Regular run [Feb 05 2010]

Its started to snow. It has been termed "The Blizzard of 2010". I am determined not to get the snow better of me. So I decide to go to the gym. How I was planning on doing 5 miles on a treadmill, I have no clue. And frankly speaking, I am pretty sure I cannot do it either.
As I thought, I just could not go beyond 3M. And I didn't! :-)
3.3M in 35mins.
Feet were a little sore (don't ask me why? strange!).
Meals: 3 bulls-eyes + tea for breakfast, उसल + रोटी for lunch, one aweful pizza for dinner.

Regular run [Feb 03 2010]

The snow's been melting and the temperatures were in the high 30's.
Showed the training program to Frank and he said it looked good. Just need to incorporate interval training in it. So I decided to do the Saturday 3 miles as interval training. Since Saturday is the one day I can consistently maintain a schedule, might as well use that day for the interval training.
Started off at 7pm. Shin splint on my left leg at about 2mile. Stretched it to no avail. Just went on nevertheless. At about mile 3 it subsided. Then picked up on lost time. 45 minutes! I am happy!
Iced my calves - just for precaution.




Meals: Cereal + milk and honey in warm water for breakfast, heat-n-eat chicken biryani for lunch + Daal makhani, 3 frozen rotis, 3 slices of fruit-n-nut chocolate.

Regular run [Feb 01 2010]

It was really chilly. Got back a little early from work (since I will be staying late this Thursday). Was excited to go out today after I chalked out the training plan. 3 miles to do today.
Put on my base layer and stuff. Did some good stretches. Forgot to take the ear muffs, but was too lazy to go back up to get them.
After what I learnt on the treadmill, I decided to take it really slow at the beginning. I don't know as yet how to time intervals, but I am pretty sure I did a negative split. Did the usual 3 mile run in 29 minutes. Felt great. Achilles tendons of both feet a little sore (very little). But that is to be expected with the Fivefingers. I LOVE them. No pain other than that. Iced the tendons while watching TV. Very refreshing run overall.




Meals: A gigantic burrito from McD's + hashbronws + coffee for breakfast (wrong order...but well...), Buffalo chicken salad for lunch and heat-n-eat पाँव-भाजी + rotis + fruit-n-nut Cadbury's (3 pieces) for dinner. (I think I really over ate today.)
Tomorrow's rest day. And it's going to snow. I hope its not too bad for a Wednesday night run.

Weekend treadmill running & 7 week half marathon program

Its really really cold over the weekend and snowed quite a lot too. Now if this were Michigan, I wouldn't have complained about the snow. They do a good job of cleaning the streets and sidewalks there. Unfortunately thats not the case in Virginia. So I just ran indoors on the treadmill.

Ran 2.5 miles on Friday with pace of 10min/mile and
ran 2.0 miles on Saturday with pace of 10min/mile.

The program says I should have run 5M on Friday, 3M on Saturday and 7M on Sunday. But I wasn't sure I could do it. Hence ramping it up.

Since I didn't run on Sunday, I will run 3M today (Monday) and let Tuesday be the rest day. Got to do 5M Wednesday. Then 3M on Thursday, 5M Friday, 3M SaturdayLets see how that pans out.

Summary for January 2010:

Got an email from Active.com about the Sun Trust National Marathon in DC on March 10th. Asked Madhura to register us. We have pre-qualified (half marathon in 2:30). So we are good.

Chalked out a 6 week running program on LogYourRun starting next week. Let's see if I can follow it.

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	3 miles	Rest	5 miles	3 miles	5 miles	3 miles	7 miles	23 mi total
2	Rest	5 miles	3 miles	6 miles	6 miles	3 miles	8 miles	31 mi total
3	Rest	5 miles	4 miles	6 miles	6 miles	3 miles	9 miles	33 mi total
4	Rest	4 miles	4 miles	7 miles	7 miles	3 miles	10 miles	35 mi total
5	Rest	4 miles	4 miles	7 miles	7 miles	4 miles	11 miles	37 mi total
6	Rest	6 miles	5 miles	8 miles	7 miles	4 miles	12 miles	42 mi total
7	Rest	4 miles	4 miles	6 miles	4 miles	3 miles	13 miles	34 mi total

Regular run [Jan 27 2010]

Per the intermediate program, I had to do 5M. It was very cold. So I had my gloves and the ear muffs on along with the base layer. Chalked out a path and took off. Had slight shin splints on the left leg. Very little. Stopped and stretched. The calves were a little sore from the run day before. Not a show stopper.
Found it difficult to get in the 'zone', which I expected to in 2-2.5 miles.
Took the whole run really really slow. Haven't run consecutive days. So am apprehensive.
Anyways, all in all...it was great.
I don't think I am going to do the slated 3M today. I could, but I don't want to risk it.




Meals: Cereal + Milk for breakfast, Flamethrower chicken sandwich at Pizzeria Uno's (Richard's send off lunch) + coke for lunch, last night's cheesesteak sub + 6 cubes of Cadbury's Fruit & Nut for dinner.

Regular one [Jan 26 2010]

I finally found a good training program for intermediate half marathoners.
I am planning on following that. It seems a little too much. But will try to listen to my body.
So after Monday's day off, took off for a 4miler in the FiveFingers. Am getting a very good feeling now that my feet are adjusting to them. No shin splints, no sore plantar fasciitis! Yaay!
And since I have been doing the crunches on and off the last month I wasn't able to run, haven't had an attack of stitches either! Am just a little scared of the feet paining again. So am trying to maintain a slow pace (~10min/mile). And thats working out great - so far.




Distance: 4m
Time: 41min
Meals: Cereal + milk for breakfast, Sausage sandwich + a HUGE slice of coconut cake from Spence's (a weekly Amish market) for lunch, cheesesteak sandwich + fries + beer for dinner (it was Richard's send-off dinner).

Regular run [01/24/2010]

Decided to get into the routine. Dropped Manas and his mom to the airport, got back home, dressed, stretched and took off with Madhura and Maggy. It was a fun run. 2.57m in 26min.

Meals: उपमा + tea for breakfast, skipped lunch, rasam + rice for dinner.