Ultra Running: Trials of the Trail 

nice and easy first step back into running in the US

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/18/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:27:38.00
• Distance: 3.1 miles
• Average Pace: 8:54.92/mile

First day of my week long trip to Argentina.  I have never been to South America.  This turned out to be my only run of my trip.  I was down there fir work and wow did I.  Long days!!  I loved every minute of it.  The food was amazing.  I ate more steak in 5 days than I had the previous 3 months.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/11/2008
• Time: 17:00:00
• Total Time: 00:42:00.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 8:24.2/mile

Finished up my week with a steady effort on the treadmill. Wanted to keep the heartrate under 150 to work on building VOMax.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/09/2008
• Time: 12:00:00
• Total Time: 00:51:52.00
• Average Heart rate: 147
• Calories: 702
• Distance: 6 miles
• Average Pace: 8:38.73/mile

and kept indoors for my run. I know I will be on the treadmill all next week because I won’t run alone outside in Argentina. I might as well get used to the grind. The run itself felt fine, I have a blister on my second toe right foot that is causing a bit of trouble. This toe regularly has gnarly blisters and issues, after healing completely during my layoff, I can see I will once again be lancing this toe regularly to drain the fluid. Is that too much information??

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/08/2008
• Time: 08:00:00
• Total Time: 00:40:29.00
• Calories: 927
• Distance: 5.1 miles
• Average Pace: 7:56.19/mile

Went to the gym and did another night on the treadmill.  It has been raining all week, so I can’t get myself to strap on a  headlamp and run in the dark and rain.  It took awhile for a treadmill to open up, all the dedicated people working out on a Friday night.  I did a few light weights before to kill the time.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/07/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:58:08.00
• Calories: 985
• Distance: 7 miles
• Average Pace: 8:18.61/mile

Today I am free to vote and free to run.  My guy/gal will lose today, but I am proud to be an American.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/04/2008
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 1:14:09.00
• Average Heart rate: 162
• Max Heart rate: 176
• Calories: 1036
• Distance: 9 miles
• Average Pace: 8:14.51/mile
• Ascent: 1,683 ft
• Descent: 1,683 ft

I sweat more than any other person I know and sometimes it really shows!  I went to the gym to get my first run of November in.  I was supposed to go long yesterday, but after screwing up the time change and missing my morning timeslot I blew off the whole running commitment.  Not one of my shining athletic decisions.

So I go to the gym tonight and jump on the treadmill.  By the time I as finished with my run there was sweat all oer the bottom of the treadmill, along the handle and control panel, and of course I myself was drenched.  Believe it or not most people in the gym were not sweating at all so I felt a bit strange obviously working so hard.

After my run I wipe down the machine with the disenfectant and towel, it so gross when others don’t wipe the system.  I did notice that the woman next me after seeing me work beyond a easy jog, also increased her speed to a little too.

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 11/03/2008
• Time: 19:00:00
• Total Time: 00:58:32.00
• Calories: 832
• Distance: 7 miles
• Average Pace: 8:21.39/mile

Treadmill great workout, the rest of the week touch and go

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/29/2008
• Time: 09:00:00
• Total Time: 00:40:00.00
• Distance: 5 miles
• Average Pace: 8:00/mile

Nice trip, half on trail half on road.  Happy with the effort and run.  Feel good about hitting my goals so far in October.   Lots of rolling for a great challenge climbed almost 3000 feet, that’s a good workout.  Wish I was a little faster, something to work on.    I wore my Saucony heavier street shoes, by 9 miles I was getting tired of them on my feet, won’t take them out for longer than 90 minutes in the future or on trails,

Workout:

• Type: Run
• Date: 10/26/2008
• Time: 10:30:00
• Total Time: 1:41:00.00
• Average Heart rate: 160
• Max Heart rate: 174
• Calories: 1119
• Distance: 11.1 miles
• Average Pace: 9:06.28/mile
• Ascent: 2,971 ft
• Descent: 2,971 ft