Training Log Archive: vmeyer

Blew the long leg from 1-2 by maybe 8 minutes. Otherwise, it was a decent run. Nice in the woods - windy as heck otherwise. Nothing hurt, though I added some bruises and scratches to my already lovely legs.

There is a 5k run at Ft Myer (army base) at 1:30, so I am cutting out of work early and going to run it. So, no BC today, which is just as well because it is the last day of the session, and they'll be playing Ultimate Frisbee...

C • Skipping out on ultimate?! ... 7

The course was a little short. They had marked the kms, and the first one I hit in 6:33. I do the math, and whoa, I am going really slowly, especially since this one was flat or downhill. And with a big uphill in the 2nd and 4th km (which I mostly walked both of), I am thinking I am not even going to break 30 minutes. I didn't look at the distance or pace on my watch, so I was clueless.

But as I get closer to the finish, I finally realize that I am not going at turtle pace, and I have 15 seconds to go to finish under 26:00, so I turn on my finish kick, and wow the guys at the finish.

So, the "kms" were actually: 1 was .8, 2-4 were .6, and 5 was .4.

Drizzly conditions, but perfect for me at around 50 (and no wind). About 30 runners - 4 women. Weak field - I was the first women. I caught the only women ahead of me, a young GI in the first half mile, and she faded from there.

C • Nice run! 4

Warm up .2 mile, light stretching, jj, pushups (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 = 72), then a Ranger Run of 1.6 mile including up the Walter Reed hill all the way, and then half way again. Back for planking, bridging, pulsing bridge.

Wind was nil this morning.

1/2 mile up (5 minutes) and 1/2 mile down (4 minutes).

Skipped BC this morning since I planned to run tonight.

Intended to, and really wanted to, run outside, but I wasn't looking forward to it because of the windy conditions. I am not sure if wind is an actual asthma trigger, but it is in my mind.

I saw all these people happily running on my way home, so I was thinking that I could do it too. I did run about 200 yards down the street into the wind before turning back. What a wuss! Tried to convince myself that I just needed to make it to the bike trail, and it would be okay, but it wasn't happening.

So, to the dungeon. Warmed up, then 1/4 mile at 5.0, 5.3, 5.6, 5.9 mph x 5 (no stops, but not speedy either).

C • Now Dorothy, You're not afraid... 2

Windy morning and 40 F - brrrr. Ran up and down the stairs, jj, Mountain Climbers, a 18 minute run including the Walter Reed hill, leg lifts, scissors and flutter kicks, reverse lunges, dirty dog, and calf raises.

Just a mile on the treadmill. Then 100 situps and some stretching.

Free demo day - and I almost missed it! I am not sleeping well again, so I was trying to sleep instead of going to class, but I was awake...

Just Chris today (yeah!), so no overly long warm up period led by Bobby. Today we covered every area of the body - tricep work with the bands, Burpees, Moutnain Climbers, push ups, running, leg lifts, flutter kicks, scissor kicks, etc. Very good session.