Friday, January 30, 2009
A Night with Olympians
We brought in Kara Goucher and Bernard Lagat to talk to the runners last night. Both are very down-to-earth and laid-back. Alberto Salazar showed up as well, which was a nice surprise. Very positive response from the runners.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday
Last night was a good workout. I did the 6 mile loop in Central Park with Run Club and then hit the pool for a 30 minute swim workout.
nothing overly exciting...I'm ready for the weather to warm so I can get back on my bike.
nothing overly exciting...I'm ready for the weather to warm so I can get back on my bike.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Chicago Registration Opens on Feb 1
Just an FYI to those wanting to run the Chicago Marathon. I'll be skipping it this year (unless I somehow end up there for work, which I doubt), so the weather will probably be absolutely perfect after two years of grueling heat.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Gaining confidence in the pool
I got in a nice little tempo run today with Run Club. 1.5 mile warm up, 3 mile tempo (sub 7 min pace, but not sure exactly how fast), 1.5 mile cool down. I'm still a long way from where I need to be, but its nice to be getting back in shape.
After the run, I went to the gym and lifted triceps and did some core work. Afterwards, I hit the pool. I'm still swimming slow and likely inefficient, but I'm gaining confidence. I'd been swimming freestyle and then doing breast stroke to catch my breath. Today, I swam 12 continuous laps freestyle. Its not much at all in the grand scheme of things (ie the ironman), but its giving me confidence moving forward.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Snow!
I hate the cold, but I love running in the snow. Last night was no exception. Lower loops are a little repetitious, but understandable under the conditions. The park was pretty empty and the roads were covered in a nice layer of snow due to a full day of frozen precipitation. I got in 3 lower loops of the park for a little over 5 miles and chatted with Worku. He told me he's doing the 3M Austin half marathon this weekend, so I gave him a rundown of the course and told him I would print out a map and give more more details on the course.
The 3M half is the first half of the old marathon course before they changed the Austin Marathon to a loop. Its weird to think that I first ran that course 8 years ago, but that's how long its been. My first marathon is now 10 years ago this past weekend--Houston 1999. That was a brutal, brutal day. 4:52:xx worth of pain and suffering, which taught me that knocking out a few 7 milers isn't going to make a marathon very pleasurable. I was lucky, very lucky. I was also stupid. I could have easily been one of the people you read about collapsing on the course. I've come a long way. Hopefully in a few months, I will see a sub-3:10 finish.
The 3M half is the first half of the old marathon course before they changed the Austin Marathon to a loop. Its weird to think that I first ran that course 8 years ago, but that's how long its been. My first marathon is now 10 years ago this past weekend--Houston 1999. That was a brutal, brutal day. 4:52:xx worth of pain and suffering, which taught me that knocking out a few 7 milers isn't going to make a marathon very pleasurable. I was lucky, very lucky. I was also stupid. I could have easily been one of the people you read about collapsing on the course. I've come a long way. Hopefully in a few months, I will see a sub-3:10 finish.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Frigid saturday
Another productive saturday. I got in an hour run in central park with Run Club and then went straight to the gym. I lifted biceps and back and then hit the pool for a 30 minute swim. I relaxed in the sauna for 20 minutes after the pool and then headed home for a lay afternoon.
The foot seems to be ok, although I still haven't really done any mileage over 8 or 9 miles in a couple months, so we'll see how it responds to a gradual increase in mileage. Training for the Peak Ultramarathon and Poconos Marathon starts in a little over a month.
The foot seems to be ok, although I still haven't really done any mileage over 8 or 9 miles in a couple months, so we'll see how it responds to a gradual increase in mileage. Training for the Peak Ultramarathon and Poconos Marathon starts in a little over a month.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Wednesday Workout
I did the speed workout with Run Club tonight. It was a brisk night with an iced over track, so we headed to the west side highway for some fartleks. This was my first speed workout in quite awhile, so I wasn't sure how my body was going to react. I ran with the front group for the first three intervals (we did 3 mins at 5K pace with a 2 minute "recovery"). Then I dropped back and formed a smaller group for a slightly slower final two intervals. I probably got in 5+ miles in running.
After the run, I went up to the gym and lifted chest/shoulders before jumping in the pool for 30 minutes. I finally feel like I'm making more progress in the pool. I'm able to do more distance freestyle without having to switch to breast stroke to recover. I still can't get my breathing right on my left side, but I'm working on it.
Overall, it was a productive day. I'm on the road to getting back in shape...
After the run, I went up to the gym and lifted chest/shoulders before jumping in the pool for 30 minutes. I finally feel like I'm making more progress in the pool. I'm able to do more distance freestyle without having to switch to breast stroke to recover. I still can't get my breathing right on my left side, but I'm working on it.
Overall, it was a productive day. I'm on the road to getting back in shape...
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