Thursday Fitness, March 6

gatorbob · Mar 6, 2008

Good morning, 30s! Hey, we're getting closer to the weekend! 
My run yesterday was a slow, hilly one. Check out the hill between Mile 7.0 and 7.5 on <a href="http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/chart/get.do?xy.width=1000&xy.height=400&svgFormat=false&episodePk.pkValue=5103834&xy.domain=totalDistance&xy.ranges=elevation&xy.autoFit=true&xy.legendVisible=false" target="_blank">this hill profile</a>. This is the type of hill that got me prepared for the Mercedes. 
My overall pace was 9:28, which is slow, but that's okay. I think I've been going too fast too often lately, so it's probably good to throw in some slow miles every now and then. And since I want to make a push for 200 miles this month -- which would be a new record for me -- I want to make sure they're not all fast miles. I think I'm off to a good start so far, with 41.8 miles thru the first 5 days of the month. 
Thursdays are usually a day off for me. But since I'm doing a race on Sunday (the Newark Distance Classic 20k), and Sundays are also normally a day off, that kinda throws me off my schedule. I think I may do a couple easy miles today, then take tomorrow off, then some more easy miles on Saturday. I don't know. If I want 200, I gotta get them all in sooner or later... 
Well, good runs to all...

lgreenberg · Mar 6, 2008

Planning on an easy 5 this morning.

phillytom · Mar 6, 2008

Hey all: 
Easy 5 last night. Tonight, track work. 15x 1/5 mile (i.e. the roughly oval shaped dirt thing at the HS). Pace work, so it's not too hard. 
Then fix my fridge. 
Good runs today everybody.

solarpowered · Mar 6, 2008

There's something wrong when the gym people have to unlock the door to let you in. <img alt="cool.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/cool.gif"> Got there at 4:45am to get some miles done on the TM and some light lower body weights/workout done. 
Good runs/workouts to everyone today.

Nettie · Mar 6, 2008

My gym is 24 hours, but due to the location, someone has to unlock the door for you at certain times. 
I will be running with my friend at the running store tonight. An easy 3 or so.

eccabex · Mar 6, 2008

Good morning! I have a lower body workout scheduled for today. Then a massage. Good stuff!

Maples · Mar 6, 2008

no fitness on tap today, donated blood last night.

startingover · Mar 6, 2008

6 mile tempo run on the schedule for tonight.

praecipua · Mar 6, 2008

Slept in this morning, so I'll try to get either 2.5 or 4 tonight. (And I'm having serious deja vu for some reason). At any rate, t-1 day until D-Day (Dissertation day). I'm freaking out, but I think the run tonight will help. I might try to save my 4 miler for tomorrow's start to VRAA, but if life is crazy tomorrow, I don't want to have missed out on such a long run (for me). 
Have a good day, everyone!

bard73 · Mar 6, 2008

My schedule calls for 3 milees. I might go a little longer and work in the fartleks I was supposed to do yesterday. I'm annoyed that I left my watch at home, though.

ScratchType1 · Mar 6, 2008

Figure on running after work, sounds like the weather will be nice, woot. 
Kinda strange Kris that you left your watch behind, I was nearly frantically trying to find mine this morning. Finally I found it, must have put it there when I was super tired before bed last night. I slept hard overnight. But I still woke up at a quarter after 4 today. I bet gym people would be annoyed by me knocking on the doors if I belonged to one, Solar.

sdp · Mar 6, 2008

~1 hour of aerobics and strength done before work. Yeah!!! Something on the tmill tonight.

Runnin-from-the-Law · Mar 6, 2008

Morning Gang - 
Got my early morning workout in too, Solar. Not 445, but early still. Speed workout that was hard for me, but I did it. 1 mile w/u, then 4 x (6 min. at T, 30 sec at E), 1 mile cool down. 
Looking ahead to this weekend's work outs, I'm wondering if the creator of this plan was serious and I'm really supposed to do this, or if there's a couple typos in there???: 1 mile @ 9:40/mile + 2x (10 minutes @ 7:45/mile w/ 2 minutes @ 9:40/mile between sets) + 5 miles @ 9:40/mile + 12 minutes @ 7:45/mile + 1 mile @ 9:40/mile 
Good runs to all! Ptom - your workout tonight sounds fun! (though I'm sure its at a pace that wouldn't be fun for me!)

