My season seems to be unraveling very slowly. First a bit of injury, then sickness. I don't feel like I'm improving anymore and my fitness/basic aerobic ability is feeling disturbingly lacking. I have some loose plans for the rest of the season but they lack direction and certainty. I also feel like I am loosing touch with running and a lot of the runners I know. At this point it just feels like I'm just waiting for summer and still waiting for some magical season where I suddenly break through.
3/17/08- Medium Huntington up Virginia with Julian after finishing 95.
Miles: 5
3/18/08- 15 Minute tempo with Scott at Lacy. 3:07, 3:03, 3:05, 3:00, 3:00 for each lap. Pretty tough by the end, warm out.
Miles: 7
3/19/08 – Pulled all nighter for Ph12b exam. I wish that course was better taught. A good thing to start with is not giving 15 hour sets. I hope I can pull out a good grade in that class. So glad this term is over. I really need to figure out how to be more constructive during the term and I think it begins with less units and less living set to set. I also think lowering the stress will greatly help my running. 35 minutes easy on N field.
Miles: 4
3/20/08- Heading to Mammoth
Miles:0
3/21/08- Skiing at Mammoth.
Miles: 0
3/22/08- Skiing at Mammoth. Ran down main road to campground and followed some trails in the snow. Kept post holing in shorts. ~50 minutes total. Altitude kicking my butt. Also sad I didn’t see Ryan Hall.
Miles: 6
3/23/08- Skiing at Mammoth. Feeling a bit sick.
Miles:0
Weekly Miles: 22
3/24/08- Sick, really bad sore throat. Driving back from Mammoth, miserable plane flight back to D.C.
Miles: 0
3/25/08- Feeling horrible, cannot swallow without extreme pain, 101.5 fever. Went to the doctors, strep throat, started penicillin.
Miles:0
3/26/08- Still feeling pretty out of it, still can't swallow anything.
Miles:0
3/27/08- Finally feeling better. Drove to Churchill H.S., ran around it medium easy. Legs felt like they hadn’t ran in ages but felt good.
Miles: 5
3/28/08- My favorite home run feeling pretty good. Medium CJ trail almost to River Road.
Miles: 8.5
3/29/08- Eichenlaub grassy up Virginia, picked up tempo from Virginia to Los Robles and then pushed hard back, accelerating to 6:00-5:45 or less pace by the end. Feeling good, except for a bit of Achilles/Plantar to work on.
Miles: 7.5
3/30/08- NFTC with Kangway, Mark. 25 minutes medium, 5 min cool down. Lifted afterwards. Feeling stronger, but it was still disturbing how surprisingly not easy that 25 minutes was.
Miles: 4
Weekly Miles: 25
Totals:
Wk 1: 36
Wk 2; 38 (37 cycling)
Wk 3: 45
Wk 4: 43
Wk 5: 40 (12 backpacking)
Wk 6: 26 – no long day from backpacking
Wk 7: 40
Wk 8: 23.5 – Groin Injury
Wk 9: 37
Wk 10: 39
Wk 11: 22- Spring break skiing + sick
Wk 12: 25 -sick
Season Total: 415 ± 20 ( ≈ 405 is my guess)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Must...Update...Log!
2/25/08- L groin still very sore. I think it may be pulled. Lower arroyo to the casting pond moderate, picking up at the end. Took at least 4 miles for groin pain to go away. Hmm..
Miles: 9
2/26/08- Pretty beat up. Groin thing, R patella tendon, R Achilles and plantar faschia. I gotta hang in there. Did a modified track workout with a bit less mileage and long rest. 4,8,12,12,8,4,4 going every 3:00/lap. 84,3:01, 4:29,4:26,2:56,86,69. It was good to get on the track without killing myself. I need to recover! Warm-up to Allen, cool down to Lacy stairs.
Miles: 8.5
2/27/08- Huntington up Virginia easy. Took about 1.5-2 miles for groin to warm up. Hurdle drills
Afterwards for possible Steeple. R patella tendon, groin aggrevated. Iced full body.
