Monthly Archives: February 2009

Striking back at the intervals

Last week’s interval session was mediocre at best, so I was a little apprehensive before this week’s episode.  I was comforted somewhat by the lack of 800m intervals in the plan this week.  In fact, this week called for 10-12 … Continue reading

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A long(ish) run

After speed intervals and tempo runs, I was really looking forward to today’s 9 miler.  Yesterday, I did 4.5 miles on the treadmill before hitting the core training class at the gym, then following that up with some weight training … Continue reading

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Cold Intervals

It was about 35 degrees when I woke this morning.  I know many of you up north probably think that’s warm, but it’s an awfully rare occurence here in St. Petersburg, FL.  With speed intervals scheduled, I decided to don … Continue reading

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Knee is coming around

I slept really well last night.  That makes two nights in a row.  Maybe it’s the cool weather, or maybe it’s because I’ve started drinking my antioxidant cocktail again.  In any case, the last two nights have been out like … Continue reading

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Knee survives tempo run

Yesterday, I hit the treadmill for an easy three miles followed by some upper body strength training.  The three miles on the treadmill actually made my knee feel better than it did before I started.  That was a good time.  … Continue reading

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End of a fairly intense week

I think this week was the first week I’ve ever done with 3 “quality” workouts.  Add that to the strength training and one might expect me to have some cranky body parts.  Not one to disappoint, my left knee has … Continue reading

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