January Recap

Got in 246.502 miles this month. Ran 31 out of 31 days. Running Streak: 121 days and counting. First race in Rome, Ga. on February 18. Running a 10k, but not really expecting to do anything fantastic.

01/31

8.57 miles in 60:00 (6:43, 6:40, 6:55, 7:26, 7:03, 7:08, 6:55, 6:54, 4:13)One excruciating hill both ways; rest of run easy.
Dynamic drills, core, flexibility.

01/30

9.03 miles in 60:00 (6:49, 6:32, 6:23, 6:32, 6:23, 6:38, 6:42, 6:45, 7:02, 0:13)
Pushups, core, flexibility.
Lil sore at start. Good run.
Cold, clear, and frosty.

01/29

8.75 miles in 60:00 (6:36, 6:42, 7:11, 6:15, 6:44, 7:04, 7:01, 7:04, 5:20)Core, dynamics, flexibility.
 Legs burnt. Lil dead. Cold. Lotsa hills. Might have to take it easy tomorrow.

01/28

10.28 miles in 70:00 (6:59, 6:51, 6:53, 6:37, 6:43, 6:42, 6:44, 6:51, 6:44, 6:47, 2:05) Hilly.Solid run. Good frost after a week of unseasonably warm temps and lotsa rain.
Pushups, core, flexibility.

01/27

6.5 miles treadmill in 43:20 @ 2-3% incline, steady 9 mph.Dynamics, core, flexibility.
Legs a little heavy.
Raining, very nasty outside.

01/26

7.595 miles treadmill in 50:00 @ 2-3% incline w/ medium effort random fatrleks/progressions EZ wu/cd.
Pushups, core, flexibility.
Weather outside was a little drizzly, I just got up well before daylight and felt like running.

01/25

8.66 miles in 60:00 (7:20, 7:00, 6:54, 6:54, 6:29, 6:44, 6:46, 7:10, 4:40) Hard, hilly finish.Core, flexibility, dynamics.

01/24

EZ 10.1 miles in 70:40 (7:14, 7:11, 7:00, 7:00, 6:55, 6:40, 6:56, 6:55, 7:11, 6:53, 0:40 cd)Little cold. Not too bad. Good feeling run.
Pushups, flexibility, dynamic drills.

01/23

7.0 miles treadmill in 45:00 @ 2% incline with moderate fartlek & cooldown.Core, flexibility.
Thunderstorms outside this morning.

01/22

EZ ~9 miles w/strides & pickups towards end.Pushups, flexibility.

01/21

EZ ~11 miles. No watch.
Felt good. Barely beat the rain.
Core, flexibility.

01/20

9 miles treadmill in 60:32 @ 1.5%-2.5% incline.Pushups, core, flexibility.

01/19

EZ 8.829 miles in 60:00 on TM @ 1.5%. Last 10:00 @ 2%.Flexiibility, core.

01/18

EZ 9.5 miles on treadmill @ 1% incline in 63:38. Very easy wu/cd. Max.: 10 mph
Pushups, flexibility.

01/17

9.049 miles on treadmill in 60:00 @ 1% incline with lots of speed play. Max.: 10.5 mph, min.: 8 mphCore, dynamics, flexibility.

01/16

8.939 miles in 60:00 @ 1% incline on treadmill.Pushups, flexibility.
Ran on the TM because of congestion and it being in the 20s and moist out.
Probably be on the TM tomorrow as well because of rain.

01/15

8.65 miles in 60:00 (6:47, 6:47, 6:50, 6:57, 7:11, 6:53, 6:58, 6:51, 4:43)Core, flexibility.
Felt good. Easy run. Not quite so cold.
Bad day for me as a sports fan yesterday. My #3 ranked Tar Heels lost to FSU by 30+ yesterday, and my man Ritz came in 4th in the Marathon trials in Houston yesterday, so he won't represent us in the Marathon.... still gotta shot at the 5000m and 10000m on the track though.

