Well, the past 2 weeks have been interesting running wise. The first was only half a week and the second wasn't a full week either. But here is what I did.
Monday, January 7th
No run today. I ended up having to decide between core and running. I chose core. pushups- 25x25x20 situps- 30x30x20 lunges/step-ups- 80 leg lifts- 15.
Tuesday, January 8th
Got 4 miles in on the treadmill in 30 minutes.
Wednesday, January 9th
4.5 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill.
Thursday, January 10th
Nothing as I decided not to make tomorrow's drive more difficult by tiring myself out.
Friday, January 11th
No run. Got 4 hours of sleep and spent most of the day traveling.
Saturday, January 12th
Ran in Lagoon Valley 4 times around the lake. It is somewhere between 2 and 2.5 miles around the lake so somewhere at least 8 miles probably somewhere around 8.5 miles. Didn't have a watch so at least 60 minutes but probably more like 70 minutes.
Monday, January 14th
Didn't get a run in due to traveling all day.
Tuesday, January 15th
Back on the blasted treadmill. Got in 5 miles in 35 minutes during my lunch period again.
Wednesday, January 16th
Got some nice blisters that are turning into callouses on the treadmill going pretty quick on it(as quick as it will go). Ran the first 15 minutes at 6 min/mile pace. The next 10 minutes at about 7 min/mile. Then the last 12:37 at 6 min/mile pace. Ran exactly 6 miles in exactly 37:37.
Thursday, January 17th
Hopped on the bike to let the blisters heal up a little more. Only was on it for 30 minutes but estimate its equality to about 4 miles.
Friday, January 18th
Back on the treadmill for an easier run of 5 miles in 37:30.
Saturday, January 19th
Yay, a road run! Disappeared into the fading sun for about and hour and 45 minutes totaling about 12 miles.
Put in about 17 miles the first week and 32 the second. My feet running in vibrams are getting back to strength and not having to be as tender about them. I'll probably be able to start upping the miles a bit quicker now. But we'll see.
Running Toward God,
Jason
Monday, 21 January 2013
Saturday, 5 January 2013
A New Year
Well, when I think back to all my training over the years I realize I've NEVER had a year where I ran every week. Throughout high school I never ran over the summer(something you can get away with then) and spent quite a bit of time injured in my college years(lack of base). So now I'm trying to build a good base this year and not have a single week where I don't run at all if I can avoid it.
Core:
30x20x20 sit-ups / 25x20x20 push-ups / 70 lunges / 70 step-ups / 2:30 static core / Monday and Thursday cutting it down to 2 as the numbers increase.
Monday, December 31:
Went out in the morning for a nice run with a miserable wind. Since I'm building up the mileage this week I had to make it at least 45 minutes. But after running 22.5 minutes straight into a strong wind that was below freezing my hands(despite my gloves) and ears felt ready to fall off. It was a blessing though that the wind was against me on the way out which is the opposite of what usually happens(when its only one direction that is. It often is coming at an angle that I get somewhat of a headwind both out and back) and to my back on the way back in. It was somewhere above 5.5 miles but less than 6.
Tuesday, January 1:
An easy 30 minutes on the treadmill for 3.75 miles. My right arch started to feel a little weird here and there so I worked mostly on maintaining good form. It was likely due to Monday's run where much of the road is at an angle and since I run against traffic so I can see cars coming it is always straining on the same leg, my right leg.
