4/28/11

April 27th Run

Light run today, continue active recovery.  Lots of stretching and Ice


Run easy 5K with Mike.  28:00    9:12/mile

4/27/11

April 25th Strength Training Lower Body

Squat - 115x10, 135x8, 155x5, 175x3, 185x3


KB Swing #55 15, 15, 15

Reverse Hyperextension - 10

Toes to Bar - 8, 6, 6

4/24/11

April 24th Interval Run

Training is slow and scaled back currently.  New Baby in the house!

Continue to run through active recovery.  Doc identified a knot deep in the plantar fascia, now we will try to correct it.

.75 mile warm up easy pace

4x400 m with 2min rest

1:46
1:39
1:36
1:37

.75 mile cool down

Stretch/ Roll out calves / Ice foot



I have not run intervals in months, felt good.  Some mild foot discomfort.  Ran around 85% looking forward to getting my 400 m back under 1:30

4/20/11

April 20th Run

Run 5K easy pace - 30:00


Ran for the first time in 18 days.  Slow and short.  Foot still hurt a bit.  Doc says light running is ok during this healing process.  I like that better than sitting around for a month and still be hurting.  Active recovery. Felt good to run!

4/19/11

April 19th Strength Training Upper Body

Rope Climb 15 ft - 6 climbs mixture of arms only and double rope climb

Rope Pull ups - holding both ropes 3x3

Deadlift Bent Row Power clean combo - #95 - # 115 ---  3x5

Suit case lifts  - 3x5

GHD sit ups with #20 medicine ball throw 10, 10

4/14/11

April 14 Strength Training Upper Body

Warm up with push ups

15 foot Rope climb- 4 climbs/ 3 with arms only

Hand stand push ups- 3x5

Superset Rope pullups/dips - 8/10 8/10 5/9

Hand over hand sled pulling

Tire Flipping x 6 minuets to failure

4/13/11

April 13 Alternate Endurance Day - Swimming

Freestyle swim - 30 minuets

Pool Running with waist flotation device - 15 minuets

Swimming went ok, stated to get my breathing down by the end of 30 minuets.  I could see this as a supplement  to running but not an every day thing.  However this is to be my long endurance exercise for the month of April

4/12/11

April 12 Strength Training Lower Body

Stiff Leg Deadlift - #225  3x5

Reverse Hyperextension holding #10 weight - 10, 10 , 8

KB swing # 53 - 10, 10, 10

Squats with green band # 95 - 3x3

Deep Squat - # 115 1x20

Sled pulls 100-200 feet - # 180 - 4 trips various grips



Strained low back on deadlifts, pre-exhausted posterior chain making the squat very hard.  First time to use the new sled, very difficult.  I saw stars on the last trip, close to nausea.  Spent 30 minuets rolling out lower back and TP work.

4/11/11

April 10th Swimming

Since my foot is still hurting I saw the doctor again this week.  This one feels it is a non-typical case of plantar fasciitis.  Running combined with being on my feet at work 12 hours a night has led to a chronic foot issue, for 6 months now.  The symptoms are not like the classic PF, frustrating to try and figure out what to do.

So for now the plan is one month rest from running, I will reassess first week of May.

New endurance prescription will be swimming and rowing


Today swam for 30 minuets easy pace, ugly form.  Lots of room for improvement in technique

4/9/11

April 7 Strength Training Lower Body

# 33 KB Squats x5 walk 3 steps 50 feet

100 feet walk with # 33 KB in the rack position

100 feet Farmer walk with # 53 KB

# 33 KB Deadlifts x 10 walk 3 steps 50 feet

Lunge to Over head Press with 33 lbs

Squat Jumps with #20 weight vest then drop vest continue to failure

4/5/11

April 5 Strength Training Upper Body

First work out since 50K DNF

Felt at about 75-80%, endurance is weaker

15 foot rope climb - 4 ( one hand/hand only)

Bench press with green bands - 5x5 @  # 135

Close Grip Bench Press - 2x5 @ # 135

Ring Dips- 8, 8, 8

Partner Assisted Hand Stand Walks - 25 feet x3

Sled Drags - 50 feet 135# x 3

4/3/11

Failure DNF - April 2, 2011

Lake McMurtry 50K Trail Race

This race optimized my thoughts on running.  It broke me down and reveled my weakness..........

DNF my second 50K trail race in 6 months.  It appears to be similar issues related to late stage nausea and weakness that I am unable to recover from.

This race started great, I had researched and practiced what I thought I needed from the previous lessons learned.  The weather was warm, I got up early ate my usual breakfast worked on mobility and drove to Stillwater.  The race started fast and for the first couple of miles things were quicker than I wanted so I dropped back and found my pace.  I was drinking water, carrying my two 20oz bottles and filling them often.  I took 2 S-caps every hour and ate my standard Peanut Butter/Bread M&M combo that has worked well for me all year.

There were four 7.5 mile loops, first loop took 1.5 hours, second loop took 1:40 min and then third loop took 2 hours.

I encountered my issues on the back half of this last loop.  I began to feel weaker and noticed I was walking more.  I tried to eat at hour 3 but was unable to get down my usual.  At an aid station I felt hungry and ate 2 potato chips and 2 drinks of a coke and felt great for about 3 miles, running again.  I tried to repeat it at the next aid station but it did not have the same effect.  At this point I became very nauseated and just wanted to make it back to the middle, sit down and regroup.  All my family was there and very supportive, felt I let some people down.  I continued to be nauseated, tried eating salt, sipping cold drinks nothing helped.  It was pointed out that although it was 81 degrees and I had been running for several hours I was not sweating.  This alarmed me knowing what this is a sign of.  So I stopped my Garmin and climbed into the car.  I started throwing up and it was nothing but yellow stomach bile.  All though I thought I was drinking and it felt my stomach was full, it was not and I was really dehydrated.

On the way home I drank about 75oz of cold 7-up which is fast becoming my failure recovery drink.

Waking up Sunday the 3rd I am very sore all over, I know that I pushed my limit.

Notes of interest and thoughts:

Dry skin, no urine, weakness, 3 pound weight loss, nausea, empty stomach = Significant Dehydration
Need to learn to pound water in later stages, high mileage This may be a learned physiologic skill that I need to work on.

This is the second time this has happened - pattern?

Positive note, my foot did not hurt at all, today it is sore but during the race if felt normal.


Taking some time off from running, seeing a doctor next week for my foot.  Have a big event forthcoming, I will continue to train for strength and endurance and build up running this spring once my foot is back to normal


Still have not perfected the 50 mile and less distance. Not ready for the big one.