{"id":3903,"date":"2013-10-21T17:31:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T17:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2013-10-21T17:31:13","modified_gmt":"2013-10-21T17:31:13","slug":"week-40-and-41-pina-colada-baths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/adjustedreality.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/21\/week-40-and-41-pina-colada-baths\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 40 and 41: Pina Colada Baths"},"content":{"rendered":"

Training:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year, my marathon training cycle was 3 weeks.\u00a0 I had 6 weeks between Kerrville 70.3 and the Rock and Roll San Antonio Marathon.\u00a0 So, that really meant one week off, three weeks training, and two weeks taper.\u00a0 If I picked the same race, I’d be heading into my last week of training again next week.\u00a0 My thoughts are both a) I’m ready, bring it on, and b) thank the dear fluffy lord I have a few more weeks of mileage.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday, I ran 20 miles without stopping for the first time ever.\u00a0 It’s not the first time I’ve traversed 20 miles on foot, in fact, it’s the third, but I finally was able to run it.\u00a0 Frankly, pretty much every run over 13 miles for me has been a crap shoot for me.\u00a0 I was almost convinced that I didn’t have it in me to be able to run 15+ miles without walk breaks.\u00a0 Even just 3 weeks ago (was Kerrville ONLY 3 weeks ago…?), I had very little run confidence.<\/p>\n

Two weeks of training later, 10 runs, 73 miles, and about 20 degrees cooler, and I’m pretty much on top of the world.\u00a0 Instead of dreading shuffling through runs, I’ve gotten the run mojo back.\u00a0 Doing speedwork again rocks my socks off.\u00a0 Feeling turnover in my feet that’s faster than molasses, seeing paces that make me happier on the garmin, and being able to cover more miles without wanting to die is amazing.\u00a0 I covered the easy 20 miler at a pace that was faster than my predicted marathon goal pace – so I’m going to have to revise that.\u00a0 It’s crazy the difference these 2 weeks of training have made.<\/p>\n

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Also, let me plug ice baths here.\u00a0 Ice baths may be intense, but they’re tolerable with booze.\u00a0 Plus my legs feel a lot fresher and seem to be handling the miles better, so it’s worth it.<\/p>\n

I’m scared to think about what’s happening to my swim and bike skills, but this is the first time since April, since I surprised myself by PRing at Austin 10\/20, that I’ve felt good about my running.\u00a0 This gorgeous weather is definitely helping the run love along as well.\u00a0 I’m still waiting a bit to decide, but I’m having high hopes about what I’d like to do this winter training-wise.\u00a0 I do have a few weeks of high (for me) mileage to get through first, so we’ll see.\u00a0 I could learn to hate running again yet!<\/p>\n

By the numbers…<\/p>\n

Week 40<\/p>\n

Monday: Run: Progression Run<\/a> 3 mi 00:32 10:45 pace Weights: Gym<\/a> 00:45
\nTuesday: Run: Easy 3<\/a> 3 mi 00:34 11:27 pace Run: Lunch Run – Double Run Tuesday<\/a> 3.1 mi 00:37 11:54 pace
\nWednesday: Bike: Spinny Spin – Green Lantern<\/a> 12.45 mi 00:30 24.9mph pace
\nThursday:\u00a0 Run: Lunch Run<\/a> 5 mi 00:57 11:22 pace Weights: Home<\/a> 00:45
\nFriday: off
\nSaturday: Run: Long Run<\/a> 18 mi 03:44 12:26 pace
\nSunday: off<\/p>\n

32 miles running, 1 cross train, 2 weights.\u00a0 All according to plan.<\/p>\n

Week 41<\/p>\n

Monday: Run: 6x800s on the Treadmill<\/a> 5 mi 00:51 10:15 pace Weights: Quickie<\/a> 00:30
\nTuesday: Run: Easy Run 1 – Morning<\/a> 5 mi 01:04 12:48 pace Run: Easy Run 2 – Lunch<\/a> 4.33 mi 00:52 12:07 pace
\nWednesday: off
\nThursday: Run: Didn’t Wanna Didn’t Wanna OMG…<\/a> 6 mi 01:05 10:50 pace
\nFriday: off
\nSaturday: Run: Gorgeous Day, Happy Run<\/a> 20 mi 03:54 11:41 pace
\nSunday: Bike: Quick Spin<\/a> 10.36 mi 00:30 20.7mph pace<\/p>\n

