Training for Top of Utah 2011

2 weeks of no exercise at all and the problem that has been causing difficulty feels to be gone. On Saturday I was at a park and just did a very short jog with no soreness/tenderness in the affected areas.

Just to be on the safe side I'm going to go another 3-4 days before opening it up and jogging. Probably Wednesday or Thursday. :-) Very happy about this...need to get some sweating going on!

Here is the plan. Real easy today, Thurs. and Sat. then kick it up a bit on Monday next week. Hopefully 4 days next week.

3.5 min. walking warm-up on TM. Then 16 minutes of easy running with 12:00 pace being the fastest. Then 3.5 minute cool-down walk.

HR got up to 140 at the top! That's not good. 2 weeks off doesn't help the heart at all. Body feels OK. Formerly tender parts are not feeling tender(at least not yet)...Yeah Baby!!

Got up early with the baby. She's teething. Up at 5:30 and she went back to bed at 7:00 am.

Felt good with no effects at all(soreness/tenderness) from yesterdays easy run. Hit the elliptical for 25 minutes. 5 easy 15 moderate and 5 more easy. All is well, all is well. :-)

Raining outside today and normally I like to run in the rain in the summertime but not with a sore throat. Ran with my Romanian friend Tread Milosevic in the garage.

Took it very easy again today. Some minor soreness from yesterday's elliptical but nothing too bad. Worked the HR up to 140 and stayed there. Fastest pace was 11:30. Total of 27 minutes included 2.5 minute warmup and cooldown. Felt good to work up a little sweat!

Another rainy day and still have a little sore throat so back to my buddy Tread Milosevic in the garage for:

0-3 minutes walking warm up

4-27 minutes easy running gradually faster

28-37 walking with heavy incline to keep HR up and work a little cardio(boy that felt good)

38-40 walking cooldown