Miles:6
2/28/08- Talk to the trainers about the groin thing and they want me to take some time off. Plus didn’t really sleep too much due to Ph 12 last night. Heated, did 25 minutes on the bike, iced.
Miles:0
2/29/08- Another day off for the groin. Swam 600 yards, aqua jogged 100 yards, did some exercises and U.S. and iced full body afterwards again.
Miles:0
3/1/08- Nada.
3/2/08- Nada.
Weekly Miles: 23.5
3/3/08- Ran 30 minutes on the North field, feeling better. Than swam 500 yards.
Miles: 5
3/4/08-feeling a bit more sore than yesterday, ran 30 minutes on the inside of the N. field.
Miles: 5
3/5/08- Feeling a bit better. 30 minutes or so to Los Robles on Arden/Filmore.
Miles: 4.5
3/6/08- Feeling much better! Did the workout, Hella tight! Warm-up to Lacy, 10 on, 2 off x3, first was consistent 3:20s, than ~3:17, 3:23, 3:20 then about 3:20, 3:10, 3:00. Even though I was a bit sick, this workout was alright and it was very nice to run with the guys again.
Miles: 8.5
3/7/08- Feeling a bit more sick but groin better. Garfield long way easy, although not feeling so well.
Miles: 6
3/8/08- Ran from RB aquatics center to the parking lot at JPL. I really like this run. I was still feeling under the weather so it took 3-4 miles to get into it. Put in a 1+ mile tempo feeling surge from the Golf Course entrance along the side of the RB. Coughing a bit afterwards.
Miles: 8
3/9/08- Swam 1000 yards in the morning, not feeling so good at night. Coughing a lot more.
(1000 yards)
Weekly Miles: 37
3/10/08- 400, 6x600, but I pulled out and jogged after 4 600s because my groin was feeling tight. 1 mile warm up. 400 in 80, then 1:59(79), 2:00, 2:01, 2:01, jogged. On the infield for the rest. Hot and windy and still feeling kinda sick but I think I’m getting better.
Miles: 5
3/11/08- Garfield Long way. Legs felt really heavy, going slow and uncomfortable. Still sick.
Miles: 6.5
3/12/08- 5-4-3-2-1 at Lacy. Throat very sore.
Miles: 7
3/13/08- Pre race with longer warm up. Throat still sore.
Miles: 5
3/14/08- Oxy Distance Carnival. 1500-4:57. Went out in 74-75, dropped time slowly from there (lost contact with pack after 300 meters). Need to get better, need to pace better.
Miles: 4
3/15/08- Legs a bit tired and beat up. Feeling less sick though. Nice slow and easy Eichenlaub grassy special with some variation.
Miles: 8.5
Weekly Miles: 36
Miles: 9
2/26/08- Pretty beat up. Groin thing, R patella tendon, R Achilles and plantar faschia. I gotta hang in there. Did a modified track workout with a bit less mileage and long rest. 4,8,12,12,8,4,4 going every 3:00/lap. 84,3:01, 4:29,4:26,2:56,86,69. It was good to get on the track without killing myself. I need to recover! Warm-up to Allen, cool down to Lacy stairs.
Miles: 8.5
2/27/08- Huntington up Virginia easy. Took about 1.5-2 miles for groin to warm up. Hurdle drills
Afterwards for possible Steeple. R patella tendon, groin aggrevated. Iced full body.
Miles:6
2/28/08- Talk to the trainers about the groin thing and they want me to take some time off. Plus didn’t really sleep too much due to Ph 12 last night. Heated, did 25 minutes on the bike, iced.
Miles:0
2/29/08- Another day off for the groin. Swam 600 yards, aqua jogged 100 yards, did some exercises and U.S. and iced full body afterwards again.
Miles:0
3/1/08- Nada.
3/2/08- Nada.
Weekly Miles: 23.5
3/3/08- Ran 30 minutes on the North field, feeling better. Than swam 500 yards.
Miles: 5
3/4/08-feeling a bit more sore than yesterday, ran 30 minutes on the inside of the N. field.
Miles: 5
3/5/08- Feeling a bit better. 30 minutes or so to Los Robles on Arden/Filmore.
