Running Log: March 29 - April 4

Miles for the Week: 29.5 (55)

03/30/10 Ran 5+ miles at San Luis Mission Park. I ran the loop three times, the second two laps hard on the hills and then one last hard run up the big hill plus I crisscrossed one the road portion to build in more distance. I was on my feet for an hour and a half. It was a great run. I felt like I could catch my breath easier.

03/31/10 Worked out at the Park. Bit of a cluster fuck but also heavy learning. I did slow push-ups followed by supermen (arms out and then in), arm leg extensions (imgine a pointer) followed by modified kick outs and then plank for 30 seconds wioth side planks and 15 roll unders (top arm comes around and under the body.

Slow push ups are fucking hard. Got a weak ten and did the rest as straight PU's. I figured out the supermen worked best of I considered each in and out as a rep and just never relaxed my torso. The points were the same, hold the extension and then do the modified kickouts in sets of 15, same with the planks,

Next we jogged over to the dip/PU station and did that. And then off to the Inverted row bar for some fun (45 reps) chased by 1.5 miles of jogging. All in all, a keeper with some work. I think I got in 90 PU and 40 dips.

03/01/10 Ran 5 miles along the Fern trail. I felt slow and sluggish on the out and strong on the back. I pushed for speed on the last bit to the railroad tracks and fought the hill. It was good.

03/02/10 Ran 3 miles in the neighborhood late into the evening (9:30). I was going to take it easy but when I hit the hill set at mile two, I decided to work the hills and try the hilltop surge instead i.e. instead of backing off slightly - pushing harder at the crest. Maybe not the best ideas since I was running fifteen tomorrow.

03/03/10 Ran 15 miles with Saiju and Brad and Steph. The first 5 was normal crew training hard. The second two sets were easier but still high nine minute miles. It was a good run. I think Brad kept asking questions to slow me down for Saiju. He's smart about that kind of thing. It was interesting watching him. He knows Saiju pretty weel and hads built a training plan that Saiju feels good about. That's impressive.