January 29, 2008

Oh man, I had to run tonight, I don't care about my knees (they hurt!). Buying a house is stressful - enough said.

Roughly 2.5 miles. First 1.25 was at about 8:00 min/mile pace. Second half was about 7:20 min/mile pace.

It was a peaceful, quiet, dark run. My headlamp was about the only light I saw, and I got very into my breathing. Seeing your breath breeze by your head is a very soothing thing - helped me deal with a lot of the issues I've got running laps in my head. Didn't get rid of them, but it helped me compartmentalize them. So I guess I've got that.

E

January 28, 2008

After a weekend of pure non-fitness with the boys in Aspen (I think I took at least 10 steps backwards in my fitness pursuits), and a little bit higher stress day putting together our loan application for our house - I needed a good workout. I got done with work a little late, and the darkness forced me into the pool. I'm still working on getting my swimming back, so I'm gradually building up. The Master's Swim workout was still on the white board, and they did this circuit twice, but I could only muster one time through:

150 warm-up
200 race pace
400 easy
200 race pace
150 cool down

Again, a fairly easy workout, but I'm getting there. My race pace is at or faster than it was at my peak last year, so I'm hoping I can maintain this level. Happy Tuesday!

E

January 24, 2008

Had a decent run today. We up into Boulder Canyon a bit, then back out and headed toward the east side of Boulder. It was a good, tiring run, and my knee is a bit sore. Good though:

39:11, roughly 5 miles. Good pace, heart rate hung at about 165 ish.

Dinner:
Proto's Pizza (woodfire, veggie pizza)

My mom and John came up to look at a house we're going to put an offer on, so we went for a bit of pizza to chat about it.

E

January 22, 2008

Here she is, my training log for the summer. Not only am I going to post my workouts daily (or try t0), but I'm going to post some of my favorite training food recipes. No workout today, my knees are sore and I had a big weekend, so it's just some body weight stuff and core tonight.

Dinner:
Lemon Wine Salmon Pouch

1 salmon filet
Juice on 1/2 lemon
Lemon Pepper seasoning
Tad of Earth Balance Butter
1 good glug of white wine

Put the salmon on a big piece of foil. Juice the lemon over the salmon, and add the glug of wine. Sprinkle the seasoning on top, and put the dab of butter on top. Wrap the salmon in the foil, and put in a 350 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes. Serve with brown rice and steamed broccoli.

Yum.

E