Miles: 4.5
3/6/08- Feeling much better! Did the workout, Hella tight! Warm-up to Lacy, 10 on, 2 off x3, first was consistent 3:20s, than ~3:17, 3:23, 3:20 then about 3:20, 3:10, 3:00. Even though I was a bit sick, this workout was alright and it was very nice to run with the guys again.
Miles: 8.5
3/7/08- Feeling a bit more sick but groin better. Garfield long way easy, although not feeling so well.
Miles: 6
3/8/08- Ran from RB aquatics center to the parking lot at JPL. I really like this run. I was still feeling under the weather so it took 3-4 miles to get into it. Put in a 1+ mile tempo feeling surge from the Golf Course entrance along the side of the RB. Coughing a bit afterwards.
Miles: 8
3/9/08- Swam 1000 yards in the morning, not feeling so good at night. Coughing a lot more.
(1000 yards)
Weekly Miles: 37
3/10/08- 400, 6x600, but I pulled out and jogged after 4 600s because my groin was feeling tight. 1 mile warm up. 400 in 80, then 1:59(79), 2:00, 2:01, 2:01, jogged. On the infield for the rest. Hot and windy and still feeling kinda sick but I think I’m getting better.
Miles: 5
3/11/08- Garfield Long way. Legs felt really heavy, going slow and uncomfortable. Still sick.
Miles: 6.5
3/12/08- 5-4-3-2-1 at Lacy. Throat very sore.
Miles: 7
3/13/08- Pre race with longer warm up. Throat still sore.
Miles: 5
3/14/08- Oxy Distance Carnival. 1500-4:57. Went out in 74-75, dropped time slowly from there (lost contact with pack after 300 meters). Need to get better, need to pace better.
Miles: 4
3/15/08- Legs a bit tired and beat up. Feeling less sick though. Nice slow and easy Eichenlaub grassy special with some variation.
Miles: 8.5
Weekly Miles: 36
Sunday, February 24, 2008
A Great Week-Track Week 6
This week last year was one of the worst in my life, mostly due to my foot breaking. This year was a stark contrast.
2/18/08- Full Arroyo from Lloyd in 78.5 minutes. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1636194. Anton and Chief booking it as usual, tough work trying to keep up. Once in the arroyo they pulled away as I backed off a bit. We met up at the aquatics center and then ran together back through Old Pas. Felt pretty good. Worked on being relaxed and keeping solid form. Averaged 7:30 pace. Again perhaps a bit too fast.
Miles: 10.5
2/19/08- 400 at 2:30 , 5x1200s on 6:30, 400, 3x200 with 200 active recovery, Lombardy to Allen cool down. 1200s in 4:30, 4:30, 4:29, 4:27, 4: 26, felt okay, not working too hard, but still pretty hard. Going to be tired tomorrow.
Miles: 9
2/20/08- Crazy tree slow with Nathan. Tired but hanging in there.
Miles: 7
2/21/08- Lacy for 8 on 2 off x3. Had some good energy, ran with Julian the whole way. Perhaps consistent 6:20 pace. Upper left leg feeling kind of crampy, perhaps from lunges yesterday. Good workout in general, XC will be awesome next year if I can hold out.
Miles: 8
2/22/08- Pre race easy with lots of guys here today!
Miles: 4.5
2/23/08- Rossi Relays. Just an 800 today for the SMR. We were in 5th place so I went out a bit hard (66) and paid for it (74) . Actually not a bad time, but it could have been like 2 sec. faster if I had paced better. Anton ran under my name in the 3000 while I left early for a Jazz concert and ran a 9:23.
Miles: 5
Weekly Miles: 40
2/18/08- Full Arroyo from Lloyd in 78.5 minutes. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1636194. Anton and Chief booking it as usual, tough work trying to keep up. Once in the arroyo they pulled away as I backed off a bit. We met up at the aquatics center and then ran together back through Old Pas. Felt pretty good. Worked on being relaxed and keeping solid form. Averaged 7:30 pace. Again perhaps a bit too fast.
