 x 1K

Relative effort 23. 5 x 1k (5:14.1, 5:13.8, 5:11.7, 5:13.0, 5:10.7)

Niggles: None

I feel like I should have done more yesterday.

1 beer

Wednesday 10

TP 54 69 7. Resting HR 53. Sleep score 85. Body battery 100/44 (7). Weight 174.4.

All-day recovery

No alcolhol

Thursday 11

Resting HR 54. Sleep score 70. Body battery 93/25 (-20). Weight 174.6.

Morning Weight Training Core and upper body

Travel to Carmel, IN. We ran into traffic issues and were delayed almost an hour. DIverted off the highway into Georgetown for dinner at the Local Feed. I had an Old Fashioned that had too much cinnamon flavor.

Friday 12

Resting HR 55. Sleep score 77. Body battery 92/32/(38).

My anxiety is is palpable.

Breakfast at Rosie's

Dinner at Juniper's on Main

NTC Gentle Yoga

Saturday 13

Resting HR 56. Sleep score 78. Body battery 93/5 (-64).

Lots of pre-race nerves but I felt great, my legs had the bounce.

Carmel Marathon

Historic Relative Effort - 360. Time 3:55:56.29. BQ by 9:03.31 AG 12. Avg HR 159 bpm. I went out at 3:40 pace but couldn't hold it. I think I could have done 3:50 if I would have been more conservative early.

Niggles: I had a right side stitch around mile 18. My left hip started acting up about the same time. During the final 3-4 miles I could only run about .2 miles before stopping to walk. It felt like my legs were going give out.

I can't remember being ever being this tired.

Lunch at Byrne Pizza. Excellent as always. 2 Manhattans.

Dinner at Bub's Burgers. The milshake was good but the burger was just ok.

Sunday 14

TP 60 68 0. Resting HR 58. Sleep score 33. Body battery 32/6 (26).

Travel ome from Carmel. I'm haven't been this sore since Boston.

1 bourbon