Saturday, June 26, 2010

OBJECTIVE
13 mi.@ 7:53-8:44

ACHIEVED
14 mi.@ 8:36

5:37 AM 80° 83% 1 mph

It was good to get back in town and run with the group this morning. I didn't have high expectations for this run due to spending my day on airplanes yesterday and getting limited sleep and poor nutrition over the past week. I was glad to be running this distance with others. Today's edition included: Stephanie, Augie, Jonathan, Randy, Josh and me. After about 6 miles, Steph, Augie and Jonathan broke it off and headed back to the park. Randy, Josh and I continued on. The pace felt harder than it should have but I was happy to get it done.

PRE RUN
weight=166
water & oatmeal w/brown sugar & skim milk

POST RUN
SlimFast & water

Thursday, June 24, 2010

6.44 mi.@ 8:32

6:26 AM 81° 69% 4 mph

Arrived in Philadelphia last night. Caught the Phillies game which was a very good one. Jimmy Rollins hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to when the game. Going to the afternoon game later today.

Our hotel is in Essington which is near the airport. Got this 6-miler in this morning from the hotel. It was humid but not as much as at home. Run near some waterway part of the way. Also run on a road with some very tall grass (+10') on either side. It was like running through a tunnel. Eerie and interesting at the same time ....

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Exploring from the hotel in College Park, Maryland. Turned into a warm-up ....

Found the University of Maryland while out for a morning run. Decided to roll out the 10x400 intervals that are on my training schedule for this week. Surprised by how good I felt. Target pace was 94 seconds. Hit them at:
85
90
90
89
86
90
89
91
91
84

Monday, June 21, 2010

Wimbledon Forest Out-&-Back 6.09 mi 00:53 08:44 pace

Flying out for vacation this morning. Will be gone all week. Needed this run since I'm not sure what the next few days' schedule will allow.
Took it easy and felt okay.

Sunday, June 20, 2010

OBJECTIVE
7 mi.@ 7:53-8:44
2x20 sec. stiff-legged running
2x20 sec. running no arms

ACHIEVED
7.20 mi.@ 8:28
2x20 sec. stiff-legged running
2x20 sec. running no arms

6:13 AM 76° 93% 0 mph

Yes, Sunday is typically my rest day. Yes, my body needs the rest. However I'm not sure how my schedule is going to work out over the coming week so I figured I better get it while I can.

Felt okay this morning once I loosened up.

PRE RUN
weight=164.5
water, crisp rice cereal w/skim milk

POST RUN
water, multivitamin, GrapeNuts cereal w/skim milk, English muffin w/butter, cinnamon sugar & honey