Week 7 Summary

No training. Still healing.

Week 6 Summary

Scheduled: 29-30 miles
Ran: 24 miles

Cross training:
Push-ups: 160
Crunches: 180

Fractured my collarbone on Saturday the 18th! :( Will be taking a break from the training (probably about a month) to heal.

Week 5 Summary

Scheduled: 27-28 miles
Ran: 34 miles

Cross training:
Push-ups: 125
Crunches: 180
Rock climbed on Monday.

Group run notes:
About an hour before the run:
Ate 1 piece of toast, 2 eggs
Drank 1 cup english breakfast tea

Team in Training group run

Weather: Snow flurries to start, clear about 1/4 way into the run. ~28-30 F.

Attire: Red & white Supernova Controls, short synth running socks, cotton briefs, black synth warm up pants, red synth long sleeve shirt, green GoLite synth wind shirt.

Arrived around 9:07 AM.
No stretching. Group started as I was pulling into the parking lot. :(
Caught up and warmed up with group for about a mile.
Group thinned after that.
Ran majority of distance (6 miles) with Sarah from my team, Gary and Ken.
Pace was probably 12 min/mile.
Did not stop at 6 miles to drink water.
Gary stopped running after completing the loop.
I continued on at a 9-10 min/mile pace, leaving Ken and Sarah.
Ran solo for the rest of the run.
Ran 2.5 out then turned around for a total of 11 miles.

Streched in the shelter. Ate two raisen bagels and drank ~24 oz of water. Used the roller to massage my muscles. Felt good. Not as tight or sore as previous weekends.

People met:
Gary - Approximately 50. From Clarkston. Running the Alaska marathon. Ran a few races last summer. Into biking. Wife is doing Alaska full walk. Had hip and knee problems so taking it slowly for now.
Ken - Approximately 35-37. Running the Bayshore full. Ran about 10 different shorter races last summer.
Sarah - Approximately 25. From Clarkston. Part of my team. Running the San Diego marathon the week after my marathon. Injured her knee on the stairs so taking it easy for now.

Week 4 Summary

Scheduled: 25-26 miles
Ran: 32.5 miles

Cross training:
Push-ups: 200
Crunches: 300
Rock climbed on Monday.

Group run notes:
Ate two pieces of toast and egs. Drank water about an hour before the run.

Team in Training group run

Weather: Rainy. ~35-40 F.
Attire: Red & white Supernova Controls, short synth running socks, cotton briefs, black synth warm up pants, red synth long sleeve shirt, REI GoreTex jacket.

Arrived around 9:00 AM. Took the wrong entrance in. Should have taken Kent Rd exit off of I-96.

Minimal stretching.
After the first 0.25, ran majority of distance (9 miles) with an older woman named Sue.
Ran a short distance around mile 3 with an older guy named Steve.
Stopped at 8 miles (full loop) with Sue to drink a cup of Gatorade.
Started up again, ran 0.5 mile with Sue and another 0.5 on my own.
I then turned around and finished the remaining 1.5 miles for a total of 10 miles. Finished around 10:40 AM-ish.

Streched in the rain. Ate two bagels, drank water. Ate a third bagel on the way home.

People met:
Sue - Running Bayshore Marathon. Lives in Royal Oak. Approximately 44 years old. Ran the Vancouver marathon last year through TNT. Sister-in-law has non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 3 years in remission.
Steve - approximately 55. Mother passed away of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Son (17) also diagnosed with it, in remission for 3 years.