Monday: I decided to take the day off to let my knee rest to prevent injury.
Tuesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - 7 miles with 5.5 miles tempo
Wednesday: I gave a roommate a ride to the airport in Seattle then went to a neurology appointment in Vancouver so only one run today of 5 miles easy with 2.25 of it completely barefoot on the track and the rest in my vibrams
Thursday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - I ended up not running because lots of people showed up for ultimate frisbee and I ran around like a madman in my barefeet, so my feet were too tired to put more miles in after that.
Friday:
AM - 5 miles easy. This one felt weird, I ran out of energy about 2 miles in and was getting a little dizzy. I suppose it was from not eating my traditional oatmeal breakfast and only had some cereal and a hard-boiled egg.
PM - I played some volleyball, so my feet were tired, but not like yesterday. I went for 5 miles easy on the track and felt much much better than this morning.
Saturday:
I finally got to meet Mark face to face. He, Andrew, and I went out along the Fort-to-fort trail out past the Edge trail until we hit 35 minutes and Andrew needed to head back. After getting back to the cars I went back out for another 5 miles making it a total of around 14-15 miles today. I felt really good on this run and it was nice to be running with someone else again.
That makes this week around 46-47 miles plus some cross-training experiences. I've also started biking around instead of driving because of some personal issues. So we'll see how this all affects my training overall, but I think it will be positive.
Running Toward God,
Jason
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Monday, 20 June 2011
Week 8: June 13-18
Monday:
AM - 5 miles easy with my friend Kevin
PM - 1 mile warm-up, 5x1200m w/ 400m recovery at faster than tempo but below threshold, 1 mile cool-down. 7 miles total
Tuesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - 5 miles easy
Wednesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - 8 miles at a good pace with 4 of it at a fast tempo pace
Thursday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - Played some ultimate frisbee then went to the track for 5 miles easy, but only got 1.5 miles in before a tendon on my right knee started spazzing out and called it a day.
Friday:
AM - 5 miles easy. That same tendon started complaining a little during the run for a few moments then went away but made me decide to not run in the afternoon.
Saturday:
Today I was planning on putting in about 15-16 miles but only got to about mile 11 or 12 before that tendon made it impossible to continue and I had to walk back to my car. I decided at that point not to run on Monday and give it an extra day to rest and come back on Tuesday and see how it feels.
Total miles for the week: 57-59 miles
Running Toward God,
Jason
AM - 5 miles easy with my friend Kevin
PM - 1 mile warm-up, 5x1200m w/ 400m recovery at faster than tempo but below threshold, 1 mile cool-down. 7 miles total
Tuesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - 5 miles easy
Wednesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - 8 miles at a good pace with 4 of it at a fast tempo pace
Thursday:
AM - 5 miles easy
PM - Played some ultimate frisbee then went to the track for 5 miles easy, but only got 1.5 miles in before a tendon on my right knee started spazzing out and called it a day.
Friday:
AM - 5 miles easy. That same tendon started complaining a little during the run for a few moments then went away but made me decide to not run in the afternoon.
Saturday:
Today I was planning on putting in about 15-16 miles but only got to about mile 11 or 12 before that tendon made it impossible to continue and I had to walk back to my car. I decided at that point not to run on Monday and give it an extra day to rest and come back on Tuesday and see how it feels.
Total miles for the week: 57-59 miles
Running Toward God,
Jason
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Week 7: June 6 - June 11
This week was much lower in mileage because of travel, but that was to be expected.
Monday:
AM - 5 miles easy on the Track
PM - 1 mile warm up with 20x200m with a full recovery (200m) and a mile cooldown for a total of 7 miles
Tuesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
Wednesday:
I went running with Jake for my last run with him for a while. We went up K2 3 times. My mom even got to see some of K2. Anyhow, we took off the first time up K2 as Jake wanted to hit a PR up the monster and achieved it hitting 11:06. I don't know where I was at because I don't wear a watch anymore. I took my GPS with us today to measure everything to find out K2 is .85 miles and rises approximately 850-900 feet. Then there was a .75 mile section of easy until we hit the downhill portion of our run out and around down another way which was a 1.7 mile section. The whole loop was almost exactly 3 1/3 miles. We did it three times and with the distance from the car to K2 and back comes to about 10.5 miles for the day.
