RUN 25 miles in 4:42! 11:18 m/m ave
There was lots of walking intervals, or at least it seemed that way to me. So the break-down of data is different.
Zone 1 HR: 0:26
Zone 2 HR: 1:45
Zone 3 HR: 2:27
Right now I can't find what Garmin thinks my zones are. Ugh, looking...
Zone 1 is 50-60% 114-127
2 is 60-70% 127-140
3 is 70-80% 140-154
4 is 80-90% 154-167
Got the idea...but a percentage of WHAT...says max HR is 180 and resting is 46. No help there yet. Google says us %HRR which is a percentage of a heart rate reserve, which is my max HR minus the resting HR. Oh fuck this,
change it to BPM. So now I've typed in the numbers above.
I'm not sure if this changes my data from the run. Anyway. Back to the data.
1400 ft elevation change all in the first 15 miles.
Ave HR 138 and ave cad 164.
The cadence is low for the walking. But the HR still seems higher than it should be?
Anyway, back to the run. Up early for the drive to the Al Foster area, I'd mapped out a run there with some out-n-back in Rockwoods along the road with the water fountain. My distance guesstimates were a bit off -- I reached Rockwoods at about 2 miles, and the gate at the other end of Rockwoods at 4.5 miles. Listening to Joe Rogan's interview with Tool vocalist. Even with the cars right along me, this was a great segment with shade and water and bathrooms. After hitting the gate, turning back down the hill I stopped for bathroom biz, then kept going. I was surprised to see SO driving in for his ride after a midnight shift. I waved, and didn't think he knew who I was, he just kept driving. I didn't want to interrupt his ride prep. I wondered if he'd come out to find me? I sent a short phone message "Hi. Have a great ride"
At mile 7 or so, near the park entrance he caught up to me. I'm happy to see him! I ask on butterflies, he asks how far I'm going, I ask what happens if I keep running on the south road of the park, he says hills. I don't want to hold him up from his ride, but at the same time wanted to see him. I writing this on Monday, after what happened Sunday, so I'm trying to keep Saturday's perspective here. He rides off, I take the south road. Yup, hills. Faster cars, more sun, more hills. I turn around and head back to the north road and head up to the gate.
Hit the gate, stop for one of my failed rice cakes (just yuck, not again), back down the hills, another bathroom break, assess my Camelbak water levels, decide to get to the truck for refill and finish the the run on the softer and flatter Al Foster.
Hit the truck at 17 miles. Only 8 more to go! I'm feeling good but warm, maybe a bit dehydrated but no stomach upset or specific pains. I grab my purple chamois "cooling" towel and wear it at as a scarf. Off to the trail.
I started to lag more here. Maybe more sugar needed. The entire run was on 4 tootsie roll pops, 3 mini chocolate bars, and most of two of the rice cakes. And a good breakfast. I was using the last of the pops as a distraction and sugar, but not sure it was enough. I walked more, and let myself walk as that was the plan to start mapping out my run/walk intervals.
Came across a loose dog on the trail, the owners caught it, and I only had mild anxiety. Stupid anxiety. Kept going, hit the sandy area (wore my butterfly gaiters just for this segment) but it flooded out soon with tree debris. Back to the other fork, too muddy and rocky for the road shoes I was wearing. I meant to turn around at 4 miles out or 21 miles total, but I turned back at just over 20 and knew I'd have to find an extra 2 miles.
Really lagging now, but no urge to quit. My feet were starting to hurt, I was just low on motivation, and that's it. But that's almost enough to ruin a race, especially if the weather goes back or the terrain too rough. But 21, 22, 23, used that short "overlook" out-n-back of 0.5 miles, then back on the AF to hit the needed out-n-back distance to end at 25 at the truck.
Think I saw MattyD twice on the AF. Saw cacti with bright yellow flowers blooming. Saw a few milkweek, but no caterpillars. Saw the mini railroad tracks, a few swallowtail butterflies.
Great run!! I was a bit nauseated by the end, didn't want to run another step, was NOT motivated to hit the "magical" 26.2 distance (save that for another day). Cleaned up, changed clothes at the truck, drove home. Thanks to road construction the drive took an hour. Ugh.
Once home, I was sore and tired, but not totally wiped out. Had trouble getting to sleep.
I didn't have to run 25 today, the plan says 20 today and 5 tomorrow, but I knew I'd be biking tomorrow and 5 just seemed too damned hard after today. Hahaha. I'm glad I pushed it through, proved I could, showed my nutrition is weak but on track. My road shoes should be good for Badger 100K and Hennepin 100M.
Oh, my back. Don't forget that. Very uncomfy when the Camelbak was fully loaded, like an uncomfortable squeeze through the ribs. And my next into the left shoulder, that stabbing burning pain seems to be spreading into the shoulder blade? Why don't I do something about it?! Stupid shit move.
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