Miles:
4847 total / 775 in 2013
Goal:

Age 58 and running since Nov, 2010. PR’s – 5k 22:39, 10k 50:17, HM 1:52:47. 2013 Goals: Sub 22.5 min. 5k, sub 50 min. 10K, Sub 4 hour marathon.

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  • 26 miles
  • 02:41 time
  • 1837 calories
  • 4 workouts
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Entries

  1. RUN
    good Through the Neighborhood 4.04 mi 00:35 08:45 pace

    One mile warmup followed by 2 x (.75 @ 10k pace then .75 @ marathon pace). Passed a mother duck and her seven children strolling across the street by the lake. It was a pleasant morning for this ... read more

  2. VELO
    good Cross Training - Cycling 12.73 mi 00:45 16.9mph pace

    Rode through the neighborhood for some low impact aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=147, 99th Percentile=154, 78% HRR, 73% VO2max
    Weather: Chance Thunder, Min./Max.: 67.9 'F/68.2 'F; Hu... read more

  3. RUN
    good Easy run through the neighbor... 4.29 mi 00:40 09:19 pace

    Forty minutes mostly easy with some strides thrown in over the last mile or so. Summer and the humidity have arrived.

    Heart Rate: Average=148, 99th Percentile=160, 79% HRR, 74% VO2max
    Weather: Ch... read more

    • Cammy H.
      Cammy H. Nice Job
      Nice Job:

      Nice easy run! Yep, summer has finally arrived. You are even further South than me with higher humidity! I love Alabama though, along with the heat and humidity. :) Great work today. Your pace is looking good!

      3 days ago

    • Rina M. Hi-five
      Hi-five:

      Great run in the heat Ralph! Our summer starts around June 21rst. Yours starts ahead of us? lol :+D

      3 days ago

    • Trish
      Trish

      Fantastic run in the heat and humidity!!

      3 days ago Like

  4. FIT
    great Cross Training - Rowing 4.88 mi 00:40 08:13 pace

    I substituted a four mile run with 40 minutes on the rower for some strength and aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=126, 99th Percentile=133, 61% HRR, max=133, 54% VO2max
    Average Cadence=23.2 strok... read more

  5. RUN
    good EA High School Track - Tempo Run 4.04 mi 00:36 08:58 pace

    One mile easy followed by three at my target marathon pace. I threw in a couple of strides over the last lap so the final mile was a little quicker.

    Heart Rate: Average=148, 99th Percentile=161... read more

  6. RUN
    good Comite River Trails 4.86 mi 01:00 12:24 pace

    Good workout. If these trails and humidity don't toughen me up nothing will.

    Heart Rate: Average=153, 99th Percentile=164, 83% HRR, 79% VO2max
    Weather: Partly Clouds, Min./Max.: 75.2 'F... read more

    • Laura A.
      Laura A.

      Awesome trail miles Ralph! And yes the humidity is definitely a challenge!

      7 days ago Like

    • Ruth H.
      Ruth H.

      Sounds tough! Well done.

      7 days ago Like

    • Rina M. You Rock
      You Rock:

      You're already tough Ralph! ;+)

      7 days ago

    • Cammy H.
      Cammy H.

      Good trail run Ralph! I am counting on the trails and humidity! :) They will toughen us up for sure!

      6 days ago Like

  7. VELO
    great Cross Training on the Cycle 12.52 mi 00:46 16.4mph pace

    Through the neighborhood for some low impact aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=135, 99th Percentile=145, 69% HRR, max=146, 63% VO2max
    Weather: Thunder, Min./Max.: 70.7 'F/71.0 'F; Humidi... read more

  8. RUN
    great Four Mile Fartlek through the... 4 mi 00:35 08:38 pace

    Out at 4:00 AM for 4 miles at varying paces. First miile easy and last mile at 7:26.

