Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Well, I ran today for two reasons - 1) I probably won't have a chance to log anything over the next three days - unless my sister and I go 10 rounds; and 2) I was in the way at home while Roger was getting the food prepped for tonight. I wanted to straighten the kitchen... So, when Roger asked if I wasn't going to run, like I had said I was, I knew it was time to flee the house.

The 10 mile loop - beautiful conditions around 40. Trail conditions about 98% perfect. Shorts and long sleeve shirt pushed up to my elbows. Parked at parking lot A so that I could run the Turkey Ridge trail at the end instead of at the beginning.

Had Roger drop me off in East Falls Church area after some errands. I knew if I came home that I wouldn't go out.
Easy running and a little walking for 13:18 (~1.25) at the beginning & walked 18:06 (~1.25 mile) at the end. Beautiful day in the 50s - shorts & short sleeve shirt!

C • only 45 here 2

Pushed hard for 5 miles - though I caught a break at 3.75 in and had to wait 1:20 for the light to change. Splits: 435 439 440 436 433 429 433 849 (mile - a little more than half of this after resting so I ran it hard) 439.

My aching muscles and right knee pain tell me that it is a rest day from even a walk. The knee pain can be contributed 50% to too much squatting down today while sorting through boxes of student records. I worked extra hard today to leave my office in good shape for the new year - the schools, including the adminstartive offices (me), are closed until January 3. Yeah!!!!

Off to knock back 4 Advil with a glass of wine. ;)

Took a friend to the airport, and then had an appointment for a haircut. Gone from work enough of the morning that I figured I may as well take the rest of the day off and get a run in. I used my "use it to use it" leave. :)
Well, the airport trip was easy! But I was stood up for haircut - waited 25 minutes and then left - that was 20 minutes more than my tolerance level usually allows.
Changed and headed to Prince William but had to go with the backup plan for Fountainhead when a 3-4 tractor trailer collision closed down 95.
So, out and back including running the .4 mile in from the closed gate. As usual, I probably should have gone a mile less outbound. Very glad to get out on this beautiful 35 degree day.
Weight after was a temporary 172.
Weight a year ago today was 192 - so, 15 pounds lighter than a year ago...

C • Bravo! 6

Roger had dibs on the treadmill, and I knew if I waited for him to finish that I wouldn't want to by then. So, I headed outside into the cold - I know, I know, it is all relative. So, I headed outside into the relative cold and the dark, car fume world - low 30s but no wind!! My lungs were really unhappy with the cold & fumes for the first 10 minutes, and then only slightly unhappy from 11-20 minutes, then no issue after that. Here is my route. I got lucky and had to stop at the light coming and going...yea, a rest period!! Good run. Glad I went out into the cold, dark, scary night. :) Half splits were 422 442.
Situps afterwards: 50
Pushups: 10

Oh, yes, bad food day at work - toffee and fudge - needless to say, I don't think I ran it all back off tonight. Oh, well, I'll try for more restraint tomorrow.