VO2...Uh oh...

Okay, I'm mildly exaggerating, but it's not a good thing either.

I fall in the "Fair" category for folks that are men, 30-39 years old for my VO2Max test I did yesterday. It was a bit stressful and awkward putting that mask on and sounding like Darth Vader while running on the treadmill. But I got my numbers and my results (I'll post those up later).

My new training plan requires me to train below a 138 bpm heart rate for a majority of my training for the next 42 days after the Pigtails Flat Ass (yes, I've decided that Pigtails will be my very last race for the year until I see how I do after the 42 days of training.)

I will be running solo for the entire time, no group runs.

I will be also trying to add as much base time as possible (mileage will not be the thing to focus on, but time in an HR zone and putting in ALOT of time as I can).

I'll put more up later on this. Wish me luck!

Recovery-doodly-doo...

I need that mutant gene that some of the Marathon Maniacs/ultrarunners have. You know, the same freaky one that allows one to run ultras at a fast pace and recover quickly from them in a few hours. Yeah, that one.

It's been 4 days since White River and I'm NOW starting to hobble less. The day after White River, I had to resort to using those Rascal electric scooters that the shopping stores have for the elderly and disabled. It was so pathetic!

The bruises are still big, but slowly fading. The muscle tenderness is going away (the two ice baths in two days helped a bit, but froze my butt off...literally).

Re-checking my running schedule for the rest of the year. I'm thinking that it might be better to only do one race a month for now...well, unless if I'm persuaded into another event.

Momz Day

After pulling some teeth on the weekend, I gave up my long run on Sunday to be with the mother of our micro-clan. She can't say that I don't give things up, that's for sure. Not too worried about taking this one long run off since next week is one race of many for the year and I have to learn to take some things slow.

The weekend was in the typical pattern: Eat, Shop, Shop, Eat, Shop, Shop, Shop, Home, Eat, Chill, Sleep.

Ended up getting some IKEA stuff (DVD bookcase & TV stand) and other doo-dads like books.

I finally got my ass registered for the Redmond Watershed Preserve 12-Hour Run for next week. Thank goodness that the RD was very cool with holding a spot for me first BEFORE submitting my entry fee (check's in the mail). Now I just have to pay for...

- The 20th Century 100k for May 31st (still iffy on whether to do this one or not)
- Lake Youngs Ultra on June 14th (gotta have that BBQ post-race food!)
- White River 50 Mile Ultra on July 26th (still have to do some 12 Summits Runs before this one.)
- Skagit Flats Marathon on Sept 9th
- Cle Elum Ridge Run 50k on Sept 13th
- Ghost of Seattle and Seattle Marathons on Nov 29th and Nov 30th (Early Bird Registration for Seattle Marathon ends on 05/31!)

There's probably more races that I'm not thinking about, but they're out there I'm sure.