Recovery

Monday was a nice, much needed recovery day. I did 3 miles, followed by a workout with Ruggerfest. I felt very, very tired. It was a bad run. I have got to get more sleep.

Epicness

This was by far the best run i've ever done. I had to run at night because of work and Father's day....HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD FATHER'S DAY....I did my long run starting at 9:30. I went back to the old neighborhood and ran places i have never run before. I went onto a rock road that led into pure blackness and woods. It was very sketchy, so i didn't spend much time there. I also, for the first time, became someone who ran just outside the stores so that all the people could see me and look at me awkwardly. I ended up doing 10.5. This is the most relaxed and free i have felt all summer. I plan doing these night runs with other people as well. Everyone needs a taste of this.

Felt Goooood

I was a little nervous i wasn't going to feel too good on my run this day, but turns out i felt great. On the schedule it said to do 5, so naturally, i did 6. I didn't want to stop whatsoever. I was hydrated, i felt fresh and relaxed. I really wish i could feel like this every day.
quote of the week:
"An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding."

Same Amount

This was also just another day. I did split again; so it came out to be 8. I had to work around my work meeting and work, so i had to be very punctual.

Split

One of my options on the training plan was to split runs to save me. So one of my runs i headed over to the old neighborhood and ran around there. I just went around and thought about different memories. One thing i did was run to my grandma's old house. I stopped by on the porch and said a prayer (R.I.P. Regina "Jeannie" Krupp 4-5-10). Then i did my shorter run by my current house, just tried to fight through it. Nothing too particular happened this day. I did 8 total.

Old School

First, i've just been very busy, so that's why i haven't blogged. Last WEdnesday i did 5 miles with a good friend (known since i was 3), some of you know him as Caleb Ford, i know him as cfbasketball92. We ran around my old neighborhood, and other plenty of places that we wreaked havic. One memory that we brought up, which we pointed out as we ran over the spot, when we got chased down by a drunk man in an SUV yelling at us. He actually got out of his car, but i won't get into details on the story. However, it is a good one. I felt good, a little parched, but then again who isn't this time of year. We talked about a lot of the memory we had in grade and school and together. Whata day it was. I look forward to more runs with my good friend cfbasketball92.

Back in Business

I got to start the plan today with a 5.5 mile run. I went back to De Smet for a run, and saw some old teamates and my old coach. It was very nice to see them, but after all, i was there for a workout and a run. However, my friend "Ruggerfest" and i were surprised because of the fact that there was a freshman weight training class going on. We needed to improvise, so we went back to my house and worked out. Luckily my house has all the ammenities that any gym has, so we lucked out. We had a great workout. I added a few new exercises to the workout, and they turned out to do good things for us. Today was an ab day, so we did 2 sets of 1:00 planks, 2 sets of 20 leg lifts, and a new exercise called the "drop plank." you get into push-up position, but have a partner take your legs. Your partner drops a leg unexpectedly, and you are suppose to not let it go to the ground. You put the pressure on the abs; it was a killer. I will do song of the week today. It is "Tripping Billies" by the Dave Matthews Band. Simply, i picked it because i am going to the concert tomorrow night at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre, it is my favorite DMB song, and i hope to see it live tomorrow night. Here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsUuYkMHV4w

Physically Cannot

I got my wisdom teeth pulled/dug out yesterday, so i was ordered by the surgeon to not run for at least four days...so looks like i will wait until Monday to run/workout.

Let it begin

I am back to running. I ran 3 miles today, and did a workout with my good friend Eoghan "Ruggerfest" McCarthy. We did weights and then some of the "Boyle-Stack Routine." It involved getting 35 lbs. weights. Doing 5 squats then sprinting to the other side of the wrestling room and doing 5 push-ups. Sprint back, 5 squats, then do push-ups up to 20, and then back down from 20 while doing 5 squats everytime. Then, we set across from each other and did sit-up exercises with the medicine ball (three of them, but they are hard to explain on this). Then did a standing exercise with the medicine ball, but again, is hard to explain via blog post. I was happy to get back outside and run. It made me feel less like a bum and more excited to get to my potential and stay healthy. This all means i am back to eating healthy, staying hydrated, and following the plan (officially). song of the week is "All Because of You" by U2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJidOOmAl8c
Had to pick this because i have been in a "Rocking out" mode lately, and this has been the most popular song of choice. This song fits because the more i listen to it, the more i want to do to get better for the upcoming xc season. Quote of week Thursday or Friday.

Close

I still haven't run since two fridays ago, but i plan on running and working out tomorrow. however, i get my wisdom teeth dug/pulled tuesday. So i will for sure not be able to do anything Tuesday and Wednesday, but hopefully Thursday.

Still No

Haven't run since last Friday. didn't yesterday, won't today. will tomorrow.