Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My journey, so far.

Week "1" :

Monday, 12/21: 10 miles + weights and Bikram yoga.
Tuesday, 12/22: 5 miles,m tempo run (AM); 4 easy (PM)
Wednesday, 12/23: 6.2 miles (AM) on the "hills" setting on the treadmill; 3 miles (PM) 2 x 7' 1 x 6:43'
Thursday, 12/24: Rest Day.
Friday, 12/25: 10 miles run outside in Reno, NV. The best Christmas present ever-- to run outside again.
Saturday, 12/26: 6.8 miles (AM); 4.2 miles (PM)
Sunday 12/27: 8.5 miles

Weekly total: 57.7 miles

Week 2:

Monday, 12/28: 14.5 miles. Around 100' on the streets of Reno. Cold at the end-- but hopeful.
Tuesday, 12/29: Spinning for 1'02 (around 7 running miles.) Felt awful.
Wednesday, 12/30: 8.1 miles total. 5 mile tempo run: 7.18, 6:53, 6:53, 6:47, 6:31.
Thursday, 12/31: 7 miles (in 51'. I had to be to work early and the gym was closed after I finally closed up shop.. I was sad. I wanted to do more miles.
Friday 1/1: 9.7 miles. Holy crap. Much more than I thought I'd do running outside today for 1:16. This is my time after an emergency bathroom break and a fall on slippery ice.
Saturday, 1/2: 6 miles (AM); 4 miles (PM)-- (4 miles just under 28')!!!
Sunday, 1/3: 9.5 in 70'. @ 7:18,7:1;3,7:03,6:39. Am I getting fitter? By golly, I think I am !!

Weekly total: 58.8 miles

Week 3:

Monday, 1/4: (My Birthday!) 13.2 miles in Reno in NEW SHOES!
Tuesday, 1/5: 7.5. Felt sick and sore.
Wednesday, 1/6: 2:15 spinning. Ankle feels OK... I wish I could have run today, but I didn't want to risk being injured again. (Approx. 16 running miles.)
Thursday 1/7: 5.77 miles (AM); 4 miles (PM) I'm still sick and my ankle's a bit sore. I assume I might have a light case of tendonitis.
Friday, 1/8: 10 miles. 6 mile tempo run. 2 mile warm up; 2 mile cool down. 40:22 for six miles. I rock .... and my cold is subsiding.
Saturday, 1/9: 8.09 miles. A DT loop in Reno from Walden's Coffee House. Average pace: 7:32."I believe, I believe" I wrote in my training log about this run.
Sunday, 1/10: 10 miles.

Weekly total: 58.56 miles.

1 comment:

Chrissy said...

Just found your blog. As a fellow writer/vegan and a marathon hopeful, I'm glad to have stumbled across it!