8.29 8 miles easy (59 minutes)
8.30 10 miles at a decent pace with last mile at 5:47 and did not feel hard in the slightest (64:14). Clearly, backing off for a few weeks has refreshed my legs.
8.31 1.75 miles warm up. Then 2 by 800's (400 recovery); 2 by 1200's (400 recovery); 4 by 200's (200 recovery). 2:24, 2:22; 3:51, 3:50; 30, 31, 31, 31. 1.75 miles cooldown.
I am very happy with this workout, Those 800 splits felt pretty under control and those are times
I would have struggled to hit 3 or 4 months ago. I am feeling strong.
8 miles total.
9.1 3 miles easy AM. 7 Miles Easy PM
10 miles total.
9.2 6 miles easy
9.3 Speed workout around my neighborhood. 1.5 mile warm up with strides. Then 3 by 1 mile with .2 mile jogging recovery (2 minutes). My goal was to go sub 5 in all three miles--I have only broken 5 once officially since 1992.
I destroyed this workout and shocked myself. 4:57, 4:53, 4:51. 1.6 mile cool down.
6.5 miles total.
Honestly--I am very surprised by this workout, but my legs feel totally fresh.
9.4 4 miles easy AM. 5 miles PM.
9 miles total.
57.5 miles total
Overall, This was a very solid week. decent mileage and 2 excellent workouts.
As a youth, I ran, yet I did not exist in a sense. 19 years passed. Today, I exist in one sense because I must run. Perhaps I run to escape the futility of my existence. Perhaps not. In either case, this blog, or whatever it is, will serve to chronicle my training as a runner, my development as a man, and ultimately my demise as a human, because all things pass, fade, retreat into the horizon--and while we run, as we run, the mirage that is the shimmering, glimmering future continues to assert itself just out of reach. And yet, as this picture up above connotes, it may still be beautiful. And so the question may be what is IT? What is it? What is IT?
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
8.22-8.28
8.22 7.5 easy miles (51:36)
8.23 1.65 miles followed by 2 hours of tennis
8.24 6.85 miles (47:14)
8.25 3.25 miles warm up on roads. 4 by Half Miles with 90 seconds of jogging on my street. 2:16, 2:23, 2:25, 2:26. Roughly 2.5 miles total. I am not sure my GPS is entirely accurate so on my last 3 reps I ran what my watch said was .51. Either way, this was the first quasi speed workout I have done in quite a while.
1.25 miles cool down
7 miles total for the day.
8.26 7 miles AM First 3 miles in 22:10 and then I picked it up for 4 miles in about 24:56. I concentrated on my breathing. My legs feel pretty good. Mentally, I feel more into running than I have in a while.
5.25 miles PM easy.
12.25 miles for the day.
8.27 5.25 miles easy.
8.28 TREADMILL at 2% incline. First 7 miles were in 46:20, Last three were hard at 15:55 (roughly 5:13 equivalent. I went from 5:26 to 5:19 to 5:10 at 2% incline. I am pleased with this workout.
10 miles total.
50.5 miles total for the week.
8.23 1.65 miles followed by 2 hours of tennis
8.24 6.85 miles (47:14)
8.25 3.25 miles warm up on roads. 4 by Half Miles with 90 seconds of jogging on my street. 2:16, 2:23, 2:25, 2:26. Roughly 2.5 miles total. I am not sure my GPS is entirely accurate so on my last 3 reps I ran what my watch said was .51. Either way, this was the first quasi speed workout I have done in quite a while.
1.25 miles cool down
7 miles total for the day.
8.26 7 miles AM First 3 miles in 22:10 and then I picked it up for 4 miles in about 24:56. I concentrated on my breathing. My legs feel pretty good. Mentally, I feel more into running than I have in a while.
5.25 miles PM easy.
12.25 miles for the day.
8.27 5.25 miles easy.
8.28 TREADMILL at 2% incline. First 7 miles were in 46:20, Last three were hard at 15:55 (roughly 5:13 equivalent. I went from 5:26 to 5:19 to 5:10 at 2% incline. I am pleased with this workout.
10 miles total.
50.5 miles total for the week.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
8.15-8.21
8.15 OFF
8.16 2 miles easy. I feel pretty beat from Saturday still.
8.17 3 miles easy
8.18 1.5 miles warm up. 10 k in 33:22 (3rd place). 1 mile cool down. My legs felt like total junk--Im pleased with the result based on how I felt. I need to use this week as a recovery. Im a little burnt out and in a rut.
8.7 miles total
8.19 4.15 miles easy.
8.20 7.15 miles easy.
8.21 3.25 miles AM easy. 2.75 miles PM easy. 6 miles total.
31 miles total for the week. I feel a little rejuvenated after decreasing my miles. I feel prepared to get back ot better training. I have had a lot going on personally and feel ready to get plugged back in.
8.16 2 miles easy. I feel pretty beat from Saturday still.
8.17 3 miles easy
8.18 1.5 miles warm up. 10 k in 33:22 (3rd place). 1 mile cool down. My legs felt like total junk--Im pleased with the result based on how I felt. I need to use this week as a recovery. Im a little burnt out and in a rut.
