6 Weeks from Bataan - Sunday

Duration = 1:41:22
Distance = 5.73
Calories = 676
Max HR = 136
Avg HR = 127
Max Cadence = 72
Avg Cadence = 68

Sunday: long session
Equipment: Boots, shorts, t-shirt, & backpack (40 lbs)

Warm-up: 5:00 @ 3.0 mph
Main: 1:50:00 1:35:00 with HR in 125-135 (Peak 3.5, finish 3.4)
Cool-down: 1:00 each 3.0, 2.5; 3:00 @ 2.0 put treadmill away

If I had known earlier in the week that I was going to be running the race, I would have moved the long session away from the race. As I didn't know until mid-day Friday that I was running Saturday morning, all I did was move my rest day to Friday to allow a bit of rest for the race.

I was a bit stiff and sore from the race yesterday. This session was very similar to the one I had after the Unit PT session. My lower legs were very unhappy. I spent the first 30 minutes paying very close attention to the various aches and pains. I was prepared to abort if anything indicated "something wrong". Somewhere between 1.5 and 2 miles into the session, most of the pain in the lower legs went away. I figure I finally got the legs loose and warm.

I'm also monitoring the pace I'm able to maintain. I was ahead of an eight hour marathon pace (18:20/mile) at the 1:00:00 mark. This includes the warm-up at 20:00 pace. I don't expect to actually finish the March in less than eight hours, but it is nice to see that I can sustain that pace for a significant part of the distance. I was on line to finish the session ahead of that pace, but I hit the switch on the power strip feeding the treadmill. I called it a day and put the thing away (folded it mostly).

Next week is the last time I add static weight to the pack. I will be targeting about 45 pounds. After next week, I will add water to the reservoir and use it. This will prove the equipment is functional and get me used to using it.

Data:

Lap    Time     Lap Time  Max Avg Min Dist  min/mile  
A 1.  0:09:08.7 0:09:08.7 129 111  77 0.499  18:19  
A 2.  0:17:30.9 0:08:22.2 133 129 124 0.502  16:40  
A 3.  0:25:59.6 0:08:28.7 133 130 128 0.501  16:55  
A 4.  0:34:49.8 0:08:50.2 134 129 125 0.503  17:34  
A 5.  0:43:53.5 0:09:03.7 130 126 117 0.501  18:04  
A 6.  0:52:40.7 0:08:47.2 131 129 126 0.501  17:32  
A 7.  1:01:26.8 0:08:46.1 131 129 125 0.502  17:28  
A 8.  1:10:13.2 0:08:46.4 132 127 119 0.501  17:30  
A 9.  1:18:52.7 0:08:39.5 131 129 124 0.502  17:15  
A 10. 1:27:29.7 0:08:37.0 134 129 120 0.501  17:12  
A 11. 1:36:00.6 0:08:30.9 135 130 127 0.505  16:52  
1.    1:41:21.7 1:41:21.7 136 127  77 5.731  17:22