Monday
Ran 3-4 miles with roxy stopping at any water source so that she could swim. I wasn't too worried about speed or time just going out and running. I am constantly working on the pose method during my running.
Tuesday
WOD
400m run
21-15-9
Power snatch (65lbs)
Slam Balls (20lbs)
Toes to bar
17:05
My dad did the same work out and beat me by 2 minutes. He is getting faster and stronger better keep on moving. This workout was tough because of the power snatches. PS is not my strongest movement.
Wednesday
going for 6 miles with the Roxy dog. and then off to CFC for the WOD? Pulling a double.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Training Week December 4 - 11
This week started out rough. I didn't hit the gym until Wednesday but ran 3 miles both Monday and Wednesday with Roxy (training partner).
Wednesday's workout consisted of:
3x Cleans (115lbs)
3x Kettlebell swings (50lbs)
3x 200 meter run
Can't remembered what the time that I finished it in. The workout got tough as it went on the clean especially. Lots of leg work. Before that workout I ran about 3+ miles with Roxy we also stopped at the pond so Roxy could do some swimming. Not too worried about time on the runs just completing them.
Friday's Workout was right up my ally:
1600 m 6:36
1200 m 4:50
800 m 3:10
400 m 1:27
200 m :38
100 m :17
But there was a catch! 3 minute rest between each round while resting I had to complete one tire flip then jump on the tire, into the tire, on the tire then off the tire, only once though. It wasn't too hard.
The runs felt pretty dang good! Times are slow but I haven't been working on speed too much lately.
Saturday Roxy and I hit the trails about 6:30 am and headed out for a 9 - 10 mile run. It took us a little under 2 hours to complete which wasn't bad considering that Roxy got to play in the pond by the YMCA for a while. Also on the trail Shelly is buried so we stop and visit her burial site too! I have nicknamed it Shelly trail because Shelly and I and the rest of the family spent many hours out there.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Life sometime gets in the way!
My last post said that I set my sights on Rock Raccoon 50k. Well that didn't happen. Life got in the way. My wife has been going to school to get her masters in Speech Pathology and our son is growing up and we got a new dog. On top of that I am work on making my business work. I know that there are people out there that can relate. Sometimes life just opens up everything it has and lets loose to see if you can hang.
But it is time to set some new goals and strive to reach those this time working to balance everything all at the same time. Life won't get much easier but I can some how learn to work smarter. And enjoy it as I go along not worrying about what tomorrow will bring, but creating the moment as I pass through time. I have always wanted to run a 50 miler, 100 miler and many other races.
What is stopping me? Myself believing that I can't.
This past Friday a friend of mine called me and asked if I wanted to go and run Bandera 25k. I couldn't resist. I have run this race before and it was great! It would be a great way to get back into training and prepare to run Hogs Hunt 50k my third year in a row and shoot for a PR.
I am still doing crossfit and am seeing the results I would like to see. However my eating habits have fallen of the cliff! That is one aspect of my life that I must change in order for me to run a PR at Hogs Hunt this year. I will be shooting for under 6 hours.
Also, I would like to run my first 50 miler in 2011. It seems like a long shot but anything is possible. I will post some new pictures of the training crew as it has changed a little. Some of you may remember Shelly our border collie who past away this past year. she was a great dog! Currently Roxy has joined us and she is in training and learning fast on how to become a great training partner. Timmie loves to go on runs with dad and will continue to love it!
Later
But it is time to set some new goals and strive to reach those this time working to balance everything all at the same time. Life won't get much easier but I can some how learn to work smarter. And enjoy it as I go along not worrying about what tomorrow will bring, but creating the moment as I pass through time. I have always wanted to run a 50 miler, 100 miler and many other races.
What is stopping me? Myself believing that I can't.
This past Friday a friend of mine called me and asked if I wanted to go and run Bandera 25k. I couldn't resist. I have run this race before and it was great! It would be a great way to get back into training and prepare to run Hogs Hunt 50k my third year in a row and shoot for a PR.
I am still doing crossfit and am seeing the results I would like to see. However my eating habits have fallen of the cliff! That is one aspect of my life that I must change in order for me to run a PR at Hogs Hunt this year. I will be shooting for under 6 hours.
Also, I would like to run my first 50 miler in 2011. It seems like a long shot but anything is possible. I will post some new pictures of the training crew as it has changed a little. Some of you may remember Shelly our border collie who past away this past year. she was a great dog! Currently Roxy has joined us and she is in training and learning fast on how to become a great training partner. Timmie loves to go on runs with dad and will continue to love it!
Later
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Rocky Racoon 50k
Will I have it set in my sights! Rocky Racoon 50k, I will start my training Monday. The plan is simple Crossfit 3-4 time a week and run the other days. Including a little run on the the days I don't crossfit. This coming Saturday will be my first long run in a while. The plan is to run 6 miles Louetta to Grant road. The next week I will increase my mileage to 9 and then fluctuate a little through out the summer working my way up to 12 - 14 miles. I will also incorporate speed work in to my training. The goal is to be able to run fast and smarter.
The goal for this 50k is to complete it in 6 hours or less. I think that is possible. I will make my best effort to post information and the training that I have been doing. Also posting event that are occurring in my life that will effect my training. Training is not just about the event but all the events that take place before the run its self. I am sure life will get interesting before the race. I hope to keep you inform as for how it goes and hope that I will gain your support in my effort to brake hours running 31.1 miles!
