Into the groove

Miles for the week: 24.6

Saturday, 6/9
Heavy lifting, moved all day, ate nothing. Lost several pounds. Biked to UCLA in my quickest time ever, 80 minutes. I was going about 23 mph or so most of the time that I was moving. Was freiken hungry when I got there and to no surprise, when I weighed my self a few days later I was a few pounds lighter.

Friday, 6/8
Beer mile

Thursday, 6/7
Took the day off.... tons of work

Wednesday, 6/6
Ran quickly around the track... started slow (6:40ish)... sped up (6:15)ish... had to poo... slowed down (6:45ish).... pooed.... sped up again.. alot (5:30ish)... finished a total of 7 miles in 43:30 pace = 6:12. The run didn't feel forced at all and everything felt smooth. Didn't lift since I was feeling tired. On a lighter note I feel that despite that I'm feeling quick I also feel like I'm getting fat, which means either healthier eating or more mileage. I suppose I'll just wait and let the mileage come, and eat a little healthier.

Total Miles: 7

Tuesday, 6/5
Decided to take a run late in the evening. At about 10p.m. I went around the track. Started out going about a high 6 or low 7 for the first mile, then did the next two around 6:20 pace finishing 3 miles in less than 19:30ish. Then I turned around and ran the other direction for two miles finishing in about 10:20ish. Ran an extra 2 laps cool down. I felt really good and didn't really feel like I was working too hard at any point. I felt a little pain for about one lap in my lower left shin.

After that I went to the weight room: shoulders, pull-ups, squats, triceps, rows, lat pull downs, bench press, curls, leg press, calf raises, and lastly I did my killer ab workout. Got my friend Chris Daeffler to join me for the ab workout, but he only made it through the first two of six sets.

Total Miles: 5.5

Monday, 6/4
Ran first thing in the morning (noon), did Huntingson, coming back up Oak knoll. Took the same strategy as yesterday, starting out at a slower pace then slowly working into something that felt more comfortable. This really seems to be something that works for maintaining a quick pace. It was a little hot today, I should try to drink more water in the coming days. Finished the run in 34:30, 5.2 miles, 6:36 pace.

After running I swam 8 laps as a cool down, using only my arms. In the coming weeks I wanna work this up to swimming about 20 or 25 laps.

Lastly I lifted for a little bit, but cut it short since my left shoulder felt a little sore. I just did pull-ups, dips, curls, and calf raises.

Total Miles: 5.2

Sunday, 6/3
A few hours after getting up I ran garfield the long way. I started out with the plan to take the first mile slow and just work into a nice quick pace by the end of the run. After about 1 1/2 miles I was moving pretty quickly, from starting out around 7:30 - 8:00 pace down to about 6:30 or slightly faster. This really didn't seem too forced and I managed to only feel like I was working for about the last mile or so of the run. There wasn't any pain but I need to remember to stay on the grass when possible to save my knees and such. Finished the run in 36:16, 6:24 pace, 5.65 miles.

After running I jumped in the pool with Kangway and some lloydies for a bit and swam a few laps. It felt really refreshing to do this, but I'll have to check back with my body tomorrow to see what the longer term effect of this is (such as during tomorrow's run).

Finally, I did some weights, nothing too intensive. On the bench I hit 1 set at 105, another at 125, and a burnout of 70 reps. I also did sets of pull-ups, dips, lat pull-downs, rows, and tricep curls. Lastly I did my killer ab workout. While it is rather isometric it really does a number on building strong abs and hitting them everywhere, the top, bottom and sides.

Overall this was probably one of the best feeling total workouts I've had in a while. Endorphin High!

Total miles: 5.65