Rosswog Running Blog

Okay, my legs are really feeling it from yesterday’s race. Essentially, I had to learn to walk again because my muscles were so sore. I broke my running workout into a morning and evening slow jog in an effort to keep my legs from tightening up. In the morning, I went for an extremely easy pace run to the grocery store and back to home before heading out for a run to the Cottonwood Country Club. After taking an ice bath (feels pretty good when you are extremely sore), for my the evening run I headed up to the Brickyard Shopping Plaza the back to home by way of Big Cottonwood Park where I completed a single lap around the softball complex before calling it a day. In total, I ran 14.4 miles at an extremely slow and easy pace (i.e., it was more like a shuffle).

Finally, for my non-running workout, I completed my standard 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.

Following work, I battled (trust me, it felt like a battle) through the soreness by running 2.2 miles on the treadmill before heading home. I then went for a 2.0-mile evening jog around the neighborhood and over to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed a single lap around the softball complex before returning to home and calling it a day.

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

I was starting feel a little better today (i.e., my recovery is progressing from Saturday’s marathon) and was able to get in decent run (i.e., a sub-10:00 pace) on the treadmill following work.  For this workout, I ran 4.2 miles then stretched a little bit before doing a 1.2 mile cool down jog.  In a couple of days, I’m hoping to be back to my normal pace.

In regards to my non-running workout, I was able to complete 300 sit-ups, 30 push-ups, and 30 (50 lbs) curls.

Following work, I headed home and out for an easy pace evening run.  This workout involved running up to Saint Mark’s Hospital then back to home by way of Big Cottonwood Park where I completed five laps around the softball complex before calling it a day.  The total distance of this run was 4.2 miles.  My legs are feeling much better today (i.e., pretty much recovered from Saturday’s marathon); however, my lower back is a little bit sore so I kept the mileage low.

Finally, my daily non-running workout consisted of my 300-sit-up and 30-push-up routine.

Having to finish up on a few projects before the end of the month, it was a short night of sleep.  In addition, my back was still feeling a little tight and sore.  Consequently, it kept the mileage down again today by only knocking out 4.1 miles on the treadmill at a relatively easy pace.

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

Following a busy day at work, I hit the treadmill for 2.5 miles before heading home.  My lower back was still a little bit sore; however, I went out for a second run after I got home over to Big Cottonwood Park where I completed two laps around the softball complex before heading home.  The total distance of this evening run was 1.6 miles at an easy pace.

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

This Saturday morning, I woke up relatively early and ran 3.4 miles over to the Salt Lake Running Company to meet up with the gang for a group run.  For this workout, we ran up to Sugarhouse Park and completed a single lap around the outer loop and two laps around the inter loop of the park before heading back to the store.  The total distance of this run was 7.65 miles (average pace of 7:04 minutes per mile; 2.65 miles of this distance at marathon pace, while the rest was at an easy pace).

After getting some liquids and recovery at the store (it was a hot and humid Saturday), I ran to the downtown library before heading back to home for a total distant of 11.25 miles at an easy pace.  On the way back, my right foot started hurting (almost cramping up); therefore, I made sure to ice it the rest of the day.

Finally, for my daily non-running workout, I completed my standard 300 sit-ups and 30 push-ups.