Drex's Journal

Thanks for confirming Sparrow :) I was thinking about it, but from what I have heard I won't want to that soon. I will be doing some triathlons in teh future though.

Richard, if you want to do that one I will head down there with you for the event, but I will pass on participating in that one.

5/20/08

Ran 6.2 miles 51:21.

Biked for 1 hour.
 
Drex said:
Thanks for confirming Sparrow :) I was thinking about it, but from what I have heard I won't want to that soon. I will be doing some triathlons in teh future though.

Richard, if you want to do that one I will head down there with you for the event, but I will pass on participating in that one.

5/20/08

Ran 6.2 miles 51:21.

Biked for 1 hour.
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Cool! Yeah, I am gonna do that one. I am going to ship my bike (the Orbea) in advance to the Residence Inn in Eagan where I will be staying. Since I'll have my bike, we can go riding on Saturday or Sunday after the tri or Tues or Wed evenings.
 
Sounds good, I should be open for any of those days.

5/21/08

AM
Biked for 1 hour.

PM
Ran 7.2 miles; 1:00:51.
 
5/22/08

A1 Wide Grip Bench Press - 135x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x5
A2 Dumbbell Flyes - 25x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8
B1 Bent Over Row - 135x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6
B2 Straight Arm Pull Down - 50x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8

Played 6 games of volleyball, went 2-4.
 
5/23/08

A1 Incline Bench - 140x15; 140x15; 140x15
A2 Step Up - 190x15; 190x15; 190x15
A3 Cable Seated Row - 160x15; 160x15; 160x15
A4 Good Morning - 150x15; 150x15; 150x15
A5 Ab Roll Outs - 15; 15; 15
B1 Military Press - 100x15; 100x15; 100x15
B2 Front Squat - 145x15; 145x15; 145x15
B3 Lat Pull Down - 145x15; 145x15; 145x15
B4 One Leg Romanian Deadlift - 70x15; 70x15; 70x15
B5 Full Contact Twists - 60x15; 60x15; 60x15
C1 EZ Bar Curl - 85x15; 85x15; 85x15
C2 Calf Raise - 305x15; 305x15; 305x15
C3 V Bar Press Down - 75x15; 75x15; 75x15
C4 Weighted Decline Crunch - 105x15; 105x15; 105x15

Biked 9 miles, 35 mins.

Heading up to Two Harbors this afternoon with my parents. My dad and I will run the first 23 miles of the marathon course early tomorrow morning.
 
5/24/08

Ran the first 23 miles of the marathon course, 3:13:15, Pace 8:23 min/mile. I felt good at the end and feel I had enough to continue the last 3 miles at the same pace had this been the race. It was perfect weather though, low 50's and a light wind at my back. My dad and I ran together for about the first 5 miles and then we separated. He finished with a time of 3:30:31.

5/25/08

AM
Ran 4 miles outside.

PM
A1 Leg Press - 295x6; 560x6; 560x6; 560x6; 560x6; 560x6; 560x6
A2 Static Lunges - 70x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8
B1 Leg Curl - 40x6; 77.5x6; 77.5x6; 77.5x6; 77.5x6; 77.5x6; 77.5x6
B2 Straight Leg Deadlift - 145x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8
 
5/26/08

AM
Biked 20 miles.

PM
A1 Incline Bench - 140x15; 140x15; 140x15
A2 Step Up - 190x15; 190x15; 190x15
A3 Cable Seated Row - 160x15; 160x15; 160x15
A4 Good Morning - 150x15; 150x15; 150x15
A5 Ab Roll Outs - 15; 15; 15
B1 Military Press - 100x15; 100x15; 100x15
B2 Front Squat - 145x15; 145x15; 145x15
B3 Lat Pull Down - 145x15; 145x15; 145x15
B4 One Leg Romanian Deadlift - 70x15; 70x15; 70x15
B5 Full Contact Twists - 60x15; 60x15; 60x15
C1 EZ Bar Curl - 85x15; 85x15; 85x15
C2 Calf Raise - 305x15; 305x15; 305x15
C3 V Bar Press Down - 75x15; 80x15; 85x15
C4 Weighted Decline Crunch - 105x15; 105x15; 105x15
 
5/28/08

AM
Rowing for 30 mins.

PM
Ran 5 miles outside; 41:07.
Biked for 30 mins.
Ran 3 miles outside; 25:05.


The schedule for tonight called for an 8 mile run...

On Sunday, after my 4 mile run, with the 23 mile run the day before, I was taking a load of luggage down from the hotel to the van. I had loaded up 4 duffle bag of clothes and a cooler on my shoulders via shoulder straps and then grabbed a grocery bag of food in each hand and headed out. As I stepped out of the room and turned I felt a twinge in my foot. I believe I strained a tendon that was a little weak from the running with the awkward load. So from that point I have had a sore foot that only hurts when I walk and run.

The run on Tuesday was painful, but I made it through. Today at about 3.5 miles it became very painful and I was limping/running, but my right leg was doing more of the work. At 5 miles I was passing the house and decided I needed to stop. I was very upset about not finishing the 8 miles. I headed down to the bike for a 30 minute spin to finish my workout. Since biking doesn't bother my foot, it had a chance to rest, so about half way through the bike I decided I would give it another shot at running once I had 30 minutes in on the bike.

As soon as I was done on the bike I switched shoes and headed out. It was sore, but doing ok for the first 2 miles, then the pain really picked up again and I limped/ran through the last mile. I need to make it through 6 miles tomorrow, then I will have a day off from running before a 12 mile run on Saturday.
 
