Sricking with the 5 Miles

5 Easy Miles - 48:30 - 9:37 Pace

Felt good again today, no calf or knee issues

Stepping UP

5 Easy Miles - 48:33 - 9:43 Pace

Felt good this morning, popped in Blade 2 and had at it. I thing I could have done 6 today....but trying not to push it.

Another Week

4 Easy Miles - 38:30 - 9:38 Pace

Morning running actually feels good, I thought I woudl hate it. I have just been putting in movies (Blade) and going at it. I am a little sweaty when getting out of the shower if I am in a hurry though.

Legs are....ok

Progress

4 Easy Miles - 40:00 - 10:00 Pace

Another easy run today, this time at night. Feels ok, knee is actually bothering me more that my calves.

Give it another try

3 Easy Miles - 31:00 - 10:33 Pace

Easy run on my new treadmill today while watching the opening fight scene from Blade. Legs felt ok, calves we tight as always. I was conscious of my ankle rolling in before push-off though....hopefully that will make a difference.

Doc has not approved me running until I get my new orthopedics...but that's 3 weeks away, so I am going to start with some easy runs and see how I feel.

Better, but not Great

4 Easy Miles - 33:47 - 8:27 Pace

Felt better today, my legs were the only thing hurting this time. And my calves were acting up starting at about 1.25 Miles. I started running a little differently to see if it helped, and it did, but still were feeling weird.

Really need to suck it up and go get therapy......I hate running in fear!

Still Feeling the P90X

2 Not so Easy Miles - 17:04 - 8:31 Pace
0.50 Miles Walk
0.50 Easy Miles - 4:26 - 8:52 Pace
0.50 Miles Walk
0.50 Easy Miles - 4:08 - 8:12 Pace

What can I say, I hope I am just still feeling the P90X. It was a rough run right from the start, my whole body was sore.

P90X before running.....is very bad

4 Easy Miles - 34:14 - 8:33 Pace

Yikes, did P90X Chest and Back before running because I was waiting for the rain to stop....bad call. My upper body was swollen, sore and tight, which made the whole run bad. My legs we also sore from some of the positions you get in during P90X. First time in a while I haven't enjoyed a run. On the bright side, no injuries and I did run at a decent pace.

Running in the Far East

3.31 Easy Miles - 31:32 - 9:31 Pace

Went for a little jog with Mark and Matt in Lagunna Philippines. It was....hot. But a good run, the more laps we did, the more people were out staring at the big white guys running around. Body felt fine though, actually wanted to run a few more laps, but didn't want to do it along in that neighborhood...lol

Damn Calf

1.25 Easy miles - 10:47 - 8:36 Pace
0.21 Walk
0.25 Interval Miles - 1:33 - 5:59 Pace
0.12 Walk
0.26 Interval Miles - 1:31 - 5:51 Pace
0.12 Walk
0.25 Interval Miles - 1:30 - 5:51 Pace
0.12 WWalk
205 Interval Feet - 0:15 - 6:08 Pace
0.20 Walk
225 Easy Feet - 0:27 - 10:18 Pace
0.16 Walk
0.54 Easy Miles - 4:35 - 8:32 Pace

Daaaaamn! I was feeling so good to, and then my calf went. It was a different spot in the calf this time though. Time to go get it checked out, and rely on P90X for a while. Suck a drag

Long Run Monday

8 Easy Miles - 1:16:00 - 9:30 Pace

Great run today, Two and a half men helped. Legs were good again, lungs were still a little chunky from being sick, but not bad. Try running intervals Friday.

Oh, and this is my first mobile blog ever, using my new iPhone. Seems to work really well.

Conquering the Outdoors

4 Easy Miles - 32:37 - 8:09 Pace

Went for it today, but kept a leash on myself. Just wanted to do 4 miles and get through an outside run without hurting myself. I again ran too fast, but it always feels good. Did a P90X workout for the first time also, right after running, I'm spent.

I also just joined a team for the White Pine Trail 200 Relay run. THink I'm on the Ladies of Nauta team. SHould be fun.

Feeling Better

7 Easy Miles - 1:06:00 - 9:25 Pace

Felt a lot better today, calf was much less....odd feeling. I wore the new pair of shoes with the inserts in hopes of having a little more cushion for my knee, and I think it helped. Not sure what was up with that run outside. I need to figure it out though, becasue, as we all know...races are outside.

Still a strange feeling in my calf

5 Easy Miles - 48:10 - 9:36 Pace

Few more miles on my gimpy calf today, but it didn't feel too bad. I was still running a little strangly, so it felt a little odd. I'll take a few more days off and see how it feels Monday.

Somethings not Right

3.5 Not so Easy Miles - 34:30 - 9:49 Pace

Something is surely not right with my calf. It's not as bad as it has been in the past, running at all would have been impossible, but it feels like it could go at any time. I took it really easy today, and all that effort I put in to not straining my calf wore out my thighs and my left calf, cause I was beat after only a short run. I'll give it another show Wednesday and see how it feels.

20 Degrees of Difference

5 Easy Miles - 40:23 - 8:04 Pace

What a difference 20 degrees in tempurature makes. Saturday I was struggling with running outside in the 24 degree temp, today, smooth sailing in the 44 degree temp. I was able to maintain a pretty good clip with not much stress. Knee was a little sore in the beginning, but went away.

My calf, oh my calf. At mile 4.99, seriously, I felt a twinge...like I have felt before and it has not ended well. I will see how it feels, but I may want to pass up the intervals I was planning to do on Saturday and rest.

Longer Still

9 Easy Miles - 1:24:00 - 9:20 Pace

Long run today, I was done at like 5 Miles, this was much more of a struggle than 8 Miles last week. Not sure what the deal was, but I made it through, felt like passing out right after.

No knee issues though, no calf issues, they did feel tight, but nothing serious. Looking forward to a nice easy, maybe outdoor run Thursday.

Oh so Cold

3.5 Tempoish Miles - 30:43 - 8:38 Pace

Ran outside in Detroit today, I think it was 24 degrees and in the morning, bad combonation for me. Once I got warmed up my legs felt good, and I was moving well. The lungs were struggling though, probably wasn't the best idea to do my first outside run in that temp. But hey, I needed to get a run in. Next stop, 9 miles.

Long Run

8 Miles - 1:14:00 - 9:15 Pace

Considering the weekend and the beginning of the week I had, this was a serious accomplishment. Longest run, and a good pace, and everything felt good. Little pain in my knee, the not so good kind. Few things I think I need to start doing:

1. Start breaking in the new pair of shoes and wear them for long runs
2. Stop lifting weights so hard on my upper body to drop a little weight.
3. Start a better diet to drop a little more weight
4. Start running outside.

It's gonna be a good year

Tempo Run.....Sorta

1 Miles Easy - ????
3 Tempo Miles - ?????
1 Easy Mile - ?????

Total Time - 39:50 - 7:57 Pace

Felt great today, legs were moving. Need to get serious about speed workouts once the weather breaks.