Today I Run

OBJECTIVE

run a bit

ACHIEVED

WU

2 x 1100-660-430 + 1100

CD

5:34 AM 79° 84% 5 mph

Rory and Cameron went with me to run Will's Hills this morning. It's Memorial Day so they are out of school and I'm off work. As usual we didn't know what the workout was until we got there. An 1100 meter loop with a couple relatively small hills was laid out. The workout was to run the full loop then take a 3 minute break. Run approximately 660 meters then take a 2 minute break. Run the remaining 430 meters then take a 1 minute break. After completing this circuit, we repeated it then followed it with a final 1100 meter loop.

It was a good workout. My knee felt "stressed" but not over-strained. Rory and Cam each ran well. Here are my approximate splits with breaks in parenthesis:

4:43 (2:59) 2:03 (2:01) 1:38 (0:54)

4:34 (2:30) 2:39 (2:00) 1:45 (1:17)

4:39

PRE RUN

Kashi GoLean cereal w/skim milk

POST RUN

SlimFast & Clif bar

OBJECTIVE

stretch legs over a few miles

ACHIEVED

4.08 mi. @ 8:32/mi.

4:52 AM 70° 88% 0 mph

Left knee was achy today but loosened slightly over the run. (Maybe it was Monday's hills or residual marathon damage ...?) Other than that my legs seemed to have a little spring during the second half. I suppose I'm still recovering from the marathon.

I set an appoint with Dr. John Cianca. I'll meet with him on Friday, June 6 (the earliest I could get in). He's the former medical director of the Houston Marathon and a runner himself. I know at least three people who have used him and they have had good success with his diagnostic techniques and therapies. Ironically, my formal training for the St. George marathon begins in earnest June 9.

PRE RUN

nothing

POST RUN

SlimFast & multivitamin

Later, GrapeNuts w/skim milk

OBJECTIVE

run

ACHIEVED

3.02 mi.@8:15/mi.

5:01 AM 70° 83% 0 mph

Nothing special about today's run. I played basketball for an hour and a half last night. I haven't played in a long time. It was good to get out again. Sometime ago I read that distance running reduces jumping ability. I don't recall the source or biomechanical details. I did notice that I seemed to have difficulty getting two feet off the ground at the same time last night. Being honest with myself, it might not be the running .... It may be that 41-year old guys just aren't supposed to jump! Not that I ever had an amazing vertical but there was a time when I could get off the floor a bit.

I wasn't sure when I would wake up this morning and didn't set an alarm. I figured if I woke up early enough, I'd run. If not, I'd go out tonight or tomorrow. I woke up around 4:50, tossed a bit then figured I had time for 3 miles.

I haven't checked the weather this morning but I'm guessing I'll find the temperature was slightly cooler and the humidity was noticeably lower. It was pleasant. Weather supposed to stay the same for a while ... lows in the 70's, highs in the 90's.

The only thing I noticed was my legs felt a little tweaked from the lateral movement playing basketball last night. I tried to keep the pace comfortable and just enjoy being out. It was a good start to the day.

I'm not sure what's going to happen for this weekend's running. Steph's wedding was last weekend. I don't know about the honeymoon plans but I'm guessing she's out of town. If that's the case, the question becomes will anyone pick up the slack and plan a run in her absence. I'm also not sure what the renegade Spring runners are doing. Bob Bond is running the San Diego marathon Sunday so he'll be out of town. I think a couple of the other guys are nursing injuries. Jonathan has picked up with the Tornados running club so I doubt he's going to want to do anything. I may be left on my own ....

PRE RUN

nothing

POST RUN

SlimFast & multivitamin

OBJECTIVE

10 miles : no pace

ACHIEVED

9.85 mi. @ 8:21/mi.

6:14 AM 75° 85% 2 mph

Ran with Stephanie's group this morning. Stephanie was gone for her honeymoon but today's group included: Stacey, Randy, Jonathan, Miranda, Laurie, William, and me.

The group was scheduled for 13.5 but Jonathan and I cut it short. He's probably running with the Tornados tomorrow and I had to hustle back to the house to help Cameron get ready for his first day on the job. He's umpiring 9-year old baseball games this morning. Both he and Paige were nervous (he did just fine).

My legs felt okay today but my overall fitness didn't. Jonathan and Stacey picked up the pace to around 8 minute miles over the middle part of the run and I felt pressed. My cardio didn't seem to be there nor my legs. This run was tougher than it should have been.

PRE RUN

Kashi Go Lean cereal w/skim milk and multivitamin

POST RUN

Clif bar and water