Tryptophan Two Hour Two Mile Loop Fun Run

3rd group run for this long weekend, so after the hilly trail run wasn't quite sure what the body was going to do today and what pace I was going to be able to keep. The last 2 runs started at 9am which was a treat so getting up to the 7am start today was hard, got up with no issue except for a slight tightness on left calf which quickly worked itself out. Got dresses had 2 slices of bread with Nutella and mixed up a bottle of Accelerate (this is what I have been using all weekend and it had worked out great with minimal soreness).
Got to the running store late at 7:02am but they were running late since we didn't start until 7:15, got my #, the intention is to drop apiece of paper with your number on it for a drawing at the end of the race for each loop you do (didn't win any thing).
Wasn't sure what pace I wasn't going to go but knew I wanted to do at least 5 loops, started out the first loop in the 9:30 pace and felt fine so decided to see if I could hold the pace for all 5 loops. At the end of loop 5 was still feeling great and had time to do 1 more so went for it. Great run glad I got up to do since it was also nice a lot of runners I haven't seen in a while. Got a chance to test out a Brooks running vest, very nice and comfortable.

Got back home and did 52mins of strength training using Kelly Coffer Meyer's workout DVD.

Out at Shaker

So with my whole running partners doing Bill's Badass 50k today and knowing that the wisest thing is not to bother going there since I will end up running it, I decided to go down to Shaker Heights and run with the group from the Cleveland Running Company. There was 4 of us for the early start @ 8:30am got in 3 miles then went back to the store to pick up more people for the run that started at 9, we ended up in 3 separate group, I was in the middle group doing about a 10:30pace or faster, with the group we got in 4 miles but I turn ed around and went for an additional 3 to make it 10 for the day. Even though my schedule called for 14, I was fine with 10 since I did 11:11 yesterday and only had 4 scheduled. Got back to the store and the owner had stuff for us banana, grapes and water. There was a nutritional class after the run which I stay for, low calorie sweet potato casserole was provided, by the time I got back home I was tired and quite sleepy, took a 2 hour nap and spent the rest of the day cleaning, laundry and jewelry making.

Group Run

I went out today with the North East Running training Group, I always have miss feeling about group runs, since I am not very fast will there be someone to run with, it is kind of hard to drive 40 mins only to end up running by myself. Well, I did most of this run by myself, had a couple of problems it started snowing when we started running and since I had a beanie on and not a cap, the snow was building up on my glasses which means I couldn't see(no wiper on glasses to remove snow) and with everything I had on being wicking I couldn't even clean my glasses. I was running behind a group until about mile 3, when I noticed a restroom, but someone was in it so waited for about 3 mins for her to get out so I could get some toilet paper to use in wiping my glasses, which means now the group was completely gone and I was definitely on my own, I know it was an out and back, I just have to get to 5 miles and turn around. I was concern about the last 2 miles since that was in a residential area and I wasn't sure where to turn but once of the runners came back to bring me back since he knew I was new and didn't know the area.

The run back was miserable, since now not only was it snowing it was also windy, I ended up taken my glasses off since I could see a thing, at least with them off I could see right in front of me. the neighborhood roads weren't plowed so it was like running through mud I was just ready to be done. I did enjoy meeting the group but not sure if it was worth the 1 hour 20 mins trip to run by myself.

We do take a lot of things for granted by running through the neighborhood in Concord today with so much snow on the roads, I realize how lucky I am that the Solon City Snow crew takes cleaning the side streets as important as the main street.

Got in 10.1 miles in Concord, OH

PM

10mmins on the spin bike to warm up

Exercises in the Shoulder workout

• Pike Push-up-n 15/15/15
• Band Front and Lateral raise Combo-using Reebok light band 12/12/12
• Band Reverse Fly's - Reebok light band 15/15/15

5 mins on the Stepper

Exercises in the Leg  workout-using 15# dumbell

• Forward Lunge-10/10/10/10
• Side Lunge-10/10/10/10
• Back Lunge-10/10/10/10
• Seated Calf Raises-30/30/30/30
• Standing Calf Raises30/30/30/30

Sun Salutation A - 6 rounds