Grinding It Out
Ready to attack another week of training. Weather has been quite warm and am not sure how that will affect my training. Goal is to at least get in an hour+ of running each day, really emphasizing on quality of training as well as quantity. Started off well with a good Monday fartlek (after a draining 20M the day before) and ran an adjusted track workout on Tuesday due to motivational and time issues. Wednesday will be a medium long run of at least 14M, while Thursday is the standard bridge workout. Friday is recovery followed by Saturday's either track workout or strength workout. If the weather drops into the 30-50's I will venture 2h30'-3h for my long run in Huntsville.
* Update: Well, I had to travel to Dallas for business on Thursday and was emotionally drained by the end of the day and traffic, as well as quite full from a wonderfully relaxing lunch with my wife in the restaurant in which I propsed to her: Antares. It's a revolving restaurant 500-feet in the Dallas skyline. I know, I'm such a romantic. Then, on Sunday, a major coldfront rolled into the area with massive rainstorms and cold temps, so I was not able to run in the AM, and had to work at noon, so I had no time to responsibly train. Oh well, life...
Monday, 12-18-2006
1h15'32" for 12 Miles of Fartlek on the Seabrook Trails
8 x 3' Hard, 6' Easy...
Tuesday, 12-19-2006
1h40" for 9 Miles of Track Work at Clear Brook High School
14'59" Warm-Up, 2 x 100M Strides
4 x 1500M in 4'34, 4'35, 4'36, 4'37", Jog 400M Recovery
17'16" Cool-Down
Wednesday, 12-20-2006
1h29'13" for 14 Miles of Steady Running at the Seabrook Trails
Thursday, 12-21-2006
Travel
Friday, 12-22-2006
1h05'07" for 10 Miles of Recovery at the Seabrook Trails
Saturday, 12-23-2006
1h13'29" for 11 Miles of Hill Work on the Kemah Bridge
9 x 400M Uphill, Jog Down 400M Recovery + 5 Miles Easy
11'49" Warm-Up,
1'23-1'19-1'19" (1'50" Rest Avg.)
1'14-1'14-1'14" (1'55" Rest Avg.)
1'09-1'10-1'09" (2' Rest Avg.)
33'04" Easy Run
Sunday, 12-24-2006
Inclement Weather
Total
56 Miles
* Update: Well, I had to travel to Dallas for business on Thursday and was emotionally drained by the end of the day and traffic, as well as quite full from a wonderfully relaxing lunch with my wife in the restaurant in which I propsed to her: Antares. It's a revolving restaurant 500-feet in the Dallas skyline. I know, I'm such a romantic. Then, on Sunday, a major coldfront rolled into the area with massive rainstorms and cold temps, so I was not able to run in the AM, and had to work at noon, so I had no time to responsibly train. Oh well, life...
Monday, 12-18-2006
1h15'32" for 12 Miles of Fartlek on the Seabrook Trails
8 x 3' Hard, 6' Easy...
Tuesday, 12-19-2006
1h40" for 9 Miles of Track Work at Clear Brook High School
14'59" Warm-Up, 2 x 100M Strides
4 x 1500M in 4'34, 4'35, 4'36, 4'37", Jog 400M Recovery
17'16" Cool-Down
Wednesday, 12-20-2006
1h29'13" for 14 Miles of Steady Running at the Seabrook Trails
Thursday, 12-21-2006
Travel
Friday, 12-22-2006
1h05'07" for 10 Miles of Recovery at the Seabrook Trails
Saturday, 12-23-2006
1h13'29" for 11 Miles of Hill Work on the Kemah Bridge
9 x 400M Uphill, Jog Down 400M Recovery + 5 Miles Easy
11'49" Warm-Up,
1'23-1'19-1'19" (1'50" Rest Avg.)
1'14-1'14-1'14" (1'55" Rest Avg.)
1'09-1'10-1'09" (2' Rest Avg.)
33'04" Easy Run
Sunday, 12-24-2006
Inclement Weather
Total
56 Miles