Training Schedule for week of 7/5 – 7/11

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Since I lost a day to my sore ankle last week, here’s what my schedule for this week looks like:

Training Schedule for week of 7/5 – 7/11

  • Monday: Rest day.
  • Tuesday:
  • Wednesday: 2.5 miles, Waterfront/Esplanade
  • Thursday: 3 mile run in my neighborhood
  • Friday: 4 miles (Four Parks Run) + 3 GP
  • Saturday: Rest day.
  • Sunday: 5.5 miles at the beach!

Beach weekend

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I’m going to the beach this weekend, and won’t be back until late Monday. I probably won’t have InterWeb access so I won’t be posting ’til Tuesday (remember them?).

So I’m going to post next week’s running schedule now, but I’m going to change the date so it stays on the main page all next week. So nobody get confused.

Neighborhood run

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Ran three miles last night. Around my neighborhood. Yay.

Didn’t keep track of time. Just wanted to work on endurance. I did have to stop a bit, but it was when I crossed Tacoma Street near the Sellwood Bridge. I have to stop for traffic.

Waterfront run

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Exercise update: Ran 2.5 miles on the waterfront last night. Kept at an easy pace, didn’t go too fast but also didn’t have to stop and walk at all. Wanted to go easy on my ankle.

I know, I know, I was supposed to do the 2 miles + 4 x 1:00 AI + 2 miles, but I didn’t. I went back and checked the printed version of the training schedule and it wasn’t in there, either, so I think it’s not a typo.

Dark night of the soul

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Dark night of the soul.

The realization that there is no one on this planet who listens, and understands, and likely never will be.

Ah, me. Of the kinds of loneliness, this is the worst.

Pushups and stomach crunches

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In other exercise-related news, I’ve managed to work my way up to 30 pushups and 60 stomach crunches daily. I’m sure I mentioned this before so don’t act all surprised.

I started off almost exactly one month ago with this daily regimen, on 7 June 2004. On that day I recorded 15 of each, and I remember that the 15 pushups were difficult for me. I’m so glad that I’ve been able to increase my pushups so much in that much time. The stomach crunches are another story; yeah, I can do a lot of them, but I still don’t have washboard abs. Realistically, I probably never will. If the muscles are getting toned and in shape, they’re still under a lot of loose skin, left over from my losing so much fat around my middle.

Kinda icky; when I do my pushups, if I look down underneath myself I can see the loose skin hanging down from my midsection. Bleh. It’s both a badge of honor and a source of revulsion to me. Yay, I lost weight. Bleh, I’m not perfect ‘n’ stuff.

Sore ankle

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My right ankle was sore today. Actually had been since yesterday. Maybe I hurt it at the gym yesterday. At any rate, I figured it was best if I didn’t run today. I’ll ice it tonight and see how it is tomorrow. If it’s better, I’ll just start my schedule on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, push it back a day.

Bummer, but I’d rather be safe than sorry.

Burton’s Willy

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Pardon me while I interrupt this blog with important news.

Can you imagine Tim Burton’s version of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”?

Well, soon, you won’t have to…

And, as a bonus, you won’t have to imagine Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, either. Pshaw… like Burton would choose anybody else in the role…

Total mileage for the week: 16.75

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Finished the week with a 3.5-mile run, not quite as planned. Also did the “gentle pickups”, as planned. My legs are sore now. Should have stretched… Oh, well.

I shouldn’t rely on my memory of what my schedule says, it seems. I was supposed to do a 4-mile run. I can’t trust myself to be accurate without double-checking.

That makes my total mileage for the week: 16.75. Still my best week ever!