Training Log – May 14, 2008

SCHEDULE: Agility/Speed, Weights, Stretch

SPEED/AGILITY:
     Jump Rope: 10 min.
      Line Drills: 5 min.

WEIGHTS (UPPERS):
     Push-Ups: 3 sets; 12 reps
      Bicep Curls: 3 sets; 10 reps
      Standing Rows (Band): 3 sets; 15 reps

NOTES: Just a quick workout today (about 40 minutes). It’s difficult to get used to this newer style of weight lifting. For football, I am used to do doing high weight, low reps. This is a switch now, as I am trying to go for endurance rather than raw power. It’s just different. I wish I could have done more today, but I misjudged time and I had to get to work. I’ll lift again on Friday, so hopefully I can target everything that I missed today.

Training Log – May 13, 2008

SCHEDULE: Long Run and Stretch.

RUN:
     Length: 5 mi.
      Time: 47 minutes
      Pace: 9:26 per mile
      Calories Burned: 776

CONDITIONS: Some wind, partly sunny

DESCRIPTION: I have always known that water is important. However, today I learned the hard way just how much more important water is than I originally thought. About two miles into my run, everything started. The cramps, tired legs, poor breathing, etc. It was like a chain reaction that I couldn’t stop. Around mile 2.5, I began wondering why was having such bad cramps at this point, when I had just run a 4.2 mile race and had had barely any cramps at all? Then I noticed the dry mouth, chapped lips, etc. My water intake today compared with the average amount of water that I take in during a normal day was definitely lower. I had to cut my run short (I was planning on doing something closer to six miles), and there were several times that I had to stop and walk. This is my first real trial so far in my two weeks of real running. Fortunately, I know what the problem is and it is easily correctible: just drink more water before, during, and after running! I still have two more runs before the Parker Road Race (5 miles) in Devens on Sunday, so hopefully I’ll be able to straighten everything out.