Thursday, October 29, 2009

Thursday 10-29

Thursday

Bad weather plus feeling mentaly tired too. Need a day off.

Wednesday 10-29

Wednesday

AM:
Ran 6 miles -easy to medium pace
Core exc, squats, lunges, planks, push ups, stretching

PM:

Yoga-60 minutes

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday 10-27

Tuesday

AM:
Ran 5 miles-easy to medium effort
Walked 1/2 mile warm down

Core exc, push ups, stretching

Monday 10-26

Monday

No running
20 minutes on eliptical trainer-easy to medium effort
3x 15-20 biceps and triceps, obliques

10 minte on bike-easy effort
stretching

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Sunday 10-25

Sunday

~ 17 mile run
Ran 2 miles -slow warm up to the starting line of HHM
Ran the Houston Half Marathon ( 13.1 miles-chip time in 2:00 hours exactly, 9:10-9:15 overall pace)
Did well, I felt good and went for a faster pace on the second and third loops

recover, stretch, etc
Ran ~ 2 miles back home- slow warm down pace

Stretching

big day, did well. taking it easy for next 2 days

Saturday 10-24

Saturday

Day off. Running the Houston Half Marathon Sunday. Resting legs.

Friday 10-23

Friday

Ran 6 miles-easy to medium pace intervals in run

stretching

Thursday 10-22

Thursday

Heavy morning rain-slept in. will run @ recovery pace on Friday

Wednesday 10-21

Wednesday

Ran 7 miles -progressive pace at the park.
tough one. Finished 7 miles in 62 minutes

proud of that.

Core exc, squats, lunges, push ups,stretching

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tuesday 10-20

Tuesday
AM:
Ran 5 miles -easy to medium pace
Stretching

PM:
3 sets of core exc, 40 push ups
Stretching

Monday 10-19

Monday
Active day
AM:
10 minute warmup drills
Ran 30 minutes of hills with group- medium pace,
Ran 20 minutes as a recovery jog with added Strength training( 3x 15-20 biceps and triceps, 20 obliques)

Stretching

PM:
Strength training: 3x 20 chest incline, lats and assisted pull ups, biceps and triceps, 3x 15 leg curls, and 20 obliques

Stretching

Monday, October 19, 2009

Sunday 10-18

Sunday

Day off.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Saturday 10-17

Saturday

Group Long run:
Ran 16 miles in 2 hours: 40 minutes ( avg pace of 9:50-10:00)

Cool front is finally here, temps in the high 50s, it helped a lot.
Good stride and form, could have pushed the pace but decided to respect the distance

Stretching throughout day.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday 10-16

Friday

walked 80 minutes
core exc, 40 push ups, stretching

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Thursday 10-15

Thursday

Ran 4 miles -easy recovery pace
3 minute recovery

Ran 1 mile with harder effort-8:40 pace.

Another warm and humid morning, legs are sluggish. Still awaiting cool front.

Stretching and core throughout the day

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Wednesday 10-14

Wednesday

Ran 2miles-warm up
Ran intervals with group:
1600m- 7:45
jog 400 m
1200m- 6:05
4min rest
800m-4:00
jog/walk 400
400-1:48

Ran 2 miles warm down

very humid, warm morning. times could have been faster. Awaiting cool front

Tuesday 10-13

Tuesday

Ran ~ 7 miles easy -medium pace

Cor exc, 2x 40 push ups, stretching

Monday, October 12, 2009

Monday 10-12

Monday

Ran 15 minutes -slow warm up
Ran 25 minutes of hill intervals with group
Cor exc, push ups, squats, lunges
Stretching

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday 10-11

Sunday

Yoga for 75 minutes

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Saturday 10-10

Saturday

Long Run:
Ran 10.75 route with group in 1:45( 9:45-10:00 avg pace)

going back up in miles next week.

Training for the Houston marathon on 1-17-10

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Thursday 10-8

Thursday

AM:
Ran 50 minutes easy recovery pace

PM:
Core exc, planks, push ups
Stretching

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Tuesday 10-6

Tuesday

AM:
Ran 45 minutes easy recovery-medium pace
Stretching

PM:
Strength training: 3 x 17-20 chest incline, 3x 15-20 biceps, abs
20 minute easy walk

Wednesday 10-7

Wednesday Ran 2 miles-slow warm up Group workout: ran 3 miles with 30 sec fast/30 sec medium intervals Core exc, push ups, planks, squats, lunges, 45 sec jumping 3-5 minute recovery, stretching Ran 2 miles warm down 95% humidity , felt really tough. glad it's over.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Monday 10-5

Monday
AM:
Ran 6 miles- easy recovery pace

Stretching

PM:

Core exc, squats, lunges, plank, 3x 30 push ups

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sunday 10-4

Sunday

AM:
75 minutes of Yoga

PM:
Core exc, bicep curls, pushu ups
Stretching

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Saturday 10-2

Saturday

Group long run:

Ran 15 miles in 2 hours 28 min( avg pace 9:50-10:00)

Friday, October 2, 2009

Friday 10-2

Friday

Day off. Resting for long run on Saturday

Thursday 10-1

Thursday

Day off. not feeling well.