This Week's Workout (7/4/05 - 7/10/05)

Monday, July 4th, 2005 - Happy 4th of July!!!
Workout – Pretty Good

My friend Tricia (see Tea Party II) turned me on to this trail that circles Burke Lake for 4.5 miles. I envisioned running this trail twice so I could make up for the 9 miles that I missed on Saturday. But this loop was a trail in every sense on the term. It was rocky and uneven with sharp turns and tricky trenches. Although the scenery was nice and the trail was shaded, I couldn't relax and enjoy the run because I had to concentrate on not falling or twisting my ankle. I ran 4.5 miles in 1 hour. I could have done better if this were a path and not a trail.

Later that evening I met with Vijay and Viseth and her friends and we went to DC to see the fireworks. Somehow I enjoyed just hanging out with my friends more that then fireworks, which to me weren't that good.

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005
Workout – None

Today was a rest day. I think I went to the mall and did some more shopping then came home and attempted to cook. I bought salmon and baked it. It didn't turn out too well and by the time it was done I lost my appetite. Note to Self: Leave cooking to the professionals.

Wednesday, July 6th, 2005
Workout – OK

Today I went running with Tricia. Tricia is much smaller than me so I assumed that she'd be in pretty good shape for running. I was wrong. So I went easy on her since it was her first time running. We did 1:1 intervals for 1.5 miles. Not bad or her first time out. Unlike my first time with Vijay (the Tri-Athlete) who made me run 4 miles!! She’s going to go back to the treadmill and build up strength so that next time she can run a full 3 miles with me. Yeah!!

Thursday, July 7th, 2005
Workout – So-So

I went to the gym to try and do 1 hour on the treadmill, but I wasn't feeling it and I called it quits after 30 minutes. I only covered 2.5 miles. I don't like my new shoes. Stability my foot!!! I don't feel like I’m getting any cushioning at all. I also Weighed-in today. I was up for the first time since I started. I went up .2lbs which is the difference between wearing a shirt and not wearing a shirt.

Friday, July 8th, 2005
Workout – None

I took a break to get some sleep in preparation for tomorrow's big run. But I'm starting to miss Johnny’s (or Giahani's) step class. I wonder if after missing so many classes could I get through one of his routines now?

Saturday, July 9th, 2005
Workout – Great

Today was my return to running with DCFit since I completed the 9 mile run 3 weeks ago. I was looking forward to doing my first 10 miler. I did pretty well. I stayed with the 4:1 runners the entire time and I finished in 2:20. I was pretty proud of myself. That was the longest that I’ve ran in my entire life. I would have done better if I didn't start developing a blister on the bottom my foot. When I removed my shoes, my feet were killing me. The rigidity of the stability controlling material prevented my foot from rolling into its natural step. Now I really hate my new shoes plus there was little or no cushioning under the ball of my foot. I couldn't wait to take off my shoes. I changed into a pair of sandals as soon as we finished. I iced my foot when I got home. Then I vowed to get new shoes.

Sunday, July 10th, 2005
Workout – None

I continued to ice my foot and I studied like crazy, because I did absolutely no studying during the week.

That’s about it for this week. A for next week, here's my schedule...
7/11/05 – Run 4-5 miles
7/12/05 – Rest
7/13/05 – Step Class
7/14/05 – 4-5 mile tempo run
7/15/05 – Rest
7/16/05 – 14 mile Run w/ DCFit
7/17/05 – Rest

The races that I'm registered for haven't changed since last week, so I won't post them here. I need to spend more time studying. I'm really falling behind in class. Training and studying sure do take up a lot of time. But I have to make it work somehow.

See Y’all Next Week