Friday 7/29 Workout #1

Workout #1
Warm up 1200m jog
4 x 400m (1:30) rest in between
1:45
1:40
1:36
1:30

Not horribly fast but just trying to get comfortable.  After taking a few minutes of rest I ran another 400m in 1:22 just to see if I had any speed.  Legs felt tired but happy with the work put in.

Did some box jump practice with 3 x 10 on a 30 inch steeple chase post.

Tomorrow will be a 1 mile time trial.

Thursday 7/28

Light day getting back into regular workout routine tomorrow.

3 Rounds
30 samson stretches
30 air squats
20 push ups
30 sit ups

3 Rounds (50lb kb)
10 kb deadlift
21 kb swings
10 goblet squats

Wednesday 7/27

Long day at work and had to catch up on more work when I got back to my hotel.  Around 11:45pm had to make a decision to workout or rest.  Couldn't afford to have three rest days in a row so I spent 20 minutes on the treadmill doing a light workout.

Run 2.5 minute Pacing 6 Elevation 2
Walk 1 minute
Run 2.5 minute Pacing 6 Elevation 2.5
Walk 1 minute
Run 2.5 minute Pacing 6.3 Elevation 3
Walk 1 minute
Run 2.5 minute Pacing 6.5 Elevation 3.5
Walk 1 minute
Run 2.5 minute Pacing 7 Elevation 4

Tuesday 7/26

Rest day!

Monday 7/25

Traveling all day, got to hotel and then went for a light swim.  Considered it a rest day.

Sunday 7/24

So day number two of training. Decided to go a bit easy before I ramp up later this week.  The jogs were basically to just allow my myself to mentally relax while I run.  Lately when I run I get anxious and I'm unable to relax and calm my breathing. Today the jogs were relaxing and I was able to I guess you would call it zone out during them.

On the runs I was just thinking about form and maintaining my desired sub 6 minute mile pace.  Legs are still a bit tired but the times were good considering they didn't feel labored and I felt like I was just striding them out.

900m jog
200m walk
400m run 1:26 min

900m jog

200m walk

400m run 1:27 min

900m jog

200m walk

400m run 1:28 min

Saturday 7/23

So been a long week of training and my legs are fried.  Decided yesterday I would make my return to running.  The Mountain Avenue Mile on Aug. 11 seems ideal.  First it's nearly three weeks away.  This will give me a bit of time to train and prepare.  Second it's only a mile so the distance will be comfortable.  My goal is to simply break 6 minutes.  This has been a goal of mine for a while but this is a perfect opportunity to see it realized.

Today's Workout(Not Timed):
1600m run
400m walk
800m run
400m walk
800m run
400m walk
12 x 100m sprints (30-40 second rest between)
400m jog cool down

Legs felt heavy but surprisingly good after five straight days of conditioning.