Miles: 10.5
2/19/08- 400 at 2:30 , 5x1200s on 6:30, 400, 3x200 with 200 active recovery, Lombardy to Allen cool down. 1200s in 4:30, 4:30, 4:29, 4:27, 4: 26, felt okay, not working too hard, but still pretty hard. Going to be tired tomorrow.
Miles: 9
2/20/08- Crazy tree slow with Nathan. Tired but hanging in there.
Miles: 7
2/21/08- Lacy for 8 on 2 off x3. Had some good energy, ran with Julian the whole way. Perhaps consistent 6:20 pace. Upper left leg feeling kind of crampy, perhaps from lunges yesterday. Good workout in general, XC will be awesome next year if I can hold out.
Miles: 8
2/22/08- Pre race easy with lots of guys here today!
Miles: 4.5
2/23/08- Rossi Relays. Just an 800 today for the SMR. We were in 5th place so I went out a bit hard (66) and paid for it (74) . Actually not a bad time, but it could have been like 2 sec. faster if I had paced better. Anton ran under my name in the 3000 while I left early for a Jazz concert and ran a 9:23.
Miles: 5
Weekly Miles: 40
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Track Week 5-Tech All-Comers
2/4/08- Lower Arroyo plus casting pond. Medium, fairly quick pace, but felt good the whole way, Chief and Anton finished in 59 minutes (6:50 pace), I must have been about 64ish (7:24 pace). Hmm perhaps I should have gone a bit slower. But it’s cool that I can keep this pace up for 9 miles!
Miles: 9
2/5/08- Legs surprisingly tired after yesterday. Down to Garfield for 2.5 mile tempo. Scott cut me short after 4 laps (3:29, 7:00, 10:34, 13:49). Legs just didn’t have it today. I’ll take tomorrow super easy and get some rest for track work on Thursday and meet on Sat.
Miles: 8.5
2/6/08- Huntington up Virginia, feeling okay, a bit beat up, took it easy.
Miles: 6
2/7/08- 400, 2000, 1600, 1200, 800, 400-96,7:33,6:07,4:33,2:59,87 starting with full jogging recovery for first, decreasing rest. Hot, feeling it in stomach after 2k, feeling better for 8 and 4. 1 mile warm-up, lacy and back cool down.
Miles: 8
2/8/08- Pre race very easy with Julian.
Miles: 4
2/9/08- Caltech All comers, hot and windy at least for this early in the season. 4xmile in 5:40 (in trainers), ran by myself in big spread, 4x800 in 2:33 (in trainers), also alone. Heat got to me, ran like a workout, very similar to last year. Hopefully we will see another big improvement at interhouse. Also awkward encounter with Ian. I miss seeing him around but I’m really happy is running and coaching again. Perhaps I’ll email him about running or lifting or riding.
Miles: 4.5
Night: Winter mountaineering trip up baldy, hiked several miles (2.5 hours) up 2000 vertical feet in snow with 45 lbs pack + full winter gear on.
Miles: (4)
2/10/08- Climbed to summit of baldy + mountaineering skills stuff, from 7700 to about 10,000 and back to the car. Pretty tired.
Miles: (8)
Weekly Miles: 40 (+ 12 backpacking)
2/11/08- Very sore, well deserved off day.
Miles: 0
2/12/08- 20 minute tempo at Lacy. Ran slower than last lacy tempo but consistent hard work, 6 laps and a bit, maybe 3 miles total, so 6:40-6:35 pace. I think that last one was a bit over the top, and I was pushing just for time/pace. I need to be more relaxed on these. Came back, left hamstring tendon very tight, otherwise feeling good. Ran 400 tt for interhouse prelims, 63 sec in trainers, 32,31. Ugh lactic acid…Iced tendon afterwards.
Miles: 7.5
Miles: 9
2/5/08- Legs surprisingly tired after yesterday. Down to Garfield for 2.5 mile tempo. Scott cut me short after 4 laps (3:29, 7:00, 10:34, 13:49). Legs just didn’t have it today. I’ll take tomorrow super easy and get some rest for track work on Thursday and meet on Sat.
Miles: 8.5
2/6/08- Huntington up Virginia, feeling okay, a bit beat up, took it easy.
