Wind In My Face

Good morning.

Looks like a beautiful spring weekend in Chicago. The sun will be abundant and the winds light. I will be able to dress down a bit while running which will be nice. I expect the lakefront path will be filled with many happy faces today. I does not take much to make us Chicagoan's happy in the spring. Just give us some sun and warmer temps, 40's, and we will delight in it. I am really looking forward to my 10 mile marathon pace run along the lake today and tomorrow's 20. Instead of pushing the pace today I may really try to practice marathon pace. My guess is that pace will be around 7:45-7:55 per mile. My Boston goal is to run 3:30 or less and 8:00 pace will get me there and guarantee me a spot in the New York City Marathon. Those are my aspirations.

Yesterday I tried my new triathlon/road bike outside for the first time. My ride took me on the route I run along the lake, except much further. The bike is fast and smooth. I can notice the new ergonomic riding position after the three hour fitting session on Thursday. It was just a pleasure to pedal away yesterday. I had tons of strength in my quads from all of the winter training on the indoor trainer. Riding outside seems much easier.

As I meandered along the path the snow was melting and streams of water ran across the pavement, making it wet in many spots. Sometimes there were large pools of water. I just wooshed through them and water would spray all over. When I got home the bike was very dirty and needed cleaning. My pace on the path was very good. I restrained myself some so I would be able to have quality runs this weekend. The first 3.5 miles and last 3.5 miles are the slowest due to traffic on my way to and from the path.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Calories
1 0:06:17 1 13 190 9.5 17.3 44
2 0:05:05 1 20 20 11.8 16.2 57
3 0:03:57 1 7 16 15.2 18.3 48
4 0:04:32 1 7 13 13.2 19.3 51
5 0:03:17 1 0 10 18.2 20.3 54
6 0:03:28 1 7 3 17.3 23.5 58
7 0:03:35 1 0 3 16.7 22.1 65
8 0:03:21 1 -- 10 17.9 21.1 62
9 0:04:56 1 3 10 12.2 20.8 55
10 0:03:50 1 23 20 15.6 21.2 94
11 0:03:47 1 13 3 15.8 22.6 69
12 0:03:44 1 3 13 16 22.3 59
13 0:02:44 1 13 3 21.9 23.5 75
14 0:02:51 1 3 7 21 24 68
15 0:03:20 1 3 7 17.9 22.5 57
16 0:03:46 1 13 7 15.9 20.1 59
17 0:03:47 1 7 3 15.8 19.1 55
18 0:03:53 1 7 3 15.4 17.6 52
19 0:03:57 1 7 13 15.2 17.3 53
20 0:04:07 1 16 7 14.6 17.7 55
21 0:03:52 1 3 3 15.5 17.4 55
22 0:04:41 1 36 26 12.8 17.3 87
23 0:03:58 1 10 20 15.1 17.5 59
24 0:04:03 1 0 20 14.8 19.8 44
25 0:04:01 1 23 3 14.9 16.7 58
26 0:03:46 1 3 10 15.9 17.8 49
27 0:04:36 1 56 10 13 17.2 79
28 0:05:18 1 7 33 11.3 18.4 48
29 0:04:21 1 20 20 13.8 21.1 50
30 0:04:33 1 3 16 13.1 20.7 56
31 0:00:50 0.17 -- 3 11.9 14.5 6
Summary 2:02:27 30.17 322 518 14.8 24 1,781



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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin