Nasty Rainy Day. If I was training for a race - I would run in this. But I am just pre-training - getting back in shape - so running aborted.

BUT - I have a wonderful dinner tonight, where I will be eating all the meat I can stuff in my face - so I did 60 Hard Minutes on the elliptical. I am not sure I remember being as sweaty as I was this morning. Except for that time in 'nam.

April 26th

Time: 27:29

Nike says - 2.94
pace: 9:20

G-maps says - 3.18
pace: 8:38


I ran hard, I wanted to run a fast 3 miles, so I really pushed myself, and was tired as shit at the end of the 3 miles - which would reflect a 8:38 pace.

Stupid Nike! I need to re-calibrate - but the calibration runs do not count as a work-out. I should do it this morning, tomorrow I start a challenge with some UCB NERDS on the Nike+ site. First person to 150 miles, ran 150 miles first.

April 25th
Nike+ Says
4.09
40:47
9:57 pace

gmaps says 4.43 Miles
pace 9:11

Calibration problems......

April 24

Nike+ says -
3.37 Miles
33:22
9:53 Pace

Adidas Run for the Parks 4 Mile Race.

My first race of the year! I love being a member of NYRR club, I am alerted about upcoming races, and get discounts on them. My biggest complaint about races are when people stand in the wrong corral. I stood in the 9mile pace corral, which means I would hit the starting line after the 8 min mile people, faster people in the front, for a reason! It took about 7 minutes for me to get to the start line, and after that it took about the first mile until I was running with out interference from runners who place themselves in a corral they did not belong. There were also 8,000 people running, which was not taken into account. They should have done the race in waves.

Anyway! I finished, got my free bananas and cliff bars and went home.

Distance 4 Mile
Time: 35:42
Pace: 8:55

My goal was to do it in 36 minutes, so I am happy with it.

The last 4 mile race I ran was July 2006 - my pace was 8:06 - I plan on building back to that.


Saturday - April 21st
Ran in my Saucony sneaks.
Distance: 4.09
Time: 39:35
Pace: 9:39

I am really starting to enjoy my Nike+ - I am trying not to worry about the accuracy so much. Nike claims it is 97% accurate. It is fun to just run and not have a pre-set course. I ran to a H-School I saw the other day on a run, they had a really nice track, the gate was open, so I did 5 laps around the track. There was a man there also running around the track, but he was in khaki pants and was running around while balancing an egg on a spoon. Weird!

I did not feel any pain. So I am going to keep the Saucony Triumph's. I am going to use them for my shorter runs, to break them in.

Put on my New Balance sneaks to test my theory that my Saucony's are onsetting my ITB pain. I went 4.77 miles, no pain, and getting faster with a 9:45 pace. This is all according to my Nike+ - which so far seems accurate enough. I'll put my Saucony's on tomorrow to see how far I get.

April 18th, 2007
I re-calibrated my Nike+ for 1 mile, then I ran another 1.82. My ITB started to hurt. I was wearing my new Saucony sneakers. I am really hoping it was just a bad day and not them.

I received my Nike+ ipod attachment yesterday, so I tried it this morning.
I had to calibrate it first. It took me two attempts to get it right. I was going to run 1 mile to set it. But I turned one block too soon so my mile was off, so I had to do it again. It set my pace at 9:48. Then I did a Basic Training Session, but the length of the run was not accurate. It was about .1-.2 off. I'll try recalibrate again tomorrow. I think I ran about 3.5 miles, in about 35ish minutes with stops here and there for the calibration. My IT started hurting a bit though, this put me in a bad mood. I may need to spend more time stretching before these runs, and hitting my post PT excersizes harder.

I applied for the NYC 1/2 Marathon - hopefully I get in, and Hopefully I'll be fully healed so I can start to train properly.

I have a 4 mile Race Sunday Morning, and it is supposed to be 65 on Saturday, running weather!

I put on my new sneakers!

3.1 miles
29:34
Pace: 9:29

I was feeling good from the start! So far the sneakers are good. I like the cushion.

April 12th
I was in Pensacola Florida with UCB Tour Co. We were doing a show at the University of West Florida. It is not easy getting to Pensacola. I had to be at the airport at 9:30, which is not that early, the problem was we had a connecting flight and would not be landing until 4:30pm our time. That is a long ass commute.

I was able to get a warm weather run in though. I ran for about 33 minutes. The ground felt harder down there, and my body/lungs were not used to the 80 degree weather I was running in. The sun felt good on my pale, pale skin.

Today I was allowed to run Clockwise. I have been going counter to balance out my leg, so now it was time to see how far I could go before any pain. I made it just shy of 5 miles, and I was exhausted. I am excited for the weather to warm up, I love hitting the road, just not as much when it is cold.

4.7 Miles
Time 46:32
Pace: 9:54

Not bad. I am running.

I also went to PT today, and I am officially discharged! No more PT!!! I just have to keep up on my workouts to keep my legs strong to prevent injury.

I celebrated my discharge with a trip to Jack Rabbit, I picked my self up a new pair of Saucony Running shoes. It is such a decision, I tested them out on a treadmill, I like the cushion, I am hitting the ground harder because of the weight I put on, so hopefully by end of May I can pick up a second pair of lighter sneaks when the weight is off.

I am not ready to commit to a Marathon yet, I have to see how April goes, then we'll see what the options are.

I had PT on Thursday. My therapist told me he wanted me to run as far as I could or 8 miles, which ever came first. He also had me do the Mountain Climber exercise, on both legs. I have not been doing it on my left leg, just my right. So I knew I was going to wake up feeling like a cripple, and I did. My right leg is sore as fuck. Especially day two, today, Saturday - when I went for my run.

7.25 Miles
1 hour 13 Minutes 50 Seconds
Pace 10:10

I also ran with my ipod today. I have not had music on my runs since the first month or so that I was running. I was scared I would zone out and run into traffic, I tried again today, and the run was a lot more fun. I may try the ipod + nike thingy majig.

I was geared up to run, but Satch got sick this morning, and it started snowing outside, so I made it a cross training day.

Elliptical 35 Minutes


I have PT in 4 hours.

5.1 miles
51:40
Pace 10 min a mile

I feel like I am getting stronger. I have PT tomorrow, hopefully my second to last appointment.

3.2 Miles -
32:41
Pace: 9:54

I am still feeling slow, I thought I felt the onset of some pain in my knee, so I decided to stop at 3.2. I don't want to push it, I have not run this consistent for 5 months, so I need to remember to ease into it.

So I signed up for a race, 4/22. A 4 mile event, looking forward to having a finish line.

5.1 miles
51:04
Pace 9:53