Voodoojunkie · Mar 6, 2008

Mornin' all!! 
Weird dream last night and I don't normally remember my dreams. I was in the gym lifting and wanted to do some heavy bench presses. So I put a plate on the bar and have to go to another rack to get more weight. When I come back, someone's taken my bench. I just tell them that's cool because I saw another one open. So I try to find that one and can't. So I go back to the original bench and it's empty again. So the whole scene plays all over again. Finally, I get frustrated and go to the other side of the gym. It's real crowded with lifters at first and apparently no open benches. I go back to the other side for a second but decide to try the crowded side again. This time it's crowded, but because Rodney Dangerfield is on stage doing standup? <img alt="confused.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/confused.gif"> Then I run into some old friend from high school whom I've not seen or thought of in probably 15 years. 
Anyway, not sure what's on tap today. I had planned on 5 miles, but I may take the day off and do them tomorrow since the VRAA starts. <img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif"> Normally, Friday is an rest day before my long run on Saturday. But I reckon I'll see what happens if I run a few easy miles tomorrow before running long the next day. Probably will hit the gym tomorrow, too. I dragged my tired ass in there last night and got in a decent workout. 
Then again, the weather's supposed to be pretty decent today, getting up to 40*F and then there's a winter storm warning tomorrow through Saturday. So today would be the best day to run.

Brandy · Mar 6, 2008

morning 
Got in 6 recovery after work and then had my training session. I am not too sore but she worked me out good 
Stability ball chest press 2 sets of 15 
Leg Press - 2 sets of 15 (she pulled down the last 3 of each set - ouch) 
Alt Bicep Curls - 2 sets of 10 
Single Leg curls - 2 sets of 10 
Air Disc Low Cable Rows -2 sets of 14 (almost fell over) 
Step Up to Knee ups with medicine ball - 2 sets of 20 
Bosu Row to Tricep kickback - 2 sets of 15 
Stability ball wall squats with medicine ball - 2 sets of 20 
Stability ball crunches - 2 sets of 15 
Bench V ups with weights - 2 sets of 15 
with running 6 days week and swimming 2x, we agreed that 2x a week for this would be good. I also have a core class and a yoga class in there. I hope this works because this is hard. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif">

phillytom · Mar 6, 2008

RFTL - That workout sounds like one mad Jack Daniel's concoction! Seriously, I'd have to write that on my hand. 10 minutes in and I'd totally forget. Have fun with it! 
Tonight I'm doing sets of 3 and trying to cut down each set 66-64-62-60-58. I'm hoping that come race day this sort of thing will help me tell the difference between 5 or 10 sec / mile. One cool thing about running on a 1/5 mile track is that you feel like you're freakin booking!

2oh · Mar 6, 2008

Sounds like you need to get a key. Just ask where the light switch and thermostat is. 
You're a good man! It's been a while since I have donated. I have to time it right w/long runs, etc. and since I'm only working 1 day/week I miss the work sponsored events. 
Those sound fun. 
Nice workout RFTL. Is your plan created by a KR? 
No runs for me today - my legs are somewhat fatigued from the past 2 days. I'm trying to sneak in (greasing) some push ups and hammy curls in between dirty diapers, feeds and lost binkies. 
Later 
I mean...Cheers

Voodoojunkie · Mar 6, 2008

I've done these before but I'm always afraid of the ball blowing up or something. It's always all egg-shaped when I'm done. I'm putting a combined weight of about 360 pounds or so on thing. Not sure if they're supposed to support that.

phillytom · Mar 6, 2008

Saw a good <a href="http://fitlist.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/04/729513.aspx" target="_blank">stretching article</a> this morning. It is has an active stretching bias, which I have become a huge fan of ever since it totally helped clear up my fall injuries - I now do about 10-15 min of this before going out - various stretches from <a href="http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/?id=3512&c=6" target="_blank">here</a>.

McTortle · Mar 6, 2008

Still haven't been able to sleep through the night without coughing enough to send B to the guest bedroom, but am actually starting to feel like myself again. Am going to skip swimming today but am seriously thinking about an easy, easy 3 miles tomorrow. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> 
Have great days folks!

Thursday Fitness, March 6

gatorbob

lgreenberg

phillytom

solarpowered

Nettie

eccabex

Maples

startingover

praecipua

bard73

ScratchType1

sdp

Runnin-from-the-Law

Voodoojunkie

Brandy

phillytom

2oh

Voodoojunkie

phillytom

McTortle

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