Wednesday, January 2:
Today was an amazing day. I decided not to make it too long of a run because I was pressed for time. Brenda and I had an appointment for a prenatal check-up and had a couple other errands to run as well. But we got to go out to the trail along the river in Great Falls where I haven't had a chance to run yet. We parked her car at the rail cars and drove my car up to the end of the trail on that side of the river which turned out to be almost exactly 2.5 miles(on the road at least). I did a little more weaving so my total run was a little over 5 miles. It was fun to run in my vibrams on the snow for the first and last 1.5 miles or so. The rest was paved so no snow. I ran to her car and back while Brenda got in a nice walk along the trail as well. I ended up getting back in about 39 minutes according to Brenda's phone even though I stopped many times to adjust my injinji socks(for some reason they ride down a lot when I'm outside but not on the treadmill). I also stopped a few minutes to leave a note on my wife's car. So not insanely fast, but faster than I thought I was going because I was enjoying the scenery, especially with so much treadmill running. There was a couple times when I noticed I was above Lactic Threshold only by the fact that I was far too short of breath. So I had to force myself to slow down.
Thursday, January 3:
The same at Tuesday, 30 minutes easy on the treadmill making it 3.75 miles.
Friday, January 4:
Though it was on the treadmill it wasn't too bad because I ran some hills as it alternates the grade through the 45 minutes of running. So a total of 5.25 miles with plenty of climbing during it.
Saturday, January 5:
A nice run on the road with that blasting wind again. At least my jacket worked like a parasail for a little while on the way back. Went for just over 10 miles in 84 minutes.
Total mileage was about 33 miles. Not a big increase in mileage yet. Trying to keep it gradual at this point.
Running Toward God,
Jason
Core:
30x20x20 sit-ups / 25x20x20 push-ups / 70 lunges / 70 step-ups / 2:30 static core / Monday and Thursday cutting it down to 2 as the numbers increase.
Monday, December 31:
Went out in the morning for a nice run with a miserable wind. Since I'm building up the mileage this week I had to make it at least 45 minutes. But after running 22.5 minutes straight into a strong wind that was below freezing my hands(despite my gloves) and ears felt ready to fall off. It was a blessing though that the wind was against me on the way out which is the opposite of what usually happens(when its only one direction that is. It often is coming at an angle that I get somewhat of a headwind both out and back) and to my back on the way back in. It was somewhere above 5.5 miles but less than 6.
Tuesday, January 1:
An easy 30 minutes on the treadmill for 3.75 miles. My right arch started to feel a little weird here and there so I worked mostly on maintaining good form. It was likely due to Monday's run where much of the road is at an angle and since I run against traffic so I can see cars coming it is always straining on the same leg, my right leg.
Wednesday, January 2:
Today was an amazing day. I decided not to make it too long of a run because I was pressed for time. Brenda and I had an appointment for a prenatal check-up and had a couple other errands to run as well. But we got to go out to the trail along the river in Great Falls where I haven't had a chance to run yet. We parked her car at the rail cars and drove my car up to the end of the trail on that side of the river which turned out to be almost exactly 2.5 miles(on the road at least). I did a little more weaving so my total run was a little over 5 miles. It was fun to run in my vibrams on the snow for the first and last 1.5 miles or so. The rest was paved so no snow. I ran to her car and back while Brenda got in a nice walk along the trail as well. I ended up getting back in about 39 minutes according to Brenda's phone even though I stopped many times to adjust my injinji socks(for some reason they ride down a lot when I'm outside but not on the treadmill). I also stopped a few minutes to leave a note on my wife's car. So not insanely fast, but faster than I thought I was going because I was enjoying the scenery, especially with so much treadmill running. There was a couple times when I noticed I was above Lactic Threshold only by the fact that I was far too short of breath. So I had to force myself to slow down.
Thursday, January 3:
The same at Tuesday, 30 minutes easy on the treadmill making it 3.75 miles.
Friday, January 4:
Though it was on the treadmill it wasn't too bad because I ran some hills as it alternates the grade through the 45 minutes of running. So a total of 5.25 miles with plenty of climbing during it.
Saturday, January 5:
A nice run on the road with that blasting wind again. At least my jacket worked like a parasail for a little while on the way back. Went for just over 10 miles in 84 minutes.
Total mileage was about 33 miles. Not a big increase in mileage yet. Trying to keep it gradual at this point.
Running Toward God,
Jason
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