Steamy Looping Saturday

11K done looping on the backyard trail.  Wasn't hot but it was 100% humid... not much cooling.   Misquitos were not too bad!  

Trail Run Friday

It was quite warm and humid yesterday so I decided to break the trail run into 2 parts.

First 5K was HOT but aggressive logging a 7:30 pace.  Made a B Line for the pool with a Beer and a Water  cooled down ,  hydrated then headed back out!

2nd 5K was much slower by design.   Ended the Run at the Hammock in the Man Cave ...some Brews and good Tunes were in order.  

Lower at lunch

5th consecutive lunch run exactly the same.   Today my HR was even lower topping out at 143 bpm.  

2nd Run Yesterday - BAD BAD BAD Garmin Data

Hit the backyard trail last night after work....needed some trail and hammock time.    I was somewhat well behaved packing only 4 cans of Beer for the recovery!     Still had some trouble with the quads on the downhill part.   GPS data was way way way off but I know 6 laps is just shy of 5K and with the House to Trail head added in I logged about 5.5K.

Normal GPS data ...   6 loops

Last Eves data  ... same  6 loops as above

40%

60% of the pain is gone.  Another 5K done the same as the last 2 days. MAX  HR is dropping each day M-150,  T-148, W-145.   Getting use to the Mizunos .... feeling my right foot,  left knee and right hip complain a little but its good to challenge myself with such a radically different shoe besides its the right one for short race day!

Still hurting

Quads are still trashed however it was a little bit better today logging the same 5K lunch run today.

I had to switch up shoes this week.   The Hokas I bought a few months ago were falling apart ...  the tongue is  2 piece and it was separating ,   definitely manufacturing fault.   Un-boxed a year old brand new pair of Mizuno Wave Elixir 8's.  They are quite a contrast to the Hokas ... kind of minimalist.   Right metatarsal is complaining  a bit in these baby otherwise OK.     Lookign at yesterdays and todays runs my cadence is up,  ground contact time and vertical oscillation is lower.  Not sure if its the shoes or the pain that is making the difference .

Recovery Run ...and I liked it!

5K done at lunch the usual 5:00 pace ...even threw in a 4:45 Fartlek at the 4K mark!   Quads were painful to start but settled pretty good as the run progressed.   With a 10K looming  12 days from no its time to switch to a different gear!  

 Weighed in today ,  tipping the scales just under 178 lbs I seem to be retaining fluids.   The last lap at Sulpur was somewhat slow.   I have the "rash of scarlet fever " today which is an indication of too high a core temp for too long.   Its a common thing for me to experience this rash 24-48 hours after a hot run.  

 Speaking of dumb ass I wore my Ultra Spire pack minus a bladder on Saturday.  The pack covers a fair bit of my back and no doubt impedes  cooling! I carried 12 gels ,  S Caps , Hat , Gloves , Extra Shirt , iPad Mini,  Mi - Fi  and an iPod Shuffle .... a little over kill!!!!   The idea behind the mini and mi fi was to stream Okemos Brewing off the Internet .  As it turns out I listened to the iPod for a half loop but never fired up the iPad.   With Gels at the aid station I didn't need to carry them!!!   Bottom line I didn't need the pack.... PERIOD.   It was cool starting out but as the day progressed it warmed up to 20 ,  enough to do me in with what I was packing...LOL.