Training Log Archive: YouRNotHere

2 mile Howard County Striders race at Longfellow ES. This is tough loop course that I have run many times before. I was kind of disappointed in how I ran today considering how hard I thought I had trained this week. I was running much faster on the treadmill then I did outside today. Also, I'm carrying around at least 6 pounds extra weight, which does not help.

Abdominal workout with stretching and 68 push-ups. I did this right before going to the gym for running workout.

Treadmill running. 10 minutes warm-up/1.1 miles at 8.2 MPH, then back to 7.5 for .7 miles, then back up to 8.2 to finish off 2 mile run. Cool down for around 5 minutes.

Morning abs, stretching and push-ups (56).

Treadmill interval workout. 10 minute warm-up, then 4 intervals of 45 seconds at 10 MPH/4:15 at 7 MPH. Able to do this without slowing below 7 MPH or stepping of the treadmill. 4 minutes cool-down.

Morning abs followed by stretching and 54 push-ups. I'm trying to add 2 push-ups per day so I can increase by 10 each week. Goal is 100 push-ups at once.

Another treadmill workout. This time warmed up for 10 minutes then ran 8.2 MPH (7:19 per mile pace). Goal was to keep this up for 2 miles but could only keep this pace for 1 mile. Reduced down to 7.5 MPH for .5 miles and increased back to 8.2 by end of 2 miles. Also, increased the incline to 3 for last .1 mile to finish with hard effort. Then cool down for around 4 minutes. Good workout.

Morning abdominal workout followed by stretching and 52 push-ups.

Treadmill interval workout: 5 minutes warm-up. Then 4 intervals of 40 seconds at 10 MPH followed by 4:20 at 7 MPH. Then 5 minute cool down. I did this program two weeks ago but this time I was able to complete this entire workout without stepping off treadmill or slowing down below 7 MPH.