Back on the fitness horse – January in review
Beyond my sub-standard 2009 Boston Marathon, my training and fitness has been spotty at best for the past 1.5+ years, due in part to the MA degree I’m doing, and some significant left groin and right knee issues that are mostly gone now. Throw a little inguinal hernia surgery into the mix last August and you can get a sense of where I am. While I finish the MA through June, I’ll be doing a slow build back to decent endurance and speed, while getting back to a weight I’m happy with.
Below is the first monthly post tracking my journey back to reasonable fitness, focusing only on broad monthly averages for now. I’d like to see the average monthly mileage slowly go up, while the average paces and heart rates go down. The numbers below are only approximations, as some of the trainer rides have GPS screwing with speed/distance sensor data and some of the stationary bike and treadmill runs lacking HR or accurate pace/distance number. Since most workouts include accurate GPS and HR data, the overall averages are good enough to see general trends.
For the month
I got a couple days of bike commuting in and that number will definitely increase. Even though the round trip is only eight miles, that equals up to 176 miles of cycling without a lot of extra effort. I’ve agreed to captain a Vancouver Sun Run team so I’d imagine I’ll be motivated to pick up the pace a little and test a few speed and hill workouts going forward too.
Totals: 29 Activities (10 runs, 11 bikes, 8 gym visits), 122.19 miles, 19:11:34 h:m:s, dropped 4.8 lbs.
Running
Count: 10 Activities
Distance: 44.22 mi
Time: 5:26:42 h:m:s
Avg Pace: 7:24 min/mile
Avg HR: 151 bpm
Cycling
Count: 11 Activities
Distance: 77.98 mi
Time: 4:34:51 h:m:s
Avg Speed: 17.0 mph
Max Speed: 21.5 mph
Avg HR: 130 bpm
Avg Bike Cadence: 92 rpm
Gym
Count: 8 Activities
Time: 9:10:00 h:m:s
