Last week was a down week for running. Some of the down was planned as taper for Houston and some due to the snow. I ran 3 days for 19.88 miles. I road 4 days for 63.9 miles.
It is 14 weeks till Boston and it's Houston Marathon weekend.
Monday, January 13
Recovery report:
- HRV: 45
- Resting HR: 57
- Sleep score: 76
- Training readiness: 75
- Body battery: 69
Garmin still thinks I'm peaking!
Core and mobility (15 minutes)
Around 10:30 I drove over to the Marina to run and the greenway was too snow covered to attempt. I'll try somewhere else later.
Afternoon Run
Warm up - leg swings, ankle mobility, calf extension, lateral lunge, and reverse lunge
Sequoyah Hills to Tyson Park was a nice change of pace. Performance condition +1. Relative effort 38. 8.01 mi. Time 1:04:13. Avg Pace 9:18 /mi. Total Ascent 528 ft. Avg HR 143.
Warm down - hamstring and quad stretch
Tuesday, January 14
Recovery report:
- HRV: 33
- Resting HR: 59
- Sleep score: 48
- Training readiness: 31
- Body battery: 42
This is a shite report and I'm feeling every bit of it. I am NOT feeling well this morning. It feels like I'm hung over but without being drunk. No alcohol.
Wednesday, January 15
Recovery report:
- HRV: 53
- Resting HR: 53
- Sleep score: 86
- Training readiness: 63 at 9:00 p.m.
- Body battery: 97
Zwift - Two Bridges Loop in Watopia
Relative effort 11. 16.71 mi. Time 1:00:22. Avg Speed 16.6 mph. Total Ascent 984 ft. Avg Power 127 W.
No alcohol.
Thursday, January 16
Recovery report:
- HRV: 41
- Resting HR: 59
- Sleep score: 74
- Training readiness: 70
- Body battery: 56
Isometrics (4 minutes):
Wall sit 30s, plank 60s, superman 30s, and low plank 15s
Lunch Workout
Warm up - leg swings, ankle mobility, calf extension, reverse & lateral lunge, lateral & monster walk, hops and A-skips
Performance condition +3. Relative effort 26. 6 x 400m DOWN at MP (1:56.5, 2:00.0, 1:58.9, 2:01.6, 2:01.0, 1:54.8) UP at HMP (1:49.6, 1:52.5, 1:50.6, 1:52.8, 1:48.6, 1:45.6). The UPs were into a head wind.
Warm down - hamstring, calf, quad, and hip stretch
Friday, January 17
Recovery report:
- HRV: 36
- Resting HR: 59
- Sleep score: 53
- Training readiness: 55
- Body battery: 33
We were up at 4:00 to travel to Houston and I didn't get to sleep until 12:30 at the earliest.
As far as expos goes this one was average and unremarkable. We grabbed lunch at SaltGrass which is attached to the convention center, where the expo was held.
We had dinner at Pappadeaux with Justin, Lindsey and the Meadows and stopped for a drink at Reserve 101 on the back to our hotel. R101 is my new favorite bar.
Everything is shit. I wish I wasn't here. I want to go home. Things need to change. I've decided I'm not going to Destin.
Saturday, January 18
Recovery numbers:
- HRV: 36
- Resting HR: 60
- Sleep score: 65
- Training readiness: 41
- Body battery: 41
I had another less than average sleep stressed out over everything.
Morning Shake Out Run
Performance condition +3. Relative effort 13. 5.58 mi. Time 50:13. Avg Pace 9:00 /mi. Total Ascent 108 ft. Avg HR 134. I saw Kyle Merber and Weini Kelati.
We had lunch at Papalo Taqueria in Finn's food hall, then I had a good nap. The nap was very useful.
I went to the Nobody Ask Us live podcast with Des and Kara. I had initially considered not going because I was letting the behavior of others keep me from enjoying myself. I'm glad I went.
We went back to Finn's food hall for dinner at Artistry. I had a sweet potato bowls that was delicious. On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Phoenicia Speciality Foods for pastries.
Sunday, January 19
Recovery report:
- HRV: 36
- Resting HR: 59
- Sleep score: 65
- Training readiness: 1
- Body battery: 51
Core and mobility (14 minutes)
Aramco Houston Half Marathon
Performance Condition +3. Relative effort 139. Time 1:44:27. Avg Pace 7:59. Age Group Place 21 of 303. I'm quite sure this was all I had today. Avg HR 156 bpm. Max HR 171 bpm. My fastest 2 miles were 12 and 13.
We had dinner at Pappasitos.
Drinks at Reserve 101 and it is no longer my favorite bar. The bar tender there was a bit of a tool.
