Hangin' Loose

Was wanting to get up and run in the morning.  But opted to sleep this time and check out the road when there was more light first.  So ran after work.  Did a 4 mile loop which turn out nice.  Was hoping for a recovery run.  But was a bit faster.

Avg pace 8:13 total time 32:55

Doing Xtraining today.  Did my push-up challenge this morning.  Doing week 3 day 1.  Which was 14, 18, 14 ,14 and finished with 20.  It felt good.  My Co worker is doing this challenge with me and didnt do to bad with his sets.  Going to do some more ankle strenthening excercises.

Was planning on running this morning.  But last night decided to play BBall at the church instead.  Had a blast and ankle was just a 2/10 while playing.  It was good to play with the boys.  Man has my vertical jump gone to the way side since I have been running.  And my outside shoot was off alot.  My inside game was great though.  Played for a bit over 2 hrs.  So calling it a good farlak workout.:)

Got up and did the push-up challenge day 2 of week 3.  Hit the 20, 25, 15, 15 and then really struggled with maxing out the 25.  Was tough in the 4th set.  And was really shaking and had to stop 2 times in the last 25 before squeaking out the 25.

Played in a Bball game last night.  Was alot of fun.  Legs werent sore ankle was feeling ok.  Just didnt get around to getting in a run.  Had a big Bday party for my neice that took up the majority of the day.

No running today.  Did get in my 3rd day of the 3rd week.  It was a tough one and I wasnt able to finish the whole workout.  With the 28 I was only able to do 23 and that was it.  So this week I will just repeate the 3rd week again. 

Saw a post about Ogden's half being full.  And talked to someone in church on Sunday that is planning on running Ogden full.  And thought oh yeah I can still do that.  I will just change it from a BQ attempt another enjoyable race.  Something I am learning more and more is that running is something I enjoy doing and not something I have to do.  So I signed up for the Full with 14 weeks to get ready.  Totally doable and so I am going to shoot for it.  Doubt I will be ready for a BQ.  Or if I am going to even PR at it.  But I am going to enjoy getting back up to marathon speed and ready for all the other smaller races I plan on running this year.  With still SGM as my goal to BQ there.  Will get out tonight for a run in the snow.

PM-  Went for a 4 miler today.  Nice and recovery run in the wind.  Wasnt to bad.  Going to take it nice and easy for a couple weeks.  I got a 10k this weekend.   2 weekends after that a 15k and then another 10k.  So another 4 then 8 for weekend.  And slowly get it back up with 3 days a week running is the plan.  Should work nice and easy.  Ankle hurt first few houses then relaxed it more and it was good.  Seeing a Doc on Monday about it.

Ankle feeling good this morning.  Just finished up my push-ups for the day.  Did the 3rd week over again.  Since I felt I wasnt able to finish strong at the end of the 3rd day.  So was 14, 18, 14, 14, need to do 20 and did 24 for last set.  Gary hung strong next to me.

Ran a recovery run of 4 miles.  Nothing to bad.  First mile was a bit rough.  But felt good at the end of the run.  And alot stronger then Mon run on the same loop.  Will be playing some hoop tonight too.  Not sure if I will stay till 11:30 again that was a bit late.  But we will see.

Played from 9pm till 11:15.  And called it good.  Was alot of fun though.  Hit alot more outside jumpers. We had 4 on 4 all night too.  No rotations.

Did week 3 day 2 of the pushup challenge.  Felt really good during them and did 30 for the max set instead of just 25.  Will do day 3 on Sat.

Played bball in a game.  We couldnt make much shots go down.  And lost.  But I had alot of fun playing.  Ankle felt good.

Got plenty of sleep before this race.  Had a BBall the night before and felt good this morning.  So decided the push the pace on the race.  It wasnt going to be a PR for a few reasons.  Weather wasnt that great 1-2in of snow.  And then the 2nd half of the race was into the falling snow and a strong head wind.  Ankle was feeling ok for it.  Another good turn out for the race.  And as able to talk to Sasha, Jeff and Mary Ann at the end of the race breifly.  So here are the splits.

