Fast Running Soldier

Good run today. I ran about 1.6 miles to our start point and then ran a 2 mile PT test with the soldiers. I ran the first mile fairly fast (6:50ish) and since I was the only Cadre member running, I stayed back with the stragglers. Our slowest guy did two miles in 20:33.... :(

7:58   7:36   7:47   4:53 (.5 mile)  =  8:06 avg at 162 BPM

Today felt good. It was a little chilly when I started, but not like last week. I bet it was around 43 degrees. Cold at first, but I warmed up and so did the temp by the end. I think I will make Tuesdays and Saturdays my longer run days each week. It gives me some down/recovery time in between. Just trying to focus on consistency right now.

My goal was to try and hit 40min or just over. Early on I was feeling really good and my body kept trying to creep down to 7:40-ish, so I had to keep pulling myself back. Towards the end of the run I started speeding up again, but this time I let it go. I have a hard cutting back on the last mile or so of a run. It is like I see the light at the end of the tunnel and just have to go for it!

8:04   7:52   7:59   8:09   7:40  =  7:57 AP  at 164BPM

A good run today. Started with a 1.5 mile jog on the dirt track as the soldiers warmed up. Felt nice, took a couple laps to get the body warmed up and feeling good. Today was a sprint workout for the soldiers. 60/120s, 60 seconds of sprint and 120 seconds of cool down jogging. This was their first time doing this, so we did 6 iterations. That was the other 2+ miles.

8:21   8:54   8:29   4:11 (.5 mile)  = 8:37AP at 156BPM

At some point I was sprinting at a 5:13 pace.

Another good loop today! The weather was great, around 47 degrees or so. I felt a bit fatigued, maybe a combination of running a bit more than I have been and not sleeping as much as I should.

8:09   7:54   7:38   3:54 (.5 mile)  = 7:53 AP at 171 BPM

Alright, well I am sitting here in Portage, Indiana awaiting the BYU vs ND game tomorrow. Dad and I met in ATL and flew here yesterday afternoon. We will go into Chicago today and spend the day checking things out. Then on Saturday head into South Bend and hopefully see the Cougs take care of the Irish. I just saw the Irish will be without one of their stud defensive linemen for the rest of the season, so hopefully that will bode well for our run game!

Last year we were here for the game and found a nice little gym that let us in for free since I was with the military. That is an awfully nice perk when traveling. I can almost always find a gym that will let me in for free if I show my ID card.  So I got on the treadmill and took care of business. I am still getting used to treadmill running again, but things went pretty well. It is SO windy right now!

  8:35   8:12   8:00   3:29 (.5 mile)   = Not sure what that averaged breaks down to, 8:15(?)  My average heart rate was 167BPM

I was slow on the first mile since I started it and was fiddling with the controls, TV option and music. Then settled in and tried to increase speed each mile. I hit the last half mile with a 6:58 pace. I kept the incline at 2.0.

Another run on the treadmill here in Portage, IN. This is a nice little midwestern, hard-working town. Today's treadmill run felt 100x better than yesterday's even though I ran further. Maybe pace had something to do with it.

I started off  slow and gradually increased each mile, then a cooldown.

8:24   8:12   8:00   7:47   7:30  =  7:50-ish AP at 158BPM average. That is encouraging!

Another week down and so far feeling pretty good. My body seems to be good and no injury or nagging pain, knock on wood. I think I'll keep these distances about the same for another week before picking up a little bit.