Rosswog Running Blog

After sleeping in this morning, I ran over to Sugar House Park where I completed two laps around the inner loop of the park then ran down to 1500 South before running back to home by way of the Salt Lake Marathon course.  The total distance of this run was 14.3 miles at an easy pace.

While watching the NFL playoffs, I completed 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Happy MLK Day!  Following work, I headed home and out the door for an evening run.  A storm started to move through the Valley today; therefore, the air was noticeably cleaner.  In regards to my evening workout, I ran over to Millcreek Elementary then back by way of 1500 South and Big Cottonwood Park.   Once at the Park, I completed four laps around the softball complex before heading home.  The total distance of this run was 4.7 miles at an easy pace.

In regards to my non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 80 (50, 40, 30 lbs) curls, and 20 (50 lbs) reverse curls.  Also, after reading an article on core exercises over the weekend from the most recent edition of Runner’s World, I decided to recommit myself to doing more core exercises than my typical sit-ups on a daily basis.  Consequently, today I worked in 12 tick-tocks on each leg, 6 samurai chops on each leg, and an Alphabet plank (i.e., funny sounding, but effective exercises) into my workout.

Wow, the storm cleaned out the inversion that had engulfed the Valley for the past few weeks and you can now see our beautiful Wasatch Back Mountain Range.  Consequently, after completing an easy-pace 1.5 miles on my work’s treadmill at an easy, I headed home and out for any evening run.  Under the clear and starry sky, I ran over to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed eight laps around the softball before jogging back to home.  The distance of this evening run was 4.1 miles at an easy pace.

For my non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Once again, in order to take advantage of the crisp and smog-free winter air, I headed home for another outdoor evening run.  For the second consecutive day I headed over to Big Cottonwood Park to run laps around the softball complex.  While listening to my Jazz complete a season sweep of the Spurs on my hand-held radio, I accomplished thirteen laps.  The total distance of this run was 6.2 miles at an easy pace.

My non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 100 (50, 40, 30 lbs) curls, and 20 (50 lbs) reverse curls.

On my way home and after stopping by the Gateway to pick up a new pair of running gloves, I ran 2.1 miles across town in order to catch my bus home.  I then went out for an evening run up to the Smith-Kiln chimney at the Brickyard Shopping Plaza and back.  The total distance of this evening run was 4.1 miles at an easy pace.

In regards to my non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, 100 (50, 40, and 30 lbs) curls, and 20 (50 lbs) reverse curls.

Following another busy week at work, I hit the treadmill for a 1.5-mile jog before heading home. During my commute, I jogged to and from a couple of bus stops for a total distance of 1.4 miles.

After I got home, I headed out for what seemed like a calm evening run. However, about a half-mile into my run, the snow started to fall and it quickly turned into a sleet storm. The run up to the old Villa Theater on Highland Drive by way of the Brickyard Shopping Plaza was not too bad because I was running with the wind. In addition, a supporting driver yelled at me several times that I needed to “slow down” and that I was “going too fast;” that is, he kept getting stuck at long traffic lights, so I kept catching up to him. Even though I was running at relatively relaxed speed (i.e., not pushing the pace), it’s always motivating when people think you are moving fast. Anyways, on the way back, my face received the impact of running directly into the sleet and wind. So much so, that on my way home, I went into the Saint Mark’s Hospital’s parking garage for coverage and ran to the very top level and back down in order to dry out and warm-up a little bit. The total distance of this evening run was 5.4 miles.

My daily non-running workout consisted of 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Shortly after I woke up this morning, I ran 2.1 miles up to the Salt Lake Running Company for our weekly group run. In order to keep up with their marathon training program, I knocked out an even 13.0 miles by running over to Sugar House Park, completing a lap around the park’s inner loop/road, then down to 1300 South on 1500 East, up to 2100 East then down to 3300 South and over to 1700 East where I ran a loop from 1700 to 1900 East and between roughly 2400 South and 3300 South before heading back to the store. Compared to my recent long runs, I pushed the pace during this workout (i.e., averaged a 7:42 minutes per mile), but still at a relatively easy pace.

After jogging the 2.1 miles back to home and eating some breakfast, I headed back out. This time I went to the Sugar House Post Office and the Westminster Library to study for the CFA. This trip encompassed another 2.0 miles of running at an easy pace.

For my non-running workout, I completed my typical 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.