The Struggle With Self

  We all have insecurities, shortcomings. We all have situations that we don’t handle very well. For me, I don’t handle it well when my wife goes away on her long trips with friends, or on mission trips. I never handle it very well. I inadvertently, say something that indicates my insecurities. Well, let’s say that it happened again. This morning I did the figure 8 with 3 x Ryan, and 4 x Woodlot hill. I did 7.13 miles in 1:57:39 for a 16:30 per mile pace with an average cadence of 124 spm at an average power of 134w at an elevation gain of 185 feet at an average heart rate of 144 bpm at an all out effort of 9 at 54 degrees. Lord thank you that you help me when I am weak!

The Right Amount

 This week I have attempted to scale things back a bit, since I am holding it down at home all alone. Today I did 2 x Raynor Kastal/Ridge , 3 x Ryan, 2 short out and backs for 7.13 for a 16:10 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 163 bpm with an elevation gain of 210 feet at an average cadence of 125 spm at an average power of 135w at an all out effort of 9 at a cooler 53 degrees. I am feeling the meniscus tear a bit more when I am driving. Today is himp day, now onto the back half of the week.

South of 7

 It’s funny how you can do something every day, and yet it is still a challenge. It takes an act of the will to do the workouts. Today I decided to do the figure 8 with two short out and backs plus 4 x Woodlot hill for 8.86 miles in 1:51:52 for a 16:18 mile per pace with an average heart rate of 138 bpm an elevation gain of 222 feet at an average cadence of 124 spm at an average power of 135w with an all out effort of 9 at 57 mild drizzly degrees. Have a blessed friends.

Playing it Safe

 An afternoon alone, makes time snail by. I woke up in good season, but didn’t feel like pushing the pace. Plus I had to do a couple of extra sets. I did the 8 x Raynor Hill doing 6.64 miles in 1:49:04 for a 16:25 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 133 bpm at an average cadence of 123 spm at an average power of 138w with an elevation gain of 262 feet at an all out effort of 9 at 57 drizzly degrees. I saw the dog walker. He walks along at a good clip. Thank you Lord for good health!

Goodbye Charlotte Walk

  I dropped Charlotte off at church and left for home a bit before 6. I headed home and then went to Rocky Point for a walk on the Greenway trail. I did 8.19 miles in 2:35:54 miles for a 19:02 minute per mile pace with an average heart rate of 74 bpm at an average cadence of 112 spm at an average power of 108w at a moderate effort of 4 at a breezy 58 degrees. The trail was mostly quiet. I have decided to keep moving until my surgery. The thought of missing these workouts for a bit spur me on. Now, I am getting used to not having Charlotte here. This is a regular part of our life. Distance really does make the heart fonder!

Smooth, mostly

 I woke up tired, and with my wife scanning her phone because she couldn’t sleep. I stayed the course, read my Bible, drank coffee, and dressed up for my workout. Fortunately, the thunder and rain had stopped. The weather was fairly mild. It was another short day. I did the Kastal, Woodlot, and Randall Loop doing 7.64 miles in 2:00:29 for a 15:46 minute per pace, with an average heart rate of 135 bpm with an elevation gain of 129 feet, at an average cadence of 124 spm, at an average power of 138w, at an all out effort of 9, at 56 degrees. I also got my strength work in and got a good parking space at work. Lord willing GoBurger tonight. Charlotte leaves for the DR on Sunday. Lord please use her!

Hello May

 I had to be awakened by my alarm this morning, but that’s okay. I just woke up and kicked into gear as I knew that on Thursdays my Bible reading is short. I got around fairly quickly, and out the door just before 4. I was commit doing the Longwood Loop. Fortunately, my pace was decent on this cool spring morning. It was a little darker as it was partly cloudy. I did 8.28 miles in 2:10:55 for a 15:48 minute per mile pace at an average heart rate of 91 bpm with an elevation gain of 247 feet at an average cadence of 127 spm at an average power of 139w at a hard effort of 7 at 48 degrees. Today I was just committed to following the plan. The strength work went well. I also had a nice talk with my brother and got a nice parking spot. Thank you Lord!