Since I eliminated the running streak stat (I sufficiently accomplished that), I think my new statistic for the side bar will be my heart rate when I wake up... if I can remember. Which reminds me, I need to buy a battery for my overly expensive heart rate monitor watch, not that I am going to wear that sleeping or anything, but it's on my to-do list. ;)
Morning Weight: 151.5
Miles Today: 7.5
Other Exercise: Bike Home
Total Miles this Week: 24.75
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Tuesday = Friday
Today is Friday right? No? Oh well, I swapped my plans for Friday with Tuesday because my legs were dead. Biking this morning was a little uncomfortable. I managed to do 5 minutes of abs, albeit slowly, but I wasn't completely burning afterward! Yay! I'll try that again Friday anyway. I made it 15 days in a row though! That's the best I've done all year (previous best was 6 days the week prior). =)
I was very bad tonight eating-wise because I was depressed. I was good all day until I walked to Trader Joes and bought Mochi. Why? Damn. Now I'm mad at myself.
Morning Weight: 150
Miles Today: 0
Other Exercise: Biked to work, Weights, and 5 continuous minutes of abs
Total Miles this Week: 17.25
I was very bad tonight eating-wise because I was depressed. I was good all day until I walked to Trader Joes and bought Mochi. Why? Damn. Now I'm mad at myself.
Morning Weight: 150
Miles Today: 0
Other Exercise: Biked to work, Weights, and 5 continuous minutes of abs
Total Miles this Week: 17.25
Monday, June 27, 2005
Week goals of June 26 - July 2, 2005
Three goals for this week... #1. I want to see 149.5 on the scale this week (or lower). That means nothing more bad than one piece of chocolate a day, lots of veggies (yum!) and running, biking and lifting. #2. 40 miles. I can take Friday off and still do it, I just need to run 5 miles on my easy days. #3. 5 minutes of continuous abs on Friday. I think I'm ready. I didn't really get that sore from the CORE workout, which was pretty weird. I was so totally wiped after/during, I couldn't even think straight.
Morning Weight: 152.5
Miles Today: 7.5
Other Exercise: None
Total Miles this Week: 17.25
Morning Weight: 152.5
Miles Today: 7.5
Other Exercise: None
Total Miles this Week: 17.25
Friday, June 24, 2005
And so it begins...
Uh oh.... News from my coach:
Conditioning Period (8 weeks 7/3-8/27):
Weekly Training Schedule
Sun: Easier long run (20-25% of weekly mileage)
Mon: Easy Recovery run + 6-8 x 100 strides at current 1500 effort.
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Tues: Maintenance run
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Wed: Short intervals or hill reps
Second run of 20-40 min easy
Thur: Hilly longer run at strong pace on up-hills and final stages of run. (12-15% of weekly mileage)
Fri: Easy recovery day of 30-40 min easy or day off.
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Sat: Longer, moderate tempo run (ie 6-8 miles at MP + 15-20 sec/mile working down to MP by end of period) or fartlek with hard section in a controlled tempo effort – NO FASTER!!!
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Substitute race for workout if desired. Races during this stage should be CONTROLLED!
Hm... Well, right now, my Mondays and Wednesday's are longer easy runs, Tuesday seems equivalent to the Friday above, Thursday is a nice run with Dev. Too bad my running commute doesn't have hills. Hm. At least I have one week to think about it. The goal is to fit a negative split day, a hill repeat or short spurt day, and a hilly run day in my week. I guess I could make Monday my negative split day, either Thursday or Friday my hilly run since Dev kicks my rear on hills, and I could probably just fit in a short spurt on any of my other runs. I'll probably do drills and strides at the end of some other run. Why does it seem like I have fewer days in my week than my coach? It always seems that way.
Next week is a nice easy week of I'm guessing 40 miles. I'm going to take Tuesday or Friday off. At least this is in the training outline as well: "Easy weeks: 7/24-7/30 & 8/21-8/27", so that's good. I want to be able to run 60 miles in a week by the end of this period: August 27th. I need to remember that it is OK to miss some of these goals. That is what got me into trouble last year. For the next 9 weeks I will be listening to my body and adding miles when it feels good to. Fortunately, being at 45 miles a week right now feels nicer than I thought. I only have to do 4 tomorrow and I'm there! I think 60 will be a breeze.
Today, I went to the lunchtime CORE(abs) class at my gym and almost passed out. It was painful and sweat reaping. I could barely move toward the end. My head was in a fog until half-way through my run in the evening. Tomorrow and Sunday will be VERY BAD. I'll be walking around like a stick figure.
Conditioning Period (8 weeks 7/3-8/27):
Weekly Training Schedule
Sun: Easier long run (20-25% of weekly mileage)
Mon: Easy Recovery run + 6-8 x 100 strides at current 1500 effort.
