Training for a Belt Buckle

I think my mileage is off on these shoes.  They will only last a couple more runs before I relegate them to house shoes only.

Didn't sleep well last night, so did not get up and run today. Instead I went in to work a little early.

I was going to do 8 miles tonight, but Leslie called me this morning rubbing it in that she was out running while I was sitting behind a desk.  She wanted to go register for the Grand Slam tonight, so I adjusted my plans a little bit.

The new plan was to get out the door as soon as I got home, but my sister needed someone to talk to, so after talking with her, I went to the gym and got on the treadmill until Les called. 5 miles starting at 5.0 and increasing .1 each half mile (last half at 5.9 mph). 1/2 mile cool down.

Pushups:  (Day 1/Week 1) 10/12/7/7/10

Situps: (Day 1/Week 1)  15/18/10/10/15    www.twohundredsitups.com

10.25 miles in 120 minutes. Ran down to the trax trail and out on in to the one hour mark and then back.  It was cold out.

Walked Twilight for 1/4 mile as a cooldown.

Did some stretching with a puppy jumping on top of me to help.

Now to make a tuna fish sandwich and watch Biggest Loser and work a few chores in.

1/4 mile warmup with Twilight.

Les came down to run with me. Neither of us had enough energy to do speedwork.  Luckily we headed out into the wind - cuz it was cold out there! One of the signs said 33 degrees - but I think that was wrong. (I just went to weather.com and it says it is 28 out and feels like 18 and that sounds more like it). 

5.15 miles with Leslie. 13:20/12:49/13:02/12:39/12:49.  Les overdid it on Monday and I overdid it last night - and I can tell it by our times.

PM - ran another mile with Twilight after work.  That was fun in hiking boots. :)

Pushups:  (Week 1/Day 2) 10/12/8/8/12

Situps: (Week 1/Day 2) 15/18/15/15/20

This just in on the Ogden marathon and half marathon - hope you all got signed up already:

OGDEN MARATHON

We've just gotten word that the Ogden Marathon and Half Marathon has completely sold out.  Accommodations for runners who haven't registered yet are out of our hands.  I haven't registered, so I won't be running, but I will be volunteering (all volunteers get into Heaven remember).  If you have questions regarding the Ogden Marathon and the status of a waiting list and such, please call the GOAL Foundation at 399-1773. SORRYL

Left knee is a bit sore today.

Signed up for the Utah Valley Marathon. I wanted to make sure I got in it before it filled up.

Bought a pullup bar at lunch time and will humiliate myself with it tonight.

1.5 miles with Twilight in 2 different walks.

Couldn't do any pullups, so used a stool and did 6 reps of each of the handholds lowering myself down as slowly as I could (which isn't much).

Gonna run later but I was finally able to announce that my daughter "Jen*Jen*" just called to tell me her husband's plane is in Rome and within 4 or so hours he will be home.  She hasn't seen him since he deployed to Afghanistan in late September and is super hyper.

PM - 5.5 miles on the elliptical. Set the level high enough that my heart rate and speed were comparable to running.

12.5 miles on the treadmill. My plan was 20, but even with my left knee wrapped, it started bothering me. I also pulled an abdominal muscle a week and a half ago and the pushups and situps and running are aggravating it and it is getting worse.