I'm a former rower, looking at getting into some other form of competition after "retirement" from my pastime of the previous four years. I'm dedicated, but a little held back by my formerly 215lb 6'7" frame.
Ouch... was terribly stiff for this one. Had more than 700 feet each of ascent and descent; pretty much everything after the first 4.2 miles was climbing and going down hills, but I did decently enough that I can't really complain. Ended up going 1:23:17, without really pushing anything, though I was definitely really stiff getting back to the apartment. None of the major aches and pains that I've had traditional problems with, but just tightness in general. Felt much better after a long shower.
I will say one thing though... after a solid diet for three months, I headed to the Seahawks football game and today, and lunched on half an order of garlic fries, and had a hot dog with cream cheese and onions as I left the stadium. I can say without a doubt that I will never eat that garbage the day I have a run again.
No running today, went swimming for the first time in awhile with my buddies David and Brent. Its been a few weeks, since before finals, and David's been a monster in the pool since then. I was definitely weaker than I've been in the last few months, but David was lapping me on 400s. Yikes.
Did one mile warmup and one mile cooldown, with 8 "treadmill miles". Felt a lot out of it, as my sleep schedule is suffering, but feel great. Tired legs at the end, but not sore. Very good sign.
Simple easy run; 6.28 miles in 50:10. Went a little faster from 5-6 than I intended on going, because I was in front of a faster runner on a narrow shoulder of busy arterial, and felt bad holding him up; other than that, relaxing and easy, with some hills tossed in just for the sake of it.
This is a pretty big week for me in terms of mileage upping, but I haven't felt any pain at all. Legs weren't even really tired, and I'm comfortable enough with the mileage that how I feel after a run is actually based on how long/hard that run was, and not building chronic pain. This is a very good thing.
Nice run, felt supreme. Finished in 1:10:54, a 7:56 average. Last couple miles dragged off a little bit, but I held what felt comfortable as an aerobic pace until the, last mile, when it started getting pretty chilly and I just wanted to be done. This replaced the 2-mile track intervals I had been doing. I definitely feel much better after the run yesterday than after what I've been feeling doing on intervals.
Ran in just a singlet and shorts, and felt great, as the sun was shining and it wasn't too cold... for about a mile and a half. Pushed the pace faster than I should've in an effort to stay warm. Ready for a great family Christmas dinner! Bring it on, roast!
Oh man, felt supreme today. Lots, and lots, and lots of hills on this one, but felt invincible until the last quarter or mile or so, when my legs started getting really stiff. Downhill for about 1.25 miles, a simple level loop for about 3 miles, and then huge ups and downs the rest of the way. Total elevation gain/drop of 787, total time 1:31:39, average split of 7:49, almost all of it basic aerobic.
We'll see how I feel tomorrow, but at this rate, I'll be hitting every run at 8+ miles by February. Amusing to think that in the buildup to the Seattle Half-Marathon a month ago, I had done a total of 7 runs of 8+ miles in 3 months of training. I've done 4 runs that length in the last 7 days, and pretty soon will be doing 6 a week. The running's going well, now I just need to maintain healthy sleep and diet habits!
