Happy Birthday ...

... to my beautiful wife. She turns ... ah ah ah, you never tells a woman's age ... let's go with, a year older today.

Love you very much and hope you enjoy your special day.

NCHM Challenge - No Run # 3

My right hip feels much better today, but since tomorrow is already a scheduled day off, I figured I'd take today off as well and give it some extra rest. At the moment I'm thinking I will run Saturday, but that may change the closer it gets to run time. Right now my opinion is that rest is best.

NCHM Challenge - No Run # 2

Well it was bound to happen. I've missed my 2nd run of this training. Today I'm feeling a little sick, but mostly my right hip is very sore. It's so sore that I'm thinking that I will be taking tomorrow's run off, and probably Saturday's to give it a few days rest.

NCHM Challenge - Run # 44

Despite being tired and a little sore in the right hip, I made it out today.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Tempo	steady	OK
Distance	4 Km	4 Km	total: 224.63 km
Pace	6:36	6:08	great
Average HR	148-159	159	great
Max HR	180	222	high
Calories Burned		481	total: 27943

Being that I was feeling tired, I decided to do a faster warm-up but not as fast during my Tempo section. Overall, my pace was better than most other Tempo runs, with my Tempo section being 6:04/km for 2.8k. My hip was bugging me (and has been for a week now) for the first half and I may need to take some time off to give it a break. We'll see how it feels tomorrow.

NCHM Challenge - Run # 43

First off, HAPPY EASTER!

Second, I made it out for my LSD run.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	LSD	10:1	OK
Distance	14 Km	14 Km	total: 220.63 km
Pace	7:19	7:10	great
Average HR	137-148	139	great
Max HR	180	148	great
Calories Burned		1692	total: 27462

Everything was great today. I kept my HR down, while keeping my pace faster than what was needed.

NCHM Challenge - Run # 42

Made it out this morning for my Steady run

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Steady	non-stop	OK
Distance	4 Km	4 Km	total: 206.63 km
Pace	7:19	6:47	great
Average HR	137-148	145	great
Max HR	180	194	???
Calories Burned		493	total: 25770

For some odd reason, my HR seems to jump up quickly during the first few minutes of my run before settling down and staying within a good range for the rest of my run. Not sure why, other than my body is surprised to be doing something other than sitting on the couch :O !

NCHM Challenge - Run # 41

Made it out on this beautiful day (+12C).

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Steady	non-stop	OK
Distance	6 Km	6 Km	total: 202.63 km
Pace	7:19	6:59	great
Average HR	137-148	144	great
Max HR	180	170	OK
Calories Burned		733	total: 25277

With today's run, I wasn't focusing on my pace, but more my HR. I was doing my best to keep it under 150, so that meant there were times when my pace was fast, and other times it was slow. Overall, my pace was 20s/km faster than planned and Average HR was within the proper range.