got the runs

Some slow miles with O'Connor today.  We both felt a bit weak after taking a few days off of running.  I anticipate more miles this week, as I'll be on the road tuesday-thursday away from the pool.

In the field for the middle three days of this week, but I managed 6 miles.  Western Mass is freaking gorgeous this time of year--wow!  Was also able to do an abbreviated workout lifting drilling equipment in my hotel room.  Redneck lifting, baby!

Half hour of upper body/core lifting.

1600 meter swim workout in the pool  50 m outdoor pool = therapeutic!  And cold in the rain, incidentally.

Had every intention of doing a long run today, but ended up doing a short bike ride instead.  Something very chill along the C & O by White's Ferry. With a picnic!!

6.5 miles on the a trail in Easton, MD.  Doing field work this week,

lifting heavy augurs for 12 hour days.  Probably will be a little light

on the workouts...

Approximately an hour in the gym today.  The pool at the Y is not grounded, so they won't let anyone in if they see lightning.  Dang.

5 miles on a Rail-to-trail in Easton, MD. I was really hoping to get into the pool at the Y today, and they guy said it was open over the phone, but when i got there THE POOL WAS EMPTY. Thanks, guy. So i worked out instead...an hour, full body.

6.5 lovely miles around Fairfax. That's a bit sarcastic--running felt good, but Fairfax is an armpit.

noon: 2000 meters in the oh-so-nice outdoor 50m pool.  I could tell I had a week away from the pool...ouch.

noon:  6 miles with O'Connor in Reston. We were both beat for our own reasons, but the run went well. A bit slow, but who's keeping track?

pm: ~45 minutes of upper body work in the gym. 

6.5 miles today on the Reston WOD.  Beautiful day for it, though quite humid.  I felt way stronger than I have in a while, probably because I was actually around to do something over the weekend (for consistency).

am: 5.5 miles from Fairfax to the Vienna Inn for breakfast with the Geostriders. 2 eggs, wheat toast, sausage (patties), American fries, and coffee.

noon:  A rather strange workout at the pool.  Did lots of drills often done in water polo practices.  Certainly fun, but very challenging.

7 miles on the WOD heading east from my place.  I haven't been able to track my pace for quite some time, as I've been away from mileage posts for a while.  I checked my pace today and was pleasantly surprised--my sluggish-feeling pace was between 7:30 and 7:45 the whole time.  Not bad for a comfortable pace.

Went for a nice ~4-5 mile hike/walk in the evening with Kristin -- i love long walks.

Noon: 2000 meters in the pool.  Felt strong and happy today!

6.5 miles alone on the WOD heading east from work.  Pretty warm today, but quite tolerable and nice.  My new mp3 player has an FM receiver, so I could listen to the Kojo Nnamdi Show and hear more about the metro accident.  Eesh...

pm: quick lift at the gym; perhaps 30 min. 

noon: 2600 meters in the pool.  A GORGEOUS day for a swim outside...wow!  Everyone felt froggy enough to do some extras, and I did a 300 warmup on my own, so it added up.  I was cramping in the lats by ~2200, so I think I'll be sore for a few days.

 pm: ran around the block about 1.5 miles to warm up the legs and then spent a solid half hour stretching everything out.

Another sweltering day on the WOD.  My legs felt ridiculously heavy today; disappointingly so.  Especially after focusing on stretching so much last night.

Some especially hot miles on the WOD.  Had to get 'em in before the trip to the Burgh.

noon: 2000 meters in the pool.  Pretty tired, I have to admit.  A weekend in the Burgh will do that to you...

noon: Ran the good ol' Westerly WOD run to Herndon and back.  Everything's feeling quite good, but i can tell i'm a bit heavier than average right now.