This Week in Training

Monday:
30 minute run

Tuesday:
2.x mile warmup, drills
6x800, 3 minute recovery
(3:04.8, 3:06.2, 3:05.5, 3:07.8, 3:06.1, 3:10.8)
.75 mile cooldown

Wednesday:
3 mile recovery run

Thursday:
4 mile run

Friday:
2.x mile warmup, drills
1x800, 3 min rec; 6x400, 1 min rec; 4x100, walk back
(3:01.2; 85.6, 86.7, 87.6, 88.1, 89.3, 88.7; 15.8, 15.9, 15.5, 15.0)
.75 mile cooldown
Woke up tight, went to the track tight and ran tight! Some days you just don't have it.

Saturday:
6 mile run

Sunday:
Off

Next Friday is my first race, so next week will be a taper week and hopefully the race will go well!

The bookcase is done!

I made a bookcase to sit on top of Janda's desk, because his desk has no drawers, thus no storage. My dad and I have been working on it for a couple of weeks now and it's very exciting to be finished.

It was hard to get a good picture because the office isn't exactly huge, but it looks pretty good on top of his desk. It has definitely added some space to the top of his desk and that was the goal, so I guess that we can say mission accomplished!

Taco Night

Tonight we had one of my favorite meals: tacos! I'm not sure why, but I just love tacos.

This Week in Training

Monday:
3 mile recovery run
Core training

Tuesday:
2.x mile warmup, drills
4x800 3 min recovery
(3:00.3, 3:05.0, 3:19.6 (???), 3:05.5)
.75 mile cooldown

Wednesday:
4 mile recovery run

Thursday:
3 mile run
Core training

Friday:
2.x mile warmup, drills
1x800, 3 min rec; 4x400, 1 min rec; 4x100, walk back
(3:08.4; 81.1, 85.3, 82.6,83.6; 15.8, 15.7, 14.7, 15.1)
.75 mile cooldown

Saturday:
6 mile run

Sunday:
17 minute warmup
6x100 strides on grass
5 minute cooldown
(Ran in Lowell at Janda's triathlon)

This week I mixed up the order of my usual schedule b/c of my commitments on the weekend. This upcoming week will be the same.

Another week gone by!

Well, this week has flown by! I've kept myself busy working on a little carpentry project. Janda's desk is a little cluttered, so I'm making him a bookcase for the desktop to give him more room to store stuff. It's a bit of a surprise- he's knows that I'm making it, but no other details, so no pictures 'til he sees it. It should be ready sometime next week.

I went outlet shopping with the Pink Pirate today and got a few items to add to my catalog of running clothes. I added one red and purple Nike crop top and one pair of black and red Nike Tempo shorts (old style!) to my collection. If I had known how few other things I would find throughout the day, I probably would have bought some purple capri tights, but I guess I can live without them. I also got some work attire, a dress from Banana Republic and some shoes from Easy Spirit. It was a pretty successful day.

One last note: I ordered some sprint spikes from Eastbay a few weeks ago. These spikeswere too big, even though they were a half-size smaller than I usually wear, so I ordered a second pair that were another half-size smaller to see if they would fit. I was skeptical, so I kept the first pair in case and figured I would send back whichever pair fit the least. A customer service rep from Eastbay found out what happened through a customer feedback survey and I received an email from her today that the company is going to refund my shipping costs on the second pair! It's only $6.99, but I was very impressed by the customer service. I didn't ask for the money back, I certainly never expected it, but it was very nice to get that email.

Bottom line: this is another example of great customer service that I've gotten from Eastbay.

This Week in Training

A Recovery Week!!

Monday:
3 mile recovery run

Tuesday:
2 mile warmup, drills
6x400m @ normal 800m workout pace, 1 min rec (in racing flats)
(86.2, 91.3, 92.3, 91.6, 90.8, 93.9)
.75 mile cooldown

Wednesday:
4 mile recovery run

Thursday:
2 mile warmup, drills
6x100m strides
(15.7-15.9)
.75 mile cooldown

Friday:
4 mile recovery run

Saturday:
2 mile warmup, drills
8x200m @ normal 400m workout pace, 1 min rec (in racing flats)
(40.2, 41.7, 41.7, 41.1, 41.6, 41.9, 40.7)
.75 mile cooldown

Sunday:
5 mile run

My Obsession

I was at the track the other day with another sprinter, Sabra (a paraolympic national team member and national record holder in the 100 and 200!) and we had a long conversation about buying running clothes and shoes. There is nothing in the world I like to buy more than running clothes and shoes. Sabra also likes to buy running stuff, but she seems to have it under control. This conversation lead me to look at my running clothes collection. First of all, let me say that I prefer Nike and adidas apparel above all. Say what you want about the companies, they design the best-fitting and best-looking stuff on the whole. I've also been a Nike shoe girl, but recently I stockpiled some awesome Asics that were on mega-sale.

In my inventory, I have 10 pairs of running shorts, 5 pairs of capri tights, 5 pairs of full-length tights, 5 pairs of running pants, 3 crop tops, 14 tank tops, 6 short-sleeved shirts, 10 long-sleeved shirts, 5 half-zip pullovers and 3 fleece vests. Of course, as with all other clothing, I have favorites that get worn more than the others, but in general, I'd say that almost everything is worn regularly during its season. Here are a couple of my favorites from the current season:

A Nike top and shorts- cute and comfortable.


And of course, can't go anywhere without my Asics!

Even though I know that I have enough running stuff, I'm sure that I'll find some more stuff on sale that I just have to buy! So that's my obsession, what's yours?

August

Well, it's the time of summer when I realize that I have to go back to work in less than a month so now I want to cram every last thing that I can into these next few weeks. Now that Janda is back in full-tilt training and racing, the late spring, summer and fall are very busy. After a hard month of training in July, he is getting ready for some important races, so we will be traveling a few times in August and then the fall. So, not only am I trying to cram all of my stuff in, I'm also going to be going to races with Janda.


One thing that I really want to get done is a vest that I have been working on since June. It's taking a while because I am much shorter than the average person and I had to rip out a lot of the vest after it became clear that it was way too big. But, I did finish the front last week and have started on the back. It looks weird right now, more like a halter top than a vest, but I'm sure that the finished product will be great. (fingers crossed!)

Hopefully I will get most of the things that I want to do done before I have to go back to school. Either way, I have a feeling that it will be an exciting month.