HammerinHank Runs for St. Jude Children's Hospital

Wed, Oct 15, 2008

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Quality run at lunch with 5x hill strides. Felt relaxed and at cadence. No tiredness from Sunday's half marathon. Massage in the afternoon. 32 min spin before dinner.

Tue, Oct 14, 2008

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Due to hospital appt., did not run today.

Mon, Oct 13, 2008

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Easy recovery run around the neighborhood at lunch. No soreness from yesterday. Did a 30 min spin in the PM.

Sun, Oct 05, 2008

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Running club run on the trails.

Sat, Oct 04, 2008

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Longer run mostly on trails. Would like to have done 18 - 20 miles today. Feet were sore while running.

Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

No run due to work and social obligations.

Thu, Oct 02, 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Comfortable noon time run along coast. Felt relaxed.

Wed, Oct 01, 2008

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Endurance spin class

Tue, Sep 30, 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Unusually hot today. Tried to do track workout but quit after the first interval. Trying to listen to my body right now and coping with less than normal sleep. To Santana Concert tonight, which means another late night

Mon, Sep 29, 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Relaxed lunch run along the coast after a brief thundershower, unusual for SoCal this this time of year.

Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Morning trail run a brisk pace.

Sat, Sep 27, 2008

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran this morning with the Fallbrook Running Club on the Sandia Creek Trail. Because of the variety of runners and my tendency to help the slower runners, it is hard to get a good tempo. Even so, I added about an extra mile to the course.

Took a well needed nap in the afternoon and felt restored enough to get a sunset run which felt really comfortable and easy. Maybe some long miles tomorrow.

Long Beach Half Marathon 2 weeks from today.

Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Woke up and couldn't return to sleep last night. Run at lunch was a little labored at easy pace. On to weekend long miles.

Thu, Sep 25, 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Ran a PM coastline farewell run with Bill Conner who sets off to run the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championship next week. He looks lean and mean and what is even more remarkable is that he just returned from a 7 month deployment with the Marines to Iraq 2 weeks ago. I broke in a second new pair of Asics shoes this week. They sure feel good when they are new.

Wed, Sep 24, 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Short run followed by spin intervals at lunch

PM fast walk for 1 hour

Tue, Sep 23, 2008

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Lunch run along the Pacific Coast including Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside Pier and 5 hill sprints at the half way point near the border of Carlsbad. Felt good and relaxed.

PM speed work at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital track. Warm up. Bowerman strides and 6 Yasso 800s @ 3:25 - 3:30 with 3:30 recovery. Felt strong. Slow jog back to the park where I left my car and found that they locked the gate at Sunset. Since my return was well after sunset, I had to seek out the park caretaker to unlock the gate so I could drive home. I'll know better next time.

Mon, Sep 22, 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

I lost control of my schedule today and missed my run. As a result, I was not a happy camper at the end of the day. I had an appointment with a Sports Orthopedic Surgeon today regarding my left foot pain x 8 months. Xrays were normal. No stress fractures or arthritis. He has ruled out Mortan's Neuroma. I'll be scheduled for an MRI in the coming weeks but it doesn't look like it will reveal anything new. The doc thinks I may just have to live with my foot pain.

Sun, Sep 21, 2008

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Got to bed early but woke up and couldn't go back to sleep for 4 hours. This is unusual for me. Got up late and got in a good 10K run considering the long miles yesterday. I wanted to top it off with a PM run to get additional miles but just didn't get around to it. Better to rest.

Sat, Sep 20, 2008

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Long morning run at a slow pace. Energy levels high, but feet and ankles were sore. Lots of unavoidable hills which aren't ideal for long training runs.

After a nap, ran an easy 4 miles in a new pair of Asics. Morning foot and ankle pain was gone.

Fri, Sep 19, 2008

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Rest day! Long run tomorrow.

Thu, Sep 18, 2008

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Easy lunch run with friend Brad along the Santa Margarita River trail road. Rest day tomorrow... yeah!

Wed, Sep 17, 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Endurance spin class at lunch. A little easy running in the PM but felt a little sore and tired.

Tue, Sep 16, 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Easy lunch run followed by core strength and stretching

PM speed workout with San Diego Track Club:

12 x Bowerman strides

4 sets of 1000m @ 10K pace follwed by 400m @ 5k pace

Tolerated workout well!

Weight: 158

Mon, Sep 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Lunch run. Detected a little soreness while stretching but none while running. Set out for an 8 mile run using metronome set at 90 BPM. Felt tired half way into the run, so I shut off the metronome and shaved a half mile off the distance. Need to be a little rested for tomorrow's speed work.

Relaxing 3 mi sunset run using ChiRunning technique.

Currently, I'm not happy with my weight or the amount of sleep I'm getting...