Week 39: Day 3 - 30 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.23 miles; time = 1:03:44; average pace @ 15:05
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Week 39: Day 2 - 29 September 2020

•  morning run = 3.06 miles; time = 47:31: average pace @15:31
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Still feeling a little sore, but less than I thought.

Week 39: Day 1 - 28 September 2020

• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total
• easy, recovery ride on rollers = 10.01 miles; time = 38:48; average speed @ 15.5mph

Tried to take it easy riding on rollers, but my legs felt fine. I guess I'll find out how sore my legs are when I do an easy run in the morning (running is a little harder than riding a bike on rollers).

Week 38: Day 7 - 27 September 2020

•  morning ride = 43.74 miles; time = 4:03:48; average speed @ 10.8mph
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Running: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 17.61

Total Monthly Mileage: 71.55

Total Yearly Mileage: 615.00

Total Shoe Mileage: 116.22

Cycling: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 54.74

Total Monthly Mileage: 177.18

Total Yearly Mileage: 

Total Bike Mileage: 

I have to recalculate my total yearly cycling mileage and bike mileage and which why both are left blank right now. There is a 100 mile difference between what I'm tracking here and what Garmin is keeping track of for the year and 45 mile difference on my bike. Garmin is mostly accurate, usually off by 1/8 or so mile. This is really bugging me that there is a huge difference. I know that part of this difference (on both) was not including my warm up rides when I first had my rollers and I'm sure some of it was not calculating correctly for whatever unknown reasons...which means that I have to go back to April. My running mileage has been fine though.

Anyway, I had wanted to ride up GMR (Glendora Mountain Road), starting from my house for a 42 mile roundtrip ride for awhile. I saw yesterday on strava that someone did a ride on GMR and GRR (Glendora Ridge Road) who said that both roads were closed to cars and the air quality was fine from the recent nearby fires. Both roads were not truly closed to ALL cars. There was a CHP officer on both sides, controlling who was able to drive on both roads. The roads were limited to residents only and I'm sure they were checking ID from everyone in cars. So while they only allowed residents in cars to drive on these roads, they allowed bikes and pedestrians up without checking ID. They didn't ask for my ID and I didn't/don't live in the city of Glendora (good thing they didn't because I forgot it at home). The person whose ride I saw Strava yesterday..also didn't live in Glendora and he was able to ride on both roads. When I saw the CHP at first, I somewhat rode towards his direction and he took the hint that I wanted to know if I could ride up to which he gave me the okay, so I had a field day. Then I saw five cars on GMR. Luckily, they were going the opposite direction because I would hate to hold up a car or two behind me for riding so slow. So on my way out to go home, I asked the CHP (different one from earlier) about road closures for next weekend. He said as of now, only residents allowed up. To find out if the road is closed or open to ALL cars, I have to go online and visit CalTrans or CHP websites.

Week 38: Day 6 - 26 September 2020

• morning run = 5.13 miles; time = 1:11:54; average pace @ 14:01
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total
• indoor ride - roller training = 11 miles; time = 38:52; average speed @ 17mph

I finally got my bike back from Jax today. It had already been ready for pickup since Tuesday morning, but of course, I couldn't pick up before today. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays and their store hours are 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday. I'm at work from 9am to 5:30pm during the week, so Saturdays are the only days that I can pick up or drop off my bike for any service work and I have to wait a week to pick it up after dropping off. My bike needed a six month basic tune up work done as well as getting a new chain, cables + housing (so the brakes can work from the handlebars), new brake pads, and new bar tape. The bar tape that I had on there was starting to somewhat unwrap itself from the handlebars. They also said that since the cables needed to be replaced, the bar tape wouldn't be able to stick anymore after being unwrapped. I got a different color bar tape (black with blue dots). As much as I wanted light blue bar tape to match some of the light blue color on the bike frame, it is hard to clean and it gets dirty very easily. The dirt doesn't show in photos, but it's easy to see in person. Anyway, I get to take my bike out for a road ride tomorrow to test out the new parts.

