Race Prep

In order to prep for my race in the morning I decided to have an easier work out day.  Ran just over 3 miles at a relatively easy pace in order to prove to myself id be ok!  Took me 32 mins in all. Then came back and did the old ab workout Coach Berg always had us do.  Felt good.  Then got in a good stretch.  Planning on stacking up on carbs and resting up tonite, looking forward to running tomorrow!!  Hope its a good turn out to support a great cause!

Nice Morning Run

This morning i got up a little earlier and was able to be at the track just after 9.  I decided to try the workout Michael and group ran yesterday morning.  He wanted to see how my times compared.  So I did a nice half mile warm up then got started.  The work out was 400 m shuffles.  I managed to get through the first in 1:23, the rest were 1:28, 1:31, and 1:25 respectively.  The last one may not have been entirely accurate because an 8th grade gym class showed up to use the track between the 3rd and 4th reps!  So I ran that one on a grass field behind the school, with an estimated 100 m mark.  It was a tough work out.  The first time I have run a 400 in a workout in a very long time.  i am pretty happy with the times I was able to hit, I know I can do better but I it was a good place to start.  Then I did about a 5 min run for cool down and headed home.  Spent about 45 mins working on my juggling skills!! I am getting much better!!  Finished up with a set of 2 min abs and a good stretch.  Once again a good workout.  Spent the rest of the day doing a great deal of nothing.  Cannot wait until I have things to do again! just over a week!!  Mom and I went for a nice walk through the neighborhood to end the day.

On the track and on the Bike

yesterday was a great day for the 1st annual Spring-ford all  comers meet!!  It was a fantastic turnout and it was a lot of fun to see everyone again.  Hit the track with some other alum for a 4x800.  We were destined to loose but it was fun to run it anyway!  I lead off and came in in the low 2:50s.  I was excited that it was faster than the one I ran in the pentathlon indoors this year.  Overall, it was a great time!

Today I decided to stay inside and ride the bike rather than go outside and celebrate national running day because it was ridiculously hot again and i did not get my act together early enough to beat the heat.  Today was a recovery day cause I was really sore from yesterday!  Rode for an hour and half, nothing special, just moving.  Then I did a little lifting.  3 sets of 10 incline sit ups with a 35 lbs weight.  3 sets of 10 split jumps with a 25 lbs weight.  3 sets of 8 hand stand push ups.  3 sets of 10 leg lifts off the bench.  3 sets of 10 step ups on each leg with a 35 lbs weight, and 3 sets of 10 rows with a 65 lbs bar.  All in all it was just over 2 hours of work.  Felt really good.  Looking forward to making more improvements this summer.