Training Log Archive: billh

BROTH!

billy qualified for state in both the 4x8 and the 32, so happy with his races, finally cracked 2:00 on the opening leg of the 4x8 in 1:59, then outraced a freshman phenom for 4th in the 32, just textbook race strategy, so proud of him, and special that mb and joan came out for support, that meant a lot, thanks, and you got treated to a great race. so happy.

C • yes we did get treated to a... 1

5K race on the paved trail in JB park, some hills, nice weather, a little on the warm side but can't complain. nice little race, 3rd annual but my first time doing. very patriotic, instead of medals, we got dog tags saying "I do this because I care", fundraiser for wounded vets and Team Triumph who push handicapped kids in the race, which is pretty cool. great group of people. I would definitely do this again. VFW color guard with a 3 gun salute and real gunfire to start the race added to the flavor. humvee with real soldiers in battle fatigues for race marshals. no one went off course!

the course was rolling hills and a nice little rise in Mile 3, right when it hurts. some good masters distance guys ahead of me. I might have gotten 3rd in my age group. started well and ended well, dug up that last big hill. Mile 2 was on my own and had difficulty keeping pace. Again, bombed the downhills and kept pace on the uphills.

C • keep at it - you're getting... 2

warmup, drills for Armed Forces Day 5K in JB . . .

BROTH!

just a recovery jog around the hood, legs very sluggish from R workout yesterday, could barely get them moving for some strides. drills, warmup. planning on the Armed Forces Day 5K in JB tomorrow, so basically resting today.

BROTH!

Moss Field closed for graduation so took a field trip to SLU Medical Campus track off Grand . . . nice new track, felt fast. built just in 2010.

some SLU/ BRR coach was training a masters athlete, misc rec/ crossfit types there as well, then Fit for Life Academy track team showed up so had to run in the outer lanes.

JD R workout #2 for the week :

6x400m on 4R
2x200m on 2R

1:31, 1:27, 1:27, 1:30, 1:27, 1:27 (that last one was 1:26:62 . . . haha, but had to round it up)

39, 42 (last rep in lane 5, had to dodge hurdles and not really clear where the 200m ended, had to make room for the high school track team warmup)

I was definitely feeling the social pressure of the coach and the other masters athlete as they were watching my reps closely and discussing my form, so I imagined, though they seemed to be talking baseball every time I went past them. haha.

C • nice workout...that wasn't ... 6

Day 11 IF: BROTH!

jog to metro. a Shrewsbury homeowner stopped me and asked if I were training for something . . . because she "sees me all the time". I must look suspicious. haha. I told her I just have clean clothes and my lunch in the backpack. ie. not a suicide bomb. !

C • If she sees you all the tim... 3

Day 10 IF: chix broth, or was it beef . . . I think it was chix broth. I dunno, losing track, but tightened the belt a notch so believe this thing is working. But who's keeping track!

jog to metro in the cool light sprinkling rain, very pleasant jaunt in the park.

walk/ jog home, felt pretty solid but had to walk a bit

Day 9 IF: but who's counting, haha. beef broth last night . . . added some red pepper oil. chix broth tonight. beef broth. chix broth. beef broth. chix broth. beef broth, chix broth. Gum. I see a pattern here.

barefoot warmup/ cooldown . . . plus drills, warmup core

JD R workout as follows:

3x (200, 200, 400): on 2R/ 4R

48, 44, 1:33
44, 43, 1:29
41, 40, 1:31

just cruisin, cruisin, crusin . . . for a bruisin, bruisin, brusin. itiswhatitis . . . didn't kill maself . . . and yahknow what they say, . . . "what doesn't kill you, makes you . . . strooongaaaaah".

nice little jog home from The Link in the Gentle Rain . . .

Day 8 IF: the big weigh-in, hoping for some good progress, given the sacrifices I made . . . eating broth for dinner for a week. though it was really yummy. haha. can't get enough of that ol broth. mmm-mmmm. good. well, it is risky placing so much emphasis on a weigh-in because bad numbers can play a number on the head. and lots of things influence the numbers. such as water weight, state of dehydration. so did the measurement same time of day after the Sunday long run so should be similar level of dehydration, and the numbers were . . . yes, 4.8 lbs down. hopefully, that is pretty much all fat. I think so since I feel a lot less like "jiggly-puff" out there and still feel pretty solid. that number certainly motives another two weeks of IF, or at least the next week, one week at a time, in the mind game of the fine line between deprivation and fat loss, since it means I can get down to a level where I know I have been "competitive" in the past, relatively so. the number is precise to the first decimal.

C • good 2

E run, kept it real easy to recover from race, felt great, actually an enjoyable experience, compared to the searing pain of racing.