Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Monday 8/30

Monday

Not enough sleep, couldn't make the group workout. Very rare.
PM:
60 obliques
60 crunches
20 low ab kicks
50 push ups
1 min plank

Monday, August 30, 2010

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Saturday 8/28

Saturday

Group long run:
Drop back week
Ran 10 miles in 96 min. Pciked up pace last 3.5 miles , strong negative split. Finished with 8:50-9:05 range.

Stretching. Felt good. Humidity is much lower today, it helped a lot.
Wonderful breez. Started run feeling tired but finished really well

Friday 8/27

Friday

Day off

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Wednesday 8/25

Wednesday

1 mile warm up
ran 3x2 mile intervals ( 8:15-8:25 per mile pace)
4 minute rest between easch set
1 mile warm down

Stretching

Thursday 8/26

Thursday

AM:
Ran 65 minutes-easy recovery pace
stretching

PM:
Strength training: back, shoulders, biceps, abs

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tuesday 8/24

Tuesday
AM:
Ran 5 miles -3 easy, 2 @ 9:10-9:20 range.
less humid this morning, but temo is still near 80 at 6 am
Stretching

PM:
10 min warm up on bike
3x17 dips-unassisted
3x10-12 assisted pull ups
3x15 chest incline
abs and obliques

Monday 8/23

Monday

Ran 2 mile warm up
Ran 3 miles of hill intervals: medium-hard effort up, walk/jog down
good effort, legs felt bettwe after warm up

Core exc, planks, push ups, lunges, stretching

Sunday 8/22

Sunday

recovery day. legs didn't loosen up until late afternoon

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Saturday 8/21

Saturday

Group Long Run: Ran 17 miles in 2 hours : 54 minutes, averaged 9:55-10:15.
80+ degree waether by 5:30 am, humidity over 85%, pace dropped toward last 4 miles as the sun started to really beat down on me. Glad that I canstill hold a 10:00 min range for pace on a long run in this weather. It takes so much more effort in the summer.

Stretching throughout the day

Friday 8/20

Friday

Day off. Nothing, complete rest.

Thursday 8/19

Thursday

AM:
Ran 6 miles-easy effort
Stretching-felt mentally drained

PM:
Strength training: back, lats, shoulders
Stretching

Wednesday 8/18

Wednesday

Ran 7 miles:
1 mile warmup
5 miles@ threshold range 8:35-8:45
1 mile warm down

very humid, stuffy, 80-82 degrees

Stretching

Tuesday 8/17

Tuesday
AM:
Ran 5 miles easy pace.

PM:
Strength training: triceps, chest, core, balance
Stretching

Monday, August 16, 2010

Monday 8/16

Monday

AM:

Ran 2 mile warm up
Ran 8 min hill intervals
3 min rest
Ran 1 mile on hills( 7:57)
3 min rest
Ran 8 min hill intervals

cor exc, planks, push ups, stretching

Sunday 8./15

Sunday

Nothing. A true lazy sunday.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Saturday 8/14

Saturday
group long run: dropped back to 10 mile long run.
Ran~ 10 miles in 1 hour: 37 minutes( 9:45-10:00) avg pace.
Stretched .

Friday, August 13, 2010

Friday 8/13

Friday

Day off.

Thursday 8/12

Thursday

20 min on bicycle
60 min strength training: chest, shoulders, light leg curls and balance

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wednesday 8/11

Wednesday
Started at 5:45, temp was in low 80s with high humidity.
Ran 6 miles-progressive pace, from 10:10 down to 8:30.
Actually proud that I was able to do this workout in hot and humid morning weather.

Stretched. lots of fluids, very hungry, bigger breakfast than usual, will have a lighter dinner.
light core exc and push ups at work
No exercise this evening.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Tuesday 8/10

Tuesday

AM:
Ran 50 minutes-easy, very easy effort. Felt tired.
Stretching. lots of fluids. Monitoring protein intake in all meals.
hopefully recover in time for PM workout.

PM:
60 minutes of strenght training: triceps, dips, lats, shoulders. 15 min on bicycle

Monday, August 9, 2010

Monday 8/9

Monday

AM
Ran 6 miles( 5:45AM)- easy effort, 9:50-10:00. Heat and humidity continue to take a toll.
monitoring fluid intake, vitamins, and recovery closely after each workout.
Stretching

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Sunday 8/8

Sunday

legs and body feel like they need more recover. Was planning a walk this evening, but need to take total rest.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Saturday 8/7 Progress summary

Progress summary:

Current Weight: 200-202 pounds.
Original weight on 5/5/2008: 280-285

Total weight loss: 80 pounds with +/- 2 lb

Waistline: from 44 down to 34
Shirt size: from XXL to L.

Saturday 8/7

Saturday

Long Run:
Ran ~16 miles in 2 hours :45 minutes. Pace ranging from 9:50-10:20.
temp between 80-and 85. High humidity. very tough.
Stretching
Ice bath

Friday, August 6, 2010

Friday 8/6

Friday

few core exc, situps, push ups, planks.

Rest and recovery day.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Thursday 8/5

Thursday
AM:
Ran 5 miles-easy effort. Another hot and humid morning.
Stretching-calves and left hamstring are a bit tight and sore.

Recvoring well

PM:
60 min of strenght trainign: biceps, back, core.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Wednesday 8/4

Wednesday
Temp: 84 at 6:30AM, high humidity, thick air
Ran 2 mile warmup
Ran 2 miles at 8:15-8:20 avg. pace
rest
Ran 1 mile at 8:40 pace( should have been faster,legs gave up) heat is too much
rest
4x 20 sec strides

Stretching

Tuesday 8/3

Tuesday
AM:
situps, core exc, push ups
Ran 6 miles -sub 10:00 pace, easy-medium effort.
84 degrees at 6:30 AM, hight humidity.
lots of stretching in the shade
lots of water


PM:
60 min of strength training: lots of chest exc, lots of triceps
upper body stretching

Monday 8/2

Monday

Ran 5 miles - sub 10:00 pace. easy-medium effort. Ran in the evening, overslept in AM.
temps in the highg 90s, tough one even in the shade.

lots of water, gatorade,light dinner
Stretching

Sunday 8/1

Sunday

Day off.