Day # 94 Continued: 6 Mile Run Instead of 18
A couple hours of rest after my morning soccer game had me ready to make my longest training run to date of 18 miles. I had my entire route mapped out and I good to go as I left the house around noon. Everything was going well for the first couple of miles, but around mile 2-3, my groin started killing me, yes the same one that has plauged my soccer season over the past 2 months. I ran through the pain for a bit longer, but eventually came to the conculsion that I could not make the full distance. I turned around at BU and jogged back to Beacon Hill, finishing with a time of 49:12 for about 6 miles or so. A dissapointing run. Given the results today, I think I am going to shut down my soccer season (with only 2 games left) and plan to fully recover in time for the marathon next month. I really need to get in a long run either in the middle of next week or next weekend. I just hope my groin will cooperate.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Day # 94: 75 Minutes of Cross Training (Men's League Soccer)
Showed up in Melrose this morning at 8am to play a little Men's League Soccer. My groin injury is amazingly persistent so I was only at about 75-80% for the game, but it didn't matter much as we easily won the game by a score of 5-2. Our offense played well and our defense could have been a bit better, but either way we walked away winners and I got a good workout playing 75 of the 90 minutes.
Showed up in Melrose this morning at 8am to play a little Men's League Soccer. My groin injury is amazingly persistent so I was only at about 75-80% for the game, but it didn't matter much as we easily won the game by a score of 5-2. Our offense played well and our defense could have been a bit better, but either way we walked away winners and I got a good workout playing 75 of the 90 minutes.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Day # 91: Speed Track Workout @ Bentley College & 60 Minutes of Soccer
Tonight after work I drove over to the Bentley track and warmed up for a workout with temps in the low 60s and breezy. I warmed up with an 800, then stretched and got ready. I ended up running 200,400,600,800,800,600,400,200. My splits were 29, 72, 1:56, 2:36, 2:42, 1:54, 75, 31 or so. I didn't have my digital watch, but I tried to monitor as best as possible with my Bulova watch. Afterwards I cooled down with another 800 and stretched out. After stretching I drove over to Panera, got a bowl of soup for dinner, then drove over to Newton for a soccer game. I played 60 minutes of the 70 minute game, but again we found ourselves on the losing side when the 0-1 score went final. It was a good workout, but too bad we didn't win. All together lots of good exercise tonight. I plan to take tomorrow off and resume with a 5-7 mile run on Friday, Saturday morning soccer game, and long run (15-17) on Sunday.
Tonight after work I drove over to the Bentley track and warmed up for a workout with temps in the low 60s and breezy. I warmed up with an 800, then stretched and got ready. I ended up running 200,400,600,800,800,600,400,200. My splits were 29, 72, 1:56, 2:36, 2:42, 1:54, 75, 31 or so. I didn't have my digital watch, but I tried to monitor as best as possible with my Bulova watch. Afterwards I cooled down with another 800 and stretched out. After stretching I drove over to Panera, got a bowl of soup for dinner, then drove over to Newton for a soccer game. I played 60 minutes of the 70 minute game, but again we found ourselves on the losing side when the 0-1 score went final. It was a good workout, but too bad we didn't win. All together lots of good exercise tonight. I plan to take tomorrow off and resume with a 5-7 mile run on Friday, Saturday morning soccer game, and long run (15-17) on Sunday.
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Day # 90: 60 Minutes of Cross Training @ the Gym - Lifting & Bike
I woke up early this morning and drove over to Gold's Gym for a morning workout. After fighting the rainy commute to the gym, I did dumbell press, bench press, tri pull-down (rope), sitting chest press, tri pull-down (bar). Then I finished off the workout with 15 minutes on the exercise bike.
I woke up early this morning and drove over to Gold's Gym for a morning workout. After fighting the rainy commute to the gym, I did dumbell press, bench press, tri pull-down (rope), sitting chest press, tri pull-down (bar). Then I finished off the workout with 15 minutes on the exercise bike.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Day # 89: 5.5 Miles in 45:03
After getting home tonight I decided to once again hit the streets for a run before darkness. I cruised on down to the Charles River, ran to the first bridge, ran across the bridge into Cambridge (next to MIT), and then ran along the River all the way up to the next bridge (about a mile up or so). I crossed back over the Charles and into Boston right next to BU, jumped onto Beacon St. and ran it 2.5+ miles back to Boston. Feeling good, I kept a fast pace tonight, finishing the 5.5 mile run in 45:03.
After getting home tonight I decided to once again hit the streets for a run before darkness. I cruised on down to the Charles River, ran to the first bridge, ran across the bridge into Cambridge (next to MIT), and then ran along the River all the way up to the next bridge (about a mile up or so). I crossed back over the Charles and into Boston right next to BU, jumped onto Beacon St. and ran it 2.5+ miles back to Boston. Feeling good, I kept a fast pace tonight, finishing the 5.5 mile run in 45:03.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Day # 88: 6.3 Windy Miles in 51:03
The sun came out for the first time in 8 days, but the wind decided not to subside quite yet. Consequently, I found myself battling 30-35mph winds in downtown Boston as I ran all the way to the old BU armory building in Allston before turning around and heading all the way back into Boston. I felt ok throughout the run, but the wind made getting comfortable a difficult task. I stopped my watch at 51:03 to end the 6.3 mile run back at my apartment.
Today's course
The sun came out for the first time in 8 days, but the wind decided not to subside quite yet. Consequently, I found myself battling 30-35mph winds in downtown Boston as I ran all the way to the old BU armory building in Allston before turning around and heading all the way back into Boston. I felt ok throughout the run, but the wind made getting comfortable a difficult task. I stopped my watch at 51:03 to end the 6.3 mile run back at my apartment.
Today's course
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