Hi guys!

Here's what I did today:

20 minutes of stretching, 5 minutes of foam rolling.

TUES. CYCLE 45 MINS LEVL 3 EASY FIRST 10 MINS WARM UP

3MINS @185-190 HR THEN 2 MIN REST XS 6

5 EASYMIN. COOL DOWN

STAIRMASTER 20 MINS LEVEL 45 POSSIBLE

Kinda kicked my butt.

I'll be doing 30 more minutes of stretching later, 5 minutes of rolling, and 15 minutes of active icing.

I'll be very interested to see what kind of running fitness all this cycling/elliptical/stairs will translate to.  Hopefully I'll find out soon.  Seriously, though, it is kicking my butt.  I go to bed tired every night like I did when I first started running.

Since I'm not running at the moment, I'll now be volunteering at a race that I'm registered for, this Sunday.  It's the first time I've ever volunteered for a race, I'm kind of excited about it.  Four of my kids will be running it, I'm hoping I'll be on the course somewhere so I can cheer for them.  : )

Have a nice day, guys!

 

You'll find it helps.  I mean, nothing helps your running like more running, but the hard cardio will help your legs come back to running faster.  Take the cardio seriously and train as hard as your coach allows you to.  My doc told me to "hammer away" on the bike and elliptical machine while rehabbing, and that now seems to be paying off.  Obviously though, follow instructions and don't reinjure yourself.

Thanks for the input, Baboon.  I'm glad to hear it.  I've definitely been working hard, honestly much harder than I was when I was running because I was keeping my running so easy to try to avoid this injury.  It's all I can do to keep up with the paces he's giving me!  So I guess now I'm even more excited to see how it goes when I'm back on the road.  : )

I hear ya! Last year on the beach in Florida i wasnt too confident in taking off the shirt even to go in the water.........this year felt great to take it off!

Hey everyone!

 

Dropped the truck off to get inspected and ran back home, just like I did in Feb with my wife's car (except I didn't step in a pipe and almost break my leg this time lol).  I absolutely love that I can do that, it just blows me away when I think about it.  In the past, the thought never even would have been entertained, now it's the obvious and most logical answer.

 

This was also my first very public shirtless run.  I've had a couple of shirtless runs prior, one through the neighborhood with minimal traffic, and one at night a few days ago.  It's so much more comfortable with the heat, and you don't have to worry about chafing.  So today I decided I was just going to stop caring, I dropped off the truck, took off my shirt and ran down the busiest road in the area, at lunchtime no less.  And you know what, I'm pretty sure no one cared, no one honked or said anything, and I was as comfortable as you can be in the midday heat.    This might not seem like a big deal to some, but as a former fat guy, being shirtless in public was something I used to dread.

 

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Just a flyby from me, 3 steamy miles in the hood with a few strides thrown in toward the end.

scottydawg, my condolences

Rick, smoking interval workout this morning.

AprilRunner, I hope that tonight's run goes well.

Marjorie, I'm glad that your hip feels OK.

Zelanie, have fun at the track.

SIAR, amazing track run.

outoftheblue, I hope that, unlike moi, you avoid throwing an epic taper tantrum.

Robert, fantastic 5.4.

KayPS!!!!! Welcome back! Awesome 3.07.

Ric-G, fantastic four.

Dave, I like how you commuted home.

Kristin79, brava on staying active.

runshortii2008, excellent job on your first day o'Pfitz. I hope that the entire training goes smoothly.

Nicole, sweet sweltering three.

I just finished weights at the gym. I'm on my way home to do ab work and push-ups.

I decided against doing a LR tonight. I'll do whatever I can in the morning and double after work tomorrrow with the run club. I'm at work an hour earlier than usual through the end of next week, so doing an extended workout on a weekday ain't happening. I'll resume my Sunday-morning LRs this week. Doing a midweek LR, if necessary, or an extended workout (back-to-back weights and cardio) will be much easier after next week.

Good Evening, Dailies!

After an intense day at work, I still managed to crank out 3.5 miles this evening. Easy pace, but it felt less than ideal. Oh well, no run tomorrow since I'll be playing pool instead.

Hope everyone's having a great day.

Welcome!

First day of pfitz 18/55 today. 8 miles with 4 at LT/15K pace. Splits for the LT part were 8:14, 8:07, 7:59 and 8:00. Not too bad for coming off a HM Sunday. Started some core/leg strengthening yesterday too. SUPER sore! But in a good way  I've realized strength training is a necessary evil to help keep you healthy.