Miles: 6
2/7/08- 400, 2000, 1600, 1200, 800, 400-96,7:33,6:07,4:33,2:59,87 starting with full jogging recovery for first, decreasing rest. Hot, feeling it in stomach after 2k, feeling better for 8 and 4. 1 mile warm-up, lacy and back cool down.
Miles: 8
2/8/08- Pre race very easy with Julian.
Miles: 4
2/9/08- Caltech All comers, hot and windy at least for this early in the season. 4xmile in 5:40 (in trainers), ran by myself in big spread, 4x800 in 2:33 (in trainers), also alone. Heat got to me, ran like a workout, very similar to last year. Hopefully we will see another big improvement at interhouse. Also awkward encounter with Ian. I miss seeing him around but I’m really happy is running and coaching again. Perhaps I’ll email him about running or lifting or riding.
Miles: 4.5
Night: Winter mountaineering trip up baldy, hiked several miles (2.5 hours) up 2000 vertical feet in snow with 45 lbs pack + full winter gear on.
Miles: (4)
2/10/08- Climbed to summit of baldy + mountaineering skills stuff, from 7700 to about 10,000 and back to the car. Pretty tired.
Miles: (8)
Weekly Miles: 40 (+ 12 backpacking)
2/11/08- Very sore, well deserved off day.
Miles: 0
2/12/08- 20 minute tempo at Lacy. Ran slower than last lacy tempo but consistent hard work, 6 laps and a bit, maybe 3 miles total, so 6:40-6:35 pace. I think that last one was a bit over the top, and I was pushing just for time/pace. I need to be more relaxed on these. Came back, left hamstring tendon very tight, otherwise feeling good. Ran 400 tt for interhouse prelims, 63 sec in trainers, 32,31. Ugh lactic acid…Iced tendon afterwards.
Miles: 7.5
Monday, February 4, 2008
Track Week 4
1/28/08- Huntington long-Kiesz’s way : http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1585256 . Started slow, the pace picked up, including the guys pulling away from me. Actually got up to a pretty good pace. Felt much better than yesterday.
Miles: 8
1/29/08- Interval workout Tuesdays have begun. 4, 4x800, 4 (bonus). The 800s had a slow lap of recovery (3 minutes ?). 84, 2:50, 2:51, 2:48, 2:45, 68. Felt pretty solid, could have perhaps gone faster? Worked with Julian, could have perhaps gone faster? Warm up Allen and back, cool down to lacy and back.
Miles: 8
1/30/08- Tu Madre very easy.
Miles: 6.5
1/31/08- 20 minute tempo at lacey. Wore DS trainers. Pushed pretty hard but kept fairly good pace. 1 mile in 6:10 2 miles in 12:18 3 miles in 18:35. Started to feel it around mile two, backed off a bit, felt better, and kept pushing. Was fairly tired to begin with but okay. Otherwise felt good.
Miles: 7.5
2/1/08- Lacy Long way plus 2 Laps at the park easy.
Miles: 6
2/2/08- Phys lab write up again. I hope I can break the habit.
Miles: 0
2/3/08- Garfield xLong way from Lloyd with Chief, easy.
Miles: 7
Weekly Miles: 43 Shins all better but Plantar Faschia acting up a tiny bit, wore the sock a few times this week while doing sets. Will need to keep an eye on it.
Also, read Ian and Mark's log again and realized how boring mine is. Will need to work on it :)
Miles: 8
1/29/08- Interval workout Tuesdays have begun. 4, 4x800, 4 (bonus). The 800s had a slow lap of recovery (3 minutes ?). 84, 2:50, 2:51, 2:48, 2:45, 68. Felt pretty solid, could have perhaps gone faster? Worked with Julian, could have perhaps gone faster? Warm up Allen and back, cool down to lacy and back.
Miles: 8
1/30/08- Tu Madre very easy.
Miles: 6.5
1/31/08- 20 minute tempo at lacey. Wore DS trainers. Pushed pretty hard but kept fairly good pace. 1 mile in 6:10 2 miles in 12:18 3 miles in 18:35. Started to feel it around mile two, backed off a bit, felt better, and kept pushing. Was fairly tired to begin with but okay. Otherwise felt good.