Thursday: No run, traveling
Friday: No run, traveling and meetings
Saturday:
I went out to Fort Langley to the Fort to Fort trail and ran out and back on it twice for a total of 13.5 miles.
So the runs were a bit irregular this week, but I managed to put in a total of 41 miles this week, which is alright since I planned it to be a bit of a down week.
While running on Saturday, I saw several other people running and thought about whenever I come across another runner while running. Almost without exception there is a kind nod, wave, or hello as we pass each other. I think it is because of the shared experience. We have a mutual understanding and respect for what one another is doing and going through. We understand the pains and joys of running and respect each other for it because of that understanding. I think in most cases I feel the same way towards other followers of Christ for the same reasons. But then I look at the rest of the world, and even sometimes within the Church and I don't see that happening. Even though most of the human experience is shared. We all have pain, sorrow, joy, and dreams. But people often can't see past themselves to the shared experiences that we all have and respect one another because of them. I just pray that I can keep this perspective in mind and respect other men and women because of these things.
Running Toward God,
Jason
Monday:
AM - 5 miles easy on the Track
PM - 1 mile warm up with 20x200m with a full recovery (200m) and a mile cooldown for a total of 7 miles
Tuesday:
AM - 5 miles easy
Wednesday:
I went running with Jake for my last run with him for a while. We went up K2 3 times. My mom even got to see some of K2. Anyhow, we took off the first time up K2 as Jake wanted to hit a PR up the monster and achieved it hitting 11:06. I don't know where I was at because I don't wear a watch anymore. I took my GPS with us today to measure everything to find out K2 is .85 miles and rises approximately 850-900 feet. Then there was a .75 mile section of easy until we hit the downhill portion of our run out and around down another way which was a 1.7 mile section. The whole loop was almost exactly 3 1/3 miles. We did it three times and with the distance from the car to K2 and back comes to about 10.5 miles for the day.
Thursday: No run, traveling
Friday: No run, traveling and meetings
Saturday:
I went out to Fort Langley to the Fort to Fort trail and ran out and back on it twice for a total of 13.5 miles.
So the runs were a bit irregular this week, but I managed to put in a total of 41 miles this week, which is alright since I planned it to be a bit of a down week.
While running on Saturday, I saw several other people running and thought about whenever I come across another runner while running. Almost without exception there is a kind nod, wave, or hello as we pass each other. I think it is because of the shared experience. We have a mutual understanding and respect for what one another is doing and going through. We understand the pains and joys of running and respect each other for it because of that understanding. I think in most cases I feel the same way towards other followers of Christ for the same reasons. But then I look at the rest of the world, and even sometimes within the Church and I don't see that happening. Even though most of the human experience is shared. We all have pain, sorrow, joy, and dreams. But people often can't see past themselves to the shared experiences that we all have and respect one another because of them. I just pray that I can keep this perspective in mind and respect other men and women because of these things.
Running Toward God,
Jason
Saturday, 4 June 2011
Week 6: May 30 - June 4
Monday:
AM - 3 miles easy on track and 5x80m strides
PM - 1 mile warmup, 4x1200m repeats with 1 lap rest, 1 mile cooldown
Tuesday:
I went out with Jake again today. He took me out to Michigan Bluff along the Western States Trail and made a good day out of it. We started at Michigan Bluff, went down into Eldorado Canyon (2.5 miles to the bridge), up to Deadwood Cemetery (3.5 miles up to the cemetery) and back. So that was 6 miles of climbing and 6 miles of downhill. We had some good conversations and I didn't have any trouble keeping up, although he was set on his all-day pace since he kept going after we finished the first 12 miles. He was going to be running 10+ hours. I'm still not sure if they've found the body yet.
Wednesday:
AM - 3 miles easy on the Track and 4x80m strides
PM - I decided to take this run off since my achilles tendon was complaining. Oddly enough my calves were fine even after all the climbing yesterday, but the tendon was sore so I iced it and gave it a little time off.
