so this morning was my first real run in a LOOONG time. it wasn't all that fast but i think it was just enough to get me started off on the right foot. we ran for just over an hour i believe, forgot to time it, but it felt like it was anywhere around 7-8 miles at a med tempo pace. of course there where times where i was practically jogging in place, and others where we were sprinting to catch up. but that's what u get when u have an entire squadron running in a four man wide formation. lol
anyways the run turned out to be a good start for me, only down side is, my legs are pretty sore, as well as my shoulders and back, but that's to be expected since i jacked my back up a few months ago. the only problem that I'm worried about atm is the amount of pain pulsing from my left arch. hopefully its just cramps from not running, but who knows with me, I'm sure i messed something up.
well I'm planning on going to the gym this afternoon if time permits. gotta start lifting and doing some abs. I'm not exactly looking too good atm, up almost 15 pounds from where id like to be. :( ill get back there soon enough. hopefully by this summer ill be able to jump in on a few 5k fun runs around here. but who knows, that's still a month away.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
stupid body
well i haven't got much running done, mainly because all my workout stuff is in my bags, which i have yet to get back. starting to get a bit pissed off about it, but what can i do. i have managed to do some workouts in my room, not much since my room isn't very big, but i manage.
OH, my body has began revolting against itself again. idk whats going on with my immune system, but the whole hives thing is back. i barely made it 5 mins in a warm shower tonight. i really hope this isn't some underlying problem thats gonna blow up anytime soon, or later for that matter. i just want it to go away.
OH, my body has began revolting against itself again. idk whats going on with my immune system, but the whole hives thing is back. i barely made it 5 mins in a warm shower tonight. i really hope this isn't some underlying problem thats gonna blow up anytime soon, or later for that matter. i just want it to go away.
Friday, April 22, 2011
A new start to an old game.
As some of you may know, or may not know, i could care less. I joined the army almost a year ago. It, as i now see, was a mistake, one that i must live with. I have made many mistakes in my life, but non the greater that giving up on my true love. I joined the army a year ago, giving up on a lot of things, but even before that....... i gave up on running. You see, running was my life, so in my eyes, i gave up on my life. Ive sat in self pity, and often wondered what it would be like to step out on that track and go through the paces of it all again. But being gone from it all for so long, i don't know if i remember how.
Today i came to the realization that i need something in my life worth fighting for. Something worth... well, anything. I know i have an amazing family and great friends, and a beautiful girlfriend that i love so dear, but even with all that, there is something missing in my life. Something that i let leave, a part of me that I'm missing, now more then ever.
Ive began to dream about it here of late. Ive been getting that feeling deep in my soul, that feeling, that longing for self discovery. The self discovery that you can only come across on the long and winding roads and trails of a hard beaten path, the feeling of rubber pounding pavement. The sweat on your brow, the tremble and sway of your body as it fills with exhaustion. But you carry on, only knowing that while somewhere somebody is better than you, somebody is having fun, while your busting yourself to be the best, but you don't care. You are who you are, and they are who they are. You look down the long road and see every turn, every hole, every possibility to challenge yourself to be better. All the while if they where to look down that same road, they would only see, just a road.
This is why i am a true runner at heart. I can look down a road, a path, a trail, or even across a field and see a challenge. For over a year now I've sat aside, scared, afraid to take on those challenges, afraid to try for fear of failing. But the time has come to push aside those fears and show the world who i really am. I used to be somebody, not just a name in a book, or on paper, but somebody. Now i am seeing my true calling. The one thing i was set on this world to do, and that's to run. And run i shall.
Starting tomorrow, i will be reborn. I have found my fire, my desire to challenge myself again. To push myself to the edge only to know, ill do it again the next day. Tomorrow is my day of reckoning. Tomorrow i will show myself that i CAN do this, and i WILL do it. And maybe one day, further down the line, i will show the world as well. But until then........
Today i came to the realization that i need something in my life worth fighting for. Something worth... well, anything. I know i have an amazing family and great friends, and a beautiful girlfriend that i love so dear, but even with all that, there is something missing in my life. Something that i let leave, a part of me that I'm missing, now more then ever.
Ive began to dream about it here of late. Ive been getting that feeling deep in my soul, that feeling, that longing for self discovery. The self discovery that you can only come across on the long and winding roads and trails of a hard beaten path, the feeling of rubber pounding pavement. The sweat on your brow, the tremble and sway of your body as it fills with exhaustion. But you carry on, only knowing that while somewhere somebody is better than you, somebody is having fun, while your busting yourself to be the best, but you don't care. You are who you are, and they are who they are. You look down the long road and see every turn, every hole, every possibility to challenge yourself to be better. All the while if they where to look down that same road, they would only see, just a road.