Miles: 7.5
2/1/08- Lacy Long way plus 2 Laps at the park easy.
Miles: 6
2/2/08- Phys lab write up again. I hope I can break the habit.
Miles: 0
2/3/08- Garfield xLong way from Lloyd with Chief, easy.
Miles: 7
Weekly Miles: 43 Shins all better but Plantar Faschia acting up a tiny bit, wore the sock a few times this week while doing sets. Will need to keep an eye on it.
Also, read Ian and Mark's log again and realized how boring mine is. Will need to work on it :)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Getting Fast, Track Season Week 3 and more
1/20/08- Clear Creek with Kangway and Timbo. Felt rather good for the first time on the bike in a while. Wonderful ride. Chilly near the top.
Miles: (37)
Weekly Miles: 38 (37)
1/21/08- Full Arroyo medium. Had bad cramp entering the arroyo and new metatarsal pad was blistering a bit. Ended up feeling better once onto Green Street.
Miles: 10
1/22/08- First track workout of the year. Wore DS trainers. Shins felt fine during the day, good after heating. Used a disposable metatarsal pad. Lombary to Allen warmup. 7x400 going every 2:30 in 80,84,83,83,82,80,74, then bonus in 66. Felt relaxed the whole way, could have possibly gone faster? Lacy and back cool down. Shins hurt a bit during, iced, sore a bit at night but not bad.
Miles: 7
1/23/08- Raining, 50 Degrees. Legs not sore but a tad tired from yesterday, shins okay. Crazy tree. Shins hurting after/during the run. Felt pretty good, quick pace, tired by the end.
Miles: 7
1/24/08- 15 minute tempo at Lacy. Jogged down easy in the pouring rain/hail, stretched a bit, and went. Was hitting 3:05 per lap for the standard loop (~0.48 miles) in soggy conditions. Did 5 laps total, feeling pretty good, starting slow, keeping with Scott the whole way except for the end, where I fell off a bit. Long way back, ½ mile cool down on the track. Shins feeling okay again today, a bit tight during the run, after icing, but fine otherwise.
Miles: 7
1/25/08- Pretty tired and a bit sick. Huntingson up Los Robles, pretty slow. Shins and stuff feel pretty good today.
Miles: 7
1/26/08- Working on Physics
Miles: 0
1/27/08- Easy Huntington. Legs very tired for some reason. Guy in a pick up truck cat called me by the ritz. Shins better, sesamoid almost unoticable, plantar fascia a bit prickly afterwards. I should wear the strassburg sock around a bit.
Miles: 6.5
Weekly Miles: 45
1/28/08- Huntington long-Kiesz’s way : http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1585256 . Started slow, the pace picked up, including the guys pulling away from me. Actually got up to a pretty good pace. Felt much better than yesterday.
Miles: 8
Miles: (37)
Weekly Miles: 38 (37)
1/21/08- Full Arroyo medium. Had bad cramp entering the arroyo and new metatarsal pad was blistering a bit. Ended up feeling better once onto Green Street.
Miles: 10
1/22/08- First track workout of the year. Wore DS trainers. Shins felt fine during the day, good after heating. Used a disposable metatarsal pad. Lombary to Allen warmup. 7x400 going every 2:30 in 80,84,83,83,82,80,74, then bonus in 66. Felt relaxed the whole way, could have possibly gone faster? Lacy and back cool down. Shins hurt a bit during, iced, sore a bit at night but not bad.
Miles: 7
1/23/08- Raining, 50 Degrees. Legs not sore but a tad tired from yesterday, shins okay. Crazy tree. Shins hurting after/during the run. Felt pretty good, quick pace, tired by the end.
Miles: 7
1/24/08- 15 minute tempo at Lacy. Jogged down easy in the pouring rain/hail, stretched a bit, and went. Was hitting 3:05 per lap for the standard loop (~0.48 miles) in soggy conditions. Did 5 laps total, feeling pretty good, starting slow, keeping with Scott the whole way except for the end, where I fell off a bit. Long way back, ½ mile cool down on the track. Shins feeling okay again today, a bit tight during the run, after icing, but fine otherwise.
