The title of today's post has two meanings. First, the temperature this morning was definitely on the cool side. According to weather.com, it was exactly 0 when I walked out the door. I'd prefer to think of it as "brisk", rather than cold. It's always fun to run through the neighbourhood, wearing shorts, with people sitting in their cars waiting for it to warm up. I got more than a few confused looks and second glances.
Second, the run itself went really well. After the bike session on Thursday, I was concerned about overtraining (and will continue to keep an eye on it), but today my HR was down, and the pace was up. It was just a zone 1-2 run of eight miles, but when I checked the clock at the end, I was faster than I expected. So the running is going well. Am I maybe losing some bike strength? Perhaps, I hope not, but even if I am, it's not the end of the world, with the focus on the marathon and run miles right now. I can get that back in the new year pretty quickly. Or, it may just be that I'm under-recovered on Thursdays from the fartlek sessions. That's OK too, and I'll show the improvements when I switch Tuesdays back to LSD work in a few weeks.
Now I'm relaxing, watching Tech on the Gametracker, eating leftover candy, and seriously considering a nap. This is how a Saturday should be.
Run: 3 miles @ 145 bpm, 5 miles @ 150 bpm
Good times.
ReplyDeleteI had a mighty cold ride today (Sunday), but I just kept thinking about Good Friday as a goal race and how I need to "Harden the F*ck up".
I'm still cold, but hopefully slightly hardened.
Riding in the cold is always tougher than running. Its the windchill that gets you. On the bike, it's a given that you have a 15-20 mph wind. Running, not so much.
ReplyDeleteHave fun on Good Friday. I'll come watch with a giant coffee. I won't be making an appearance until Niagara. Only two bike races on the schedule for next year.