22 and 23 Jan - Sessions 12 and 13

2020 GMT - Plugging away at the training plan and I made through the first two weeks! In all not a bad weekend of training, but it was tough. Saturday was cold...below freezing...refreshing! And oh were my hamstrings sore from Friday! I made it through the easy 5 mile run without any problems though. My HR monitor was giving me fits for the first few minutes again.  I'm wondering if I am already starting to see the effects of my training. When I reviewed the data from Saturday (Session 12) I think my overall average pace was at little quicker at that particular HR intensity. Exciting.

Sunday's run (Session 13) was much more difficult. My stomach problems returned over Saturday night so I didn't sleep well at all and was very tired. By morning I felt a little better but my stomach was still unsettled and I had bad heartburn. I had the alarm set for 0600 and when it went off I reset it for 0630. When it went off again, I almost didn't get up to run, but I knew if I didn't I wouldn't run at all. Besides, if I woke up feeling the same way on race day, I would still race. So I got up and out I went. It wasn't as cold as Saturday, but a little breezy. My hamstrings were still sore...even worse than Saturday! The first few minutes were pretty painful until I warmed up. Even though I wasn't feeling well I did ok on my first Long Slow Distance (LSD) of my training plan, sore hamstrings and all!.  Target HR was 142 and my average during the run was right on. Had a problem with the HR monitor yet again. I have some electrode gel, and I think I'll use it next time. The problem seems to go away within the first few minutes, but it is still annoying.

Tomorrow is a rest day and I'm glad for that. My hamstrings need a break. hopefully I can get some good sleep the next two nights and my stomach bug goes away.

Saturday was Marshall's birthday and we had a very nice weekend. Marshall's part was fun, and I really enjoyed watching him open all his gifts, even though it took almost 2 hours. We had a very nice dinner out, and today we went to the zoo. Tonight before bed Marshall and I worked on his new Lego Airport.



Marathon Training Session 12
Marathon Training Session 13