It's amazing but it happens every year. I start running again, usually after an injury, it is frustrating at first, but then it starts to feel better. I am to that point now where, running every other day, it is starting to feel better.
Tonight was great. I did the entire bike path loop (2.5 miles), then took Luke up to the pavilion by the pond and back. The entire run was 33 minutes on a great night -- it was probably 50 degrees on January 31 at 6 p.m.
Sunday was harder. It was the afternoon, and I had had a full weekend of family and too much eating and I was very tired. I ran 26 minutes, off and on, in the park.
Total -- 24 miles
Running bike path on Valentine's Day 2010.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Snowy run
After school yesterday, when I was very tired, I went up Linden Drive, across the interstate, and did a park loop twice. It was about 3.2 miles, and on the way back, the snow was flying and wind was blowing. It was a bit brutal, but another good step.
Today was great. I put the dog in the car and drove up to Eastlake and jogged around with him on the grass fields. Very nice ... he likes that better and he got some good exercise, as did I.
Total miles -- 17.9
Today was great. I put the dog in the car and drove up to Eastlake and jogged around with him on the grass fields. Very nice ... he likes that better and he got some good exercise, as did I.
Total miles -- 17.9
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
First Loop since comeback
Tonight I took on my toughest challenge of my comeback: Columbus City Loop. I ran it in 26:20, which is not fast, but the point is I made it. It's 9:17 pace. I feel good having conquered it.
total 14.5
total 14.5
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Feeling better
The last two runs, Saturday and Monday, I have made it 30 and 27 minutes, respectively. I'm feeling a pretty good tempo when I run. It's been cold, but I keep telling myself this is going to pay off.
I want to be a coach who runs, and can make a tough workout with his team. I think this gives me a better feel for what they might be going through and generally earns credibility with the kids.
Total miles -- 11.5
I want to be a coach who runs, and can make a tough workout with his team. I think this gives me a better feel for what they might be going through and generally earns credibility with the kids.
Total miles -- 11.5
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Very cold run
It was a very cold run tonight. Same as Tuesday night ... took Luke on a 9-minute jog to the school and back, then went to the park. I ran a 5:44 loop of the park, which is pretty good for right now. I am feeling loose and pretty good. It's hard to believe I am going to go for a 30-minute run on Saturday.
Total miles -- 5.7
Here's what I want from my cross country runners. Consistency, like I have when I am health, and hard work. No slacking. We'll have fun, it won't be hard-core all the time. But we will work consistently and have a purpose.
I'll have a meeting in May. Then the state track meet Thursday-Saturday, May 17-19.
Start the 10-week summer training schedule May 28, and end August 5.
Weekly miles (long run in parentheses).
(Year 2)
Zach, Mitchell, Efrain, Jesus (maybe), Dalton, Josh.
1 -- 15 (4)
2 -- 17 (4.5)
3 -- 19 (5)
4 -- 21 (5.5)
5 -- 17 (4)
6 -- 23 (6)
7 -- 25 (6.5)
8 -- 28 (7)
9 -- 31 (8)
10 -- 23 (6)
Total -- 219
(Year 1 runners -- mostly girls)
Curtis, Alex, Robert.
Rebecca, Ashley, Melissa, Grace, Abby. Jessica, Alma, Zulema, Martha, Yvette.
Kassandra+, Kylie, Taylor+,
1 -- 10 (3.5)
2 -- 11 (3.5)
3 -- 12 (4)
4 -- 13 (4)
5 -- 10 (3.5)
6 -- 15 (4)
7 -- 17 (4.5)
8 -- 19 (5)
9 -- 21 (5)
10 -- 15 (4)
Total -- 153
Year 3
Caitlin, Claire,
Eli+,
1 -- 17 (4)
2 -- 19 (4.5)
3 -- 21 (5)
4 -- 23 (5.5)
5 -- 17 (4)
6 -- 25 (6)
7 -- 28 (7)
8 -- 31 (7.5)
9 -- 34 (8)
10 -- 25 (6)
Total 240
Year 4
Total miles -- 5.7
Here's what I want from my cross country runners. Consistency, like I have when I am health, and hard work. No slacking. We'll have fun, it won't be hard-core all the time. But we will work consistently and have a purpose.
I'll have a meeting in May. Then the state track meet Thursday-Saturday, May 17-19.
Start the 10-week summer training schedule May 28, and end August 5.
Weekly miles (long run in parentheses).
(Year 2)
Zach, Mitchell, Efrain, Jesus (maybe), Dalton, Josh.
1 -- 15 (4)
2 -- 17 (4.5)
3 -- 19 (5)
4 -- 21 (5.5)
5 -- 17 (4)
6 -- 23 (6)
7 -- 25 (6.5)
8 -- 28 (7)
9 -- 31 (8)
10 -- 23 (6)
Total -- 219
(Year 1 runners -- mostly girls)
Curtis, Alex, Robert.
Rebecca, Ashley, Melissa, Grace, Abby. Jessica, Alma, Zulema, Martha, Yvette.
Kassandra+, Kylie, Taylor+,
1 -- 10 (3.5)
2 -- 11 (3.5)
3 -- 12 (4)
4 -- 13 (4)
5 -- 10 (3.5)
6 -- 15 (4)
7 -- 17 (4.5)
8 -- 19 (5)
9 -- 21 (5)
10 -- 15 (4)
Total -- 153
Year 3
Caitlin, Claire,
Eli+,
1 -- 17 (4)
2 -- 19 (4.5)
3 -- 21 (5)
4 -- 23 (5.5)
5 -- 17 (4)
6 -- 25 (6)
7 -- 28 (7)
8 -- 31 (7.5)
9 -- 34 (8)
10 -- 25 (6)
Total 240
Year 4
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A new beginning
I begin anew after yet another fall-winter injury, this time an achilles tendon issue that required 7 trips to a physical therapist to work out. This one has made me really think about how hard I am running. I am starting back very conservatively. Every other day, now I am up to about 29 minutes.
That's what I ran tonight. 10-minute warmup with our new dog, Luke, up to the fence by the bike path and the school and back. Then I stretched well inside, drove out to Eastlake, did a little dynamic warmup and ran three laps on the road. It was very cold, probably high teens, with the wind blowing. The road was a bit icy from early this morning.
The big change I am making is my role. I am the new cross country coach at Columbus and am putting a lot of thought into this. Of course, I am so pumped for this job. I take a great deal of pride in it. I have been talking to kids about running, trying to inspire some of the excitement that pushed me to first start running more than 35 years ago.
I will be writing more about this new chapter in my running life as I log my miles and get ready for my first season as a high school coach.
Total miles -- 2.9
That's what I ran tonight. 10-minute warmup with our new dog, Luke, up to the fence by the bike path and the school and back. Then I stretched well inside, drove out to Eastlake, did a little dynamic warmup and ran three laps on the road. It was very cold, probably high teens, with the wind blowing. The road was a bit icy from early this morning.
The big change I am making is my role. I am the new cross country coach at Columbus and am putting a lot of thought into this. Of course, I am so pumped for this job. I take a great deal of pride in it. I have been talking to kids about running, trying to inspire some of the excitement that pushed me to first start running more than 35 years ago.
I will be writing more about this new chapter in my running life as I log my miles and get ready for my first season as a high school coach.
Total miles -- 2.9
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