    Heart Rate: Average=151, 99th Percentile=167, 81% HRR, 77% VO2max
    Weather: Chance Thunder, Min./Max.: 62.5 ... read more

  9. FIT
    good Cross Training - Rowing 3.78 mi 00:30 07:56 pace

    Light day today. Thirty minutes on the rower for some strength and aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=136, 99th Percentile=146, 70% HRR, 64% VO2max
    Average Cadence=23.5 strokes per minute
    Weather:... read more

  10. RUN
    great 4:00 AM run through the neigh... 4.44 mi 00:40 09:00 pace

    I went out and ran 40 minutes without any real plan. Just fell into a comfortable pace and ran. A lot of fours in there this morning.

    Heart Rate: Average=148, 99th Percentile=153, 79% HRR, 74%... read more

    • Ruth H.
      Ruth H.

      Theres is a lot of fours! lol! Nice run.

      11 days ago Like

    • Tom D.
      Tom D.

      Love that kind of spontaneous workout! Great job today.

      11 days ago Like

    • Cammy H.
      Cammy H.

      I love to run that way! I am glad you had a nice early morning run.

      11 days ago Like

  11. RUN
    good Easy Run through the neighbor... 7.03 mi 01:09 09:46 pace

    My off season schedule called for seven easy miles this morning so that is what I did.

    Heart Rate: Average=141, 99th Percentile=145, 73% HRR, 68% VO2max
    Weather: Clear, Min./Max.: 60.1 'F/60.... read more

  12. RUN
    good Red Bug Hill Trail 5k Race 2.92 mi 00:30 10:11 pace

    That was brutal but I managed to get first place in the 50/59 age group. My Garmin did not show 3.1 miles but the hills and trenches were probably not measure accurately. It was a muddy mess afte... read more

  13. VELO
    great Cross Training Cycling 13.13 mi 00:47 16.8mph pace

    I rode through the neighborhood for some low impact aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=136, 99th Percentile=142, 69% HRR, 63% VO2max
    Weather: Chance Thunder, Min./Max.: 62.7 'F/63.5 'F;... read more

  14. RUN
    great Fartlek through the neighborhood 3.57 mi 00:30 08:24 pace

    Thirty minutes with no target except to run different paces for varied distances.

    Heart Rate: Average=150, 99th Percentile=157, 82% HRR, 78% VO2max
    Weather: Partly Clouds, Min./Max.: 58.5 '... read more

  15. RUN
    great Run through the neighborhood 3.32 mi 00:30 09:02 pace

    Short run through the neighborhood. I just ran without any target. I threw in a few surges and did some strides along the way.

    Heart Rate: Average=143, 99th Percentile=151, 80% HRR, 75% VO2max... read more

  16. FIT
    great Cross Training - Rowing 3.82 mi 00:30 07:51 pace

    I spent thirty minutes on the rowing machine for some strength and aerobic cross training.

    Heart Rate: Average=137, 99th Percentile=149, 70% HRR, 65% VO2max
    Average Cadence=23.8 strokes per minute... read more

  17. RUN
    good Short Tempo run through the n... 3.55 mi 00:30 08:27 pace

    Birthday (58th) Tempo Run. One mile easy followed by two miles at tempo pace (7:47) followed by a half mile cool down @ 8:47 pace. Another beautiful morning in South Louisiana.

    Heart Rate: Avera... read more

  18. RUN
    great Hooper Road Park - Trails 6.02 mi 01:01 10:05 pace

    About 4.75 on the trails and finished up on the road to get in six miles total. What a beautiful morning. Record cold for this date. Looks like we are in for another cool day tomorrow so the pla... read more

  19. VELO
    great Cross Training on the Cycle 12.54 mi 00:46 16.5mph pace

    Cycled through the neighborhood for some low impact aerobic work.

    Heart Rate: Average=137, 99th Percentile=144, 70% HRR, 64% VO2max
    Weather: Thunder, Min./Max.: 65.6 'F/65.6 'F; Humidity... read more

  20. RUN
    great Fartlek through the neighborhood 3.01 mi 00:28 09:09 pace

    Varied my paces randomly for a few miles on another humid morning. Fun.

    Heart Rate: Average=145, drift=12.9 BMP, 99th Percentile=158, 76% HRR, 72% VO2max
    Weather: Thunder, Min./Max.: 67.1 'F... read more