I'm a little late in logging last Wednesday's workout, but I bet you can guess what it was...yes...you got it...mile time trial ( Read more... )

I find myself suddenly in the mood to document my workouts again.  Or maybe just a few of them.  This is the first time in I think 3 years that I've started running season on time.  I've been in a bit of a running funk lately, and I hope to break out of that.  I started it last night with a track workout and mile time trial that surprised me.  Not ( Read more... )

Saturday was a 90 minute ride.  pammyaggie talked me into hills since it was a shorter ride.  That was a mistake we got admonished for.  We rode 360.  From Spicewood Springs to BC Mall and back was exactly 90 minutes.  It took us about 8 miles for our legs to warm up.  Jeff came long too, but did not respect the recovery week and rode home from ( Read more... )

I've only been officially 1/2 IM training for 2 weeks, and the second week is a recovery week!  I love it!  Thursday I couldn't attend TZPPT so I did my run in the morning.  3-4 intervals of 1K at 5K pace and .5 mile at recovery pace.  I was going to do 4, but a neighbor asked me what I was training for at the end of the 3rd recovery and by the ( Read more... )

This past weekend the calendar called for a 3 hour bike/30 minute run on Saturday and a 30 minute swim/8 mile run on Sunday.  That's probably the hardest weekend workout I've done in a very long time.  And this is weekend 1.  Oh boy.  What have I gotten myself into?

I swapped the workouts, since Mr. & Mrs. sweetmonster  were trail running on Saturday and riding ( Read more... )

As in...my return to track workouts.  It's funny how when you get away from it, it just seems crazy to go out there and run in the cold and dark but once you get out there, it feels great.  As expected, first workout started with a baseline setting mile TT.  My Polar has sat unused for 3 1/2 months, and when I pulled it out, lo and behold the ( Read more... )

I just saw the orthopedic shoulder surgeon for my 11 weeks post-op checkup.  He was happy with my progress and gave me the go ahead to run!  Yay!  My fitness level is in for a rude awakening I think.  I probably should have been more motivated to elliptical up to now, but oh well.  I've got my eye on the Zooma Women's Half Marathon in April, so I'd ( Read more... )

Heard of POSE running?  Now I have!  I think it could be a good thing.  Go faster!  Less impact!  Fewer injuries!  Except I don't think one workout will change my running style.  I think it needs to be a longer term, coached effort to make a real difference.

Time for multitasking.  Conference call + shoulder exercises. 

I ran about 5 miles yesterday.  Today it feels like I hopped 5 miles.  My right leg feels fine.  My left quad and hamstring are in a knot.  WTF?

Felt just like running season tonight. The workout -

distance - goal/actual:

800 - 3:55 / 3:59
800 - 3:50 / 3:46
800 - 3:40 / 3:31 <-- PR
400 - 1:45 / 1:45
400 - 1:3x / 1:39 <-- PR tie. My legs were really wobbly and I only made the goal time with Tracy running with me and egging me on for the last 50 yards. I was fading.

Yay!