Miles: 7
1/25/08- Pretty tired and a bit sick. Huntingson up Los Robles, pretty slow. Shins and stuff feel pretty good today.
Miles: 7
1/26/08- Working on Physics
Miles: 0
1/27/08- Easy Huntington. Legs very tired for some reason. Guy in a pick up truck cat called me by the ritz. Shins better, sesamoid almost unoticable, plantar fascia a bit prickly afterwards. I should wear the strassburg sock around a bit.
Miles: 6.5
Weekly Miles: 45
1/28/08- Huntington long-Kiesz’s way : http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1585256 . Started slow, the pace picked up, including the guys pulling away from me. Actually got up to a pretty good pace. Felt much better than yesterday.
Miles: 8
Sunday, January 20, 2008
The Start of Track (Read: Don't Break This Time)
Ahh the start of track. The glorious days of medium run-outs, ending runs in the dark, snow in the mountains, and wistful hope of fast times to come. These two weeks saw some healing and good runs, but also some old injuries being aggravated and missing practice due to Ph 6. My goals for this week: Run first track workout smart, Run 6 full ~8 mile practices, get shins and Neuroma down to negligible levels by careful and smart running and icing. Goals for from now until first race: Clear up all old injures and keep new ones at bay, bring mileage up to 50 and hold, get smart track workouts and a good tempo run of 3 or more miles(good fartleks also thrown in cannot hurt), begin to get into racing shape.
12/31/07- 0, New Years party
1/1/08- Nada
1/2/08- Went to pool. Did some core and minor lifting, jogged ½ mile on the treadmill at 7:00 min pace, shins still pretty sore, stretched out. Did 30 minutes of light swimming.
Miles: 0.5
1/3/08- 0,Worried about shins, pretty sore. I don’t think I have a stress fracture but we’ll see when next Monday comes around.
1/4/08- Squat, as in 0, not the leg exercises
1/5/08- Going back to tech!, 0
1/6/08- Cleaning, errands, running not one of them, 0
1/7/08- Got Nike Frees this morning. Awesome. Classes seem okay this term, which is important. Heated shins, ran ½ miles warm-up, Lacy long way down to monterrey and up Virginia. A bit out of shape, lungs have weird almondy tastes, everyone went very fast. Scotticus and I had to hold up the rear at 7:30 pace. Shins didn’t hurt that much! Orthodics a bit weird but I’ll get used to them.
Miles: 5
1/8/08- Shins much less sore when I woke up, although they started to work in there on the run, although not badly. Crazy Tree medium with Scott and Julian. Legs felt heavy again, especially after lunges, but feeling a bit better. Sesamoid sore from pavement, but not bad.
Miles: 6
1/9/08- Lacy long way, 12 striders in lacy, 1 lap, then back. Legs sore from yesterday, haven’t ran quick in a while. Shins continuing to get better slowly, might have blister from orthodics, which still aren’t sitting right in my shoes.
Miles: 6
1/10/08- Garfield long way, didn’t have time to warm up due to getting out gear. Not as quick or stressful as the past two days. Everything slowly on the mend.
Miles: 5.7
1/11/08- Tu Madre pretty chill. It was nice to go at a bit slower pace.
Miles: 6.5
1/12/08- Skiing at Big Bear
Miles: 0
1/13/08- Huntington Sunday Run. Went for the first 4 miles with Chief and Anton. Calfs sore and legs tired from yesterday. Not feeling so hot today. Speaking of which, at least 78-80 degrees outside.
Miles: 6.5
Weekly Miles: 36
1/14/08- Lower Arroyo medium with quick finish. Tired by the end! Ran with Scott and Julian.
Miles: 8.5
1/15/08- Stucking in Ph 6 lab until 5:45, too busy to run. Ugh work
Miles: 0
1/16/08- Lacy long way, 16 striders, 2 laps and back. Fairly chill. Foot felt a bit weird after icing.
