5K Blog: Workouts 34 and 35 (A tale of two workouts)

Sunday August 26, 2012

Schedule: 1.3 mile run

Result: Workout complete

Other: Hip pain was almost non-exsistent. The data for my workout was accidentally erased but my route was Third ave to Oregon to first to Iowa. Air was still pretty unwholesome.

Tuesday August 28

Schedule: 1.4 mile run.

Result: Workout complete

Other: First time I ran fully geared with a 10-15 lbs back-pack kn a wedk and I could feel it big time. Hip was an issue from the beginning, loosened up and then kicked me in the jimmy after the run. Despite some of the slow speeds, I did maintain a running motion the entire time.

I have another full geared workout on Thursday for 1.5 miles. I'm hurting just thinking about it.

5K Blog: Workout 33 (The Return of The Heat)

Schedule: 1.2 mile run.

Results: Run stopped after .96 miles.

Other: A little over-heated as this was the first workout with high humidity in about 3 weeks. I also didn't hydrate as well as I usually do as I snuck this in between grocery shopping and a football game. Also, the hip was acting up a bit and I just didn't seem to have it today.

I still think I should be able to do 1.3 miles on Sunday but I will probably wait until dusk to go on a run. Running djring the hottest part of the day is probably what did me in. Stats down below:

5K Blog: Workout 32 (Getting Old Sucks!)

Schedule: 1.1 mile run

Results: Workout complete

Other: My right hip is starting to rebel. Poop on my right hip! I have things to see and people to do.  I have no time for a bleeding hip pointer that decides to nag at me after I'm done running! Stop it you bleeding hip, I'm too damn young to have you replaced. In short... pbbbbbbblllt!

Other than that the work out went fine. This one, despite being a tad slower, was probably even more impressive than the last workout. This workout I was carrying a 10-15 lbs back pack and running cross country and I ran a tenth of a mile longer.

Stats down below.

5K Blog: Workout 31 (One mile down, two more to go.)

Schedule: Run around the high-school track until I can't anymore.

Results: Four laps ran or one whole mile.

Other: My cardio and breathing started breaking down after the third lap and I stopped after completeing four. Looking back, I came a long way since I started doing this. Now I have actually built up enough endurance to do an actual run even if it is very short at the moment.

So for the next 7 weeks I will be adding .3 miles to my distance until I am up to running three miles. It looks like I will be ready for the "Run Wild" after all and yes I was worried I wouldn't be.

Stats down below.

5K Blog: Workout 30 (Prelude To A Test)

Schedule: 150/150 Interval for 40 minutes. (8/16/12)

Results: Workout complete

Other: It's starting to become routine although my quadricep needs to be stretched out multiple times to keep it loose.

On 8/19/20 (today) I intend to go the High School track and see how far I can run before I can't go anymore. By doing this I intend to plan a workout schedule so I can be up to three miles running in seven weeks. This is when the fun begins.

Details below...

5K Blog: Workout 29 (Finally A Good Tuesday Workout)

Schedule: Interval Training 150/150 for 40 minutes.

Result: Workout complete.

Other: The stats say this was a less than stellar workout but since this is the first Tuesday workout I completed in three weeks I am giving it rave reviews.

About 8 weeks until the "Wild Run". (Ashley changed the venue from the Fox Cities Marathon and gives me an extra month to train.) I must confess I feel less than on schedule. On Saturday, I'm going to go to the HS track and see how many laps I can run until I just can't anymore. When I get an idea about how far I can run, I can adjust my workout schedule accordingly. I think the best I can hope to do on Saturday (with ample wishful thinking) is six laps (a mile and a half.) I know.... you can start laughing now.

Stats down below.

5K Blog: Workout 28 (Dodging Water Spouts)

Schedule: 150/150 interval for 40 minutes

Result: Workout complete

Other: First time I ran in the rain (since I was a kid) and the first time, since I started training, I ran with the temp below 60 degrees farenheit. I must say both were a welcome relief and I was surprised on how quickly I cooled down.

My neck is still sore. I pin-pointed the problem when at work I sneezed and my neck froze up. I found the part that's stiff and have been stretching it out very well. However, tomorrow I'm going to the store and pick up a heating pad to hasten my recovery. I feel like a lazy ass not doing my daily push ups.

You might have noticed the subtitle for this post mentioned water spouts. I just wanted to remember there were a few out on Lake Michigan this day...

In case you were wondering, the workout went well too. Stats down below.

5K Blog: Workout 27 (One to sneeze at)

Schedule: 150/150 Interval for 40 minutes

Results: Workout changed to walk after 5 intervals.

Other: I knew things were not going to go right when I did my push-ups and my neck started hurting. When I went to stretch, I didn't have anywhere near my normal flexibilty. The run started off ok but after the first interval I had a hard time catcbing my breath and there seemed to be an unusual amount of mucous I was coughing up. After the fifth interval, I could have still gone on but I would have been completely wiped out for a twelve hour day.

After thinking about it for a while and realizing what time of year it is, I have guessed that my allergies might be starting to kick in and when they start, it feels like a cold. Kind of how I felt yesterday for my workout. Hopefully some Allegra D clears this up... I hope.

5K Blog: Workout 26 (Success Hurts!)

Schedule: Interval Training 150/150 for 40 minutes.

Results: Workout complete.

Other: This one started out with the same temp, lack of breeze, humidity level etc as Tuesday's workout. I also thought I was going to have the same pathetic results. I forced my way through the last four intervals and boy did that wipe me out.

However, it sure felt a lot better than not finishing a workout for the second chance in a row. Stats are below.