Week ending Feb 26, 2011

Hammy is a bit better. Running 3 days in a row now. Patience is a virtue. I am in Mt. Washington, lottery bypass has been granted.

Mileage: 18

Sun: 20 min run
Mon: off
Tue: 30 min run
Wed: 35 min run
Thu: 30 min run
Fri: off
Sat: 35 min run

Week ending Feb 19, 2011

Hammy is still iffy after last week. I took it easy Mon-Weds, shorter runs but did so for 3 straight days to help promote blood flow. Friday night, after an AM run, my hammy was so sore that I called DD to cancel Sat AM run. He did not get message and showed up Sat AM. The slow 27 min run was not as bad as I had thought it would be.

Shoulder is definitely better, not perfect, but better. May try to swim in March.

Mileage: 12

Sun: off
Mon: 20 min run
Tue: 20 min run
Wed: 20 min run
Thu: off
Fri: 23 min run
Sat: 27 min run

Week ending Feb 12, 2011

Had a setback. First two runs of weeek went well, 55 min followed by a 33 min run. After a scheduled day off, hammy was sore for a brisk 7 degree, 35 minute run with JoeK in Bolton. Hammy was still sore for 55 min run the next day. It felt ok on run but walking around was awful. Took next 2 days off and planning on a third before a 20 min run on Monday. Perhaps a bit too much too soon, but I have been patient.

We'll see.

Total miles run: 21

Sun: 55 min run with DaveLa
Mon: 33 min run
Tue: off
Wed: 35 min run with JoeK
Thu: 55 min run
Fri: off
Sat: off

Week ending Feb 5, 2011

Not quite the same without swimming. Shoulder/neck are better but still sore while sitting at work and at night. Not sure what to do. Running-wise it was an ok week. A bit more sore than last week but dealing.

The possibility of missing Mt Washington b/c I may not make lottery is starting to set in. That would be a terrible way to end a 23 year streak. As they say, the times they are a changin'. But as Tom Petty says, "Most things you worry about don't happen anyway." We'll see which one occurs.

Will all this snow melt for the 20th Rivah???

Total miles run: 19

Sun: off
Mon: 50 min run
Tue: 30 min run
Wed: off
Thu: 33 min run
Fri: 50 min run
Sat: off

Week ending Jan 29, 2011

Running week went well, swimming week not so much. Worked in a few snowshoe (SS) runs. However, DD does not think I am race ready, and I will not be doing his snowshoe race on the 5th. On the swimming front, my shoulder is worse. May be all the shoveling and roof raking but this has been an ongoing and worsening situation. My neck and shoulder are very sore and I'll be taking some days off from swimming.

Miles run: 23
Miles swum: 3.74 miles

Sun: 45 min run with DaveLa
Mon: 33 min swim
Tue: 33 min swim, 20 min run, 10 min SS run
Wed: 33 min swim, 35 min run, 10 min SS run
Thu: off, no swim b/c of snow (again)
Fri: 33 min swim, 30 min run
Sat: 45 min run with DaveLa

Week ending Jan 22, 2011

A decent week. DD's snowshoe race is 2 weeks away and my goal is just to finish. Hopefully, all the adrenaline I know I'll have will be taken by the initial climb. I do not want to get suckered into going fast"er" on the downhills.

I did not run on snowshoes at all last winter. So, I started with a 5 minute jaunt after my Saturday run. It's the start of a 2-week SS ramp up.

Trying to decide whether to start the small biking stints again.

Miles run: 18
Miles swum: 3.74 miles

Sun: 42 min run with DD and Scott
Mon: 33 min swim, 21 min run
Tue: 33 min swim
Wed: 33 min swim, 21 min run
Thu: 33 min swim, 42 min run
Fri: off, pool closed
Sat: 21 min run with DaveLa, 5 min SS run

Week ending Jan 15, 2011

Not a very good week. After Sunday's 40 min run which went fine, hammy started feeling achy and then down-right sore. Certain movements with leg would really hurt. Each day got progressively better, though, and I had back-to-back 20 min runs by end of week. Planning on 40 min run on Sunday.

Weekly Mileage: 9
Miles Swum: 3.74
Minutes on stationary bike: 0

Sun: 40 min run with Scott and DaveLa
Mon: 33 min swim
Tue: 33 min swim
Wed: off, no swimming pool closed b/c of snow
Thu: 33 min swim, 20 min run
Fri: 33 min swim, 20 min run
Sat: off