Training Archive: vmeyerIn the 7 days ending 2007-03-11:
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Sunday Mar 11 | ||
| Walking warm up/down (W&OD paved) 26:00 [1] 1.8 mi (14:25 / mi) | |
| shoes: Saucony - Big Blue 1 | ||
| Roger dropped me off near the W&OD in Falls Church. Walked the .5 miles to get to the trail.
After running from the 5.5 mile mark to the 0, I walked 1.3 miles home. Was able to get up the dreaded hill behind the house without resting on a tree - not feeling the exhaustion which I have felt in recent months. I was fatiqued, but not exhausted. | ||
| Running (W&OD paved) 50:40 [3] 5.5 mi (9:12 / mi) | |
| slept:7.0 shoes: Saucony - Big Blue 1 | ||
| Could have been a should have/would have day, but I managed to avoid having to say that, though I did alter the original plan.
Timed a 5/10 mile trail run and didn't get out of there until 12:30. Was going to drive to GFVA and run the control picking course from February, but I started imagining all the worst - traffic backed up into DC due to parade road closures, park full & I would get out there and not get in, I didn't have my driver's license & I would get pulled over, the check engine light is still lit since it came on in North Carolina. So, as I was approaching the point of no return, I exited to home, unloaded the car, and had a nap. Then I was dropped off for a run home. Beautiful day, wind behind, trail busy but not extrememly crowded at 3:30 PM, and my times indicate I was running better than I felt. Though, my breathing and coughing were the bigger issues than my legs - which feel quite good despite the pavement miles. I am extremely pleased that I got out despite the things I would have usually used as excuses to bail on a workout. Must be the upcoming GRR AND a June 30 wedding to attend and fit into a dress for - nothing like a little pressure to keep me motivated. 1/2 splits: 441 449 (the only up hill & I walked it) 440 442 434 433 432 433 426 425 434 | ||
Saturday Mar 10 | ||
| O Training (Memory O) 1:40:00 [2] *** 5.8 km (17:14 / km) | |
| slept:9.0 weight:180lbs shoes: Ice Bugs - Red Storm | ||
| Met Kris at a local park. She set the course and offered to stay together, which was fine by me. I picked her brain, and paid attention to what route choices she picked and what she was seeing. She made me lead most of the time, which was good.
A better attempt at Memory-O this time around than my last. Actually put the map away for large periods - very hard to do this - I want to look so badly. Just working on committing the plan to memory would be a good future goal. Woods, weather, companion, i.e, my personal trainer, were excellent! My conditioning has suffered with this cold and inactivity, but I was feeling stronger as we went on. AOWN - how come I want to type AWWN? Well, kissy actually sighted the woodpeckers - they were beautiful, and I saw the deer first - they were deer. | ||
| Trail Run 1:00:00 [2] 4.0 mi (14:59 / mi) | |
| shoes: Ice Bugs - Red Storm | ||
| Helped Kris set up for her Girls Scout event, and then did some unsetting up when she realized that the initial map hike was going to be too long.
Pushed the last mile as hard as I could on the way in. About 12 minute pace - not great speed, but a good effort after everything else. The muddy downhill slowed me at the end. Though, earlier I felt like I was flying over the logs across the trail. It was fun. On the way to the park, the Potomac River had a ton of crews out rowing (about 8:15), and the Mount Vernon bike trail had about 100 high school kids with chaperones and packs walking towards the airport from Georgetown maybe. They were hogging the entire width of the trail - hmmm, the bikers were going to enjoy coming upon them. | ||
| Note | |
| 03/10: 0:0:0:0
Tomorrow's plan is to work a trail run in the morning, and then go to GFVA and redo the control picking exercise from early February. I haven't decided on which direction yet. | ||
Friday Mar 9 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:9.0 weight:180lbs | ||
| See, drink enough water, and my weight is back to 180...
03/09: 0:0:0:0 - scored a big fat zero again today, yeah! The license plate for my next car? | ||
| C • License plate 8 | ||
Thursday Mar 8 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:8.0 weight:178lbs | ||
| I am guessing being dehydrated accounts for the 178...I haven't felt much like drinking water the last couple of weeks.
03/07: 1:1:1:0 - Wine & PB cups 03/06: 0:1:1:1 - PB cups 03/05: 0:1:1:1 - PB cups 03/04: 0:1:1:1 - Peeps! 03/03: 0:1:1:1 - Cheetos! 03/02: 0:1:0:1 03/01: 0:1:0:1 02/28: 0:1:0:1 | ||
| C • Red or white? 2 | ||
| Core (THE DVD) 40:00 [2] | |
| (sick) | ||
| My cold is mostly out of my head, though a rattle in my chest remains. So, I laid low one more day. A review of my log says that I have done no straight running in four weeks. I will try to remedy that soon. I'd hate to say tomorrow, since that would mean an early morning run on the treadmill. But I will put the thought out there, and we'll see.
03/08: 0:0:0:0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| C • You're just showing off! 9 | ||
Wednesday Mar 7 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:8.0 weight:180lbs (sick) (rest day) | ||
| Finally got my bags unpacked tonight. Three days may not be long for some, but it is for me. Discovered a toasted bagel which I may not have found until the next time I went away - a month from now.
Very happy that I am spending the next three weekends mostly at home. Pushups 1 x 20. My back was painful afterwards, but feels better 8 hours later. | ||
| C • Toasted Bagel 7 | ||
Tuesday Mar 6 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:7.0 weight:180lbs (sick) (rest day) | ||
| Okay, a real "rest" day - except pushups 2 x 20.
Roger was laughing at me when I got out of the shower. He said that I had that hang dog look. Usually a shower revives me. No, I don't feel too perky this morning, but I did get some good sleep last night. I had a rare visitor at work today doing some research on someone from the 1920s. Bad timing, since all I wanted to do was put my head down on the desk. | ||
Monday Mar 5 | ||
| Note | |
| slept:3.0 weight:179lbs (sick) | ||
| I have been on the edge of a cold for about two weeks. Friday, I had a piercing sore throat, and now it is full blown cold. Slept poorly despite taking some cold meds which knocked down the running nose/stuffy head. How is it that you can have both at the same time!? | ||
| C • Shoes? 5 | ||
| Core (THE DVD) 40:00 [2] | |
| I know, I know, I am supposed to be sick. I was wheezing, and had to use my inhaler anyway, so why not get some exercise in as well after it kicked in.
The workout felt good, in a strange kind of way. | ||
| C • motivated 1 | ||
