Horrible, horrible night's sleep. Hyatt's bed did not work for me! I estimate I got 3 hours sleep. Although I caught 2 cat naps on the flight, this is not where I need to be rest-wise for Saturday's race!

Resting heart rate = 49 bpm
Blood O2 saturation = 98%


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Lakefront 8 LHR

 

Summary

Name	Lakefront 8 LHR
Location	Chicago, IL
Start Time	8/2/2012 5:49 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	8.21 mi		Time	01:18:08.0
Time Moving	01:18:08.0		Stopped	00:00:03.0
Average pace	09:30 min/mi		Max. pace	08:35 min/mi
Weather	Clear; 70.9 °F
Calories	1031 kCal
Notes	OBJECTIVE 8 mi.@ low heart rate (< aerobic threshold 135 bpm) Legs felt like lead this morning. Tomorrow's off day coming at a good time.

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6x800

 

Summary

Name	6x800
Location	Chicago, IL
Start Time	8/1/2012 5:30 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	8.18 mi		Time	01:09:54.0
Time Moving	01:09:54.0		Stopped	00:00:14.0
Average pace	08:32 min/mi		Max. pace	06:19 min/mi
Weather	Clear; 67.1 °F
Calories	1019 kCal
Notes	This one did not go well! I didn't hold it together at all. OBJECTIVE WU 6x800 @ 6:36 w/400 active recoveries CD I think the accumulated volume must be catching up to me.

Splits

No	Start Time	Start Distance	Duration	Distance	Average Pace
1	5:30:30 AM	0.00 mi	00:19:54.9	2.10 mi	09:29 min/mi
2	5:51:17 AM	2.10 mi	00:03:25.5	0.50 mi	06:51 min/mi
3	5:54:43 AM	2.60 mi	00:02:35.1	0.25 mi	10:24 min/mi
4	5:57:18 AM	2.85 mi	00:03:19.7	0.50 mi	06:39 min/mi
5	6:00:38 AM	3.35 mi	00:02:42.7	0.25 mi	10:54 min/mi
6	6:03:21 AM	3.60 mi	00:03:21.3	0.50 mi	06:43 min/mi
7	6:06:42 AM	4.10 mi	00:02:42.4	0.25 mi	10:53 min/mi
8	6:09:24 AM	4.34 mi	00:03:23.8	0.50 mi	06:48 min/mi
9	6:12:48 AM	4.84 mi	00:02:29.0	0.25 mi	09:59 min/mi
10	6:16:38 AM	5.09 mi	00:03:16.6	0.50 mi	06:33 min/mi
11	6:19:55 AM	5.59 mi	00:02:43.3	0.25 mi	10:57 min/mi
12	6:22:39 AM	5.84 mi	00:03:26.1	0.50 mi	06:52 min/mi
13	6:26:04 AM	6.34 mi	00:02:43.4	0.25 mi	10:57 min/mi
14	6:28:48 AM	6.59 mi	00:14:07.1	1.54 mi	09:09 min/mi
Totals:			01:09:54.0	8.18 mi	08:32 min/mi

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Lakefront 5 LHR

 

Summary

Name	Lakefront 5 LHR
Location	Chicago, IL
Start Time	7/31/2012 5:44 AM (UTC-05:00)		Category	My Activities:Running
Distance	5.20 mi		Time	00:50:51.0
Time Moving	00:50:51.0		Stopped	00:00:04.0
Average pace	09:46 min/mi		Max. pace	08:59 min/mi
Weather	PartClouds; 68.3 °F
Calories	653 kCal
Notes	OBJECTIVE 5 mi. recovery run @ low heart rate < 135 bpm Legs felt a little heavy this morning. I think this is my fastest pace to date while still keeping heart rate under 136. It was a few degrees cooler this morning so I'm sure that is part of the benefit.

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Lakefront 10: Home-Navy Pier-Work

7/30/2012 5:25 AM: Running - Chicago, IL - 10.15 mi - 01:22:16.0 h

Summary Name Lakefront 10 Location Chicago, IL Start Time 7/30/2012 5:25 AM (UTC-05:00) Category My Activities:Running Distance 10.15 mi Time 01:22:16.0 Time Moving 01:22:16.0 Stopped 00:00:30.0 Average pace 08:06 min/mi Max. pace 04:10 min/mi Total Ascent 417 ft +41 ft/mi Total Descent -397 ft -39 ft/mi Weather Clear; 71.7 °F Calories 1258 kCal Notes OBJECTIVE 10 mi.@ 8:01-8:16 Surprised by how good my legs felt; even had a little spring. Had to add to rather than go straight to the office so went from Ohio Street Beach down to Navy Pier and back.

Map: Street - openstreetmap.org (Mapnik)

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Lakefront 7 @ LHR

7/29/2012 7:21 AM: Running - Chicago, IL - 7.27 mi - 01:12:38.0 h

Summary Name Lakefront 7 Location Chicago, IL Start Time 7/29/2012 7:21 AM (UTC-05:00) Category My Activities:Running Distance 7.27 mi Time 01:12:38.0 Time Moving 01:12:38.0 Stopped 00:00:12.0 Average pace 09:59 min/mi Max. pace 07:59 min/mi Total Ascent 269 ft +37 ft/mi Total Descent -269 ft -37 ft/mi Weather Clear; 75.0 °F Calories 921 kCal Notes OBJECTIVE 7 mi. recovery run @ low heart rate <135 bpm Nice morning on sore legs, lower abs and hips from yesterday's run. Post-run ice bath helped but still had residual soreness. Managed to keep my heart rate ~135 for the entire run; a little lower most of the time.

Map: Street - openstreetmap.org (Mapnik)

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