Monday, July 28, 2008

interrupted

So, I am yet again interrupted in training this summer....

Sunday -- 80 min easy...terrible mistake. Ran on horrible blisters -- ended up in the ER with a horrible infection.

Monday -- Off -- slept most of the day.

Tuesday -- The Big 12 -- 12 push ups, 12 reverse crunches, ... all the way down to 2 push ups, 2 reverse crunches. General Strength -- back routine: opposite arm, opposite leg (10)//prone, double arm raise (10)//straight leg lifts on knee (10)//prone, lower body crawl (10)//sitting bicycle (10)//leg swing up and out on knee (10)//straight leg circles on knee (10)//double arm, double leg raise (10)//sitting push kick (10)//straight leg ins and outs (10)//in and out arms with legs raised (10)

Wednesday -- General Strength Work -- 3 sets: 4 x dips, 12 x calf raises, 4 x hamstring curls, 4 x chin up, 4 x leg press, 25 x sit up, 4 x knee extension, 6 x single arm curls, 20 x med ball twist, 10 x resistance sit ups, 12 x med ball military press. 300,200,100 crunches.

Thursday -- Back Routine -- 2 sets: 10 opposite arm, opposite legs//10 arm raises from hip//10 prone straight leg lifts//10 prone lower body crawl//50 sitting bicycle//10 straight leg lifts on knee//10 double arm double leg raises//10 sitting push kick//10 straight leg ins and outs (scissors)//10 in and out arms w/ legs raised (arm scissors)...3 x 1 min plank, 30 sec side planks.

Friday -- General Strength Work -- 3 sets: 4 x dips, 12 x calf raises, 4 x hamstring curls, 4 x chin up, 4 x leg press, 25 x sit up, 4 x knee extension, 10 x single arm curls, 12 x med ball military press; 1 set of 250 crunches, 25 sit ups, 200 crunches, 25 sit ups.

Saturday -- 52 min easy. Really felt the week off and the fact that I was probably not all the way recovered from the infection from earlier in the week.



Sunday, July 20, 2008

my new plan.

Deciding to take a different approach. Think I can run really fast come April and the Penn Relays. I'll try to post some more detailed stuff soon.

Week One

Sunday -- 80 minutes easy w/ Amie. Calling it 11.5 miles.
Core Work: 3 sets of: 300 crunches, 25 sit ups, 100 crunches, 20 sit ups
Strength Work: 3 x 10 push ups; 10 back extensions between sets

Monday -- 9 miles steady on Merrifield; 51:41 :: 6:11, 5:51, 5:46, 5:51, 5:41, 5:45, 5:40, 5:27, 5:27 ((5:44 pace))
Warm up drills + cool down drills...
Core Work: 3 sets of 200 crunches, 20 sit ups, 100 crunches, 50 scissor kicks, 10 reverse crunches, 5 in and outs

Tuesday -- 8 miles easy on Merrifield; 50:10 :: 6:47, 6:33, 6:24, 6:07, 5:53, 5:55, 6:28, 5:59
Karaoke, high knees, butt kicks, single leg squats, run, repeat, 4 x fast strides w/ jog back rest.

Core: 3 sets of 12 push ups, 200 crunches, 25 sit ups, 200 crunches, 20 sit ups, 12 push ups

Wednesday -- 10.5 miles progression at White Rock Lake AM; First 5 miles in 30:28, next 5 miles in 30:23...total run 62:11...
Nice effort at first...fell apart towards end, but still ran 2nd 5M faster (which is longer than 5 miles)...
Core: 3 x (12 push ups, 10 back extension, 1 min plank, 30 sec plank, 12 push ups) + 3 x (200 crunches, 10 x double leg swings, 10 x pedestal, 100 crunches)

Thursday -- 8 miles easy on Merrifield in 51:09 :: 7:03, 6:34, 6:27, 6:20, 6:06, 6:07, 6:29, 5:59
2 x Karaoke, butt kicks, high knees, single leg squats, run, repeat, 4 x fast strides w/ jog back rest.

Friday -- 8 miles easy in Nacogdoches

Saturday -- 8 miles easy in Nacogdoches

Estimated Mileage -- 62 miles -- 1 long run, 2 workout efforts (steady run//progression run)

Monday, July 14, 2008

...

Sunday -- 5 miles a.m. w/ Amie + 14 miles p.m. w/ surges of 1 min, 2 min, 1 min, 2 min, 1 min, 3 min every 5 minutes. Great run. Felt amazing.

Monday -- Off -- blister problems

Tuesday -- 9 miles on Merrifield in 55:09...felt good. Really stayed controlled on way out and coasted on way home...charged up each hill w/ good power.

Wednesday -- 10 miles at White Rock Lake PM...miserable.

Thursday -- Off

Friday -- Off

Saturday -- 52 min easy

Worthless week.

Sunday, July 6, 2008

if you aren't too busy...

Had a good week. Moving along.

Sunday -- 90+ minutes at white rock lake...considering it 15 miles...

Monday -- 9 miles a.m. w/ Gabe on Merrifield. Ran at a steady effort, clipping off: 7:36, 6:41, 6:01,5:47, 5:47, 5:55, 5:47, 5:44, 5:37 for 55:00...5 miles p.m. in 31:06...hot; merrifield road.

Tuesday -- 6 miles a.m. in 42 minutes or something...8 miles p.m. in 52+...14 total...need to stop slacking.


Wednesday -- 10.5 miles at White Rock...66:01...felt miserable. Worst feeling run in quite some time. Actually surprised by the time...

Thursday -- 12 miles progression on Merrifield Road...6 miles in 39:11, 6 miles in 37:15, 76:26 total...blisters.


Friday -- 8 miles w/ Amie at Irving Trails...pretty fast...definitely not recovery.

Saturday -- 8 miles w/ Amie in Fort Worth. It was easier than Friday...calling it recovery.

Total Mileage -- 82 miles...better week. Need to run about 3 more miles per week for me to be happy for July...