Last week was Aramco Houston Marathon weekend. I got in 4 runs for 33.87 miles, which included the half marathon. I did 1 Zwift ride of 16.71 miles. I did not make it to the gym, but I did 33 minutes of core and mobility.
It is 13 weeks till Boston and 6 weeks till Myrtle Beach.
Monday, January 20
Recovery report:
- HRV: 38
- Resting HR: 58
- Sleep score: 74
- Training readiness: 1
- Body battery: 48
Hotel gym session:
- Life Fitness bike (30 minutes)
- Farmer's carry 35s
- Shoulder lateral &front 10-15 lbs 2-3 sets
- Cable high row 4 sets of 12
- Cable chest press 4 sets of 12
- Life Fitness chest press 3 sets of 8
- Life Fitness pull down 3 sets of 8
- Hanging knee ups 3 sets of 8
We went to the Corner Bakery for breakfast.
Travel home from Houston and I'm exhausted.
No alcohol.
Lessons learned from Houston trip:
- Do not put yourself in places where you feel you are not wanted
- Do not let others affect your mood or how you act
- Do not wait on people who don't show up for you
- Pull away to protect yourself as a last resort
Tuesday, January 21
Recovery report:
- HRV: 46
- Resting HR: 57
- Sleep score: 76
- Training readiness: 36
- Body battery: 78
Zwift - Coast to Coast in Watopia
Relative effort 10. 15.91 mi. Time 1:00:13. Avg Speed 15.8 mph. Total Ascent 614 ft. Avg Power 112 W.
Night stretch (10 minutes)
Wednesday, January 22
Recovery report:
- HRV: 49
- Resting HR: 59
- Sleep score: 81
- Training readiness: 62
- Body battery: 82
During lunch I had my second consecutive visual aura episode. These 2 days I've attempted to clean up my diet. This is becoming a pain in my ass.
Zwift - Going Coastal in Watopia
Relative effort 9. 17.57 mi. Time 1:00:50. Avg Speed 17.3 mph. Total Ascent 354 ft. Avg Power 106 W. Avg HR 104 bpm.
I had to take an afternoon nap.
Thursday, January 23
Recovery report:
- HRV: 48
- Resting HR: 53
- Sleep score: 57
- Training readiness: 50
- Body battery: 84
I am slacking off my core and mobility routine. Do better!
Core and mobility (20 minutes)
Lunch Run
Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, calf extension, reverse & lateral lunge, lateral & monster walk, and hop & A-skips
Performance condition -3. Relative effort 23. 8.01 mi. Time 1:13:19. Avg Pace 9:09 /mi. Total Ascent 213 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.
Warm down - calf, hamstring, quad, and hip stretch
Night stretch (10 minutes)
Friday, January 24
Recovery report:
- HRV: 41
- Resting HR: 57
- Sleep score: 76
- Training readiness: 48
- Body battery: 61
Morning Run
Warm up - jog, leg swings, ankle mobility, calf extension, reverse & lateral lunge, lateral & monster walk, and hop & A-skips
Performance condition +3. Relative effort 26. 8.02 mi. Time 1:15:34. Avg Pace 9:25 /mi. Total Ascent 427 ft. Avg HR 138 bpm.
Warm down - calf, hamstring, quad, hip flexor, and piriformis stretch
I had to take another 30-minute nap this afternoon. I'm starting to question why I'm so tired.
Saturday, January 25
Recovery report:
- HRV: 37
- Resting HR: 56
- Sleep score: 74
- Training readiness: 55
- Body battery: 64
Garmin says I've had high stress days and poor sleep recently.
Morning Long Run
Warm up - leg swings, ankle mobility, calf extension, and reverse lunge
Performance condition +1. Relative effort 50. 14.03 mi. Time 2:13:01. Avg Pace 9:29 /mi. Total Ascent 643 ft. Avg HR 139 bpm.
My water bottle froze, this was a first for me.
Warm down - changing clothes in the back seat of the truck and lunch with John and Danny.
Night stretch (10 minutes)
Sunday, January 26
Recovery report:
- HRV: 35
- Resting HR: 61
- Sleep score: 75
- Training readiness: 43
- Body battery: 44
I am very tired and my quads are sore. No spinning today.
