Today was a swim day. Didn’t have a lot of time, sot he yardage is a little shorter than I’d hoped.
2200 yards total.
Later…
Aaron
I got on the scale today for the first time in a long time – probably 3 or 4 months. I’ve been really nervous about gaining weight and going back to where I was 2 years ago. Maybe that fear is part of my drive to run – I’m not sure. Anyhow, I’ve been actively avoiding weighing in for a while but this morning my ‘need to know’ out weighed (no pun intended) my fear and I jumped on. The results were good! Here they are:
So, I have stayed the same weight for a while now – which is good. I would like to get back down to 170 or so before the marathon, but I’m sure that’ll come with my increased training and effort. I shouldn’t have to work too much to get the extra off. Also, I’d like to see my BF drop to 13% or 14% by the end of summer too – that would be a nice added bonus.
I’ll be checking my weight more regularly now, and posting my results here. I’m not so sure anyone is really interested, but it helps keep me honest.
Thanks!
Aaron
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OK, I’m going to try and remember what my workouts were on Monday and Tuesday. These may or may not be accurate. Both were swimming, I know that much…
Monday
Tuesday
These are a couple of really good swim workouts for me. I know this cross training is really going to benefit my running!
Thanks!
Aaron
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I’ve started my new training regimen for the 2007 Twin Cities Marathon on October 7th. Can you believe it’s only 18 weeks away?
Here is a little more detail on my training plan, this is typical week:
So, today was a speed workout:
Overall a nice effort and a good workout. I’ll post my two swim workouts from Monday and Tuesday later tonight.
Thanks!
Aaron
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I’m going to get to post 30 if it kills me…
Update #1: After some thought, and getting seriously behind in week 1 (of 6) I dropped my MBA course for this session. I’ll pick up the same course starting in the first week of July. I needed to do this for so many reasons, but mainly it will allow me to spend more time concentrating on important things like family time, running, writing, family time, fire department stuff, and family time. I really feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I know this was the right decision at the right time.
Update #2: I have been putting off so many projects around the house lately, but this weekend we have been able to make some real progress in the yard work arena. We got a big dumpster delivered on Friday and promptly started filling it up. Yesterday (Saturday) and today, we spent most of our efforts in the front yard trimming trees, bushes, and shrubs. Along with all the trimming and pruning, we also made great strides in our front flower bed. This has been a complete mess since we bought the house 3 years ago and now, after two summers of renovation and hard work, it is getting close to being in decent shape. Jen has dug out (by hand) layer after layer after layer of wood chips, rock, more rock, big rocks, and a layer of plastic from the entire flower bed. She really deserve all the credit for the transformation. Today we even put in some new dirt! It’s really starting to come together and look great!
Tomorrow, we are going to spend the day cleaning up the side of the house. We will be loading the dumpster with all of the debris from our construction projects over the last two years. We have a few doors, lots of old trim, a big pile of dirt, and random odds and ends to get rid of once and for all. Additionally, we are going to spend some time in the garage – sorting and trowing out as much as possible. We have needed this spring cleaning for a couple of springs! Fianally, if there is time I’d like to trim the big pine trees in the back yard.
Update #3: Last year, when I trained for the Twin Cities Marathon, I followed a program – one of many like it I’m sure. There was nothing really special about what I did or how I did it, I ran 5 to 6 days a week and put in a certain number of miles each week. I ran my long runs on Sunday morning and got up to a max of a 20 mile run a month or so prior to the Marathon. It worked, more or less, I finished and didn’t have to crawl home. But I really felt like with a better training program and a little more dedication on my part I could have done much, much better. With that I have decided to totally change my training plan for 2007. I had a pretty standard Hal Higdon Plan ready to go, but I started reading about a new plan called the FIRST training method. As of today, I’m 3 weeks and counting to the start of the 16 week marathon program. The race I ran today (5K, 23:19) will help me set the paces for most of the runs in the program. I’ll post more about it in the coming weeks…
Keep running…
Aaron
I ran a 5K race today in St. Paul. It was a beautiful morning and I had a great time running.
My results:
I’m really quite pleased with my time and effort. This is about 3.5 minutes faster than my previous PR, so my training over the winter is paying off! Yea for me!
UPDATE: Results are in and my actual finish time was 23:20 and I was 5th across the finish line and 2nd in my age group. There were only about 60 people in the race, but I still feel really good about my finish! Here is a picture:
Keep running!
Aaron
Funny thing about time… I started this post a week month ago, with the best of intentions to finish it and get it up. How ironic that a post about being committed to something is also the post that I delay writing the longest and actually last post I started before really breaking my commitment to writing daily. I was doing really well up till this point and then everything fell apart.
Everything has been suffering lately because of my lack of motivation.
I did run the TC 1 Mile last week and I feel like I did fairly well. I ran a 6:38, probably the fastest I’ve ever run a mile in my life. I need to find a way to get my motivation back and really build some excitement in what I am doing. I am registered for the Twin Cities Marathon in October, so training for that will begin soon. I need to get things together before my marathon training cycle starts so I can really perform well.
Thanks!
Aaron
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Today was supposed to be a run/swim day. It turned out to be only a run day. I had today off from work, so I went to the YMCA here in Woodbury. Unknown to me they close the lap pool at 6:30 am or something like that and open up the WHOLE POOL for old person ‘Water Aerobics’. So, I didn’t get my swim in.
Here are the details on my run:
Overall nice workout. It seems short but I am on track with the program I am following. I guess the fact that I ran through most of the winter has paid off.
As an update to yesterday’s post, I was curious as to what I was doing one year ago – what kind of training I was up to, how far I was running, etc. I looked back and realized that 1 year ago I was in between the 2nd and 3rd surgeries I had last year. So, all in all, this year I am far better off.
Thanks!
Aaron
First, sorry for not posting yesterday… Tuesdays are difficult with fire department stuff in the evening. Now that I’ve given you my feeble excuse here are the details…
Tuesday – April 3, 2007
Run
Overall, I feel pretty good about this run. My HR stayed down for most of the run (159 avg) and I was able to keep a pretty solid pace – I felt good. I pushed the pace up to about 7:30 for the last 1/2 mile or so and that got my HR up a little… Bottom-line I feel like my fitness is improving each day, little by little. I’m going to look back and see where I was a year ago – I’ll keep you updated.
Today – April 4, 2007
Planned Workout
So far, yet today – no workout. I’ll let you know if I get it in.
Thanks!
Aaron
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Workout Recap:
RUN
SWIM
1200 total yards – took about 25 minutes.
A great start to the week. Now that I have a plan I seem to be a little more motivated in my workouts, today was day 1 of my 27 week training cycle. This weekend will be a challenge, I need to get in a 35 minute tempo run on Saturday and a seven mile run on Sunday (should be around an hour) - not totally impossible. The challenge is not in the run, I know I can do the run. The challenge is – as always - in running without completely irritating Jen. So far, I can’t say I’ve been very good at mastering this challenge. Maybe this year will be better.?.
BTW – Jen, I love you!
On a totally different front, I should have another post at CompleteRunning.com later this week. Keep your eyes open and I’ll make sure to let you know when it is up!
Aaron
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