Monday, May 6, 2013

Quiet Before The Storm

This past weekend was supposed to be my reward for Boston Marathon, but I ended up getting Montezuma's Revenge and wasn't too happy during my trip.

Saturday 4/27 & Sunday 4/28
Tulum run on Paila Road.  The road is actually the "back road" to all the inns and resorts on this stretch and with many of them being fenced off with foliage, it's a bit like running in the jungle.  The road is narrower than any of the "drives" in Central Park, so between me, cars, trucks and cyclists, it was a bit of a traffice jam.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/305424356 & http://connect.garmin.com/activity/305424342  I'm actually amazed that I started these two runs exactly the same time - 7:03AM.  It was already hot and humid by then. 
I got a preview of what is to come in the next few weeks here in NYC.  Ugh. 5AM call times at Central Park to beat the heat.

Monday 4/29
Monday was traveling day and off day.  I came back more exhausted than I left.  drats.

Tuesday 4/30
AM:  Started the day off eager to see if my legs were still there.  4M on the treadmill.  8:48, 8:48, 8:00, 8:00.  Yep.  They still work!
PM:  Faster Finish Week 7.  It was the baby Cat Hill Repeats.  I like to do full repeats, but beggars can't be choosers.  I'm sure there will be more full repeats along the way.  Incline paces were 6:49, 6:42, 6:53, 6:48, 6:45, 6:24 (?!), 6:48 and 7:04.  When I did this last cycle (2/26/2013)  I was much slower.  So I got all excited only to be told that it's probably because I had some rest. 

Wednesday 5/1
We're in May, baby.  Just a few more weeks until things get grindy...
AM:  Slept in.  ZZZZ.
Lunch:  Pilates.  Flabby gut needs work.
PM:  6 Easy Miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/306452241 I tried really hard to real myself in.  I had to do this no faster than 8:45, but ended up faster. 

Thursday 5/2
The schedule said ELIPTICAL of all things.  After being on it for 15 minutes, decided that I have to be severely injured to enjoy this thing...Did illegal run with Lisa.  Easy 4M on West Drive, only to be punished with a poop attack.  Go figure.

Friday 5/3
AM:  Lonely track workout.  Although some guy decided to race me at one point, so I had to put it down.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/306979114  Result was lost count of lap numbers, and ended up with one too many.  Some where along the week, I did some dead lifts, which left a deep gluet pain...

Saturday 5/4
It was supposed to be a rest day, but I considered my chances at Central Park.  There were events on both weekends, one being Revlon Walk/Run (Saturday) and the other being 32K Amateur Cyclist Day (Sunday).  I'm normally OK with cyclists as long as they know what they are doing.  I trust those Aliens.  But these wannabe Aliens, not so much.  In fact, last year, one nearly crashed into me on Harlem Hills.  Therefore the Sunday run went on Saturday.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/307567878 and http://connect.garmin.com/activity/307567888.  Long story on why it's in two parts.

Sunday 5/5
After having a rather heavy dinner the night before with "Flannagan", I decided that I should sweat it out.  Illegal 5M run on treadmill.  Felt good and guilty.

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