Weekly roundup

I'd like to write on this 2-3 times a week... Things get rusty after a few days. My memory really lacks sometimes. Ask anyone :P

Anyway... Here is my weekly working out:

Monday: Early morning 1.75 mile light run. I didn't time myself. Just jogged a lap on the trail on base. After work I met up with Jessie after work to talk to her about her new job that she started. Ended up walking around Hastings and picked up a "new" Mitch Hedburg CD. Then off to the pool for masters swim. We did a 2000 yd work out including some sprints. The sprints were actually pretty fun. After swim i went up for a quick abdominal workout.

Tuesday: 5.5 mile run in Tullahoma 51 min. Started at east, ran to the end of the bike trail and back through Macon Manor. I didn't plan on going to Don's spin class in the beginning. On the drive home i figured I'd drive by and see if there were any open bike. I got in surprisingly and was just a min or two late. I think since Don's class is from 530-630 I'm going to give the "flexibility challenge" class a try this coming Tuesday. I greatly need to work on my flexibility.

Wednesday: Swim class. We ended up getting in 2400 yrs. 600 of them were spent on the kick board so don't get too excited. After swim i went up stairs for some weights since i skipped out on Monday. Arms, chest and abs. I'm not working out my legs right now as I'm kinda assuming that my running schedule is making up for any lost ground. After the gym I ran over to wingers for dinner with some of the others from swimming. A couple of cold ones then home for bed.

Thursday: I spent the day up in Cookeville talking to students about ATA's coop/intern program. It was engineers week and they always have a engineering career fair. After i got back from that it was getting late so i opted to run on the rec center track. 5.5 miles (66 laps :S) i ran a pretty good pace 46:47 for a 8:30 mile. That was it for Thursday.

Friday: Rest day.

Saturday: Brad and his girlfriend, Michelle, were at my house. They went to Joyce's spin class. I was supposed to meet them after class for swimming however he forgot his suit. So we went and got lunch, and went to the pool a little later. I think we got in about 750yrs. I lost count and the lap timer wasn't working. We were in the pool for 20-25 min.

Sunday: 9 mile run. It was snowing in the AM. I had plans to run outside. It didn't' take too much to talk me into running inside. I was debating between the treadmill and the indoor track. I've never ran on a treadmill and that is still a true statement. So 108 laps... It really wasn't too bad. I tried out Cytomax as well. It was alright but its going to take some getting used to. 9 miles in 1:20:17. I was pretty happy with that time. I scared some lady on the track... on my long runs i always cough and hack upon finishing... she asked if i was alright, i think she was scared i was going to vomit on her actually :P I walked a couple of laps with some water to recover and then stretched out.

I got home and noticed i had a sharp toenail that cut into my other toe. Lesson learned: keep toenails trimmed better :P It wasn't bothering me during my run, but its quite painful now.

I ran 21.75 miles this week. That's a new threshold for me. I've got 20 miles planned for next week. I'm pretty happy with my performance this week... It seems like I'm finally getting a little faster. I feel confident I'll be ready for my half marathon. I went ahead and signed up for the GJCC triathlon this week. 200m swim, 8.5 mi bike and 2 mile run. It should be a good introduction and get me prepared for running the Mach Tenn the next week. Something else for me to look forward to.