Notes
---Rough morning long run in Montecito. Ran the loops in 19:01, 19:18 and (after a long break deciding whether I should bag it for the day) 19:30.---
Today was pretty much a disaster. I should have known when I drove down to the Montecito Hotel and forgot my watch. I came back, took forever to find parking again, did a quick stretch and I was off. I felt okay in the beginning and the weather felt good with the breeze and overcast (no sun.). But after one loop it went to shit.
I ran down the hill after the hotel but then it got bad. I crawled to the top of the hill before the cemetery and stopped at the 3.35-mile mark for a pussy stop. After a semi-long break, I started again and right away I felt like shit again. I scrambled up the hill past the cemetery and just slowed down to like 9:15 pace on the uphill. I slogged around to end the loop in 19:18, after hitting 19:01 the first time.
I then stopped, sat on the bus stop bench and thought about life. Really I thought about either stopping and calling it a day or going ahead and pussing through another loop. It ended up being probably 4-5 minutes of thinking. I was almost 50-50. I knew if I stopped (which was probably the smart move considering how I felt), I’d have a rough week hitting my goal of 36.0 miles in six runs. I knew if I ran it was going to hurt pretty bad after a mile or so.
I chose the latter and it didn’t disappoint. I stopped once (at 6.54 miles for a stoplight where I definitely could have gone anyway - there was no traffic) and Greg Dolby’d through a 19:30 to absolutely kill my ego. I was absolutely spent, soaked with sweat and dehydrated once I finished. That being said, it was my longest run since running 7.94 on July 31, 2010. It was a great start to the week and tomorrow’s an off day. Bleh.
Song: N/A
Stops: 3 (3.35 (pussy), 4.95 (pussy) and 6.54 (stoplight)).
Times on SB-Channel Drive (~Morning Run)
~* 07/04/11 - 3 laps - 7.42 mi. in 57:49 (7:48 pace) - 19:01, 19:18 (38:19), 19:30 (57:49); AHR: 171/MHR: 183; Weight - N/A
~* 05/27/11 - 2 laps - 4.91 mi. in 38:15 (7:48 pace) - 19:05, 19:10 (38:15); AHR: 176/MHR: 194; Weight - N/A
~* 12/26/10 - 2 laps - 4.94 mi. in 38:05 (7:43 pace) - 18:58, 19:07 (38:05); AHR: N/A/MHR: N/A; Weight - 180.4
* 12/24/10 - 2 laps - 4.97 mi. in 37:45 (7:36 pace) - est. 18:50, 18:55 (37:45); AHR: N/A/MHR: N/A; Weight - 182.4
Past July 3rd’s
Today - 7.42 mi. in 57:49 (7:48 pace) at 11:14 a.m. in Montecito (SB-Channel Drive)
2010 - Did not run (left hamstring injury) - Biked 25.90 mi. in 1:30:00 (17.27 mi/hr)
2009 - Did not run
2008 - Did not run (left achilles injury)
2007 - Did not run
2006 - Did not run
2005 - Did not run
2004 - Did not run
2003 - Did not run - Hiked 3.01 mi. in ??? (Castle Rock)
2002 - Did not run (ribs injury)
2001 - N/A
2000 - N/A