Thursday, January 24, 2008

Ran an easy 6 miles in 50 minutes on the treadmill.
100 sit-ups
50 push-ups
30 pull-ups

Easy day tomorrow (3 miles) and then the half-marathon on Saturday. It would be nice to run a 1:45 (8 minute miles) but weather conditions will affect that. In addition, running on the treadmill is no experience for hills, so that might slow me as well.

No pressure...it's January. My next half-marathon will be May 10 (new prague) so time will tell if a 8-minute mile marathon is do-able in June.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Ran 6 miles on the treadmill, easy for the first mile, and ran the last five at exactly 7.5 mph (8 minute mile). Felt relatively easy. It was a recovery day, so I'm happy with that.

Today, ran 6 miles on the treadmill, with .50 at 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6., 8.7 and 8.8, with a .25 recovery. Tough, but I did it. Got to be late last night, I blame that for part of the problem. My own fault.

Both days, I did 100 sit-ups, 50 pushups and 24 pull-ups.

Another easy 6 tomorrow, 3 on Friday, then the Winter Carnival Half-Marathon on Saturday.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Happy MLK Day.

Ran a good workout on my lunch hour, 6 miles. 1 mile warm-up, then 7 x .50 miles with a .25 recovery, at 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7. Did my normal 100 sit-ups, 50 push-ups and 30 pulls-ups.

I ran Saturday and Sunday, five miles each day. My goal was six, but with the sub-zero temps and the Winter Carnival Half-Marathon coming up, I thought it was okay to make it an easy weekend.

39 miles last week

Friday, January 18, 2008

Falling behind on my writing. Last night, I ran home from work, it was 5 degrees outside. Not super cold (like this weekend) but cold enough to run with the ski mask. Ran 5 miles. My goal is to run six miles every day, but it was cold enough that one more mile seemed unappealing.

I'm still at 107 miles for 2008, so I'm averaging over 6 miles per day. I'm sure there will be days this Summer when I run much more than 6, so I'm not sweating it, but I don't want it to be a habit.

Today, I'm running at treadmill workout. Since I don't have access to one on the weekends, I will have to bundle up and grin and bear it.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Didn't post last night, was working on my tax returns. Ran on my lunch hour, 6 miles on the treadmill. Ran .33 miles hard, followed by .33 at a 8:30 minute mile pace recovery. Did that starting at 1 mile; each 1/3 mile was at: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8 and 9.0

January 15, 2008

On my lunch hour, lifted weights and did my core training.

Ran home 6 miles, 21 degrees outside, but felt colder. These are the dark days. Hopefully Spring is not too far way.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Got up at 6:45, drove to the club, ran 3 miles on the treadmill, did my 50 push-ups, 100 situps and 24 pulls-ups.

After work, I drove over to the U of M Fieldhouse, and ran in the Meet of the Miles. 8 laps on their 200 meter track. I jumped into the 6:00 - 6:20 heat, hoping for a sub-6:16 pace (94 seconds a quarter).

Did not get off to a great start...was in last place after the first lap. Wasn't sure about the pacing. It felt fast...but I felt better as the race went on. By lap 4, I was in first and running hard. I'm not exactly sure of my splits, but I now at lap 7 I was at 5:20...so I had to run a 40 second 200 meters to break 6:00. I hit the finish line just as the clock was turning. I think they clocked me at 6.00.5, which they will round up to 6:01. I know I hit 6 on the nose.

With the mileage this morning, but a mile warm-up, and another mile keeping loose, I had a 6 mile day. I'm very happy with my 6 minute mile.

Ran 6 miles today, around Lake Calhoun the long way.

For the week 45 miles

Mon: 6
Tue: 6
Wed: 6
Thu: 6
Fri: 5
Sat: 10
Sun: 6

It was a pretty good week, and most miles I've done in a long time.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Ran 10 miles today, Calhoun and Harriet, plus a little side track to add the extra mile. That is 39 for the week, still have Sunday.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

My first run of 2008 was actually a 5K. The Team Ortho Polar Dash 5k started at 11:00 p.m. at the Downtown Depot in Minneapolis. I believe it -1 at the start. I have several layers of clothing, but I was so dressed up, I almost overheated. Tough running fast with that much clothing on. I was happy with my 24:08, although it 2 minutes slower than the Winter Waddle 5K on Dec. 28th. 40th place overall, 7:33 per mile.

I ran another 3 miles later in the afternoon (around Lake Calhoun) so I could start the year with a nice round 6 in the run box.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Because of my work luncheon today, got up at 6:45 and ran to work. Some icy spots in places, but with the morning light, they were easy to spot. Counting it as 5 miles. Did my 100 sit-ups, 50 push-ups and 16 pull-ups.

My plan for the weekend is to run at least 8 tomorrow, and easy 5 or 6 on Sunday. Monday is the Meet of the Miles at the U of M.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

I did my complete workout yesterday. 6 miles running outdoors, 120 sit-ups, 60 push-ups and 32 pull-ups.

Today, I ran a treadmill workouts of 6 miles, with .33 repeats, followed by .33 recovery at 7 mph (8.5 minute miles). Each .33 was 8.1, 8.2., 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6 and the final 8.7 and 8.8 were .25 miles.

100 sit-ups, 50 push-ups and 18 pull-ups. Note that when I did this workout on Monday, my heart rate was 161 at the finish. Today, it was only 156, so that is a good sign. Also, my weight has dropped from 182 to 176.

It's only been 10 days, but already I feel some improvement.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

The first weigh-in of the 2008 weight loss challenge was today. I've lost 2 pounds from last Wednesday. My starting weight was 182, was a 179.6 today.

My plan is to do some core training at lunch (situps, push-ups and pull-ups) and then run home from work the long way, about six miles.