Sean's Running Blog

Decided to give the foot one more day so instead biked from work to Issaquah and back. 20 miles on the button. Did it in 66:40. I have no idea if that is fast or not. Averaged just over 18 miles per hour.

Started P90x tonight. I'm doing the "Lean" track which focused more on toning than bulk. The last thing I want is bulk. Tonight's workout was Core Synergistics. It helped remind me of how uncoordinated and tight I am. I'm sure there will be a lot of that over trhe next 90 days.

Wasn't very confident about being able to run today but I managed 8 miles taking it super easy (7:05-7:10 pace). Mild soreness on the top of the left foot but nothing that inhibited my stride. I doubt I could race on it, but it was 90% fine for an easy training run. I iced it when I got back and took some ibuprofen. Hopefully, I am ready to jump back in. Looking forward to P90x tonight. It's Cardio X day.

P90x -- Cardio workout...um...not really all that impressed from a cardio perspective. As  runner I pretty much get my dose of cardio in a given day and week. Oddly, the Lean program for P90x omits the Plyometrics workout from the routine so I may swap out Cardio for Plyos.

A chilly but gorgeous sunny day in Seattle. Ran through Marymoor Park and the Sammamish River. Foot pain was much more noticeable today than yesterday. I was ready to stop at six miles but then it started to get better, or at least hurt less....kind of like cold fingers hurt less once they are numb enough. Set up an appointment with the PT for tomorrow morning.

P90x -- Tonight was Shoulders and Arms, Ab Ripper X. I don't have heavy enogh weights yet but they are on their way. It was the Ab Ripper  that crushed me. It's 15 minutes of non-stop ab exercises. It claims something like 330+ exercises/reps in a 15-minute period. It is the hardest thing I have ever done and that was just the first five minutes.

 Today was another sunny but chilly day. Low 40s but sunny. Today was the first run I've had in a few weeks where I actually felt really good. I saw the PT in the morning. No stress fracture for sure but just some angry tendons. Got a good treatment on it and it seemed to help a lot. My balance is awful which bore itself out at the PT this morning. Lack of balance is a lack of strength and my left ankle in particular is very weak right now.

P90x -- Yoga night. 90 minutes of it. I'll admit it...I always thought of Yoga as girly, sissy stuff. Umm...I was wrong. It is quite a physical workout. I didn't sweat at all nor was there any cardio to speak of, but my muscles were really working and it is super helpful with not only getting stronger, but more limber. I will say that Yoga is incredibly boring to me. Very useful, but boring.

Another consecutive of of running that felt good. A bit of lingering discomfort in the left foot but nothing that noticeably affected my easy run. Another chilly afternoon and this time the fog never cleared making it slightly less enjoyable. I'd rather have a 30 degree sunny day than a 35 degree foggy one.

P90x -- Tonight was Legs and Back. Let's just say I have some work to do on pull ups. Almost one week in to P90x and I'm pretty confident 90 days from now I will have reaped some running benefit.

 Very busy day for the Sundwalls so my run had to come very early. I was running by 6am which is still almost 90 minutes prior to sunrise. It was a starry morning but chilly with a temp of 23 degrees. Fortunately, it has been dry the last several days so i didn't have to deal with ice but I was definitely bundles up. I managed to stay pretty warm but I'm glad I wasn't running 20.

Foot feels great. It needs to regain some strength but no more pain.

P90x -- Today was Kenpo day. I would say this is the best cardio workout of any of them. It's amazing what a fake boxing match can do for your cardio. This workout, like yoga, exposes my inflexibility more than any other. Lots of work to do but I feel like it's going to help.