Catching Up

I had to work nights last week at the power plant; six 12-hour nights in a row. The only good thing about working nights is your morning run is in the afternoon sun.

Here are my seventh and eighth weeks of training for Houston '11:

73 miles for the week (November 8th to 14th)

M AM: 5¾ at 8:35 mpm, 53ºF at 4AM
M PM: missed
Tu: 8¾ at 7:03 mpm, 69ºF at 4AM
W AM: 6¾ at 7:19 mpm, 71ºF at 4AM
W PM: 9 mile progression run averaging 7:00 mpm, 69ºF at 7PM
Th: 5¾ at 8:24 mpm, 70ºF at 4AM
F: 12½ at 7:48 mpm, 78ºF at 11AM
Sa: 7½ at 8:58 mpm, 58ºF at noon
Su: 17 with a 25K race at 6:32 mpm, 52ºF from 8:12AM, unfortunately the race started at 7AM
My official time for the 25K is 2:52:33

83¼ miles for the week (November 15th to 21st)

M (1): 7¾ at 8:40 mpm, 63ºF at 3PM
M (2): 3 at 8:47mpm on the treadmill during my "lunch", 11:30PM
Tu: 8¼ at 8:14 mpm, 66ºF at 3PM
W: 11 at 7:22 mpm, 75ºF at 3PM
Th: 10 at 8:12 mpm, 63ºF at 3PM
F: 13 at 6:58 mpm with 6 miles at LT, 65ºF at 4PM
Sa: 8¼ at 8:23 mpm, 75ºF at 1PM
Su: 22 at 7:44 mpm, 78ºF from 2:30PM with the dewpoint in the upper 60s...fortunately it cooled down some during the run