Miles: 7.5
1/17/08- Neuroma aggravated, not too bad though. Iced before practice, used metatarsal pad. Felt pretty good as the run progressed. Garfield, 3 laps at tempo pace (6:40 pace) plus a medium warm-up lap. Felt strong, breathing very labored, but was able to hold the pace with relative ease.
Miles: 8.5
1/18/08- Ph 6 consuming my life. Worked on Lab report until 4:30 where I went to practice and did Lacy long way pretty easy, foot was a bit sorer today but again went away during the run. Shins still sore.
Miles: 4.5
1/19/08- JPL run with Chief. Really fantastic run, working at a medium level the whole way, quite comfortably. Stream was at a good level to just charge right through. Shins still quite sore, will have to watch. Should do that run more often.
Miles: ~9
1/20/08-
Weekly Miles: 38
12/31/07- 0, New Years party
1/1/08- Nada
1/2/08- Went to pool. Did some core and minor lifting, jogged ½ mile on the treadmill at 7:00 min pace, shins still pretty sore, stretched out. Did 30 minutes of light swimming.
Miles: 0.5
1/3/08- 0,Worried about shins, pretty sore. I don’t think I have a stress fracture but we’ll see when next Monday comes around.
1/4/08- Squat, as in 0, not the leg exercises
1/5/08- Going back to tech!, 0
1/6/08- Cleaning, errands, running not one of them, 0
1/7/08- Got Nike Frees this morning. Awesome. Classes seem okay this term, which is important. Heated shins, ran ½ miles warm-up, Lacy long way down to monterrey and up Virginia. A bit out of shape, lungs have weird almondy tastes, everyone went very fast. Scotticus and I had to hold up the rear at 7:30 pace. Shins didn’t hurt that much! Orthodics a bit weird but I’ll get used to them.
Miles: 5
1/8/08- Shins much less sore when I woke up, although they started to work in there on the run, although not badly. Crazy Tree medium with Scott and Julian. Legs felt heavy again, especially after lunges, but feeling a bit better. Sesamoid sore from pavement, but not bad.
Miles: 6
1/9/08- Lacy long way, 12 striders in lacy, 1 lap, then back. Legs sore from yesterday, haven’t ran quick in a while. Shins continuing to get better slowly, might have blister from orthodics, which still aren’t sitting right in my shoes.
Miles: 6
1/10/08- Garfield long way, didn’t have time to warm up due to getting out gear. Not as quick or stressful as the past two days. Everything slowly on the mend.
Miles: 5.7
1/11/08- Tu Madre pretty chill. It was nice to go at a bit slower pace.
Miles: 6.5
1/12/08- Skiing at Big Bear
Miles: 0
1/13/08- Huntington Sunday Run. Went for the first 4 miles with Chief and Anton. Calfs sore and legs tired from yesterday. Not feeling so hot today. Speaking of which, at least 78-80 degrees outside.
Miles: 6.5
Weekly Miles: 36
1/14/08- Lower Arroyo medium with quick finish. Tired by the end! Ran with Scott and Julian.
Miles: 8.5
1/15/08- Stucking in Ph 6 lab until 5:45, too busy to run. Ugh work
Miles: 0
1/16/08- Lacy long way, 16 striders, 2 laps and back. Fairly chill. Foot felt a bit weird after icing.
Miles: 7.5
1/17/08- Neuroma aggravated, not too bad though. Iced before practice, used metatarsal pad. Felt pretty good as the run progressed. Garfield, 3 laps at tempo pace (6:40 pace) plus a medium warm-up lap. Felt strong, breathing very labored, but was able to hold the pace with relative ease.
Miles: 8.5
1/18/08- Ph 6 consuming my life. Worked on Lab report until 4:30 where I went to practice and did Lacy long way pretty easy, foot was a bit sorer today but again went away during the run. Shins still sore.
Miles: 4.5
1/19/08- JPL run with Chief. Really fantastic run, working at a medium level the whole way, quite comfortably. Stream was at a good level to just charge right through. Shins still quite sore, will have to watch. Should do that run more often.
Miles: ~9
1/20/08-
Weekly Miles: 38
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