1- 8:05 Picked up the pace and lost my GF.

2- 7:43

3- 7:46

4- 8:17

5- 8:17

6- 8:22

6.2- 7:41

Overall time 50:20 Pace 8:04

Had a great time on that challenging run.  Felt good about it.  I tried to push it harder on the 2nd half and just couldnt find a good groove to run in.  With the snow or running on where everyone else was running it was icy.  And the wind.  Still alot of fun.  GF took 1st again with 52:15.   And our friend also came in 3rd for her AG.

Just finished up my push-ups week 3 day 3  was able to do the full set.  So moving on to week 4 now.  Did the max of 28.

Havent been able to get any running or get my pushups in.  I am finally feeling better today.  Took Mon-Tues off from work.  Wends went in but wasnt feeling to hot.  Finally though today I am feeling alot better.  Saw the foot Doc on Mon.  Sounds like no visible fractures or anything.  Gave me some excersices for my foot.  It was a foot sprang and not ankle.

Foot feeling better today.  And my cold wasnt bothering me much.  So went out and ran 7 miles.  Not sure of paces or times.  I was hoping to do more but that is about all I could do comfortable.  When I got home I did my push-ups.  Week 4 day 1.  Went just as planned.  Wish I didnt get sick so I wasnt feeling as tired on the run or doing pushes.  But got them done.

Got my push-ups in today.  Was tough but got them in. 25 29 25 25 36.  Had to stop and go with 5 sec breaks inbetween on the final 36 3 times.  But got them all in.  Shaking and all.:)

Ran with a new running friend of mine.  We went out on his running loop.  Which was a 5 mile loop to the T.  So was a .25 run to his place and back to mine after it.  Pace was nice and easy.  He is training for his first marathon being at Ogden.  Which I am excited for him and hope to be in shape to run it well also.

AP 8:49 TT 48:31

Did my push-ups week 4 day 3 column 3.  So was 29, 33, 29, 29, 40.  Was tough on the last set again.  Hit the 29 and struggled with getting the last ones.  Feeling stronger though through out.  Foot is feeling better after that run last night also.  I hope that means I am almost clear of that problem.

Thought it was going to stormy this morning so slept in.  Nope was a great morning.  Was able to get in some planks and bridges though. 

Got up and went to the gym this morning.  Did my push-up exhaustion day today.  Was quite happy with the result.  Did 60 to my suprise.  I am feeling very confident going into week 5 now.  2 weeks and only 40 more to go we will see.  Also did core, dips and bi curls.  Followed by 1 hr spin class.  Went well for not spinning for a while.  Ankle felt good.  Hopefully the weather will clear up for tomorrows race.  I can handle the snow I just dont want the wind again.

Well this was my first 15k so it was going to be a PR for say.  Yet after running the 10k 2 weeks ago.  I was sick for 3 days with a cold.  Thought maybe I just pushed it too hard and paid for it.  So when I had my goals for this with my training so far this year.  I was wanting to just go out and enjoy this run and get in some good miles.  So ran a bit slower then what I would of liked to.  But had a great time running with Liz.  We went out a bit fast for her.  And so paid for it in the last few miles.  But she did really well.  I was able to also talk to a few people from the blog.  Sasha, Jeffmc, Mary Ann,  Allie to name a few.  The weather was alot better then 2 weeks ago.  Slight wind and warm temps.  Well here are the splits.

Mile 1 8:55

Mile 2 8:52 GF took off on her own and I stuck with Liz

Mile 3 8:51

Mile 4 9:12 Bit off with the aid station

Mile 5 9:12 

Mile 6 9:32

Mile 7 9:47 Our goal was to stay under 10mins for the rest

Mile 8 9:53

Mile 9 9:38

Mile 9.3 8:19

These splits are mostly for her splits.  She really did good and I felt good  afterwards.  My foot felt good on this run and no pain after.  Next race will be in 2 weeks a 10k.  Hopefully I will feel good enough to push it harder.  Was a good series and I really enjoyed it.  And looking forward to doing it again next year.