Nov 20th to Nov 27 training log

Monday November 21st: Off Was Mr Couch potato and at like I hadn't eaten in a week, oops

Tuesday November 22nd: 90 min bike at gym (was funny 'cuz I kinda got stuck with a turbo class going on and I figured it was only a 30 min class but ended up a 60 min, so I had to just keep pedaling not wanting to really disturb the class) +30 min easy on treadmill

Wednesday November 23rd: 6 mile loop on mostly grass around Kapi'olani park and Ala Wai in a.m.
6 mile loop p.m. same as morning easy effort

Thursday November 24th: 15 miles 2:17.
2.75 to Nature Center, Tantalus Triple Trek loop (10 miles give or take) 2.75 back.

Friday November 25th: 1 hour yoga at gym + 45 min spin class

Saturday November 26th: Night HURT loop 4:16. Started at 6:30pm finishing just before 11pm. Pushing mostly on the climbs a little as I wanted to build a little fatigue for the next morning. Lots of fun, real windy, rained most of the time, lots of mud all good ingredients for a blast on the loop. Stomach felt a little backed up, think I was eating too much PB&J sandwich at one time. Got to try a concoction me and my Dad made up (he calls it Nunnzini - something of that spelling [:) Its pretty sweet but it seems to go in to the system well enough, got a little tweaking to do with the electrolytes/minerals I think though.

Sunday November 27th: Morning HURT loop, 4:36 (including 3-5 min of talking with the McAllisters and other runners [: always great to talking with them, real nice folks) starting at 6:30 am. Legs real flat but felt they were quite responsive but might have been pushing a little to hard or something as my stomach didn't seem to be absorbing much of the water, sandwiches and such; miles 8-20 were pretty rough and was seriously bonking with 4 miles to go, took 1 1/2 power gels and that seem to help, but it seemed like everything that I ate and drank were still in my stomach. Aside from the tough patch my legs felt like they could have repeated another 4:10-4:20 loop without too much effort.

Pretty productive week, though the mileage isn't superb compared to what others might do, I feel my body is toughening up for the next few weeks leading up to the race in January.

Aloha,
Zander Nunn