Tuesday Afternoon

Not much to say today, just another Tuesday afternoon...  So here's a video to enjoy...

Day #11 - 4.09 miles (45:50)

Streak totals:

Miles: 45.63

P/U:  292

S/U:  247

Weekend Update

With weekends being as busy as they are, it's difficult to actually find some time to update the blog.  So, in the event that I don't post on the weekend, I'll post a weekend update on Monday.

This weekend was a normal weekend for me.  No racing, but I did get in two good training runs.  Both Saturday & Sunday were hard to get motivated.  Once I was running, I felt good, but it was tough getting out the door.  Add to that having to mow the lawn on Saturday evening, and I was exhausted by the end of Sunday.

Looking ahead, there is no facing scheduled for me until Father's Day.  I'm still trying to find a couple of half marathons to put on my schedule this summer, but I don't want to travel too far.  I'll keep looking.

Day #8 - 4.75 miles (50:16)

Day #9 - 7.79 miles (1:25:19)

Day#10 - 1.85 miles (18:40)

Streak totals:

Miles: 41.54

P/U:  262

S/U:  221

Progress

One week into my streak, and I did a self check on my fitness test.  I took my official test at the beginning of April in the midst of marathon training, and then proceeded to slack off for about a month after the marathon.  So, this morning it went like this...  Push ups... check (one more than in April).  Sit ups... check (same as in April).  1.5 mile run... check (a 12:18 vs a 12:56).  Overall it would be an 87.2, improving by about 1 point.

With this amount of improvement, I'm definitely on track to my goal.

Day #7 - Progress Check

Abdominal Circ: 35.5

Push Ups: 19

Sit Ups: 30

1.5 Mile Run: 12:18

Composite Score:  87.2 of 100

Streak totals:

Miles: 27.15

P/U:  174

S/U:  147

Why I run...

I really don't have anything to say today, so enjoy this video... this is what I'm training for!

Day #6 - 3.85 miles (142:05)

Streak totals:

Miles: 25.65

P/U:  156

S/U:  117

National Running Day

Today, June 1st is National (or Global) Running Day.  It's a day to promote the running lifestyle.  So what did I do today?  Ran twice of course.

My first run was this morning before work with a co-worker.  She didn't want to run alone, so she asked me yesterday if I would do a mile with her.  What could I say?  I'm always willing to help others in the effort to get better fitness.  Luckily, it was only a mile, because Wednesday is the day that I try to get together with Team RWB for a weekly run.  The second run was a five miler after work.  Both runs went well, and I not feeling too bad for being on day #5 of the streak.

Next up... Friday is National Donut Day!!

Day #5 - 1.03 miles (10:38) & 5.03 miles (49:08)

Streak totals:

Miles: 21.80

P/U:  128

S/U:  95

Couch to Coach

Back in 2009, when I made the decision to get back into running, I decided to use the "Couch to 5K (C25K)" program.  I followed the program religiously, and had great success.  So much so, that I am still running 7+ years later.

In December, a friend and I decided to offer our services as mentor to anyone that wanted to take part in a similar program.  Several took part.  Some every opportunity, some sporadically.  What we did find was for some of them, just like me, it was the kick start they needed to help them get fitter.

So what happens when you feel success?  You try it again.  We are now into the 6th week of our latest offering.  This weeks' workouts are 2.5 mile when we repeat running 3 minutes, and walking 1 minute.  The last couple of workouts have been a challenge with 80-plus degree weather in New England in May.  Hopefully it'll cool off a little for the next month.

This all brings me to the streak.  Streaking by the "official" rules means that you must run for at least one mile (no walking).  So for the rest of the C25K coaching period, I'll be running at least one additional mile on Tuesday & Thursday after coaching the group.  I'm not complaining, it's a great way to "boost" my miles.

Day #4 - 4.09 miles (45:38)

Streak totals:

Miles: 15.74

P/U:  100

S/U:  74

Rest Day?

For the better part of the last year, I've been training for marathons.  During these training periods, Mondays and Fridays were rest/off days.  While you're streaking, there are no off days!  Best thing that you can do is run easy on the so called rest days.  Now I already know that Fridays are not going to be easy, so Monday has to be the day.

Today's run was a little over 1.5 miles, and was run at an easy pace.  This is the best I can ask for if I want to keep on streaking.

Day #3 - 1.58 miles (16:36)

Streak totals:

Miles: 11.65

P/U:  72

S/U:  54