This is why i am a true runner at heart. I can look down a road, a path, a trail, or even across a field and see a challenge. For over a year now I've sat aside, scared, afraid to take on those challenges, afraid to try for fear of failing. But the time has come to push aside those fears and show the world who i really am. I used to be somebody, not just a name in a book, or on paper, but somebody. Now i am seeing my true calling. The one thing i was set on this world to do, and that's to run. And run i shall.
Starting tomorrow, i will be reborn. I have found my fire, my desire to challenge myself again. To push myself to the edge only to know, ill do it again the next day. Tomorrow is my day of reckoning. Tomorrow i will show myself that i CAN do this, and i WILL do it. And maybe one day, further down the line, i will show the world as well. But until then........
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Getting started
its been about 2 weeks since ive done any real running, due to my body fighting with itself. but on monday i decided to get some running in and see how it feels. the other guys where doin 8x200 so i hoped in on a few. we were suppose to be runnin 85% comin through around 36 or so, but i wasnt feelin that. so on my second one i steped it up to where i though MY 85% was at, and well i rolled through the 200 at a mear 31, 32,31, with the guys, i was feeling pretty good so i finished the workout by myself with 31,30,31. i felt great no fatigue or nothin, i really didnt know what to think about that so i talked to fletch for a bit and told him i had 1 more, i was like lets see what i got. soo bam i drop that like it was hot, looked at the watch and DAM 26.?? didnt know what to think, i was hiped rite then. did the cooldown of 10 mins and hit the weight room for some abs.
the next day man i was regretting my choices from mondays practice, calfs crampin like crazy groin was tight as hell. i took wed off essentialy only doin 10 strides just to loosin up the calfs some and felt pretty smooth overall.
today im planning on doin 15-20 fast strides with my spikes to get the feel of em again along with some deep stretchin, cuz i really need it. found out today that im #2 seed in my heat at nebraska in the 800. lame ass 2:00, but hopefully ill be close to it, even with my shitty workouts lately. we leave at 8am in the morning, bon voyage
the next day man i was regretting my choices from mondays practice, calfs crampin like crazy groin was tight as hell. i took wed off essentialy only doin 10 strides just to loosin up the calfs some and felt pretty smooth overall.
today im planning on doin 15-20 fast strides with my spikes to get the feel of em again along with some deep stretchin, cuz i really need it. found out today that im #2 seed in my heat at nebraska in the 800. lame ass 2:00, but hopefully ill be close to it, even with my shitty workouts lately. we leave at 8am in the morning, bon voyage
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
its been a while
its been forever since ive put anything in here, so well here goes
outdoor season went pretty well i could say. i ran a few 5ks but mainly 800s. my 800 time was balls slow ALL season. my fastest 800 was a mear 2:01, which in comparison to last year me running 1:57 in the open. but all in all we made it to nationals in the 4x8, and surprise surprise i go 1:58, split horribly by coach fletch, i went with another teamates split whos only job was to take my split and he showed 1:56, so i ended well.
i ran and trained hard over the summer, errr well june. didnt run at all during july and when i got to KWU on like the second day we did a mile time trial! YIKES!!!!!!! well we took off and everybody was going SOOOOO SLOW so i did what i always do and picked it up. came through at a 4:43, not too bad for an outtashape fat white boy i might add. well all in all KWU was a waste of my time, my loan ended up falling through and i came home. yay me, its ok though cuz the coach was a d-bag.
i decided after a long 5 min debate that im going to go back to allen and finish my degree. i told fletch i was coming back and he offered me the managers spot, which basicly means im a stud. i took his offer, cuz i mean, where else can i get a scholarship to not run for a school and still get their training, their meets, and their hotels???? owell i like the team anyways.
For my latest news, i found out i have a minor alergic reaction to my own sweat. ya its amazing, which has totaly killed my running, for now. im prolly gona be taking this indoor season off, im not 100% sure yet, i might be able to run, im going out today to see what i can do.
outdoor season went pretty well i could say. i ran a few 5ks but mainly 800s. my 800 time was balls slow ALL season. my fastest 800 was a mear 2:01, which in comparison to last year me running 1:57 in the open. but all in all we made it to nationals in the 4x8, and surprise surprise i go 1:58, split horribly by coach fletch, i went with another teamates split whos only job was to take my split and he showed 1:56, so i ended well.
i ran and trained hard over the summer, errr well june. didnt run at all during july and when i got to KWU on like the second day we did a mile time trial! YIKES!!!!!!! well we took off and everybody was going SOOOOO SLOW so i did what i always do and picked it up. came through at a 4:43, not too bad for an outtashape fat white boy i might add. well all in all KWU was a waste of my time, my loan ended up falling through and i came home. yay me, its ok though cuz the coach was a d-bag.
i decided after a long 5 min debate that im going to go back to allen and finish my degree. i told fletch i was coming back and he offered me the managers spot, which basicly means im a stud. i took his offer, cuz i mean, where else can i get a scholarship to not run for a school and still get their training, their meets, and their hotels???? owell i like the team anyways.