01/14: 19th B-Day

8.62 miles in 60:00 (6:47, 7:06, 6:58, 6:48, 6:50, 6:51, 6:53, 7:08, 4:37)Last 1.5+ miles mainly hilly through woods.
Pushups, core, flexibility.
15 degrees. Very cold. Could barely talk upon finishing as tongue felt frozen.
Weight still giving issue (113).
Trying to switch from brown rice to white rice to give GI tract some rest.

01/13: Friday the 13th

7.41 miles in 51:48 (6:23, 6:47, 6:49, 6:59, 7:05, 7:09, 7:18, 3:17)Core, dynamics, flexibility.
Solid run.Snow, 20 degrees, 20 mph wind gust, single digit wind chill.
Would have ran a little longer had it not been for GI issues. Hopefully now that I've identified all these food allergies, my problems will be easier to cope with.

01/12

8.44 miles in 1:00:54 (6:50, 7:24, 7:09, 7:18, 7:16, 6:56, 7:16, 7:18, 3:24)Pushups, core, flexibility.
Cool, wet, and slow this morning. Supposed to be quite cold the next few mornings, followed by the return of some cold rain.

01/11

7.25 miles in 47:04 TM @ 1% incline, varying speeds 9.1-10 mph after first 3 miles @ 9 mph.
Core, dynamics, flexibility.
Pouring rain, thunderstorm outside. Supposed to be clear and cold again for most of the next week so I should be good to be back outside, though it will probably be quite messy.

Running Streak

The Century Mark has been reached! Today marks 100 straight days running since October 2 because of a Non Running Related Head Injury.

01/10

6.51 miles in 45:00 (6:39, 6:49, 6:51, 6:49, 7:06, 7:02, 3:43)Pushups, dynamics, flexibility.
Very muddy out. Supposed to be storming tomorrow morning. Be back on the treadmill I suppose.

01/09

7 miles TM @ 9 mph (6:40 pace) & 1% incline in 46:40
Core, dynamics, flexibility.
Raining and very muddy outside.

01/08

6.34 miles in 45:00 (6:53, 7:05, 7:05, 6:58, 7:07, 7:08, 2:42 cooldown)Pushups, flexibility, dynamics.
SLOW, cool, wet, muddy, and hard. Lower back a little sore.

01/07

6.56 miles in 45:00 (6:36, 6:55, 6:55, 6:52, 6:43, 6:52, 4:06)Core, dynamics, flexibility.
Good run. Low 40s so I got to run in shorts and sweatshirt. Glad the rain held off.

01/06

8.52 miles in 60:00 (6:33, 7:02, 7:06, 7:02, 7:09, 7:09, 7:00, 6:58, 3:58)
Felt good. Will  probably be back on the TM the next few days because of rain.
Having issues trying to incorporate different things into my diet. It seems as though my digestive system isn't going to handle much deviation, and I am noticing it seems as though the more I try to change my diet, the more I struggle to keep up my weight.
Pushups, flexibility.

01/05

6.51 miles off-road in 45:00 (6:39, 6:53, 6:51, 6:47, 7:03, 6:57, 3:47)Core, flexibility, dynamics.
Good to be back outside. Good weather: Clear, calm, Low-mid twenties.

01/04

EZ 6 miles TM @ 9 mph 1% in 40:00
Pushups, core, dynamics, flexibility.

01/03

6.5 miles treadmill 1% incline @ varying speeds in 41:30.
Core & flexibility.
Was going to run outside, but was a little congested, and it was ~15 degrees w/ wind gusts of 20 mph> (e.g. mom really didn't want me running outside lol)

01/02

5.14 miles in 36:00 Multi-terrain run (5:57, 6:58, 7:25, 7:07, 7:17, 01:15 cooldown)Pushups, dynamics, core, flexibility.
First mile on road TOO FAST! The rest was pretty EZ on trails.
Good to be back outside.
Mid 20s & Windy. Supposed to be in teens next couple mornings.

New Year's 2012

EZ 5.25 on treadmill @ 9 mph 1% incline in 35:00.
Core, dynamics, flexibility.
Wanna get back running outside, but its 30-something and raining. Gonna be colder the rest of the week. Still a little congested. Stomach feeling quite better.