Careful, Drex.. If that is a tendon issue, it may need some rest. Maybe you should consider taking tomorrow off (and maybe the next day too).
 
g8r80 said:
Careful, Drex.. If that is a tendon issue, it may need some rest. Maybe you should consider taking tomorrow off (and maybe the next day too).
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Thanks for the concern. It hurt on the Tuesday run, but didn't really feel any worse Wednesday morning, so as long as it didn't get worse I was just going to run through it. This morning it was swollen and very sore though (worse). So, I skipped my run today. No run scheduled tomorrow. I will see how it feels on Saturday.

5/29/08

AM
Biking 90 mins.

PM
A1 Wide Grip Bench Press - 135x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x6; 225x5; 225x4; 225x3
A2 Dumbbell Flyes - 25x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8; (45x2)x8
B1 Bent Over Row - 135x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6; 210x6
B2 Straight Arm Pull Down - 50x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8; 100x8

Volleyball cancelled due to weather.
 
5/30/08

A1 Incline Bench - 140x15; 140x15; 140x15
A2 Step Up - 190x15; 190x15; 190x15
A3 Cable Seated Row - 160x15; 160x15; 160x15
A4 Good Morning - 150x15; 150x15; 150x15
A5 Ab Roll Outs - 15; 15; 15
B1 Military Press - 100x15; 100x15; 100x15
B2 Front Squat - 145x15; 145x15; 145x15
B3 Lat Pull Down - 150x15; 150x15; 150x15
B4 One Leg Romanian Deadlift - 70x15; 70x15; 70x15
B5 Full Contact Twists - 60x15; 60x15; 60x15
C1 EZ Bar Curl - 85x15; 85x15; 85x15
C2 Calf Raise - 310x15; 310x15; 310x15
C3 V Bar Press Down - 85x15; 85x15; 85x15
C4 Weighted Decline Crunch - 105x15; 105x15; 105x15

Biked 9 miles, 32 mins, 16.5 mph.
 
have you gone the distance plus?

are you planning on running 26 consecutive sub 8's?

Is your event a Boston qualifier?

HGave you considered that?

just thought provoiking that's all.

FF

p.s. you are a machine!
 
flyinfree said:
have you gone the distance plus?

are you planning on running 26 consecutive sub 8's?

Is your event a Boston qualifier?

HGave you considered that?

just thought provoiking that's all.

FF

p.s. you are a machine!
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Hey FF!

My longest run has been and will be 23 miles prior to the marathon.

My goal is somewhere around 8:30 min miles. Overall time goal is under 3:45.

Yes, it is a Boston qualifier. However I do not plan to have the pace to qualify, nor do I plan to run it even if I did. My dad has qualified for Boston during this event, but didn't go.

I averaged 8:23 min miles during my practice 23 mile run on the course and felt pretty dang good for having just run 23 miles. I know I could have held on that pace for 3 more. The conditions were perfect though and I may not be as lucky on race day.

Thanks FF! :)
 
6/1/08

AM
Ran 4 miles outside; 31:46.
Biked 9 miles.

PM
A1 Leg Press - 295x6; 565x6; 565x6; 565x6; 565x6; 565x6; 565x6
A2 Static Lunges - 70x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8; 140x8
B1 Leg Curl - 40x6; 80x6; 80x6; 80x6; 80x6; 80x6; 80x6
B2 Straight Leg Deadlift - 145x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8; 245x8

Played 3 games of volleyball, went 2-1.

May 31 marked the end of my cut. I came in at a record low of 193.8 this morning. I will be eating at maintenance for the rest of the summer. Pics taken and I will be posting them soon.

I thought I skipped a run last week due to a sore tendon in my foot. Well, I was doing some cleaning over the weekend and found my original hand written running schedule. I was going through it looking at all the running I had done when I got to last week. It was different. I had typed everything up so I had it online, but I mis-typed the week after my 23 mile run. It was supposed to be 4 runs last week 4, 7, 5, 12. I had down as 5 runs 4, 6, 8, 6, 12. I actually ran 4, 6, 8, 12. So, I didn't miss anything last week, in fact I ran a couple extra miles. I would have been a lot better off had I realized this before the week started as it would have given me an extra day between the injury and my first run of the week and I probably wouldn't have had near the problems. My foot is doing much better now, it is still mildly sore when running, but continues to get better.
 
193! You weigh 2 pounds less than me! You are in great shape!

I bought my plane ticket for MSP and will sign up for the Rochester Tri on 6/28. I am gonna arrive on Saturday morning, 6/27 to MSP. My bike should be waiting and rent a car to drive to Rochester after I arrive at MSP. I am gonna go for a ride on Saturday and I should have time to ride before driving down to Rochester to register on Saturday.

If you want to come and watch, that'd be great. Afterwards, we can go riding in Eagan.
 
g8r80 said:
193! You weigh 2 pounds less than me! You are in great shape!

I bought my plane ticket for MSP and will sign up for the Rochester Tri on 6/28. I am gonna arrive on Saturday morning, 6/27 to MSP. My bike should be waiting and rent a car to drive to Rochester after I arrive at MSP. I am gonna go for a ride on Saturday and I should have time to ride before driving down to Rochester to register on Saturday.

If you want to come and watch, that'd be great. Afterwards, we can go riding in Eagan.
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Thanks! Yeah, I will head down to the race to watch. If you need anything let me know.

6/2/08

AM
Biked for 30 mins.

PM
Ran 5 miles outside; 41:22.

Played 3 games of volleyball, went 2-1.
 
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