Monthly Archives: March 2008

I sit here writing this with 2 large lead weights hanging from my hips. They are commonly referred to as “legs”. Today’s easy run went pretty well. It was probably more of a struggle than an easy 3 mile run … Continue reading →

Today being my long run, it was all about slow. So it was finally easy to convince myself to take it easy in the first few miles. I just started off at an easy trot and let my body ease … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I went out a little too fast on my tempo and I did the same thing again today. “Oh no, I feel great”, I say to myself. 20 minutes later, I don’t feel so great. I ran the first … Continue reading →

I was sore when I woke up this morning, but building on the good workouts I’ve had this week, I started faster than I should have for today’s tempo run. I usually run the first third of the run between … Continue reading →

Today’s speed intervals went quite well. I am a little disgruntled that I’ve maxed out the treadmill, though. It might all even out. I figure I’d probably run the early intervals faster on a track, but the treadmill forces me … Continue reading →

As I expected, I was a little sluggish this morning. I “slept in” until a little before 8, which was actually quite early compared to the 11:00 am wake up times I had gotten used to last week. Still, a … Continue reading →

This week features 7 straight days of exercise and today was day 4. I’m halfway through and at the end, I get 8 days off for Spring Break vacation at Walt Disney World. I hit the bike today for 20 … Continue reading →

Today’s speed intervals were tougher that I had hoped they would be. It’s always a bad sign when you’re tired at the end of the first interval. I ran these 400 m intervals faster than my last set, so that … Continue reading →

Although yesterday’s run was less than stellar, I hit the gym today for the first time as a 32 year old in good spirits. I bumped the treadmills speed up one notch from my normal three mile easy run to … Continue reading →