Rec Runner

Put in an hour of moderate running with the jog stroller. My mom just got me the weather shield for the stroller and it keeps the girls nice and toasty plus cuts down a bit on the wind drag. Figure I got about 8 miles.

Started the day and week off right with a good 50 min run with the girls. Felt really relaxed. It was mid 50's and the extra light was great from daylight savings. Still feeling really motivated for the marathon we will see where I am at in 3 months :)

Hit 45 min this AM with jog stroller a little faster pace than usual. Feeling good.

I really shouldn't even log this but I had a lot of fun getting this mile in. Ran it with the scouts they are doing there physical fitness test and I paced them because my best boy stops to walk and then sprints and was running in lane 2 for the first lap. I paced him to a 7:30ish mile. 

Did abs at work during lunch with light upper body and then repeat with the scouts. If there was a climbing gym here I would be really tempted to get into rock climbing a few times a week. 

Got up a little earlier than usual and went solo. Was near marathon pace for the bulk of the run. All I can say is doing that 3 more times in a row is going to hurt! Good thing I got 7 months. 

Got a nice long run in did my opening loop that is 7.2 miles with the girls and then hit another 2.3 at hard effort finished in ~65. Good overall week to really launch the marathon campaign. Hoping to stay 30-35 miles this month. Bump up 5-10 per month while keeping good intestity. Want to be at 60-70 for 1-2 months before the marathon with 18-20 mile long run. A lot of work yet to go.

Really didn't want to get out of bed but it is the last day of nice weather for at least a week as we are having an artic blast come through which will drop temps by 20-30 degrees. I'm handling 40 degrees fine but it is not going to happen in the teens right now. Lots of treadmill the rest of the week. Calves are feeling it from Saturday but didn't hinder me today. That is what blew up on me in my half marathon so need to get them stronger.

Had the alarm set to beat the girls up and get most of the run done while they were asleep but they got up around 6. After getting sippies filled snuck downstairs and cranked out 8 miles. After a slow 2 mile warm up got down to averaging 6:45's. After the good sweat weighed in at 151.5. Have been steady at 154-155 Hope to drop down to 150ish by time the marathon goes down. Still trying to wrap my mind around just how long the marathon is...

Legs feeling great glad for a day off I'll enjoy it while it lasts soon it will be 6 days of running. Need to build up comfortably. 

Logging ab workout to track progression

Sit-ups 50, Side crunches 40, Leg lifts 40, side 30, plank 1 min, bicycle 45

Pull-ups and push-ups

Up at 5 not tired not sure why?! Decided to try a newer staple workout the treadmill tempo. 2 mile warm up nice and easy ~15:45 Then started at 7 min pace and increased the speed by 1/10th every half mile eventually getting down to sub 6 min pace for the last half mile. Goal was to stay relaxed for as long as possible listening to some Enya. Felt great through 5 didn't really start to work hard until about 6:18 pace at about 8 miles. Legs feeling recovered. I would love to get to where I can start at 6 min pace and work down to 5 min pace making a 10 mile tempo but not until late winter. Girls slept through the noise which is a plus.

Ran 70 min in a blizzard! We got 2 inches of snow took the girls they had a good time and stayed nice and toasty. The roads were pretty slick and without a lot of traction it was a pretty controlled effort.

It was all of 7 degrees outside with ice on the roads so more treadmill. Wanted to get 10 but was bushed so cut it short at 7 averaged 6:45's. I tanked yesterday the girls were up at 4 am and by time my alarm went off it just wasn't happening.

Bad running week was up yesterday to go but my foot was killing me couldn't put weight on it. I tweaked it ~2 months ago playing raquetball but hadn't had a problem with it for awhile. I canned the run but 15-20 min later it was pain free. Kind of odd but finished off a poor week. Hopefully get 10 tomorrow and start stronger next week.

Just tried to scavange something from the week

Getting back on track

No local turkey trot so figured I would do something a little quicker today. 2 mile warm up and then averaged lower 6's. Ham-string a little tight at first but loosened up well. Nice to have the day off.

Just normal loop getting some miles. Great weather actually a little warm got a good sweat going. Not super consistent re-thinking the insanity of doing 60+ mile weeks just not sure it is going to happen but loving running just the same.