March. Wow, what a month. I don’t think I’ve ever had a month that was quite so bipolar. Both health and running have had crazy highs and lows.
On the health front, I’ve been focusing on getting my weight down since Marathon Weekend. I’ve managed to take off 17-18lbs in that time frame, which I’m very happy with. On the flip side, though, I ended up having to run the last two weeks of the month with an active kidney stone. Not fun at all! Especially as it was active during my virtual marathon! Fortunately, it has passed at this point so April will be a bit more comfortable.
On the running front, I continued my rapid ramp up back to marathon peak volumes with the intention of running the Tobacco Road Marathon as both a PoT race and a final long training run for the Blackbeard’s Revenge 100k at the end of the month. Training went very well and I felt fully healthy when the marathon was cancelled. I ran it as a virtual on a more challenging course and both successfully completed my trial of Tailwind and met my PoT goal, so yay? The ultra organizers seemed committed to holding the race, with ~100 entrants split between two start points and spread over a 100 mile course. Then the county it was being held in closed its doors to non-residents and it all fell apart. It’s very disappointing missing out on those two races, but it is what it is. Running outside is still critical to my stress management and I’m a solo runner so the virus really hasn’t affected my ability to do that.
All in all, March was a successful month from a running standpoint. Here are the numbers:
March Running Summary
Distance: 161.45 miles
Time: 28:52:15
Average Pace: 10:43/mi
Average HR: 143
We’ll see what April has to offer. I’m in a bit of plan limbo after SWRR was cancelled. I’d like to stay in shape to hit a PoT race on short notice if and when races return, as I don’t have as good a PoT for W&D and MW as I’d like. Everything is in a holding pattern, though...
For those with bikes what kind do you have?
I have a Specialized Roubaix Sport. My only wish is that I’d moved up one more model for the hydraulic disc brakes.