40 miles, 1 cross training session, 1 weights session.\u00a0 Skipped one weights session because my legs felt trashed Wednesday and never felt untrashed enough to make it up.\u00a0 It’s lost to the ages, and that’s ok.<\/p>\n

This coming week I am trying out back to back long runs Thursday and Friday (and taking the weekend a lot lighter – I have THREE halloween parties to attend…).\u00a0 Looking forward to some happy running this week!<\/p>\n

Food\/Scale:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’ve been eating what fitbit tells me (or trying to do so).\u00a0 I wanted to eat the garmin after my 18 mile run, but fitbit said no, so I ate other stuff instead.\u00a0 I haven’t really lost anything yet, but I know it takes my body about a month to really get with the program, so I’ll be patient.\u00a0 I just know i have to keep tracking.\u00a0 Tracking is the key this year to having taken off about 10 lbs, and not gaining it all back during heavy training.\u00a0 I haven’t been counting DQ the last few weeks – I’ll get back to it – because I have made some less than wise choices (three deserts in one day what what?) nutritionally, but with running so much, I have more calories to play with, so I’m getting good food too.<\/p>\n

I keep hearing about runners\/triathletes going low carb during the day and only eating carbalicious things during\/post intense workouts, and at night.\u00a0 I’m not entirely sure how to feel about that… I feel like I earn my carbs by the way I plow through miles, and I also feel a lot better when I maintain a steady diet of about ~200g carbs per day (give or take 50).\u00a0 However, quite a few credible sources swear by it, so maybe it’s something to consider at some point.\u00a0 Not now.\u00a0 I’m not ready to do a major upheaval of my diet right now, especially since my running is going really well, I don’t want to screw that up.<\/p>\n

Since the fitbit interface is actually pretty amazing, here are my calories in\/out for last two weeks:<\/p>\n

Week 40:<\/p>\n

\"10-7to10-13\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Week 41:<\/p>\n

\"10-14to10-20\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This also very, very illuminating – it’s really hard to create a deficit and VERY VERY easy to eat back even 4 hours running without batting an eyelash.\u00a0 In fact, the longer I’m running, the more likely I am to eat more percentage-wise.\u00a0 It might also be that I usually cap off my longest run day with a lighter or off day, and have a few adult bevvies.\u00a0 But that’s probably not it at all, right? \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n

Other stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This summer, I started having half a starbucks mocha as wakeup juice\/calories in the morning before races and long workouts – I found a case of peppermint mochas at Costco and I guess I will have to do a lot of long workouts before March (when they expire).\u00a0 Soooooo good.<\/p>\n

I made these pumpkin protein cookies<\/a>.\u00a0 The batter was amazing, the cookies right out of the oven… just ok.\u00a0 I tend to like them better cold so they’re in the fridge.\u00a0 Next time, I might try something similar, but raw?\u00a0 Zliten loves them though!<\/p>\n

Had fun watching Kona last Saturday.\u00a0 How about that Rinny, huh?\u00a0 Man, it was an intense day!\u00a0 I enjoyed the heck out of watching the race start to finish (well, the pros, I couldn’t stay up til 5am to see the 17 hour finishers).\u00a0 I love the spirit of that race and it’s amazing to watch triathletes conquer one of the toughest days of their lives.<\/p>\n

I’ve got my costume all set besides one little thing I have to sew.\u00a0 I’ll share with you soon, for now, it’s a surprise (if only because I don’t have a picture of it yet! :D) So I better get on it!\u00a0 Off to be productive, see y’all soon!<\/p>\n

Question of the week: Pumpkin spice – amazing or overrated?<\/p>\n

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