Saturday, May 21, 2011

OBJECTIVE
4 mi.

ACHIEVED
4.08 mi.@ 8:15

5:47 AM 74° 78% 2 mph

Got a good night's sleep last night but oddly still felt sluggish for this morning's run.

Got treatment for back yesterday. Ultimately not sure how much good it's doing other than it feels better after the "tissue work" (i.e., focused massage) and electronic muscle stimulation. All of that seems short-lived though. It also forces me to make time for strengthening exercises.

PRE RUN
weight=165.5
body fat=22.9%

POST RUN
water, multivitamin & Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk

Friday, May 20, 2011

OBJECTIVE
5 mi.

ACHIEVED
5.07 mi.@ 8:01

6:59 AM 79° 79% 5 mph

Got a late start and didn't want to be around the high school and give the wreckless teenage drivers who were late for class a chance to hit me so I modified my route to run a double Kleinwood loop with a Shadow Valley loop added on at the end. This gave me the mileage I was looking for today.

Felt slightly less than "okay".

PRE RUN
weight=166.5
body fat=22.4%
water & granola

POST RUN
water, multivitamin & frosted miniwheats w/skim milk

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Objective
4 mi.

Achieved
4.18 mi.@ 8:17

6:22 AM foggy

New territory this morning: Hyatt to Riverwalk to Lakefront Trail to Aquarium. Nice morning although I wasn't feeling particularly "bouncy" with my step.

Flight tonight ... have to remember compression socks. Failed on my flight earlier this week.

Pre run
Homemade granola & water

Post run
Chocolate milk
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Objective
5 mi.

Achieved
5.14 mi.@ 8:01

5:21 AM ~50F light rain/mist

Along the Lakefront Trail in a misty, light rain. The mallards, Canadian geese and sea gulls didn't seem to mind. Neither did I.

Got passed by a pony tail on the trip back. Not that I was running that fast; just haven't been passed very often on this route in the morning.

Pre run
-

Post run
Chocolate milk & apple
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Monday, May 16, 2011

OBJECTIVE
5 mi.

ACHIEVED
5.43 mi.@ 8:10

5:46 AM 65° 64% 1 mph

Slow roll this morning. Just took it as it came.

Thinking about what I need to do this week:

1) Hydrate better. Be more balanced throughout the day; every day. Be especially vigilant when flying.

2) Eat cleaner and reduce portions slightly. Nothing dramatic here. Just looking for consistency.

3) Crunches and planks are my friends. Spend time with them!

4) Wear compression socks on flights.

5) Get away from "just-in-time" attitude. Work ahead of the curve - running, professionally and personally.

This is the last training week of base building. Next week will introduce speed and tempo work.

PRE RUN
weight=166
body fat=22.6%

POST RUN
skim milk, multivitamin & oatmeal w/brown sugar, cinnamon, flax & skim milk