The Week That Was

Monday: 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE)
Wednesday: 1.0hr. run (zone 2/zone 3, some zone 4+)
Thursday: upper body weights
Sunday: half-marathon

Event Result: Stride Against Cancer 2012

I completed the Stride Against Cancer (half-marathon timed variant) without permanent injury - indeed, without any injury at all - in a time of:
1:46:40

My thanks to the volunteers, sponsors, and organizers!
(Extra shout-out to Coach Jerry Harper for the official timing for those of us who wanted it.)

It's a great event that encourages a lot of people to direct some money to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society and to participate as part of an active lifestyle.

Event Plan

I'm running the Stride Against Cancer (timed half marathon variant) tomorrow.

The only large running event with corrals in the next year for which I think I might sign up is the Goofy Challenge.

For the Goofy Challenge I might want to try to run the half-marathon in under two hours and the full marathon under four hours. To get a reasonable corral assignment for that marathon time I suppose they'll want a half marathon time under 1:55 and perhaps under 1:50.

I'm also signed up for a four mile relay leg Sunday February 5th, so I don't want to completely toast myself tomorrow and let my team down next week.

The basic plan for tomorrow is:
o run the first half of the course at the top of zone 3, or 8:40/mile pace (whichever is more demanding);
o run the third quarter at the top of zone 4, or on pace to make 1:55 (whichever is more demanding);
o run the fourth quarter in zone 5a.

As ever with running in Cayman, allowances have to be made for heat, humidity, and heart rate drift. Heart rate monitors help, but RPE counts too.

"Cheers!" to Coach

"We once held a primary school sports meet on the runway because no planes were coming in that day."
-- Coach Jerry Harper

The Week That Was

Monday: 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE)
Tuesday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights
Wednesday: morning 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE); evening 1.0hr. run (zone 2/zone 3, some zone 4)
Saturday: 1.33hr. treadmill run (zone 2)
Sunday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights

Recovery week began on Thursday and will run through the coming Wednesday. Might shift the model week to having only two basic legs weights sessions.

My mother, aunt, and two of my parents' friends visited Grand Cayman on Thursday (as a port of call on a cruise).

AGM for our triathlon association was Tuesday evening.

I signed up for the Stride Against Cancer to be held on January 29th. I'll do the half-marathon timed event. If I'm going to do any large running event in the next couple of years having the time could be useful for corral assignment. Timing for the event will be done by Coach Jerry Harper, as is so much of the volunteer timing for amateur sport on the island.

Coach Jerry will receive the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour from the Governor, His Excellency Duncan Taylor, at the National Heroes Day official celebration today. It's well-deserved!

The Week That Was

Monday: 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE)
Tuesday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights
Wednesday: morning 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE); evening 1.0hr. run (zone 2/zone 3, some zone 4)
Thursday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights
Saturday: 2.0hr. treadmill run (zone 2)
Sunday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights

Insty!

Went to a talk today given by Glenn Reynolds, a.k.a. Instapundit!

The presentation was based upon the theme of his book, An Army of Davids: how technology is enabling individuals and small groups to accomplish what used to take large organizations (i.e. the Goliaths).

Thought-provoking and fun.

(Please excuse this fanboy interlude - we each have a firmament of celebrities)

The Week That Was

Monday: 1.0hr. treadmill run (zone 2)
Tuesday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights
Wednesday: morning 1.0hr. run (zone 2 on RPE); evening 1.0hr. run (zone 2/zone 3, some zone 4)
Friday: upper body weights (+ basic legs) weights
Saturday: 2.0hr. treadmill run (zone 1/zone 2)
Sunday: upper body (+ basic legs) weights

Minor legs on weights has been the label for including dumbbell squats. Basic legs is the label for including dumbbell squats and dumbbell deadlifts.

Resolutionists

Gym was not crowded with resolutionists at 5am opening today, the first regular workday of the year!

It's nice to see some people trying to priorize a healthier lifestyle, and great to see ones who keep making it happen through the year.

(From the vulture perspective, resolutionists who drop by the wayside and stop using their memberships subsidize the gym regulars.)

Best wishes for the New Year!

The Week That Was

Thursday: upper body (+ minor legs) weights
Friday: 1.0hr. treadmill run (zone 2)
Saturday: upper body (+ minor legs) weights