In reference to the title, the first part is hope. I ran 4.5 miles today. My hip felt good, not great, but still. I did a mile for a warm up and then 2x1.5 miles @ a 7:30-7:45 pace. and a .5 mile cool down. So I guess there is still hope for the Polka Pace race! The second part: floats. Well I did a 1 mile swim, and then a 250 pull. So ya I float. I finished the night with a … [Read more...]
What The Trail Was I Thinking
September 1, 2008 By
This post could have many names. Like Trail Bonk, Trail Misery, Trail Run, or Trail Torture. This one was picked arbitrarily. All are appropriate as this workout was a nightmare. I bonked so hard. Dan picked me up at 09:00 and we headed to Site M. At the start the weather was pleasant with temps in the low 80's and sunny. After about 1/2 mile I began to feel hypoglecimic. I wrote this off as a … [Read more...]
Welcome to Hell…
September 1, 2008 By
Jason and I headed out to Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Park (Site-M) for a true trail run, in prep for some of our up and coming events. The goal was to do a half marathon. We didn't make it there until about 9:30 in the A.M. I was hoping to get out there earlier but I couldn't get Jason out of bed. The breeze felt kind of cool in the Jeep on the way out but the 78 degree … [Read more...]
A Little Worried
September 1, 2008 By
Saturday morning was suppose to be a long run day for me. However I was have trouble just walking when I got up. That muscle that started hurting during the last part of my run on Friday was still tight. I stretched out but I didn't want to push it. Today I took the kids to the Wabash trail. Reily and I ran an easy 2 miles. What the french toast. My piriformis muscle is still … [Read more...]
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