Training in Montana

6 TM miles at the Y this morning. Felt pretty beat up after my Saturday run - lots of up and down - so took this one easy the first 4 miles. After a .5 warmup at 6.0 jogged at a 6.7 & 1% until 4 miles, then dropped the incline & upped speed to 7.6, at 5 miles bumped to an 8.6, and ended with a 1/4 mile at 6.0, and the last .10 at 5.0. It was a crowded TM section with 5 guys surrounding me, mostly older guys, and I felt stupid speeding up like that and in the mirrors saw them looking at my speed then at each other and making some comments. It's all good - I wasn't trying to one up someone, this is just how I like to end my workout. 5 minute cool down (1 minute at 4.5, then 4.0, etc.).

2 X 60 planks, 1 X 60 situp toe touches, 25 pushups. 

When I run at the Y in the mornings I also get dressed at the Y as my work is just across the street. Alas this morning I forgot my towel and most importantly my underwear. Hmph. Called my wife and figured out where to meet her, so I only got 2.5 miles in before I had to drive halfway across town and meet her, but it beat driving all the way home. Oh well. I might hit the Y at lunchtime to either do a weights class or finish my miles.

Morning: 6 TM miles at the Y. Remember my towel and undies. Yay! Progression run as normal, doing most of my miles at 6.7, then moving up from there after 4 miles.

1X60 plank, laying down toe touches, bicycles. 15 pushups. 3X10 curls and legs (trying to fix that tricky adductor muscle).

Lunch: Apparently I'm afflicted with demons as I had a better-than-normal workout this morning, but the Boot Camp bug bit me at 11:55 so I headed over and killed myself for the better part of an hour. Good workout. Lots of the NYR crowd has doubled it since I last went in December. My legs are going to be screaming tomorrow.

4 TM miles at the gym during lunch. You know, I don't mind the TM so much anymore. I keep getting sick when I run outside and I'm tired of the wind. In the gym I sweat a lot but other than that it's mostly positive. We've got new large TVs to watch, always something good to watch, and I can force myself to run a certain speed without having to glance at my watch to see if I'm keeping pace. I will get back outside next week but I'm kind of enjoying it.

Did most of my run at 7.1, bumped to 8.0 for 1/2 mile or so, then decided to mix in some speed work in the middle of a workout. Ran at 10.0 for a quarter mile, then rested at a 7.0 for .15 miles, then back to 8.0. The last quarter mile I did at a 10.2, maxing to a 12.2 for the last few strides. Man, I wish I could sustain that speed. It's fun to have that kind of turnover and I can't imagine doing that for an entire race but would love to. Maybe in my next life?

Did 1X60 plank during scriptures this morning and 25 pushups before my shower. After the TM I did 1X60 plank, L side plank, R side plank. Ah. Love shaking uncontrollably for the last 15 seconds. 

6 TM miles this morning at the Y. Had a fan next to me so that was nice. Got to watch HLN with Robin Meade. She's a good reporter.... And SportsCenter. And some show on the History channel about a shipwreck off Greece that's related to the Titanic sinking. Hmmm.... All very interesting. As for running, I did boot camp 2 days ago and now the soreness is in full swing. I did the first 4 miles at 6.7, then boosted it up a bit, ending with a sprint. Worried about being cold when I do my long run outside tomorrow. Guess I'll just have to overdress and wear the extra clothes around my waist. This little cold isn't much but I'd rather not get a cold with each long run. I have been taking my vitamins this week, finally on a daily regimen so we'll see if that makes a difference.

1X60 Plank, Bicycle, Lying down toe touches. 15 pushups. Glutes very sore from Wednesday's Boot Camp. 

8 outside miles this morning. Finally figured out to bring my windbreaker and tie it around my waist for the return trip home. Put it on with 2 miles to go and it was a life saver. It was nice to run the last mile or so warm with no chills. Here's to hoping that makes the difference in me getting another cold.

Decent run, fairly tired from the week & from muscle work at Boot Camp so I took a few walking breaks but felt good after 3 miles and no more walking. Would've gone further but I needed to finish roofing the shed we built this summer. Nearly got it done but rain out of nails. Rats. Guess I'll have to wait until another nearly perfect Saturday....

AP: 8:53