Training Log Archive: billh

registered for the STL senior games 1500 and 400 on Memorial Day; church choir conflict on Sunday morning for the 200 and 800; otherwise, would have been nice to get a time in since I haven't raced those distances in my adult life.

this coming week may be the last chance to get my eating and weight under control. otherwise, I will have to pull the plug on the early season and refocus goals for late summer races. it would be a shame to waste all my winter base on weight issues. I have a couple early mid May local 5K to motivate me that I traditionally do. Last year, I was 20 lbs lighter but running injured. This year it's just the opposite, I'm basically healthy but terribly overweight. I know what works, what I have to do. It's just executing the plan. Really, I cannot leave it much later. Sometimes, I have to be backed into a corner before the behavior comes around. With three weeks till the May 7 5K, right NOW is crunch time. It's now or never.

C • here's an entry from Buckle... 4

Hub ride was mild for the top guys resting for a race tomorrow, but I was struggling to hang on but managed for about an hour . . .

then got popped off the back on the outer road and just spun it in, beautiful day

walk/ jog to metro

empty bar warmup plus a set of heavy back squat . . . maintenance

Warmup and one set of heavy back squat ... feels better if I do something

E to metro ... keepin it light and easy ... maybe some strength returning to legs

walk/ jog back from metro, nice evening weather.

billy won his 3200m last night in one of the most exciting races I've seen . . . against a very good runner from Washington HS, 15th in state XC last fall, really pushed him, came down to a one sec difference at the line.

C • Sounds good 4

empty bar warmup and one set of back squat at 145 lb just to activate some muscles . . . felt pretty solid

E walk/ jog home from metro. felt OK running for short distances. not great.

walk/ run to metro, just taking it easy . . . no stress

track meet out in Union today . . . Hillsboro with some good distance runners, will be there, remains to be seen if they run their varsity again after recent race last Sat. hope they do, billy needs some competition in the 32.

feel somewhat out of sorts, like I'm fighting some low level viral infection. I don't feel terrible but just not 100%, like I really couldn't run fast if I wanted to, which is not a great feeling.

Walk/ Run back from Metro to home. just took it easy and jogged when it felt good, tried to relax and not push it. felt good overall to stretch out the legs.

plan is to back off Phase 3 training for awhile, and focus on base, perhaps for a couple weeks, strength train. seems like the body and mind just need a rest before resuming rigorous training.

empty bar warmup plus had time for a full three sets 6 reps each of

back squat: 145 lbs
front press: 75 lbs
cleans: 105 lbs