09 February 2010

5 Weeks from Bataan - Tuesday

Duration = 1:15:27
Distance = 2.57
Calories = 523
Max HR = 137
Avg HR = 129
Max Cadence = 78
Avg Cadence = 56

Tuesday: hill session
Equipment: Boots, shorts, t-shirt, & backpack (45 lbs)

Warm-up: 5:00 @ 3.0 mph
Main: 65:00 with HR in 125-135 & Grade=6% (Peak 3.0, finish 2.0)
Cool-down: 5:00 @ 2.0

That was brutal. The hardest part is that the pack I'm using needs a better/real chest strap. Also, I added another 5 pounds to the pack tonight. At 45 pounds, I'm nearing the handling capacity for this pack. The pack is now over 1/4 my weight. At 50 pounds, and some weight loss on my part, the pack will be nearly 1/3 my weight. Adding a chest strap will allow a better distribution of the weight. The good news is that I have over a month to fine tune the pack, and get used to moving with that much weight attached. (I also note it if I turn too fast.)

In order to stay in the target HR range, I had to back down the pace fairly early. I actually got down to 1.8 mph before a lower HR allowed me to bump it back up. The last 5 minutes were back at the 2.0. At least pack weight is only significant challenge at this point.

Data:
Lap    Time    Lap Time  Max Avg Min Dist  min/mile  
A 1. 0:10:24.7 0:10:24.7 137 121 78 0.504 20:19
A 2. 0:24:22.1 0:13:57.4 137 131 127 0.502 25:49
A 3. 0:39:09.0 0:14:46.9 137 133 127 0.504 27:41
A 4. 0:58:07.3 0:18:58.3 137 131 125 0.494 31:39
A 5. 1:13:40.9 0:15:33.6 135 129 119 0.504 29:34
1. 1:15:26.6 1:15:26.6 137 129 78 2.566 27:01

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