Double Split

So today was the first time I actually split the 2 WODs. First one this morning was 250 situps for time. Did them all on the incline bench. Finished in 8:39, with a huge rear irritation. Who would have ever thought I'd rather do knees to elbows!

Had my second and last day of jury duty today then had to do a 20 minute run (10minutes out, 10 minutes back). First 10 minutes got in 1.5 miles, 2nd 10 minutes ran 1.38 miles. Overall was 2.88 miles for a 6:56 pace. Only had to wait 10 seconds for lights to change, I kept the time because it was nice to have the recovery.

Squat and swim

So tonight's workout was 5 sets of 7 reps of squats.
Warmed up with 135lbs and went to 185lbs. It was really hard. I stuck with that weight for all 5 sets as I knew if I put more weight on my squats would be too shallow.

Was able to get a quick swim in. Warmed up and did 500 yards at 12:12. Still really slow I know, but at least it's going in the right direction.

40K in the park

I hope everyone had a great Easter. Nancy and I were heading out her parents' house and I decided to do my 40K in Central Park early to avoid the crowds.

Finished in 1:18:08 for 24.08 miles (slightly less than the 40K, but 4 loops around the park. It was my first time outside on the bike this year and I had a great time.

I am looking forward to more riding in park and Martin, I would love to set up a Team Trimax ride on a weekend.

Off to do squats and a swim (pool was closed yesterday).

10K and a tune up

So today was my 10K race. Nancy and I joined the NY Road Runners and are going to do 9 races this year, plus volunteer at one. This gets us automatic entry into 2011's NYC Marathon. So even with the toe, I was finishing this race. Had a forced 3rd day off yesterday. I have been walking on the outside of my foot so as not to put pressure on the toe. I really had no expectations for today. The metric of success was to finish without injuring it more. Well, goal accomplished.

It was a beautiful day in NYC, and about 7800 people were there for the race. I went back to Nancy's corral as I didn't want to get passed all day. We started together then about 2 minutes in I decided to stop for a quick bathroom break as I didn't know how long I'd be out there. Once I started going, the toe hurt until about mile 4, then was fine or numb. First 3 miles were covered in 26:09 and the last 3.2 in 24:42 for a total time of 50:51. Finished 268 out 551 in my age group. Was fairly pleased that I averaged 7:41's for the last 3.2 miles without really pushing.

Planning on my 40K bike in the park tomorrow as I just had the bike tuned up and my bike handling skills need a ton of improvement.

Happy Easter!

Forced day off number 2

So with the toe still killing, I opted for another day of rest. I will try to give it a go tomorrow. I am hoping it'll be okay for my 10K on Saturday, otherwise it will be a 10K walk.

As you can see fom this picture, my cat's paw is perfectly fine.

I am such a Thule!!!

So last night I was helping my friend Misty move. I always keep my Thule bike rack in the car. As I was pulling out a lawn chair the bike rack fell out landing square on my big toe! A silent scream ensued and I hobbled the rest of the evening. When I got home and took off my shoe, I noticed the blood soaking my sock. My toe was really swollen and purple. It landed below the nail. Nancy helped clean it out (completely grossing her out). This morning I was surprised it didn't hurt more than it did. Still really swollen and starting to throb like in the cartoons. I am limping around and really mad at myself for making such a stupid mistake.

Squats and Row

Today's workout was a double. I am going to make a concerted effort to split these up in April to see if I can get more out of each individual workout. I am giving it my all, but sometimes, if I was fresher, I think the results would be different.

Results today for 300 squats for time was 9:22. Legs were still really sore from squats. Nancy timed them for me and added them up which was a big help.

Second part was going to be 8x400m run with 90 seconds of rest in between each set. Since I am holding off running until a 10k race this weekend, I swapped rowing for running. Finished in 22:02 total, which if my math is correct averages out to 1:48/500m during the work.