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so whats the plan for this week peeps?  im running about 8-10 today, speed work tomorrow, easy 8ish or so on wednesday, hill repeats on thursday, easy day on friday then closing out the week with another 20+ miler on saturday.  Also have to set up the bike trainer this week too so i can get back on top of shark bait!!!

I am so slack. It is so cold in the mornings (19degs today) I can't imagine going for a run and it is too dark when I get home. The weekend seems to be the only time I can exercise. My waistline's growth is the only consistency I have found lately. My goal is to be back up to a solid 10k distance and 8min/mile by the March 28 Monument Avenue 10k. Obviously running only on the weekends is not going to get me there. I did it last year so I know I can do it again. Just got to get out there and run.

Dano

Last night I got ~19.5 miles, my last long run before Houston marathon. Now, just an easy taper, and try not to get injured (I still have my Christmas lights to take down). I'll go ahead and say this out loud, since I've been thinking it for a month or so...I'm shooting for <3:40:00. There, I've said it! My PR is 3:46:30, so I expect you guys to really rag me if I come up short!

we have it nice here where i live because of the olympic ice skating training facility, they have a two lane track that goes around the outside of the ice rink (aprx 455 meters).  temp is always at 55 degrees basically and opens up at 6 AM and is open until 10 PM...........sure beats the dreadytready!!!!

mchubri` - 2010-01-04 1:44 PM Ugggh, Here we go again, another injury! 

While I was putting away all the X-mas decorations in my attic yesterday, I took a mistep in my attic/crawlspace and came crashing through the floor.  My left leg/shin took most of the force and I'm in a considerable amount of pain.  I went to the ER to make sure I didn't break anything, which thankfully I didn't but it is a hell of a bruise and very painful to walk on.  I hope this is only a setback of a few days and I can continue training by the weekend.  We'll see.  My other concern now is fixing the gaping hole in the livingroom ceiling.  Any drywall tips?

It is funny now that I look back on it, but I'm pretty pi$$ed I decided to take it easy over the New Years weekend, now it will be at least a week between workouts.

Needless to say unless the leg feels drastically better overnight, this week might be a wash! 

Can anyone put in a few miles in for me this week?  Thanks!

In other news, I got a few gift cards over the holidays and I think I'm finally going to pull the trigger on a trainer, I'm thinking Cycleops Fluid 2, any thoughts?

Happy New Year All!

-Brian

bummer on the leg and even bigger bummer on the ceiling!!!! my jaw hit the floor reading that..........gotta suck, but hopefully someone got it on video!!!!  hope your leg and ceiling get well very very soon, as far as miles goes, i can chip in about 10 for you this week, will that do?

another 19.5 in the books, you gonna smoke it man!!!!  just stay focused, dont go out to fast, stick to the plan (um, you have a plan, right?) and relax and enjoy your PR!!

drainer for me last night too....ugh

Had a nice run this morning, on the treadmill.  It is good to get back in the gym, even if it is at 5:30 am.  My plan for the week is 2 x run, 2 x weights, add some swimming next week, and add the dreaded trainer the week after that.  I will have my weekly training plan posted on my training log under short term goals.  My usual trainer workout is to just ride for 30-45 minutes (or as long as I can stand it) at a reasonable cadence.  Does anyone have a better training plan for the trainer?  I could use any advice to keep it from being boring and get the most out of it.

Frustrating day for me.. since i have to travel for work 5 days a week I only have access to the gym thats here at my corporate apt, its not too bad just not as nice as my gym at home.. oh well i've been dealing, my knee has been bothering me lately so i've been doing the bike and then I tried to do some lunges and step ups (exercises i did during my knee rehab).  i'm not sure if i did something to it during the day but my knee started to really bother me.. blah i'm so over knee pain   its like i need to do my knee exercises and all this lifting to make it stronger so that it won't hurt and i can run but i dont want to lift when it hurts.. catch-22..  hopefully tomorrow will be better...

*bump*  Couldn't let DJ's thread be near the bottom.

best answer that i would give is that you will know when you are ready to move "up".  question tho that i have is that if the "ultimate" goal is a HIM in november, then why are you using an olympic plan to begin with?  unless you are using the oly plan just in the beginning then switching to a HIM plan?

bummer about the knee pain.  have you been doing your running on treadmills?  also might be a slight issue with your form (not saying you have bad form as i have never seen you run..........).  do a google search for "pose method of running" and read up on that.  that is the method that i basically use (some slight differences) and also try to use when coaching people........

u da man donkus minimus, u da man!

sounds like you have everything under control!!! excellent!

I'm a man, and a donkus.  Perhaps a man-donk?

How do you guys factor in core and strnegth training?  I use the plans here, and typically when I am in full training mode, I swim 2x/week, bike 2x/week, and run 3x/week.  My goals are to improve my times in the Olympic distance and possibly prepare for a HIM towards the end of the year. 

When do you do strength and core?  How much time do you devote?  Does it come before or after some other training activity?