Saturday, August 28, 2010

Saturday August 28th.

Well, today is my 20 year high school reunion. The thought of being up early this morning, doing my long run, and being up late tonight and potentially dancing had me second guessing do this run. I decided that I needed the mileage.
I began this morning at 6 am to make sure I was home in time for the boys soccer practice. I ran from home through Chino Hills State Park to Green River and back. Started feeling a little tight, but soon loosened up. The outside of my left calf was a little stiff/tight. Throughout the run though it never really was a problem. Near the beginning of the trail, there were several training groups and the urge to go faster was great. I had to make sure I was keeping my pace and heart rate low enough though.I tried eating Cliff Blocks today. Not too bad and went down fairly easy. I can't tell if I saw any results. Possibly kept me from cramping. I finished the last hill feeling strong. Total ascent was 1688 feet in the 18 miles.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Week of August 23rd

I have begun my mileage build up this week and am dropping any speed work
(intervals) that I had been doing up to this point. Starting this week I felt rested and fresh. I think that is a good combination to begin the mileage build up, yet something I should be cautious of too. If I start too strong and run too much, I could risk overuse injury. I have a plan that I intend to stick to to hopefully get me to where I need to be injury free. I have set my target race for February 26-27, 2011. The race is the Rocky Road Endurance run in Coto de Caza. It is a 100 miles and while a little nervous about the distance, I am also very excited to get to my goal.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Sunday, August 1st

Today was a 3 mile pace run. I thought I would be feel pretty fatigued and stiff from the hills yesterday. I started out a little stiff, but within a quarter mile, I felt great. Ran my normal 3 mile route from my house, down Butterfield Ranch Road, and back. 21:27 minutes, 7:08 pace (including warm up).