This is my next race. I'm not sure how to write about it.
It's funny, to me, how I never thought this would be something I'd want to do or worse that its just one more step closer to what I really want to do which is to run my first ultramarathon which is just one more step to something worse that I want, something I can't even say out loud or even allow myself to think.
I'm still trying to sort out how many more long runs I have before the race. Get my weight down (151 by Feb. 27th). Trying to stay injury free that long. That's kind of fucked up. I mean, do I get injured that much?
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Running Tip #4
They call it training for a reason. You can stop if you need to stop and correct something. Let's say your shoes untied or you're lost or, for instance, your iPod Shuffle dies and you need to figure out if the batteries ran out of juice or the headphones just came loose like they did that one time on Jacksonville Beach. Stop running and figure it out. It's easy peasy. What you don't want to do is be 25 feet in front of two well know Tahassee runners and roll your ankle because you're trying to get your Shuffle to work while you're still running. Its dangerous and you look like a jackass.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Running Log: February 1 - 7
Total Miles for the Week: 24
02/01/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2. I'm going to do this every morning until next Monday to see if it boosts fat loss. I have my doubts but we'll see.
Ran 6 plus miles at the Greenway. I think I'm a 10k runner. Not sure about longer distances but I've run the second half of the Greenway (3 miles) faster than the first half and way stronger. One thought is coming back from the interstae is just faster. I'm going to start from the interstate next time, the other direction, and see.
02/02/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2. It was harder the second day and my back hurts more than usual. I got real hungery, kind of dizzy in fact. I had taken some Ibrofen though. Anyhow, I had a Nutragrain bar and promptly fell asleep. Something is happening.
Worked out in the park. I did not feel worked out, just tired. Not so great, not a keeper:
20 Push-ups
25m Bear Crawl
20 Reverse Crunch
25m Lunge
x 5
50m Farmer's Carry
x4
100m Shouldered SB (backload not up/down)
x 2
02/03/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2.
Ran 8 miles at Forest Meadows - Faster than I thought but not fast enough to brag about it. A real slough fest though. Took two piss stops and had to back-track. I decided on the second lake loop I'd go in the other direction, the whole turning left instead of right thing was just confusing. Note to self: next time I need 8 miles, do the reverse "new" loop first, finish on the loop you know and trust. It'll seem faster since you can predict how its going to roll out. I had some minor calf ache.
02/05/10 Worked out at the park. 100 Push-ups, 120 Sit-ups, 120 Dips, 140 Reverse Crunches, seven sets plus three sets on the Inverted Row bar (20, 10 and 10 each ending with a 90 degree isometric hold). A nice day in the park.
02/06/10 Ran 10 miles at Forest Meadow, front and back. I didn't run fast but I felt strong the whole time. Decent. Ran a pick up in the last mile and 95% the last half, did the hooping thing the last 400 with a little Mike Jennings "Come on!" thrown in for motivation. Came up on a totally geared out walker as I nearly puked at the finish line. He seemed nervous watching me. The doubled over "Motherfucks!" couldn't have helped.
02/07/10 Did the Outside magazines workout in the park. 100 Glute Thrusters, 70 Squat to Press, 50 Hindu Push-ups, 50 Rows and 50 Reverse Crunches (unassisted). Nice. And a keeper. Next day: No soreness to speak of and I'm going to try adding weight to the Glute Thrusters. Everything else was hard. GT's could have done those all day long.
02/01/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2. I'm going to do this every morning until next Monday to see if it boosts fat loss. I have my doubts but we'll see.
Ran 6 plus miles at the Greenway. I think I'm a 10k runner. Not sure about longer distances but I've run the second half of the Greenway (3 miles) faster than the first half and way stronger. One thought is coming back from the interstae is just faster. I'm going to start from the interstate next time, the other direction, and see.
02/02/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2. It was harder the second day and my back hurts more than usual. I got real hungery, kind of dizzy in fact. I had taken some Ibrofen though. Anyhow, I had a Nutragrain bar and promptly fell asleep. Something is happening.
Worked out in the park. I did not feel worked out, just tired. Not so great, not a keeper:
20 Push-ups
25m Bear Crawl
20 Reverse Crunch
25m Lunge
x 5
50m Farmer's Carry
x4
100m Shouldered SB (backload not up/down)
x 2
02/03/10 2 Minute Metabolic Drill per Men's Health: 15 seconds of 1/2 Jacks, push-ups, sit-ups and mountain climbers x 2.
Ran 8 miles at Forest Meadows - Faster than I thought but not fast enough to brag about it. A real slough fest though. Took two piss stops and had to back-track. I decided on the second lake loop I'd go in the other direction, the whole turning left instead of right thing was just confusing. Note to self: next time I need 8 miles, do the reverse "new" loop first, finish on the loop you know and trust. It'll seem faster since you can predict how its going to roll out. I had some minor calf ache.
02/05/10 Worked out at the park. 100 Push-ups, 120 Sit-ups, 120 Dips, 140 Reverse Crunches, seven sets plus three sets on the Inverted Row bar (20, 10 and 10 each ending with a 90 degree isometric hold). A nice day in the park.
02/06/10 Ran 10 miles at Forest Meadow, front and back. I didn't run fast but I felt strong the whole time. Decent. Ran a pick up in the last mile and 95% the last half, did the hooping thing the last 400 with a little Mike Jennings "Come on!" thrown in for motivation. Came up on a totally geared out walker as I nearly puked at the finish line. He seemed nervous watching me. The doubled over "Motherfucks!" couldn't have helped.
02/07/10 Did the Outside magazines workout in the park. 100 Glute Thrusters, 70 Squat to Press, 50 Hindu Push-ups, 50 Rows and 50 Reverse Crunches (unassisted). Nice. And a keeper. Next day: No soreness to speak of and I'm going to try adding weight to the Glute Thrusters. Everything else was hard. GT's could have done those all day long.
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