June 2011

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Running

I ran pretty well in June, despite the daily 90˚F+ heat and ridiculous humidity of St. Louis. In previous months I had no problems running my morning 9-10 mile loop without drinking anything, but that’s simply no longer possible… I have to stop, usually multiple times, for water. Also, now that Will is spending fewer days at daycare, I’ve moved one of my three weekly runs to the evening after he’s gone to bed and the temperature has cooled (slightly). Mainly it’s the blazing sun that gets me.

Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout
January | 13.54 Mile | 3 | 4.51333 Mile
February | 33.47 Mile | 7 | 4.78143 Mile
March | 71.64 Mile | 10 | 7.164 Mile
April | 31.12 Mile | 6 | 5.18667 Mile
May | 71.9569 Mile | 10 | 7.19569 Mile
June | 85.87 Mile | 11 | 7.80636 Mile
Total | 307.597 Mile | 47 | 6.54461 Mile

Cycling

After taking it easy on my recovering knee for a few weeks I started adding some intensity to my bike training. And when that went okay I started racing again after over a year off. I’ve done the tuesday night crits at Carondelet Park four times now, each week showing gradual improvement (25th, 23rd, 13th, 11th). Statistically speaking, it’s just a matter of time before I win one, right?

My first race scared the hell out of me. Every lap I lost 5-10 places rounding the fast 35mph downhill corner. The good news is that I was easily able to make up that deficit and more going back up the hill. After a few more races I’m now holding my position there while still moving up when I want. This past week I felt really strong on the last lap for the first time, I just hesitated a bit too long before making the final jump. I’ll judge it better next time.

Bike | Distance | # Rides | Avg per Ride
Bianchi | 60.3 Mile | 10 | 6.03 Mile
Big Red | 4.4 Mile | 1 | 4.4 Mile
Pocket Rocket | 29.85 Mile | 3 | 9.95 Mile
Thundercougarfalconbird | 249.47 Mile | 12 | 20.7892 Mile
Total | 344.02 Mile | 26 | 13.2315 Mile

Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout
January | 35.32 Mile | 4 | 8.83 Mile
February | 0 | 0 | 0
March | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile
April | 36.25 Mile | 7 | 5.17857 Mile
May | 272.94 Mile | 25 | 10.9176 Mile
June | 344.02 Mile | 26 | 13.2315 Mile
Total | 691.53 Mile | 63 | 10.9767 Mile

Walking

Slightly lower numbers here now that I’m not walking Will to and/or from daycare every day. I still try to get out and stretch my legs with low impact walking on a regular basis. Will loves to walk.

Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout
January | 56.9 Mile | 16 | 3.55625 Mile
February | 47.6 Mile | 14 | 3.4 Mile
March | 83.4 Mile | 24 | 3.475 Mile
April | 84.3 Mile | 26 | 3.24231 Mile
May | 64. Mile | 19 | 3.36842 Mile
June | 57.3 Mile | 17 | 3.37059 Mile
Total | 393.5 Mile | 116 | 3.39224 Mile

Scooter

Month | Distance | # Workouts | Avg per Workout
January | 0 | 0 | 0
February | 0 | 0 | 0
March | 0 | 0 | 0
April | 0 | 0 | 0
May | 0 | 0 | 0
June | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile
Total | 3 Mile | 1 | 3. Mile