Training in Montana

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Location:

Billings,MT,

Member Since:

Jan 10, 2011

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

~~Longest Ultra: Bighorn Trail Run: 12:19:00, 52 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 20, 2015

50K: Bighorn Trail Run: 5:52:13, 32 miles, Bighorn Mountains, WY, June 15, 2013

Marathon: 3:25:01, Deseret News Marathon, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

Half-Marathon: 1:37:00 (downhill), Deseret News Marathon Split, SLC, UT, July 24, 2013

10K: 44:07, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2012

5K: 20:25, Big Sky State Games, Billings, MT, July 2013

Short-Term Running Goals:

Get back into running shape.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Not get super fat, and qualify for Boston before I'm 50 (April 2023).

Personal:

Started running seriously in March 2010. Married 22 years to a hot momma and we have 3 boys, 1 sweet girl, 2 dogs, 3 2 0 1 cat, and 6 4 5 6 3 5 3 1 2 0 chickens (until Spring 2019 when we'll start over). As of September 2018 I'm looking for work... yay. I'm on the local School Board.

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Miles:	This week:	0.00	Month:	0.00	Year:	0.00
Adrenaline 18 Lifetime Miles:						424.24
Cascadia 12 Lifetime Miles:						396.50
Adrenaline 18 #2 Lifetime Miles:						64.00
Altra Lifetime Miles:						50.50
Brooks 20 Lifetime Miles:						50.00
Cascadia Green/orange Lifetime Miles:						223.00

Mon, May 06, 2013

Total Distance

4.00

4 miles this morning as my training plan calls for 4 every Monday. I'm totally okay with that. Perfect weather. No watch, solid effort.

My weekend was a bit of a disaster on the home front. After traveling home from Texas on Thursday via an early-morning flight I ran 10 on Friday then 20 on Saturday. I was beat. Exhausted. Knackered. We didn't have many plans on Saturday so I did very little. Caught a short nap but not much. Sunday I got up at 7:30 and got the kids ready and we did our 3 hours of church and I was beat. Didn't help that it was Fast Sunday and I decided to fast. Probably shouldn't have after doing 20, but I felt up to the challenge. I was not in a horrible mood but not chipper either. After dinner I slept for an hour or so, and as we had nothing going on I vegetated the rest of the day then was asleep before 10:30. Not a positive day for a wife who isn't 100% supportive of my running habit, especially when I'm a slug because of a long run. Thankfully this week is a step-back week, and hopefully this big mileage weekend built up immunities so my future big weekends won't have as much of an impact on my body. This morning I feel great.

Noon: Boot Camp. I thought it would royally kick my butt after the long weekend, but I guess I rested enough as I felt pretty darn good. The exercises suited me also, as we ran in between each set of exercises. At the very end I had 15 seconds to sprint around the 1/17th mile indoor track, and I was pretty tired but the thought popped in my brain "BQ finish" and I sprinted the last 75 yards or so, finishing strong. I may have looked a fool rounding those sharp corners but I felt fantastic. 3:14:59....

Blue Brooks Adrenaline 12 Miles: 4.00

Weight: 0.00

Comments

From I Just Run on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 09:55:14 from 67.79.11.242

I run into the same on the home front so I just get up really early and run so there is no interference. You should bounce back with a lot of energy very soon!

From Kam on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 14:04:12 from 68.66.163.179

Fast sunday + long run is a one-two punch that usually results in a knockout.

From Russ on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 14:41:26 from 74.114.3.253

IJR, that's exactly my line of thinking. I knew I couldn't get up early Saturday as I was still beat from traveling.

Kam, you're spot on. In the past I haven't fasted on days after a long run, but I thought I was just being a wimp as I dislike fasting. I think yesterday proved that not eating may have been a good spiritual idea but a bad physiological one.

From Kam on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 14:47:27 from 68.66.163.179

Give fasting a postponement after a 20 miler. You'll get the same benefit a week later after a 12 miler without the crash and burn.

From Bam on Mon, May 06, 2013 at 14:52:51 from 89.126.28.24

Love the visualization technique.

Apropos of your Sunday grumpiness, I think a snippet from James Joyce's 'A Potrait of a Young Man' springs to mind:

"O, [Russ] will apologize.

Dante said:

—O, if not, the eagles will come and pull out his eyes.—

Pull out his eyes,

Apologize,

Pull out his eyes.

Apologize,

Pull out his eyes,

Apologize."

I'm sure you have apologized...

From Russ on Tue, May 07, 2013 at 08:58:16 from 74.114.3.253

Bam, thanks for the Joyce! I admit I've never read his works but I know of his greatness. I can see why. I'm not good at apologizing so your remarks were inspired. :)

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