Thursday:
AM - 3 miles easy on the Track then iced the achilles tendon
PM - 7.2 miles out from home and around the lagoon twice. It started off as an easy run that was going to be 5 miles but turned into a 7 miler and a tempo run about 2.5 miles into it. I was feeling good and there was nothing wrong with my achilles. I also was running the opposite direction around the lake as another guy so I picked it up to tempo pace to get around faster than him and ended up holding it for the last 4 miles of the run. It felt good.
Friday:
AM - 4.5 miles easy on the Track
PM - 5.3 miles easy out and around the lagoon
Saturday:
AM - 5 miles easy on the Track and 4x80m Strides
PM - 10 miles from home out to Radio Tower Hill, up it twice, and then back home. Ran past a biker riding up the hill and had a humorous encounter with him joking around. My legs were a little tired because I didn't take care of them very well Friday night after my run. I sat down to play cards not letting them circulate and didn't eat very much.
All in all it was a good week. Its the highest mileage I've put in so far for the week. I'm starting to do 5 miles in the mornings to get at least 30 minutes of time in for aerobic benefit, which is going to increase my mileage to over 60. Next week will be a little erratic since I'll be heading back up North, but thats okay, I've increased my mileage for two weeks, I can do with more of a rest week and then lay on the miles again the week after. One thing that Saturday morning has reminded me is that I really dislike running more than 3 miles on the Track for many reasons, but mainly for the monotony and trying to keep track of laps. Its not as bad when I'm timing it, but without a watch the laps blur into each other. I much prefer running out on trails among trees and brush in God's creation than on the man-made surfaces or roads or tracks.
Running Toward God,
Jason
AM - 3 miles easy on track and 5x80m strides
PM - 1 mile warmup, 4x1200m repeats with 1 lap rest, 1 mile cooldown
Tuesday:
I went out with Jake again today. He took me out to Michigan Bluff along the Western States Trail and made a good day out of it. We started at Michigan Bluff, went down into Eldorado Canyon (2.5 miles to the bridge), up to Deadwood Cemetery (3.5 miles up to the cemetery) and back. So that was 6 miles of climbing and 6 miles of downhill. We had some good conversations and I didn't have any trouble keeping up, although he was set on his all-day pace since he kept going after we finished the first 12 miles. He was going to be running 10+ hours. I'm still not sure if they've found the body yet.
Wednesday:
AM - 3 miles easy on the Track and 4x80m strides
PM - I decided to take this run off since my achilles tendon was complaining. Oddly enough my calves were fine even after all the climbing yesterday, but the tendon was sore so I iced it and gave it a little time off.
Thursday:
AM - 3 miles easy on the Track then iced the achilles tendon
PM - 7.2 miles out from home and around the lagoon twice. It started off as an easy run that was going to be 5 miles but turned into a 7 miler and a tempo run about 2.5 miles into it. I was feeling good and there was nothing wrong with my achilles. I also was running the opposite direction around the lake as another guy so I picked it up to tempo pace to get around faster than him and ended up holding it for the last 4 miles of the run. It felt good.
Friday:
AM - 4.5 miles easy on the Track
PM - 5.3 miles easy out and around the lagoon
Saturday:
AM - 5 miles easy on the Track and 4x80m Strides
PM - 10 miles from home out to Radio Tower Hill, up it twice, and then back home. Ran past a biker riding up the hill and had a humorous encounter with him joking around. My legs were a little tired because I didn't take care of them very well Friday night after my run. I sat down to play cards not letting them circulate and didn't eat very much.
All in all it was a good week. Its the highest mileage I've put in so far for the week. I'm starting to do 5 miles in the mornings to get at least 30 minutes of time in for aerobic benefit, which is going to increase my mileage to over 60. Next week will be a little erratic since I'll be heading back up North, but thats okay, I've increased my mileage for two weeks, I can do with more of a rest week and then lay on the miles again the week after. One thing that Saturday morning has reminded me is that I really dislike running more than 3 miles on the Track for many reasons, but mainly for the monotony and trying to keep track of laps. Its not as bad when I'm timing it, but without a watch the laps blur into each other. I much prefer running out on trails among trees and brush in God's creation than on the man-made surfaces or roads or tracks.
Running Toward God,
Jason
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