Week 38: Day 5 - 25 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.21 miles; time = 58:30; average pace @ 13:54
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Week 38: Day 3 - 23 September 2020

• morning run = 4.02 miles; time =58:54; average pace @ 14:39
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

Week 38: Day 1 - 21 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.25 miles; time = 1:01:19; average pace @ 14:26
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

I did a run on Friday and Saturday (had been lazy to update). I was going to do a run yesterday (Sunday), but got lazy. I didn't do a ride all of last week out of laziness. I took my bike to a local bike shop on Saturday for a six-month tune-up (my bike needed a new chain and new cables for the brakes as well as basic tune-up in general). Saturdays were (are) their busiest days of the week because most people work during the week. They are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so unfortunately, I didn't get my bike back and of course, I didn't do a ride yesterday. Saturdays are the only days that I can drop off and pick up my bike. During the week, I'm at work from 9am to 5:30pm...their store hours are 11am to 5pm. So I'm without a bike until Saturday (seven days).

Week 37: Day 2 - 15 September 2020

•  morning run = 3.47 miles; time = 50:59; average pace @ 14:43
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

I did a hilly 46 mile ride two weekends ago and I was sore for two days. I did an easy recovery ride on Monday and an easy recovery run on Tuesday. I was dying during my run on Tuesday. Took a rest day after doing an 82.4 mile ride during the weekend. Walked my dogs and went to work yesterday. Good thing work had been chill with lots of sitting lately (I'm usually standing a lot). Still a little sore this morning, but I didn't die (or cry) during my run this time.

Week 36: Day 7 - 13 September 2020

• morning ride = 82.44 miles; time = 5:40:47; average speed @ 14.5mph
• walked dogs = 1.4 miles total

Running: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 22.57

Total Monthly Mileage: 41.53

Total Yearly Mileage: 584.98

Total Shoe (Saucony) Mileage: 354.01

Total Shoe (Asics) Mileage: 86.2

Cycling: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 108.44

Total Monthly Mileage: 119.44

Total Yearly Mileage: 2153.42

Total Bike Mileage: 1716.01 (I think I need to go back to my rides on my blog and recalculate my bike mileage...when I have more time and energy. There is a 75 mile difference between here and Garmin)

Did my longest ride to-date today. I started in Corona and head to Crema Cafe in Seal Beach. I took the Santa Ana River Trail for the majority of the ride...heading towards Crema was unusually hard for me because I had headwind the whole way. Good thing I had trailwind going back, although I don't think it helped any because I was already sore and slowly dying when I was heading back.

I already had an idea how long the ride would be. I wanted to do a ride to Crema, but I could never do a group ride with my friends because I couldn't keep up at their speed. Although I should ride with them and try....just not on a longer ride.

Week 36: Day 6 - 12 September 2020

•  morning run = 5.57 miles; time = 1:18:09; average pace @ 14:33
• warm-up = 2 miles; time = 8.28; average speed @ 14.2mph
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

In June, I ordered a new pair of shoes (Asics), so I could alternate between that pair and an older pair (Saucony) until the older pair reached 300 miles (or more) while I was training for the Long Beach half marathon. When I found out that the event was canceled, I stopped running in the new pair of shoes and kept running in the older pair until I felt it was time. The pair has reached 350 miles now and my feet are starting to get a little achy wearing/running in them. I can now safely assume that it's time to retire these shoes and start running in my new shoes again. Running shoes are good for 300-500 miles (I have run in a pair of shoes and my feet started aching in them when it finally reached 500 miles). I think I can assume that I won't need new shoes until next year. It took six months for my Saucony shoes to finally retire.

Week 36: Day 5 - 11 September 2020

•  morning run = 5.58 miles; time = 1:19:24; average pace @ 14:14
• warm-up on rollers = 2 miles; time = 9:29; average speed @ 12.7mph
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

I got an email today that the Firecracker Run/Bike events for 2021 had become a virtual event where participation could be done anytime between December 1 2020 and March 07, 2021 (there will be no live events where people "get together" and run or ride bikes together). I am disappointed by this because I really am not interested in doing virtual events. If I'm going to pay for a bib, a shirt and a finisher's medal, I want to be surrounded by a bunch of people. I sign up for these things (one to two 10k and one half marathon a year) so I can feed off of other people's energy and I won't get bored of running alone for the rest of the year. I started doing the Firecracker 10k Run in 2009, 2011, and every year starting in 2013 (I missed out on 2010 and 2012 and I can't tell you why). I started doing the Firecracker 20 mile ride every year starting in 2015. I didn't do the bike last year and did the 40 mile this year.

