I'll tell ya...all of the work before Galveston is catching up with me! I've been tired and a little sore this week. And I have been battling a tight left hammy. No bueno.
So Monday night I went to a presentation about heart rate monitoring and its use in training. I learned a lot, but mainly learned that I need to get the freaking thing out of the box!
So Tuesday I set out on a 3 mile jog, WITH my heart rate monitor on. I had prepared a pretty chaotic mix of jogging/running/walking, mainly to see where my heart rate was at different stages of my jog. No doubts it was quite an idiotic plan. I ended up doing 3.1 miles at an overall pace of 9:36/mile. It was actually a really tough run, as I ended up walking no more than a tenth of a mile 3 times, jogged around 9:00/mile, and also ran around 7:15/mile. OUCH! My heart rate monitor mainly told me that I need to get my ass in better shape!
I took off Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to allow my new tattoos to better heal.
This morning I rode 31.5 miles overall. I ended up at a 18.5mph pace as an average. Then I jogged 1.5 miles at an 8:48/mile pace.
My back and hamstring are both pretty sore, so I am thinking that tomorrow will be a rest day. I also realize that I need tot be better about weights/strength and core work. I MUST be more diligent about that!
Getting closer to 4 States!!! It will be very tough to actually beat my time from last year, but I am determined to find ways to do it!
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