Quote of the Day

"The only thing that will ever stop me is me and I just will never let that happen. It is rarely easy, but then again, is anything that's worth it ever easy"

Training Day 1 Week 10

I ran 5 miles. Inspired by the 10K, re-reading my goal of a 9min/mi avg pace, and the upcoming half I pushed myself harder and decided to not wear my heart rate monitor so I don't worry. I finished in 44:24 with avg pace of 8:52.

C4W11D1 - Bicep/Tricep Supersets & Abs Part 3

I had a good strength training workout this evening. I print a workout log for 4 weeks at a time and was suprised to see next Monday is my last arm & abs workout of the challenge. Is it really week 11?

Training Day 4 Week 9 (FWRC Mercury 10K)

Fort Worth Runners Club Mercury 10K in 54:47
3rd place in age group
25th of 87 overall
I signed up because it was only $8 and my half marathon training program called for it. I won a raffle for a $10 gift certificate from the photographer and received a 1939 dime for 3rd place.

Yesterday's 10K club run was so much fun. It was a nice cool 64 degrees when it started. I spent most of Saturday in a mental battle trying to avoid unclean food that would cause me to bloat as I wanted a pretty light weight for my run. I would say I ate 80% clean and ended up at 177 which is only 5 pounds for than Thursday morning and not bad considering I ate some bad food Friday night. I ate an apple an hour before and a banana about 20 minutes before the race. I did my best to stay hydrated and ended up having to pee really bad during the 45 minute drive to Trinity park. I started off the run listening to System of a Down and ended up going at too fast a pace. I found a good steady pace and got to the halfway in 27:xx and decided I had plenty of energy left. After mile 4 I told myself " This is the last time you have to run until Tuesday. Give it all you've got." I picked up the pace and just focused on the beauty of my surroundings and every so ofter checked my watch to make sure I didn't slow down. In the last mile I caught up to two runners and just pushed as hard as I could and ended up finishing in 54:47. My goal was under 56 minutes and my previous time was 59:12. I ended up 3rd in my age group and 25th of 87 overall. I am now even more excited about the half marathon in 20 days.

Friday part 2 (Indoor Rock Climbing)

Yesterday I worked until Noon then went to the EAS Sports Nutrition Seminar. If was geared more towards personal trainers and nutritionists/dieticians but I learn some valuable information and it re-ignited my desire to becomes certified and a personal trainer. I only work 4 days a week so I do have the extra time to do it. I skipped out early so I would miss the "cocktail reception" and I got an EAS backback and technical shirt and some free myoplex. Since I was in Dallas got ahold of my cousin and he invited me to go indoor rock climbing with him. I already had an intense workout in the morning but I agreed. I had alot of fun and did 4 courses with ropes and finished 3 of them and then did some bouldering. I got tired and both my calves cramped up so I just relaxed and watched him climb. I was there from 730 till about 10pm and I had only had a myoplex and an apple since noon so I was super hungry. I decided to eat some unhealthy food and now I am counting it as my free day. I am still in bed right now and plan to eat clean because I am running a 10K tomorrow morning. I know I will be sore and I can feel it in my calves, arches of my feet, lower back, and chest and shoulders. He goes every MWF and I might start joining him on fridays in place of a weight lifting workout.

Quote of The Day

“Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." - Thomas Jefferson

C4W10D5 - Chest/Back Superset + Shoulders Part 3

I had the best strength training workout in last 2 months this morning. I am 7 lbs from my goal of bench pressing my own body weight. I have had to use the smith machine recently because I have no workout partner to spot me. I went to Smoothie King (they just keep sending me coupons) and as I was leaving I saw a line of 15-20 people outside the Sprint store. I thought for a second then yelled in my mocking high pitch voice, "Yay iPhone!" I wanted to shout that is is not even 4G LTE as I drove off but realized my antiPod outlook was making me a jerk.

Yesterday I got a text from my sister asking me if I had tried my favorite food porn from the only fast food restaurant that I have not been able to give up completely. In the past I would have craved said item just from the mention it but instead I emailed her that I had indeed tried it and had 2 at a time 3 or more times last fall during my "10k training" and I went on to explain that each one is 490 cal 15g fat 70g carbs and 18g protein. I explained how to modify it to make is less carb loaded then told her about giving up grains. She asked to borrow my Paleo book but instead I just bought her a copy on Amazon. I am always willing to buy people copies of Body For Life, Power of Now, and most recently The Paleo diet.

Training Day 3 Week 9

I took time to reintroduce myself with my goals by re-watching my youtube before video. I had forgotten my goal to have a 9min/mi average running pace. My routine is 7 workouts in 6 days each week. Thursdays I usually run in the mornings and lift after work but today I have dinner plans so I am moving my lifting to tomorrow morning. I usually work 4 days a week but I took a half day Monday before I felt like crap so I am working till noon tomorrow. Last week I got a facebook message from EAS inviting me to the EAS Academy Nutrition Summit in Dallas tomorrow. They gave me a code to sign up for free and I will be headed there after work. http://www.nsca-lift.org/EAS2011/EAS%20Summit%20Flyer.pdf

Training Day 2 Week 9

This morning it was raining again so I moved my run to the evening and I was lacking energy and it was 79 and humid. My heart rate shot up over 174pm after half a mile and I kept pushing telling myself I would take a rest after 1 mile but when I hit a mile I kept going and finished out my 2 mile run. It took a few minutes for me to recover and bring down my heart rate. I think I will stick with running in the mornings. I am doing a 10K this Sunday as my training program calls for it. http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm

Wednesday

It was raining this morning so I am going to do my 2 miler this evening.

It is getting close