When I got an email about the Long Beach Marathon being canceled (it was supposed to have been in three weeks), the email said that I could defer to next year, do a virtual event or transfer to another event. The other events that I could remember was the Santa Barbara Marathon (November 2020 most likely will be canceled) or the Surf City (Huntington Beach) Marathon in Feburary 07. I didn't think that the Surf City Marathon would be canceled - I have done this event before...I just don't want to do it this time around - but I think it will get canceled if the Firecracker run/ride did (the Firecracker run/ride is usually after the Surf City marathon).

Week 36: Day 3 - 09 September 2020

• indoor ride - roller training = 10 miles; time = 39:06; average speed @ 15.3mph
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total

I come to realize that I like to do the bulk of my exercise in the morning before work and then wind down for the evening after work. While I have done exercises in the evening after work, I just feel better doing them in the mornings to basically help me wake up for the day and take my time to go to sleep or prepare for the next day. Not that it bothered me to work out or bike after work....

Week 36: Day 2 - 08 September 2020

•  morning run = 5.10 miles; time = 1:12:36; average pace @ 14:14
• warm up = 2 miles; time = 9:47; average speed @ 12.3 mph
• walked dogs = 2.5 miles total

Week 36: Day 1 - 07 September 2020

•  morning run = 6.32 miles; time = 1:33:43; average pace @ 14:50
• warmup on rollers = 3 miles; time = 13:17; average speed @ 13.5mph
• walked dogs = 2.7 miles total
• indoor ride - roller training = 10 miles; time 39:48; average speed @ 15.1mph

Today was a holiday and I didn't have to work, so I was able to get an indoor ride during the day instead of waiting until after 5:30pm. It was still too hot to do a ride outdoors. It didn't feel humid during my run at 4:30am or walking my dogs (after my run) this morning, but it was humid enough that I was sweating a lot.

Week 35: Day 7 - 06 September 2020

• morning run = 6.07 miles; time = 1:29:37; average pace @ 14:46
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total
• indoor ride - roller training = 8 miles; time = 29:24; average speed @ 16.3mph
• warm-up = 3 miles; time = 13:52; average speed @ 13mph

Running: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 18.96

Total Monthly (August) Mileage: 67.96

Total Monthly (September) Mileage: 18.96

Total Yearly Mileage: 562.41

Total Shoe (Saucony) Mileage: 331.44

Total Shoe (Asics) Mileage: 86.2

Cycling: 

Total Weekly Mileage: 21

Total Monthly (August) Mileage: 276.73

Total Monthly (September) Mileage: 11

Total Yearly Mileage: 2044.98

Total Bike Mileage: 1607.57

My last ride was Monday morning (on rollers). I washed my bike after work on Monday. I finally remembered to put on my speed and cadence sensors on my bike on Wednesday. I had every intentions to ride on Thursday, but laziness kicked in.

I didn't really beat the heat by running at 4:30am this morning. It was 87 degrees and really humid at that time.

I was going to do a ride yesterday morning, but laziness kicked in because I didn't want to ride in the very warm weather. If I had someone to ride with, I would have sucked it up and went for a ride. I took my bike into a local bike shop because it was time for a six-month tune-up. I thought I would have to leave it there and wait two to three weeks before pick up. Luckily, they let me make an "appointment" where I can go back in two weeks (they can work on my bike within the same day and have it ready to pick up before closing for the day), so I can ride in the meantime. I can only go in on Saturdays (their store hours are from 11am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday...I'm at work from 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday) and I had to order bar tape (the tape that goes around the handlebars....mainly for cushion and partly for "fashion"/looks). They had to order it online for me and they can't get it for two weeks which is why my "appointment" is in two weeks.

Week 35: Day 5 - 04 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.09 miles; time = 1:00:47; average pace @ 14.52
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Week 35: Day 3 - 02 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.55 miles; time = 1:09:03; average pace @ 15:11
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

I guess it takes me two days to "recover" and stop being sore. Felt better this morning.

Week 35: Day 2 - 01 September 2020

•  morning run = 4.25 miles; time = 1:09:05; average pace @ 16:16
• walked dogs = 2.6 miles total

Felt more sore this morning than yesterday!