8 Miles - 66:00 - 8:15 Pace
More treadmill running, still not used to it. My quads were kinda sore after only 8 miles. Again, hammy, killing me, probably would have done 10 without that pain. Not much to watch today, right as I finished Seinfeld came on, that would have been nice at mile 4 :-) Anywho, getting closer and closer to being over this flu....soon.
7 Miles - 58:46 - 7:30 Pace
Ok, it's been a bit since I last ran, I got hellishly sick the day after Thanksgiving, not wonder my run that morning was so bad. Some sort of flu that is going around. Anyway, today was the first day I felt decent, so I figured why not run on the treadmill. I was a little fatigued, and my lungs were getting a bit fluidous by the end, not too bad though. Still, the hammy remains king.
6 Miles - 48:43 - 8:08 Pace
Holy cow was it cold today, and I felt it. The morning running just isn't my think, and tack on the mid 20 degree temp, yikes. Felt really tired today, hammy, still sore, I wonder if I am ever going to get rid of it.
Off to eat turkey and drink some bloody mary's
13.5 Miles - 1:52:41 - 8:20 Pace
Treadmill again today, lots of miles, most miles every on a treadmill. Not bad, felt weird, I hope I can used to it. My toes hurt, like I was pushing and scrunching them, strange. It was really boring, really boring. Eric ran next to me for at bit, that helped a little, then Armageddon came on, that helped a lot, but it ended at mile 10. Sooooo, really boring. Next run on Thursday.
1.00 Mile - 8:13 - 8:13 Pace
2.50 Miles - 21:00 - 7:00 Pace
0.50 Miles - 4:06 - 8:12 Pace
Got a membership, today was day one on a treadmill. Wasn't bad, it was surely better on my hammy. I woke up with an awfully tight ball in it, but it didn't bother me. I need to figure out the speed, I ran the equivalent MPH, but it seemed a lot faster. While my legs felt ok, my lungs were working overtime, might just take some getting used to. We will see how tomorrow goes.
12.5 Miles - 1:41:58 - 8:09 Pace
Freezing out today, I bundled up, so it wasn't too bad. I felt pretty good until mile 10, my hamstring really started to bother me. I wanted to get 16 in, but it just wasn't there today. I thought I had this hammy licked, but it looks like it is going to be a day to day thing. My right foot also hurts on the outside at the arch....weird. Oh yeah, and my left inner bicep, near my elbow hurts, like it did after the marathon. Also weird. I think I need to get out of the cold.
8 Miles - 1:03:26 - 7:55 Pace
Little tight today, but to be expected after my first speed workout in a while. Hammy was a little tight too, but nothing major still. First 3 miles were not bad, 4 was getting chilly, miles 5 - 7 were frigid, the wide was coming right into my face and the flakes got large. Then, after 7, the snow stopped, as did the wind, and it was a nice finish to my run.........pushing me towards getting a gym membership though.
1.57 Miles Easy - 13:18 - 8:29 Pace
1.00 Miles Speed - 6:26 - 6:26 Pace
0.50 Miles Jog - 4:52
1.00 Miles Speed - 6:17 - 6:17 pace
0.50 miles jog - 4:34
0.25 miles Walk - 4:22
1.48 Miles Easy - 12:02 - 8:09 Pace
Felt good again today, other than the cold, again. It has been a while from the last time I did speed workouts, I forget how hard they are. But I ran negative splits, which was great, and my legs felt good.
I did find out today that the California International Marathon is full, so.....now I am looking at the Phoenix Rock n Roll Marathon in January. Guess it will give me more time to prepare........but that training will span 3 holidays, yikes.
20 Miles - 2:44:34 - 8:13 Pace
Great run today, my fastest 20 Miles ever. Hammy's felt ok, I didn't even notice them till 12 miles, then I was aware, at 16 they were getting a little sore, and 18 they pretty much owned the run.....but it is the best they have felt in a while, even before the marathon attempt. So this puts me in a situation, after that run, I feel like I might be able to try the California International Marathon on December 7th, but registration is closed, for $200 however, I can get in still......
8 Miles - 1:04:08 - 8:01 Pace
First run in the snow of this new winter....yuck. Decent run though, hamstrings were really tight the first mile, they loosened up by mile two though. Again, my lungs were feeling the temp. Did some serious stretching of my hammys after the run today, the feel ok, not great. Well, not it's up to my 16 Miles run on Tuesday to determine if I am going to try and run the Cali Marathon in December...
1 Mile Easy - 8:01 - 8:01 Pace
4 Miles Tempo - 27:34 - 6:53 Pace
1 Mile Easy - 7:43 - 7:43 Pace
Man it was cold out today, and rainy. I hit the Kent Trails today, looking to have a good Tempo run. While I did do what I was scheduled to do, I was hoping to do more. I wanted to get in 6-8 Tempo miles. Might be too soon though. My hamstring is still hurting.......getting better though, and this cold weather was killing my lungs, I have to get used to that again.
6 Miles - 48:48 - 8:08 Pace
Easy run today around the neighborhood. The stretching is working on my hammys, I just need to do more of it. My right one still hurts a little, but it is no longer slowing me down....I think. I know my gate is different when it starts acting up, I think I am trying to prevent hurting it more.
5 Miles - 41:43 - 8:13 Pace
Well, I was supposed to run 12 today, but it's dark, so I hit the treadmill. This treadmill, wasn't great. Every time my foot hit the belt, it stopped for a second, and it made it really hard to run like that. Seemed to make my legs really tired, quickly, or they were just tired, not sure.........still not sure about the treadmill thing.
8 Miles - 1:05:46 - 8:13 Pace
NOt a bad run today, legs felt good, hammy was a little tough, keep stretching.
4.3 Miles - 34:35 - 8:02 Pace
Back at it, on this chilly Wednesday. I felt good, actually had a hard time keeping it above 7:30 miles to start, eased into it as I went though. I had all the little "I haven't run in a bit" pains, but all in all I felt good. Hammy's were still a bit tight, need to concentrate on stretching those out. I'll rest it for a few days, then get in 8 or so on Saturday.
How disappointing, I am not sure exactly how to feel right now. I put in a lot time and effort for this race, and to have an injury bring me down. Felt good this morning, it was a little chilly, but I was pumped and ready. Started faster than I should have, which may have contributed to my issues. Started at about a 7:08 Pace, why, who knows. I need 7:15's to qualify for Boston......Temporary insanity, not sure. I was still feeling good though. But at mile 11 I started to feel my hamstring getting tight, it has been giving my problems for a little while, but just a small pain. So I started to pull back a little to see if it would go away, I think I was doing 7:15's once I slowed down. It just kept getting worst and worst, and at mile 18, it just went, my leg stiffened up and I could not longer run.
4 Miles Easy - 45:40 - 8:00 Pace
8 Miles Easy - 1:04:30 - 8:03 Pace
4 Miles Easy - 31:30 - 7:52 Pace
4.39 Miles Easy - 35:01 - 7:59 Pace
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