Whaaat? haha (6x800 H More 800 loop)

So I actually felt good throughout an entire workout today. That is the first time this summer that that has happened- but its pretty much par for the course(nice golf crossover obv) that it will be 4 or so weeks before you start to feel better- esp after months(yearsish) of inactivity. We did 1 mile wu then 6 x the 800 loop with 1:00 rest. I gave them 1:30 on the last two as Sean was tired- also his IT band was sore and we should have had him only do 4 or so but he didnt say anything about it until after and I stupidly forgot. Hopefully he should be ok if he takes it easy and stretches.

So it was me Tristan and Sean we each led 2 of them I did #2 and #6. We did more or less 317,311,316,315,319,305. It felt quite tolerable and pretty nice even though it was 90-92 but the loop is shady. What a difference 2 days makes even though it was only about 5-7 degrees cooler I felt much better. Good sign if I can just keep going.

Fadhili,Mica,Deron and Vivi did 3 sets of 4 times the steep hill and then a medium pace 800- Fadhili did 242 which is not bad def and Deron wasnt that far behind him like about 250. I told him he did that in an 800 race I think or he would have. He will be a solid JV guy in xc and then well find some good stufffor him to do in track def. Its nice when the kids that are hard workers get better obv.

Oh yesterday was a double 3 miles easy with Merritt in the am shes not too into running right now which is fine except she already signed up for Baltimore marathon whoops. But if she really not into it then she can blow it off obv.

I need to start hitting some longer runs if im going to do the half btw

Monday Loop workout-melting

Ran with Dylan(as well as Ryan and Lucy but they were separate). 1.25 wu down to HH thn the wo was 3x1 loop starting every 10 minutes. I already felt hot after the warmup heh. It was about 95-96 on the drive down so def warm. First loop 822,felt ok splashed a bit of water on myself, second loop I led in 819 feeling tired by last third of loop, took extra rest(about 2 or 3 minutes) and then ran the opposite way after Dylan started. Ended up almost making it to the halfway mark as he went a little slower(although thinking about it now I think I messed up I waited a minute? but I was thinking I waited two minutes- oh who knows lol. Btw my calves were cramping semi significantly after the second one and on the warmdown where obviously I got dropped.

Need to keep working on hydration. I feel like if I am able to lose the rest of the extra weight I have which is approx 10 pounds maybe I wont sweat quite as much? as its obv insulation. That could be not true though hopefully I will find out. Of course I have to cut down on sweets which is difficult. One thing at a time.

Also I would like to note that I have had more posts(3) than in all of 2015(2). Lol

July running

So this summer has been ok. I have had 4 weeks of averaging around 40 miles per week in July. I think it was 41,42,34,46. Doing some workouts twice a week with the team. Mainly Sean and Dylan although Hunter and Tristan have been around some as well. Standard stuff of good steady loops in the woods in various combinations weve done 3x1 loop and 2x1 1/2 loops pace around 8:20-8:30 per loop. Then running at Hannah More on Wednesdays last two weeks were 3x1600 on the 800 loop I did 632,627,620 I think that was a 2 minute rest then last week we did 12x400 start ev 2:00 to give them a little break from long intervals and I averaged about 90. I have the annoying minor breathing problem that I get in my chest and throat- this may be allergies or something with the hot weather its been off and on for like 2 weeks. Investigating. Also got a bit dehydrated as usual a few days ago as Im basically drenched in sweat after every run its getting a bit ridiculous lol.

Team is looking ok we'll see how things shape up(ha) in a few weeks when preseason starts. The twins have been away for basically the entire summer actually hopefully they could conceivably show up tomorrow although its supposed to be hot so they might wuss out heh. Joseph and Mckenzie are both kind of mia right now but hopefully when preseason starts theyll be ok. We shall see.

Also I signed up for Bachman valley 1/2 marathon which I have never done although I should have. The last time I ran a half marathon was ... ? Chances of actually starting the race ... ? Haha

Will try to hit average of 50/week in August. Will I be able to break a nice 0 for 7 or 8 in terms of running during the school year since starting at Franklin? The exciting saga continues in a couple weeks! Btw I think im good for 620 as a tempo pace right now which is not really awful. Once the team starts practice I will start wos on my own mostly and that is a good place to start.

I'm Back

The concept of blogging is probably becoming passe already but I'm back after a one year hiatus. Also I think starting this site coincided with the end of my competitive running. But no worries.

This will be brief as I have to get to bed.

Status: out of shape after winter of limited running, also ab may be a new limiting factor. But maybe not.

Goal for March- a modest 35 mpw average. One wo per week of cruise intervals and building long run. Run at Wrrc 5000 march 19th.

Todays run was easy 4 miles at mcd- ran the firt mile with Dalton and Will on track then 3 out and back. This is the fourth day of running and Im already feeling better. Good

Team wo was 10x150 for most of the veteran people. Either jog back or jog around. I might write up some team goals on here although prob show them as well obv.

See you tomorrow.

First Day of Spring- Now or Never Cobb + County Relays

So got started last night with an easy 3.5 mile run at the church out and back on belmont. 28 min. Felt pretty good. Then we had county relays today it went pretty well. Cold in the morning and warmer by the very end. 4x4 ran 336 solid ryan hit between 505 and 510 in 1600. Jari ran a 408-9 in the 1200 of DMR. Just needs to get stronger. Team was positive and competitive it was fun. My ab was sore near the end of the meet from standing for a long time I think but felt better after I sat down on the bus. Maybe dont demonstrate high jump stuff ugh im fragile lol. Gonna roll down to mcd prob in about 30 min to do an easy 4.

Nice treadmill run

Ran at Planet Fitness with Michael M. started at 7.5 and then after 20 min wu gradually went up to 8.1. I felt pretty good today- im excited to start training again tomorrow. Run with Robert at McD. It looks pretty cold this week so I'll prob be on tmill a fair amount. Wo on Wednesday on turf. Oh the run was 6 miles today 46:xx.

8x2:00/2:00 jog- what?

Back posting we'll see how long that lasts.

Yesterday 2 runs 3 miles with Zach and Emily and Josephine at casa roth. 29 min for an easy 3+ miles some nice convo.

PM run with Merritt and Drew- drew had to stop after half a mile cuz his knee was sore. We did the standard one loop plus one lap 5 mile run.

This am did 1 mile wu then 8x2min at franklin. 4 on track/turf with emily then off onto muddy grass for two which felt def harder lol then last two on track with sweatpants off. Was hitting about 520m at the beginning passing 400 in around 90. Went off on the grass on the last two I was close to 600m like 585 and 595 which was surprising and it wasnt really that super tough which was also surprising. Went through the 400s in 81 and 79? Good! 1 Mile wd. BRRC 5 mile run on thursday.