Rosswog Running Blog

This morning, I ran over to Cottonwood Country Club and stopped by Big Cottonwood Park on the way back to complete eight laps around the softball complex.  The total distance of this run was 9.9 miles at an easy pace.  In the early afternoon, I jogged between The Gateway shopping plaza and the city library for 4.2 miles. I then finished up my daily running routine by knocking out an even 7.0 miles on the treadmill.

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:  a serving of oatmeal

With the S&P downgrade of the United States debt rating at the end of last week, it was sure to be a busy day at work.  As a result, it was very much a recovery day in that I was only able to get 4.2 miles at an easy pace before calling it a day.

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:  a serving of oatmeal

Since the S&P downgrade, it was the second consecutive day of market volatility.  As a result, really busy at work, thus I was only able to sneak in 4.2 miles before calling it a day.

My daily non-running workout consisted of just 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 for breakfast

Another volatile market day, so following another busy day, I hit the treadmill for a 10k.  I was able to get into a pretty good rhythm on this run, but I kept it at a relatively easy pace.

In regards to my daily non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups and 40 (40 lbs) curls.

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

It was the fourth straight extremely volatile day on the market.  So after a long day at work, I decided to just change into my running gear and run home from the International Center.  I took the scenic route through Rose Park, so the total miles of this run were 16.4 at an easy pace (i.e., 7:25 minutes per mile).  Plus, it was a great stress reliever. 

For my daily non-running workout, I completed 300 sit-ups and 80 (30 lbs) curls.

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

After work a very long day at work and yesterday’s nice 16-miler, I decided to make it a recovery day.  As a result, I just jumped on the treadmill and completed 4.2 miles before calling it a night.

My daily non-running workout consisted of just 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 for breakfast

I turned the big 32 today!  I know that a number of diehards run their years in mileage on their birthday and the last few years I have thought about giving this tradition a try, but never had the motivation to actually to do this.  Then early in the year I read about Walter’s awesome 40-miler during the middle of the night on his b-day which I was totally impressed by.  I looked ahead on the calendar and saw my b-day feel on a Saturday (usually a non-work day for me) and I decided this would be the year.  Thanks for the motivation Walter!

With this said, I almost wimped out on this run several times.  First of all, I got home from work just before mid-night on Friday.  As a result, I slept in.  So I did not start my run until just after 9:00 am.  It started to get really hot (i.e., up into the high 90s; it is August 13th you know), so after 8.3 miles, I stopped by the Lion’s Recreation Center.  To get this done, I was determined to go on my longest treadmill run ever.  After a few miles on the treadmill, I became pretty sick and had to visit the restroom.  In short, the heat from the outside had taken its toll on my body.  However, I got back on the treadmill and ground out the mileage.  With the exception of watching the Rick Perry presidential campaign announcement, I was totally focused on my form, breathing, and getting through the miles.  Just under 3 hours, I was able to get in 22.1 miles.  There are signs limiting the use of the treadmills to 30 minutes, but I figured that since it was my b-day, this did not apply.  It was well over 100 degrees and being pretty depleted, it was a really brutal 1.8-mile run home under the mid-afternoon sun.  However, this made for 32.2 miles on my special day!

Of course, my work called shortly have I got home, so I went in to the office for a few hours.  Then when I returned to home, I just ate everything in sight then crashed.

In regards to my daily non-running workout, I completed just 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 mixed fruit