Running With Pepper

Out with Pepper after work for a nice 3 miles. His paw is much better but I didn't want to push him in the heat. It looks like it should cool down in the latter portions of the week, so maybe we can do 5 together. Hit the gym after the run and did pyramid pull-ups (50) and pushups until I almost died. Also hit the abs quite hard and did a few more chest exercises. Overall, exhausted from being back at work and working out so hard.

(Brooks Infinitis 370.37 miles)

Got lots of sleep last night and hit the streets after lunch at work. Ran a nice 1.5 mile warmup to the track at Washington & Lee High School in 11:21. I then ran 100 meter sprints w/ 100 meters jog in between for 1.5 miles in 9:39. Finally, did a nice 3 mile cooldown run in 23:05 back to the office. Total mileage: 6 miles in 44:05. Good running today but I need to get some new shoes. My calves have hurt each time out at about mile 5 and today was no difference. Well...more money spent. At least it's for a good cause.

(Brooks Infinitis 376.37 miles)

Out with Pepper for 3 miles after work. At dinner then headed over to the gym for 1.25 hours biceps and triceps. Needless to say....I can barely lift my arms but they feel pretty good overall. Got new shoes today....I'm back to Asics....yeah, no more Brooks Infiinitis. The Asics are the first kind I ever bought and they somehow have pressure on all the right spots of my feet. I will be treating myself to a nice 8-10 mile run tomorrow to start breaking them in.

On another completely unrelated point, I had another job interview for a position with the Denver Public Schools as their Emergency Response and Crisis Management Coordinator today. It seemed to go well, and if I don't get the FEMA job, I'll probably take this one. Next step, if I make it, is an in-person interview out in Denver, which would happen in the next two weeks. I'm trying my darndest to get out to Colorado, especially in time for ski season, so lets hope for the best. Also....I would love to run it altitude again, oh, and bike, ski, hike, camp...I think you get it. 

6.04 miles on the treadmill in 55 minutes after dinner. I HATE running on the treadmill but didn't feel like running in the rain tonight. This was my first run in my new shoes and they feel good. Oddly enough, my legs don't hurt like they did with my old shoes. Go figure. No wanderings for Pepper and I since he doesn't really like the rain. First day of work in my alternate/soon to be permanent office in McLean....odd, very odd. Commute was nice (8 minutes instead of 35-45).

(Asics Kayano 14 - 6.04 miles)