Rosswog Running Blog

I rebounded a little bit today from yesterday's run; however, my legs were still heavy.  In short, before work I was able to get in a 10k on the treadmill mostly at an easy pace..

My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:   a serving of oatmeal

Continuing to taper for the big race on Sunday, I just knocked out 7.2 miles at an easy pace on the treadmill before reporting to work.

In regards to my non-running workout, I was able to complete of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:   a serving of oatmeal

Still tapering for Sunday's NYC Marathon; however, I really did not want to only run 2.2 miles at an easy pace today.  In short, I was at work until late, late at night.  As a result, I was only able to get in a few miles before completing my packing for tomorrow's flight. 

For my non-running workout, I was able to complete of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:   a serving of oatmeal

I caught a morning flight out of Salt Lake City to New York to get to the Big Apple for Sunday's marathon.  Arriving at JFK in the mid afternoon, it took me a few hours to take the subway into Manhattan and find my hotel.  After I checked in and got situated, I went out for an evening 1.5-mile jogged around Times Square before jumping on my hotel's treadmill for 8.8 miles.  Most of this was at an easy pace, but I was able to get 0.8 of a mile in at marathon pace.  Off to the NYC Marathon Expo tomorrow!

My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:   two blueberry smoothies

Late in the rainy evening, I made my way out for a run from my sister's house on Yolando Drive to Johns Hopkins university where the discovery that construction had closed the track.  I really began to rain as I made two loops of the campus before heading back.  The total distance of this run as a 10k at an easy/recovery pace.

For my daily non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  grilled salmon burgers (thanks to my big sister of cooking up a great dinner) 

Happy Veterans Day!  So late in the morning I headed out for a run from my sister's house to Mount Vernon Square were I made a circle around the cobblestone road surrounding Baltimore's Washington Monument before heading back.  This historically scenic run was 7.1 miles at an easy pace.

In regards to my daily non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  four servings of no-fat yogurt

I needed to get in some milage today, but did not have that much time in the morning because I had plans to visit the Library of Congress with my sister and brother-in-law (it turned out to be a really neat experience, thanks big sister!).  As a result, I headed out for a mid-morning run down to the Inner Harbor then to the top of Federal Hill and back.  When we go back from Washington DC, I headed out for a late evening repeating the same course as this morning.  The Inner Harbor was really neat in that the lights of the city reflected off the surface of the water.  These two runs combined together equaled 21.1 miles at an easy pace.  Also, for both runs I jogged past the Occupy Protest/Movement that had their campsite right outside of the Inner Harbor.

Lastly, my daily non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  six servings of non-fat yogurt

For the second day in a row, I knocked out 21.1 miles.  This time I did at the Maryland Athletic Center (MAC) located in the scenic Inner Harbor on a treadmill.  I increased the pace throughout out the workout and finished the last 2.5 miles at a respectable marathon pace.  In total, I was able to complete this run in 2:38:34.  Back home to Salt Lake City tomorrow!

My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 30 second plank and side planks

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a giant blueberry smoothie