8.7 miles total
8.19 4.15 miles easy.
8.20 7.15 miles easy.
8.21 3.25 miles AM easy. 2.75 miles PM easy. 6 miles total.
31 miles total for the week. I feel a little rejuvenated after decreasing my miles. I feel prepared to get back ot better training. I have had a lot going on personally and feel ready to get plugged back in.
Monday, August 8, 2011
8.8-8.14
I finally figured out a new supplement I was taking was causing my breathing problems. I stopped taking it and feel a lot better--very scary stuff!
8.8 4 miles AM to fitness center. .65 miles back after a swim with the boys.
5.3 miles early PM to fitness center. 1.2 miles on way back. 6.5 total.
11.15 total for the day.
8.9 4.5 miles to fitness center. 2.55 miles back. 7.05 total AM.
5.25 miles PM. First 3 miles in 17:19 (Tempo)--run on cross country trails--hills, terrible footing, raining.
12.3 miles total.
8.10 OFF
On Long Island for Grandmother's funeral.
8.11 6 miles easy early AM.
8.12 OFF
8.13 3 mile warm up--Alton 5k--16:16. 2 miles cool down. Decent 5k effort--but I definitely did not go all out at all. 8.1 miles total AM.
10.45 miles PM in 71:27. Solid effort in mountains of Meredith. This will be last hard day before Saunders 10K.
18.55 miles total for the day.
8.14 6 miles easy
54 miles for the week with lots of mountians, hills, a 10k effort 5k. My grandmother also passed away and we were very close so this was a tough week all around. Mileage was not sky high--but add in the mountains and trails--and this was a solid week.
8.8 4 miles AM to fitness center. .65 miles back after a swim with the boys.
5.3 miles early PM to fitness center. 1.2 miles on way back. 6.5 total.
11.15 total for the day.
8.9 4.5 miles to fitness center. 2.55 miles back. 7.05 total AM.
5.25 miles PM. First 3 miles in 17:19 (Tempo)--run on cross country trails--hills, terrible footing, raining.
12.3 miles total.
8.10 OFF
On Long Island for Grandmother's funeral.
8.11 6 miles easy early AM.
8.12 OFF
8.13 3 mile warm up--Alton 5k--16:16. 2 miles cool down. Decent 5k effort--but I definitely did not go all out at all. 8.1 miles total AM.
10.45 miles PM in 71:27. Solid effort in mountains of Meredith. This will be last hard day before Saunders 10K.
18.55 miles total for the day.
8.14 6 miles easy
54 miles for the week with lots of mountians, hills, a 10k effort 5k. My grandmother also passed away and we were very close so this was a tough week all around. Mileage was not sky high--but add in the mountains and trails--and this was a solid week.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
8.1-8.7
8.1 5 miles easy. I felt kind of ragged after yesterday's race and run in the afternoon.
8.2 8 miles easy. I really feel beat and out of whack. I maye take a couple days off. Sunday's race took something out of me. I may have a bug or something.
8.3 I am not feeling good this week--some sort of deep chest cold--having trouble breathing--not good.
2.5 miles easy.
8.4 7.5 miles easy--i still do not feel good.
8.5 5miles easy.
STOWE, VT
7 miles PM easy
12 miles total for the day.
I still feel physically weird.
8.6 2 miles warm up. 4.5 miles trail race at trapp Family Lodge. Very hilly course and I definitely did not go all out. I started out at 7:40 and averaged slightly under 6 the last 3.25 miles. Very Curvy course and crazy footing! (28:49) I won the race and got a medal and then won a really sweet radio/ipod player from Milwaukee! 2 mile cool down.
My chest felt ok. This chest cold has been most unfortunate.
8.7 4 miles with my son on trails in 35 minutes. 2 miles back to Villa from fitness center. 6 miles total AM.
4.5 miles in 29:55. Lots of hills. Went swimming with my boys. 1.5 miles back to Villa. 6 miles total PM.
12 miles for the day.
55.5 miles for the week. Bad chest cold, but slowly getting better.
8.2 8 miles easy. I really feel beat and out of whack. I maye take a couple days off. Sunday's race took something out of me. I may have a bug or something.
8.3 I am not feeling good this week--some sort of deep chest cold--having trouble breathing--not good.
2.5 miles easy.
8.4 7.5 miles easy--i still do not feel good.
8.5 5miles easy.
STOWE, VT
7 miles PM easy
12 miles total for the day.
I still feel physically weird.
8.6 2 miles warm up. 4.5 miles trail race at trapp Family Lodge. Very hilly course and I definitely did not go all out. I started out at 7:40 and averaged slightly under 6 the last 3.25 miles. Very Curvy course and crazy footing! (28:49) I won the race and got a medal and then won a really sweet radio/ipod player from Milwaukee! 2 mile cool down.
My chest felt ok. This chest cold has been most unfortunate.
8.7 4 miles with my son on trails in 35 minutes. 2 miles back to Villa from fitness center. 6 miles total AM.
4.5 miles in 29:55. Lots of hills. Went swimming with my boys. 1.5 miles back to Villa. 6 miles total PM.
12 miles for the day.
55.5 miles for the week. Bad chest cold, but slowly getting better.
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