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Show Me What You Got

Monday, 09-29-2009 Life Interfered - 0M Tuesday, 09-30-2009 24 Min. Warm-Up, 3 x 1600M in 4:44 with 10 Min. Recovery 4:46, 4:42, 4:45 Wednesday, 09-30-2009 AM: 12 Min. Warm-Up; 34 Min. Warm-Down (200M Jog Rest) 400M in 66, 4 x 200M in 32.6-32.1-31.8-32.4, 400M in 65 PM: 7 Miles in 50 Min. out to Morgan's Point with Madelyn Thursday, 10-01-2009 AM: 10 Miles in 69 Min. (last 1.2M in 8:00) on Seabrook Trails PM: Travel to Dallas Friday, 10-02-2009 7 Miles in 42 Min. around White Rock Lake Saturday, 10-03-2009 12 Min. Warm-Up, OSU Cowboy Jamboree 8K in 25:52 5:09, 6:18, 9:32 (3:13), 10:10, 12:43 (3:11), 19:19 (6:36), 22:31 (3:11), 3:20 Sunday, 10-04-2009 4 Miles in 24 Min. Total 50 Miles * Pleasantly surprised with this morning's workout, which was supposed to be run on Monday, but my sister-in-law had a beautiful baby boy, Juan Daniel, and I had to babysit all day and work... then when Perla came home I drove to three different tracks and surfaces and all were taken by football

Witness to Death

And so, Chad James and I met up Sunday morning for our traditional long run. After a leisurely pace out to Pine Gully, discussing a variety of life's topics, our pace picked up as we settled on some political talk. Crossing Meyer Rd. we expected nothing exceptional but the push home. However, within a hundred meters of crossing the Meyer Rd./Todville Rd. intersection, we heard the most violent and loudest vehicular crash ever fathomed on this lonely road. As I spun quickly, I witnessed a white Ford F150 spinning violently and out of control on its roof. Instantly I thought there had a been a head-on collision at the intersection. Chad's Navy instincts took over and he easily out-sprinted me to the vehicle to check on the driver. I, a stride behind, began yelling for someone to call 911, identified an Indian woman behind her gated community, and had her call for help. This was not good. Sure enough, Chad was in a business-like deameanor and panic. I raced over to the driver'

Pre-Race Week

Monday, 09-21-2009 7 Miles in 48 Min. up and over Kemah Bridge Tuesday, 09-22-2009 AM: 6 x 1600M in 4:40-4:50 with 6-8 Min. Recovery (3M) 1600M in 4:59 ~ workout aborted due to lightning/rain storms PM: 7 Miles in 44 Min. (23/21 Min.) out to Morgan's Point Wednesday, 09-23-2009 AM: 11 Miles in 73 Min. (last 1.2M in 7:25) around the Seabrook Trails PM: 7 Miles in 49 Min. up and over the Kemah Bridge Thursday, 09-24-2009 AM: 12 x 300M in 48 Sec. with 2 Min. Recovery 50, 48, 48, 48, 48, 49, 48, 49, 48, 49, 49, 50 PM: 7 Miles in 47 Min. (24/23 Min.) out to Morgan's Point Friday, 09-25-2009 11 Miles in 76 Min. (last 1.2M in 8:03) on Seabrook Trails Saturday, 09-26-2009 12 Min. Warm-Up; 20 Min. Warm-Down RunTex Cross Country 5K in 16:55 5:15, 10:52 (5:36), 16:16 (5:24), :37 Sunday, 09-27-2009 14 Miles in 93 Min. (last 5M in 32Min.) with Chad in Seabrook/Kemah Total 82 Miles * Definitely started crashing this morning (Friday) from a solid week of running. Have opted to jump in

H1N1 Training Partner

Monday, 09-14-2009 Sick with Flu (starting Tamiflu 5-day treatment) Tuesday, 09-15-2009 6 Miles in 42 Min. around Sylvan Beach Wednesday, 09-16-2009 7 Miles in 49 Min. around Seabrook Trails Thursday, 09-17-2009 7 Miles in 48 Min. up and down Kemah Bridge Friday, 09-18-2009 7 Miles in 42 Min. around Town Lake Saturday, 09-19-2009 7 Miles in 49 Min. over Kemah Bridge Sunday, 09-20-2009 14 Miles in 88 Min. around Seabrook/Kemah Total 48 Miles * So, I have approached my recovery from the H1N1 Flu more aggressively than in the past. I am in very good fitness and cannot afford to lose too much fitness because of this bug. The Tamiflu seems to be doing a very good job of controlling my fever, although I still spend the whole night sweating. My run today went in cycles, really lethargic, decent pace, and back again. Better than nothing and seem to be feeling stronger daily. We shall see... * I don't know... I hope I am getting better. My muscles and stride today felt fluid, but once again

Alright, Stick with the Plan

Monday, 09-07-2009 10 Mile progression in 64 Min. (33/31) with Rudy at Jenkins Tuesday, 09-08-2009 AM: 12-16 Min. Warm-Up, 12-16 Min. Warm-Down 8 x 1km Flat-to-Incline at 4:50 Pace (7-8 Min. Rest) 3:18, 3:17, 3:18, 3:18, 3:20, 3:21, 3:17, 3:13 (Avg. 3:17/km) PM: 7 Miles steady around the Seabrook Trails in 46 Min. Wednesday, 09-09-2009 14 Miles in 90 Min. on the Seabrook Trails Thursday, 09-10-2009 AM: 10 Miles steady in 64 Min. out to Pine Gully PM: 12 x 80M Strides (2:00 Walk) + 4 Miles in 27 Min. Friday, 09-11-2009 7 Miles in 46 Min. (24/22) out to Morgan's Point Saturday, 09-12-2009 12 Min. Warm-Up, 12 Min. Warm-Down 12 x 400M in 75-80 Sec. (Recovery 60 Sec) 72, 72, 73, 73, 72, 73, 72, 72, 73, 72, 73, 70 Sunday, 09-13-2009 14 Miles in 91 Min. with Rudy around Seabrook/Kemah Total 85 Miles * Heck of a workout this morning, as I chose to run during a monsoon. Driving to the bridge it was cloudy, but did not expect the downpour... warmed up, just some sprinkles... laced up, st