Rosswog Running Blog

The good news, after yesterday's run and icing, my right knee and lower hamstring felt much better today!  A little stiffness and soreness, but nothing like last weekend; however, I did not race a 5k straight downhill this Saturday.  The bad news, my right shin is pretty sensitive and sore.  Not as bad as early February, but similar aches.  With that said, I felt good enough to run, plus I did not want to really do seventeen miles on the elliptical.  Consequently, I ran down to 4500 South and 700 East and then completed miles 17.7-25.5 of the Salt Lake Marathon course (less than two weeks away, yikes!).  At the Eagle Gate on South Temple, I ran over to 300 East then ran last 2.2 or so miles of the Des-Marathon Course.   This downhill portion of my workout seemed to really aggravate my right shin.  As are result, from Liberty Park to home, it was slow going.  In total, I completed 17.1 miles at an easy pace.  Overall, it just felt good to get in a couple of longer runs this weekend without having to resort to the elliptical machine, but I'm sure this week I will have to rely on the elliptical to let my shin heal up for the marathon. 

While watching the Sunday morning news shows, I did my non-running workout of 300 sit-ups.   

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a chocolate protein shake and two servings of whole-wheat rice with tons of vegetables

Since my right shin was feeling pretty sore today and the SLC Marathon is less than two weeks away, I stuck to the treadmill.  I was able to get in 4.1 miles before calling it a day.

While watching the NCAA Championship (UCON over Butler), I completed my non-running workout of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a serving of oatmeal, bowl of peaches, whole-wheat rice dish with vegetables, and a protein bar

Following work, it was another day on the elliptical machine; that is, I’m fine with completing my mileage on the elliptical in order to give my right shin a chance to heal enough for the SLC Marathon on the 16th. I was able to get in 8.4 miles before calling it a day.

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

Five-Minute Plank Challenge: 2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge: a serving of pears, fruit smoothie, and a protein bar

Off to San Francisco for an “Intensive Accounting Review” weekend.  Hope your weekend is as fun as mine and Happy Running bloggers!

Following work, I jumped on the elliptical machine for 6.4 miles before heading home to pack for my weekend Accounting Workshop in San Francisco.  By the way, my right shin is still sore, but improving.  I might just have to try it out tomorrow with a run down the Embarcadero.

For my non-running workout, it was just standard routine of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a serving of fruit and vegetables

This morning, I woke up and jogged 1.3 miles over to the grocery store and back before catching my flight to Oakland.  After taking the BART to the west side of the bay and checking into my hotel in San Bruno, I put on my running gear and jumped back on the BART and took it back to the Embarcadero where I ran down to Fisherman’s Warf.  It was a nice day (i.e., sunny and in the 50s), but the wind was sure strong.  I headed around Marina Green where I saw some brave swimmers in the water; that is, you have to be a strong swimmer to handle the waves on such a windy day (by the way, if you jog to the end of Municipal Pier, you get a great view of Alcatraz).  I then headed through Fort Mason and then over to Crissy Field.  I did not want to put in too much mileage on my sore right shin (especially with the Salt Lake City Marathon a little over a week away); however, with the view of the Golden Gate Bridge a mile up the road, who can resist?  Consequently, I climbed the dirt trail to the bike path and took it up to the Bridge.  Once I arrived at the Visitor’s Center, I could not help but run across the Bridge; that is, I figured that I needed a bridge workout for the NYC Marathon.  The high winds and rush-hour traffic made the crossing really fun; for example, I soon removed my visor or it would have ended up in the Bay.  It was also neat to see the road crew making the bridge into a four-lane road leading out of the city and two lanes into the city by placing metal pipes/stakes in the road.  When I reached the Marin side, the sun was just setting so the view of San Francisco was especially amazing.  In short, it looked like huge skyscrapers jutting up from a bunch of wooden toy houses that seemed like they were stacked on top of each other due to all the hills.  Even though my right shin started to flair up, I just enjoyed the run back to the Embarcadero station by running through the Palace of Fine Arts (reminds me of what Athens must be like), stopped by Ghirardelli Square to pick up some chocolate for everyone at work, then with a final stop at Gott’s Roadside to complete my 16.3-mile run.  Okay, Gott’s is an awesome hamburger joint that does go with my goal of achieving a healthy diet.  With that said, I did get a turkey burger and chicken sandwich with no fries or milkshake (i.e., just water).

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

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a serving of fruit, oatmeal, and a protein bar

Today, since my right shin was a little bit aggravated from yesterday’s workout, I figured it was best to keep the running indoors (I’ll probably do this for the rest of the weekend).  As a result, before and after my CFA Accounting Review class, I paid a visit to my hotel’s gym, which just consisted of a treadmill, a stationary bike, and a stair stepper.  In all, I divided my workout up evenly between the treadmill and stair stepper by completing a 10k on each.

While watching the never-ending news coverage of the government budget shutdown that never happened, I completed my non-running workout of 300 sit-ups.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a banana, blueberry fruit smoothie, a big salad, and a protein bar

It was another day of mixing it up between my hotel’s treadmill and stair stepper before and after my CFA Accounting Review class.  Today, I completed a half-marathon with 7.1 miles on the treadmill and 5.0 miles on the stair stepper

It was another day of 300 sit-ups for my non-running workout.

Five-Minute Plank Challenge:  2:00

Trying-To-Go-Out-Of-My-Way-To-Eat-Healthy Challenge:  a cartoon of orange juice, half of a cartoon of strawberries, a blueberry fruit smoothie, and a protein bar