Feeling Crappy and an evil wife

So my plan for the day was to get home and hop on the bike trainer and get in an easy 20 mile recovery workout. Didn't want to push it. It was 50 out, but had been misting all day so it had that really soak you to the core miserable feel to it so I didn't want to go out for a run. But then a certain someone, we shall call her Preggy to protect the innocent (or guilty as the case may be) got Trinity to give me the sad eyes to ask why we couldn't go running. So I caved and took the munchkin. But wow did I regret it. Tried to keep it to an easy 9 min/mile pace and couldn't get in a rhythm, felt tight, and got raw nips... AGAIN! Then started to get light-headed so I turned back for the day, cutting it short at 3 miles. I guess after that brick workout yesterday I should have known better...

Brick workout

With it being cold again, decided to get in a trainer/run brick workout in anticipation of the sprint triathlon I am racing next Saturday. So I started on the trainer, doing the Team Zoot Spinervals workout, that tired me out sufficiently with alot of heavy gear work and high cadence work to boot. Then hopped off, grabbed Trinity and my IPOD and hit the road. The legs didn't want to work with me right away, so I started off rather slow, hitting the road with a 8:40 pace, but each successive mile after that I had a negative split, finishing with a PR for the new course and a 7:20 final mile. Can definitely feel my cardio getting better! Great run despite the raw nips!

Running with the little one!

Running a new route with Trinity on a new route. After a week away from the girls it was really nice to get back out with my running partner. I know she missed it too! Felt pretty good, started faltering toward teh end some, but overall felt really good after a few days off. Got in 6.3 miles at abotu 8:30 pace.

Over the Hills and through the waterfront to TransAmerica I go...

San Francisco again! Wow this city is insanely hilly (in case you didn't know that all ready!). Started out up Grant again, but this time I took on the Pine St hill that I saw during our walk to dinner last night. Picked up Taylor St from there and headed up toward Lombard St again (saw a hill on the corner of Taylor and Broadway that I need to try tomorrow!). Once up at the top, took Hyde St down to the Hyde St Pier, continuing along the waterfront to Sansome St, where I headed back down to Kearney and Broadway and took on the steepest hill once again! After that, followed Columbus St down to Washington where the TransAmerica (pyrimid building) stands. Then headed on down to Mission St and came on back to the hotel for a 5.4 mile run! Great time, although wearing down a bit from the hills over the past few days, so might need to take it a bit easier tomorrow! Betsy also leaves tomorrow, so that might be a good day to go easy so I can hang with her before she leaves...

Running Lombard Street - Hills, Hills and more Hills!

Running in San Francisco again. Ran out Grant st up to Lombard and then ran up the hill to and through the 'Crookedest street in the World". Then ran over to the Chestnut St stairs and down through the Larkin St Neighborhood to the waterfront. Took Columbus Street back to Broadway, where I ran up the steepest hill (Kearney St) in San Fran again and then came back Kearney to Market and then to the hotel for a great five mile run! Forgot my heartrate monitor, but overall was a GREAT run.... Have I mention how much I love this city?

First Run in San Francisco to Coit Tower

Running on Easter Sunday in San Francisco! WOW huge hills, a 31 percent grade on Kearny street then again climbing up to Coit Tower. Took a quick break at the top to take in the scenery. Incredible view, makes me glad that I took the initiative and went for a run this morning before we went out for breakfast with Brett and Elisha.

Longest run of the new year!

New 8 mile route! Great run! Took trinity out slower, got comfortable and then decided to keep going! Ended up going exactly 8 miles at just under 9 min/mile. Not too bad for my longest run of the year! Trinity was even tired by the end! That NEVER happens! Burned off 1201 calories in the process.

Trainer time... AGAIN :-(

It was extremely windy today; 40mph winds! Actually blew a rock through my passenger's side window while I was at work! SOOOO, figured it might be a good idea to work out indoors today. Therefore it was back on the trainer for the Muscle Breakdown workout from Spinervals.

On the trainer again...

It was pouring rain outside so I had to hop back on the trainer again... After the past two days, decided to do the Recovery and Technique Spinervals video. Nice and easy, nice and easy...

Hitting the Track again...

Running track. 1 mile warmup, 2X100 strides, then 1200 moderate (5:09), then 400 recovery, 1200 hard (5:03), 800 recovery, 4X400 moderate (1:34, 1:34, 1:36, 1:35). Felt pretty tight and tired from my ride yesterday. Definitely need to get a recovery workout in tomorrow. Will be felling the after effects tomorrow for sure. Last two 400's had some serious side stitches and was laboring.