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Tues: Maintenance run
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Wed: Short intervals or hill reps
Second run of 20-40 min easy
Thur: Hilly longer run at strong pace on up-hills and final stages of run. (12-15% of weekly mileage)
Fri: Easy recovery day of 30-40 min easy or day off.
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Sat: Longer, moderate tempo run (ie 6-8 miles at MP + 15-20 sec/mile working down to MP by end of period) or fartlek with hard section in a controlled tempo effort – NO FASTER!!!
Optional second run of 20-40 min easy.
Substitute race for workout if desired. Races during this stage should be CONTROLLED!
Hm... Well, right now, my Mondays and Wednesday's are longer easy runs, Tuesday seems equivalent to the Friday above, Thursday is a nice run with Dev. Too bad my running commute doesn't have hills. Hm. At least I have one week to think about it. The goal is to fit a negative split day, a hill repeat or short spurt day, and a hilly run day in my week. I guess I could make Monday my negative split day, either Thursday or Friday my hilly run since Dev kicks my rear on hills, and I could probably just fit in a short spurt on any of my other runs. I'll probably do drills and strides at the end of some other run. Why does it seem like I have fewer days in my week than my coach? It always seems that way.
Next week is a nice easy week of I'm guessing 40 miles. I'm going to take Tuesday or Friday off. At least this is in the training outline as well: "Easy weeks: 7/24-7/30 & 8/21-8/27", so that's good. I want to be able to run 60 miles in a week by the end of this period: August 27th. I need to remember that it is OK to miss some of these goals. That is what got me into trouble last year. For the next 9 weeks I will be listening to my body and adding miles when it feels good to. Fortunately, being at 45 miles a week right now feels nicer than I thought. I only have to do 4 tomorrow and I'm there! I think 60 will be a breeze.
Today, I went to the lunchtime CORE(abs) class at my gym and almost passed out. It was painful and sweat reaping. I could barely move toward the end. My head was in a fog until half-way through my run in the evening. Tomorrow and Sunday will be VERY BAD. I'll be walking around like a stick figure.
Crazy Nighthawk
Wednesday night I had the extreme urge to run a hard mile. It started at 6pm and hadn't gone away by 10. I had already run 7.5 miles that morning, but I ran it anyway. 6:36. Not bad, but I'd really like to slice a minute off my time by the end of the year. Splits: 96, 98, 102, 100. Thanks goes to a sweet boy who indulged me and recorded my splits in the inky darkness. I think I'm going to try to run the Stanford Dish Loop tonight. Twice. I'm also going to try to incorporate a speed workout into my schedule once a week in addition to my one stride day, one hilly run, and one long day I already do.
Monday, June 20, 2005
8 days
So I met my goals! I ran 35.5 miles last week. My official "week" is from Sunday through Saturday. If I count from Monday to Sunday of the past week I ran 45 miles! As of today, I've run 8 days in a row. That's a record for the year. As a reward, I'm buying myself sunglasses this week. My legs are shot. Today, my run took me the longest it has ever taken for me to get home: 72 minutes. But that's okay; it was a different route. I was totally shuffling though. I was bonked as soon as I started. Not a good sign for 7.5+ miles. Maybe I'll take tomorrow off. I'll see in the morning.
As for my other goals, I was 153.5 lbs Sunday morning and 151.5 this morning, albeit I was a little dehydrated. When I got home from running today, my scale said 141! Um. So I moved it, and it came to it's senses with a 151. Time for water.
As for my other goals, I was 153.5 lbs Sunday morning and 151.5 this morning, albeit I was a little dehydrated. When I got home from running today, my scale said 141! Um. So I moved it, and it came to it's senses with a 151. Time for water.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Running Start
Running is my life. Into this blog will go my running activities, weight goals, cross training and runner geek drool puddles.
Last week I ran 41 miles! In 6 days! That's the farthest I've run since.... um... since... probably the beginning of November/end of October 2004. I weighed 145 then too. Now I'm closer to 155. I was 138 in August 2004. 160 last month. My racing weight is probably 130. Hopefully, writing this all down will help me to head that direction.
Today I ran to work in record time. 59:35
This week's goals: 35 miles. 153 lbs.
Next week's goals: 45 miles. 151 lbs.
Last week I ran 41 miles! In 6 days! That's the farthest I've run since.... um... since... probably the beginning of November/end of October 2004. I weighed 145 then too. Now I'm closer to 155. I was 138 in August 2004. 160 last month. My racing weight is probably 130. Hopefully, writing this all down will help me to head that direction.
Today I ran to work in record time. 59:35
This week's goals: 35 miles. 153 lbs.
Next week's goals: 45 miles. 151 lbs.
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