Week 4 - Marathon Training

Technically last week was week four though actually it was week three since I was fishing most of week one. I've decided to loosely follow the Hal Higdon Novice 2 plan. By loose I mean skipping one of the three weekday runs when I'm busy and biking instead of running for the shorter weekend run when tired.

Here are a couple pics from my fishing trip.

 

I'm not a good fishermen, but being out in nature is relaxing, except for the boat vs. boat competiveness :-). I don't have a carbon fiber bike yet, but I now have a carbon fiber reel and it's sweet.

Fourth of July we had about 20 people over for a cookout before some neighbors did an impressive firework display (allegedly since fireworks are illegal in Illinois). I made steak kabobs using beef tendorloin and veggie kabobs. About 30 beef and 20 veggies. It turned out well (no left overs).

 

So, back to marathon training. The plan for last week (starting Monday) was 0-3-6-3-0-6-13. I did 0-3-6-0-0-13-6. Thursday was the day before the 4th so I went to happy hour with a couple friends instead of running 3 miles. I switched the long run to Saturday since it was cooler and more convenient. I woke up Sunday to those heavy sore legs that could use a spin,but ran instead. It wasn't pretty,but I loved being able to be out running given my Achilles has been acting up.

 

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Fishing Report

Fishing was good this past week even with crazy weather.  We fished in Hayward, Wisconsin a 9-10 hour drive for me.  Tuesday the high was 91 and the low that night couldn't have been below 75.  That made for a rough night sleep with no AC.  Wednesday the fish were in the shallows and hitting on rubber worms.  They were hitting hard and chewing up my rubber worms.

one of many chewed up worms

The rest of the trip the lows were in the low 40's which make for some cold fishing in the morning allowing me to sleep in and go fishing after breakfast.  Yum, breakfast.  I gained 5 pounds on the trip.

wonder where the weight came from?

We were fishing for large mouth bass and caught our fair share.  We had to change our strategy a bit when the cold front came through, but we adapted and still did well.  We also caught a lot of Northern Pike.  The lake used to be known as a Musky lake, but I think that is changing with the arrival of the Northern.

me with a bass

the cabin we rented

the cove behind the cabin

the bay in front of the cabin

We didn't see any bears this year but did see a big snapping turtle laying eggs and a couple loons with their baby.

I'm already looking forward to next year....