NCHM Challenge - Run # 53

Since I didn't do a Tempo run this week, I thought I would try one today. I set the Virtual Partner on my watch to do 8k at 6:30 pace.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Tempo	steady	OK
Distance	8 Km	8 Km	total: 298.26 km
Pace	6:36	6:13	great
Average HR	148-159	159	OK
Max HR	180	171	OK
Calories Burned		983	total: 36897

As you can see, I finished way ahead of my VP and I'm very happy with that. In fact, I think my split time was even, and maybe a little faster coming back, and I'm very very happy about that. Especially since the last 1.5k it was getting tough. I also think that this was a Personal Best for this distance.

NCHM Challenge - Run # 52

Made it out today and yes, I did hills.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Hills	steady	OK
Distance	7 hills	5.7 Km	total: 290.26 km
Pace	6:36	6:36	great
Average HR	148-159	146	see below
Max HR	180	168	OK
Calories Burned		703	total: 35914

Considering it has been almost a month since the last time I did hills, I'm very happy with what I did. I only did 1 km of warm up/cool down and 4.7k of actually going up and down the hill 7 times. I decided to go with a steady pace and surprisingly it was were it should have been. My average HR was a little low and that is because of going slower during my warm up, cool down and the down part of the hill, so overall that isn't that bad.

Master Cleanse - Post Report - Wife's Version

She made it through the 10 days and only cheated a little yesterday.

Overall she lost 11 pounds and 7 inches between her chest, waist, hips and thighs. Today she plans on drinking a fruit juice and then making a butternut squash soup for her lunch/supper. That means, tomorrow she should be back onto solids.

Congrats on making it.

NCHM Challenge - No Run # 9

Oops! I didn't plan today's run according to the weather we are having (cold/snowy and no touque or gloves), so I'm going to push today's run to tomorrow. I may even do hills instead of a Tempo run, will decide tomorrow.

Master Cleanse - Day 10 - Wife's Version

Congrats to my Wife as she has made it to the last day of her Cleanse. I know the past few days have been tough on her as she has wanted to break it and eat something, anything.

All she has to do now is make it through today, then tomorrow she gets to enjoy some fruit juices and then pureed soup the next day before getting back into solids.

Well done. I knew you could do it (once you got past day 3).

NCHM Challenge - No Run # 8

I forgot to post that I did miss 1 run this weekend to add to my total number of runs missed so far during this training. I am happy to say that my next run will mean that I've now ran more than when I trained for the Hypodermic half (which I didn't run).

NCHM Challenge - Run # 51

Went out today and did tomorrow's LSD run because tomorrow I'm going Wild Garlic picking and that is a full day affair and there may be some alcohol consumed. So instead of skipping tomorrow's long run and doing a short run today, I changed today's run to tomorrow's distance. Makes sense? I also took my oldest daughter with me on her bike, which is the longest she's gone for a bike ride.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	LSD	10:1	OK
Distance	12 Km	12.06 Km	total: 284.56 km
Pace	7:19	7:18	great
Average HR	137-148	148	good
Max HR	180	161	good
Calories Burned		1445	total: 35211

I set my watch to do 8 10:1s and these are the results I ended up with. During those intervals I did 1 hr and 20 minutes of running, where I ran 11.3k, and I walked 8 mins for 762 m. Overall, it was a good run.