The goal for this 50k is to complete it in 6 hours or less. I think that is possible. I will make my best effort to post information and the training that I have been doing. Also posting event that are occurring in my life that will effect my training. Training is not just about the event but all the events that take place before the run its self. I am sure life will get interesting before the race. I hope to keep you inform as for how it goes and hope that I will gain your support in my effort to brake hours running 31.1 miles!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Training begins
I have always wanted to achieve my goal of running a 50k. I have accomplished this twice and the second time was faster than the first by almost 30 minutes. I would like to cut that time down to 5:30 that would be almost 1 hour cut from my last time. Rocky raccoon is coming up in November and it is time to start training. I haven't been really strict on my training. Eating foods that actually do more damage than good. My training hasn't been real strict as far as eating goes. My running fluctuates. I feel that if I am going to accomplish my goal of running a faster 50k I need to buckle down and get into the mode. This coming week is a great time to start. I have been feeling the urge to really come down strong and start seriously training to accomplish a faster 50k and then in 2011 a fifty miler. I want to do this to show myself my abilities when I really work for something what is actually possible. Monday I start my training, I will start with a plan to reach my goal of a 30 min or more pr at Rocky Raccoon in November. I will continue to post my workouts on this blog along with my thoughts and more.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday Training Run 15 mile @ Huntsville!
March 27th Jose, John and I went out to Huntsville state park to run the trail that we will be running in two weeks. We woke up early to get a head start stopping off at IHOP to grab a bite to eat. About 6:30 we drove off to Huntsville and arrived there at 8am, then got everything ready including water bottles, hammer gel, and made sure everyone went to the bathroom. We started running about 8:30 and hit the trail at a slow and steady pace. We couldn't have asked for better weather than what we had that day. Partly sunny skies with a nice breeze.
Loaded with water and calorie replacement we headed off into the woods to experience nature in a different way than most people experience it. Running to some is not fun. But I think that when you add the beauty of nature with running it become a totally different experience. There is something about running in the woods with no cars, concrete and sometimes even no people that awakens something instinctive in the soul and connects you to the creator! You realize that you are just an observer of what is going on around you and everything become quiet and still. The beauty takes over and the quietness brings a deeper thought into your mind. It is a great place to be, and is addicting to some degree. It is hard to get that feeling somewhere other than in nature.
I have experience that feeling many times before. But when you are hurting, because you have just run 22 miles it puts things into a different perspective. I guess that is what life is like. Some times you come to a time in your life where everything is hard. Work, Family, health, finances, and what ever else comes your way. In the race you keep moving one foot after the other, and while that is happening you are observing what is going on a round you. Right then and there you have a choice: 1)you can think about how bad it hurts, or 2)you can keep moving until the next aid station or the finish line. Everything that is going on around you becomes an opportunities for you to get you mind off the pain and keep moving. Life is much the same, you get bombarded with so many things that it can be easy to stop break down curl up into a ball and quit. But life keeps happening with or without you and while you lay there other runner are passing you. So why not enjoy the ride and observe the beauty of everything that is happening around you. It is going to hurt anyways but you will live and continue to see the beauty that the creator has given us. The finish line is not the finish! It is only the beginning of a new challenge that has not been revealed yet! Life keeps going and so do we even after we leave the earth!
Loaded with water and calorie replacement we headed off into the woods to experience nature in a different way than most people experience it. Running to some is not fun. But I think that when you add the beauty of nature with running it become a totally different experience. There is something about running in the woods with no cars, concrete and sometimes even no people that awakens something instinctive in the soul and connects you to the creator! You realize that you are just an observer of what is going on around you and everything become quiet and still. The beauty takes over and the quietness brings a deeper thought into your mind. It is a great place to be, and is addicting to some degree. It is hard to get that feeling somewhere other than in nature.
I have experience that feeling many times before. But when you are hurting, because you have just run 22 miles it puts things into a different perspective. I guess that is what life is like. Some times you come to a time in your life where everything is hard. Work, Family, health, finances, and what ever else comes your way. In the race you keep moving one foot after the other, and while that is happening you are observing what is going on a round you. Right then and there you have a choice: 1)you can think about how bad it hurts, or 2)you can keep moving until the next aid station or the finish line. Everything that is going on around you becomes an opportunities for you to get you mind off the pain and keep moving. Life is much the same, you get bombarded with so many things that it can be easy to stop break down curl up into a ball and quit. But life keeps happening with or without you and while you lay there other runner are passing you. So why not enjoy the ride and observe the beauty of everything that is happening around you. It is going to hurt anyways but you will live and continue to see the beauty that the creator has given us. The finish line is not the finish! It is only the beginning of a new challenge that has not been revealed yet! Life keeps going and so do we even after we leave the earth!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Inspired!
Since I was a kid watching my dad complete 50 milers I have wanted to to do the same. Last year I finished my first 50k in May. I had a lot of doubt that I could do it. But I completed it stronger than I thought that I would. I was excited and thrilled to complete something that I had never done before.
My dream is to complete a 50 and 100 miler. I also obsess over racing in the western states 100 and many other rocky mountain trail races. I am committing to a goal of completing my first 50 miler in October. I have two possible race picked out. They are Cactus Rose 50 or Palo Duro 50 miler. I have been to both places and have run the 25k. This time when I go back it will be to run the 50 miler. I look forward to completing this goal. My training will consist of Crossfit along with running. I will continue to work on my nutrition and receive massage to help with my training.
2010 I will run my first 50 miler!
My dream is to complete a 50 and 100 miler. I also obsess over racing in the western states 100 and many other rocky mountain trail races. I am committing to a goal of completing my first 50 miler in October. I have two possible race picked out. They are Cactus Rose 50 or Palo Duro 50 miler. I have been to both places and have run the 25k. This time when I go back it will be to run the 50 miler. I look forward to completing this goal. My training will consist of Crossfit along with running. I will continue to work on my nutrition and receive massage to help with my training.
2010 I will run my first 50 miler!
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