Seattle and the Pacific Northwest

What she said.

June 2011

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Running

I ran pretty well in June, despite the daily 90˚F+ heat and ridiculous humidity of St. Louis. In previous months I had no problems running my morning 9-10 mile loop without drinking anything, but that's simply no longer possible... I have to stop, usually multiple times, for water. Also, now that Will is spending fewer days at daycare, I've moved one of my three weekly runs to the evening after he's gone to bed and the temperature has cooled (slightly). Mainly it's the blazing sun that gets me.

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	13.54 Mile	3	4.51333 Mile
February	33.47 Mile	7	4.78143 Mile
March	71.64 Mile	10	7.164 Mile
April	31.12 Mile	6	5.18667 Mile
May	71.9569 Mile	10	7.19569 Mile
June	85.87 Mile	11	7.80636 Mile
Total	307.597 Mile	47	6.54461 Mile

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Cycling

After taking it easy on my recovering knee for a few weeks I started adding some intensity to my bike training. And when that went okay I started racing again after over a year off. I've done the tuesday night crits at Carondelet Park four times now, each week showing gradual improvement (25th, 23rd, 13th, 11th). Statistically speaking, it's just a matter of time before I win one, right?

My first race scared the hell out of me. Every lap I lost 5-10 places rounding the fast 35mph downhill corner. The good news is that I was easily able to make up that deficit and more going back up the hill. After a few more races I'm now holding my position there while still moving up when I want. This past week I felt really strong on the last lap for the first time, I just hesitated a bit too long before making the final jump. I'll judge it better next time.

Bike	Distance	# Rides	Avg per Ride
Bianchi	60.3 Mile	10	6.03 Mile
Big Red	4.4 Mile	1	4.4 Mile
Pocket Rocket	29.85 Mile	3	9.95 Mile
Thundercougarfalconbird	249.47 Mile	12	20.7892 Mile
Total	344.02 Mile	26	13.2315 Mile

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	35.32 Mile	4	8.83 Mile
February	0	0	0
March	3 Mile	1	3. Mile
April	36.25 Mile	7	5.17857 Mile
May	272.94 Mile	25	10.9176 Mile
June	344.02 Mile	26	13.2315 Mile
Total	691.53 Mile	63	10.9767 Mile

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Walking

Slightly lower numbers here now that I'm not walking Will to and/or from daycare every day. I still try to get out and stretch my legs with low impact walking on a regular basis. Will loves to walk.

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	56.9 Mile	16	3.55625 Mile
February	47.6 Mile	14	3.4 Mile
March	83.4 Mile	24	3.475 Mile
April	84.3 Mile	26	3.24231 Mile
May	64. Mile	19	3.36842 Mile
June	57.3 Mile	17	3.37059 Mile
Total	393.5 Mile	116	3.39224 Mile

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Scooter

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	0	0	0
February	0	0	0
March	0	0	0
April	0	0	0
May	0	0	0
June	3 Mile	1	3. Mile
Total	3 Mile	1	3. Mile