So I have gotten in 3 workouts the last 4 days.  After my long run on Monday my foot started to hurt…I figured it would go away and went out to do a 6 mile run Tuesday but only was able to finish 4 miles.  It was a good pace for me so it felt good except my foot was still killing me.  I decided to take Wednesday off.  Yesterday I decided to do more interval training.  I went out for a 2 mile run at a good pace and then ran a 800/400/100/100 sprints.  I wanted to get the 800 meters done in 3:44 and finished a lot quicker then expected at 3:27.  I then ran the 400 right at 2:00 which is what I was shooting for.  A couple 100 yds at 90% maxed out and I was beat.  But my foot was still killing me.

So I decided today to get a 9 mile bike ride in and skip the running.  I may take a few days off and see how it feels.  I am going away for a week and brining my bike so if I can’t run I will get some long bike rides in.  Need to start swimming again…that is my weakest leg.

Too funny, Drisc…I guess I define a solid workout as getting my butt kicked during it and a slow run doesn’t do that. Back in the day, I would have called a slow mile jog a great workout…P90X did this to me, bring it!!

I decided to do the P90X Chest & Back routine instead of the interval/tempo run workout I was initially planning on.  My goal is to do at least one P90X routine a week and seeing that I am heading to NH for the weekend, I figured today was my only opportunity to fit it in. Workout was great, wore the 40lb exercise vest for the first half.

Off to NH, I hope to get one long distance run in over the next two days…

Been a tough week for me as far as working out goes.  On the road and just haven’t had a chance to get in a  workout at night and in the morning have not been able to get out of bed.  So, I basically forced myself to get up and workout this morning and I am glad I did.

The treadmills at the hotel are decent and it was dark when I got up, so I just ran inside.  It’s only been three days since my last run, but it still took a bit to get warmed up.  I did a 3.25 mile jog at a comfortable pace followed by .25 mile intervals.  For the interval work I did .25 miles at 6:30-6:50 mile pace and then would rest for .25 miles.  Towards the end, I shortened up the rest so that I could get in an extra interval.  I ended up doing two miles total of intervals, with 1.25 of it at the picked up pace.  All and all a good workout.

On another note, in regards to the FFB’s comment the other day that his 6-mile run was like a rest day and a waste of his time…..I think he’s now officially out of control!  That’s why he’s our leader.

Got a great workout in today. Went for a fast 9 mile bike ride and followed it up by swimming 100 laps in my pool which equals out to ¾ mile…total workout lasted 55 minutes

I am going to make this bike / swim workout part of my weekly routine (going to increase the distance of the bike another 2-3 miles though). I like the contrast of these two fitness activities. I get a great burn in the legs during the bike ride and I am pretty much crushing my upper body during the swim…as well as making my cardiovascular system work.

I have been in a rut with my nutrition since completing my first TRI ten days ago. I was allowing myself to cheat last week as a way of rewarding myself for all of the hard work I put in training. I guess I was a bit naïve to think I could cheat one week and think it would be easy to be strict the following week. My nutrition is going to get worse before it gets better too, I am heading north to NH for a 4 day vacation with the family starting tomorrow. I am not going to worry about my nutrition until I get back but I am going to try to get in at least one long distance run while I am there.

I leave for NH tomorrow morning but if I have time, my plan is to squeeze in another tempo/interval running workout prior…

Seeing that my focus is now on running, my goal is to get in 4 runs a week…two being interval/tempo runs and the other two being low intensity long distance runs. Today I ran 6 miles, two miles greater than my normal 4 mile loop. I did not push myself so it was pretty much a comfortable run.

I may need to rethink my workout regime as today’s run seemed like a day off. I did not push myself hard and I am not sure I want to waste two days a week on a low intensity long distance run. As it stands right now, I was going to run 4 days a week, bike once, and do my best to fit in a P90X workout on the sixth day. I am also swimming but I treat that like “ab ripper x”, I will just tack it on at the end of my primary workout.

This new schedule is a work in progress so we will see what happens next week…