For my latest news, i found out i have a minor alergic reaction to my own sweat. ya its amazing, which has totaly killed my running, for now. im prolly gona be taking this indoor season off, im not 100% sure yet, i might be able to run, im going out today to see what i can do.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
A good start
im feeling pretty confident after yesterdays meet, hopeing to step it up a bit and get back into the grove of things.
today was suppose to be an easy hour, i ended up goin for an hour and a half, i just felt good. my foot bothered me a little for the first 20 mins or so, then i just felt great.
today was suppose to be an easy hour, i ended up goin for an hour and a half, i just felt good. my foot bothered me a little for the first 20 mins or so, then i just felt great.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Double the firsts...
well since this is my first post i guess ill associate it with my first outdoor meet of the season..
Training has been going good lately, i seem to be a little bit more motivated now that ive gotten past those horrible performances during indoor.
Today we went to Pitt State University.
First up was the 1500, which i was having high hopes of doing halfway decent in. The pace went out kinda, i guess you could say, slow, we came through the 400 at 68 followed by a 66, then i out of nowhere i get kicked in the foot and for some god awful reason it cramps... i did my best to keep pace but pain got the better half of me so i had to slow, i went from 2nd to 6th in a matter of seconds, which was really depressing. by the end of the race i ran a 4:25, barely beating out josh gomez, who is a 400 runner, by only half a second.
Then time came around for the 5k, everybody was dreading it cuz it was cold and it came a HELLA lot sooner then it was suppose to, like hour and a half sooner, i would of liked to warmed up a little bit longer but owell shit happens... anyways i went into the race just wanting to get it overwith and before i knew it, BANG, and we where running, and guess what was back, dam foot cramp. i clocked my splits weird (came through first 200 at 39, then started splits (12.5 laps, you get the picture)) i managed to hang on to dave and jason for the first mile, falling back just a hair from dave and jason then with a mile left i just said fuck it and picked it back up pasing jason with 800 to go. overall i didnt do to bad i guess.
My spits for the 5k are:
200-39.54
400-1:18.67 <-----Started mile count here, so basicly forget that first 200 existed
400-1:20.90
400-1:22.57
400-1:23.16
MILE-5:25.30
400-1:23.89
400-1:23.20
400-1:22.92
400-1:20.72
2 MILE-5:30.73
400-1:20.78
400-1:22.22
400-1:23.38
400-1:18.39
3 MILE-5:24.77
overall id say it wasnt too bad of a meet, lets hope i can get some speed work in and get to my goal of sub 4:00 in the 1500, 1:54 in the 800, and/or sub 16:00 in the 5k.
Training has been going good lately, i seem to be a little bit more motivated now that ive gotten past those horrible performances during indoor.
Today we went to Pitt State University.
First up was the 1500, which i was having high hopes of doing halfway decent in. The pace went out kinda, i guess you could say, slow, we came through the 400 at 68 followed by a 66, then i out of nowhere i get kicked in the foot and for some god awful reason it cramps... i did my best to keep pace but pain got the better half of me so i had to slow, i went from 2nd to 6th in a matter of seconds, which was really depressing. by the end of the race i ran a 4:25, barely beating out josh gomez, who is a 400 runner, by only half a second.
Then time came around for the 5k, everybody was dreading it cuz it was cold and it came a HELLA lot sooner then it was suppose to, like hour and a half sooner, i would of liked to warmed up a little bit longer but owell shit happens... anyways i went into the race just wanting to get it overwith and before i knew it, BANG, and we where running, and guess what was back, dam foot cramp. i clocked my splits weird (came through first 200 at 39, then started splits (12.5 laps, you get the picture)) i managed to hang on to dave and jason for the first mile, falling back just a hair from dave and jason then with a mile left i just said fuck it and picked it back up pasing jason with 800 to go. overall i didnt do to bad i guess.
My spits for the 5k are:
200-39.54
400-1:18.67 <-----Started mile count here, so basicly forget that first 200 existed
400-1:20.90
400-1:22.57
400-1:23.16
MILE-5:25.30
400-1:23.89
400-1:23.20
400-1:22.92
400-1:20.72
2 MILE-5:30.73
400-1:20.78
400-1:22.22
400-1:23.38
400-1:18.39
3 MILE-5:24.77
overall id say it wasnt too bad of a meet, lets hope i can get some speed work in and get to my goal of sub 4:00 in the 1500, 1:54 in the 800, and/or sub 16:00 in the 5k.
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