So, after a long sabbatical from running and and an even longer one from writing seriously, I have recovered. Last week, July 14-18, I attended the Taos Summer Writers' Conference. It was a wonderful week for me in more than one way. I learned so much about what it means to be a writer and what I need to do to make my writing better. Taos is located @ 8,000 ft above sea level. This allowed for cleaner, fresher, and cooler air. I decided it would be a good idea to establish a schedule for myself, in hopes to continue in the writing life. As I have already made clear, within this blog, running is a part (when healthy and uninjured) of my life already. Adding the altitude to my availability, i picked Taos as the perfect opportunity to commit myself to the two disciplines.
Waking up - Running - Cleaning up - Writing...
Monday- July 14- 4 miles @ 8,000 ft, easy
Tuesday- July 15- 45 min @ 8,000 ft, moderate
Wednesday- July 16- 1 hr @ 8,000 ft, moderate
Thursday- July 17- 35 min @ 8,000 ft, moderate
Friday- July 18- 4 miles @ 8,000 ft, hard
Monday- July 21- 40 min (back in Austin), Westcreek
Wednesday- July 23- 1/2 mile wrmup, 4 x 800's @ 3:05 pace, mile cool down @ 8:00 pace
Thursday- July 24- 40 min, hard, Town Lake Trail
Friday- July 25- 40 min, moderately easy, Westcreek
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Week 45
Monday- I'm back; woke up early (6 a.m., cooler temp) to run before school... easy 30 minutes on hills of Exposition from house on Forest Tr. Felt good, no pain.
Last few Weeks (41-44)
Because of the pain mentioned in the Week 40 post, I took some days off to recover. I ran 7 miles a day for 3 days April 24, 25, 26... These were wonderful runs, however, I encountered knee (bursa), lower back, and achilles pain.
I took off two full weeks from running. April 27 - May 11
It was depressing and I found myself longing to run; I missed it while it was gone.
I took off two full weeks from running. April 27 - May 11
It was depressing and I found myself longing to run; I missed it while it was gone.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
week 40
Monday- ran 50 minutes, moderate... forest tr to left on windsor to right on pecos to left on 35th to right on mt bonnel, up steps @ mt bonnel, down left to mt bonnel over to right on balcones left on 35th right on pecos left on windsor right on forest tr.
Tuesday- same route, same intensity, but backwards... ran up balcones and down the other side
**Sustaining mid-week knee pain; stopped running for the rest of week**
Tuesday- same route, same intensity, but backwards... ran up balcones and down the other side
**Sustaining mid-week knee pain; stopped running for the rest of week**
Thursday, April 3, 2008
week 39
Sunday- Cap 10k, rainy & humid... 45:45, felt great afterwards (almost like i hadn't even run it)
Monday- 60 minutes easy to moderate on las vegas blvd, perfect weather, sunny and 59
Wednesday- 55 minutes, same route, same conditions
Friday- 40 minutes moderate, forest tr to left on windsor to left on exposition to lake austin blvd, turned around back on exposition to 35th, turned around ran on exposition to left on windsor right on forest tr
Saturday- 4 miles, easy... forest to enfield down path to town lake to zilker... threw football around for about 45 min and then back
Monday- 60 minutes easy to moderate on las vegas blvd, perfect weather, sunny and 59
Wednesday- 55 minutes, same route, same conditions
Friday- 40 minutes moderate, forest tr to left on windsor to left on exposition to lake austin blvd, turned around back on exposition to 35th, turned around ran on exposition to left on windsor right on forest tr
Saturday- 4 miles, easy... forest to enfield down path to town lake to zilker... threw football around for about 45 min and then back
Monday, March 24, 2008
week 38
Monday- 47 minutes, moderate to hard... town lake under mopac to zilker, lap on road around, and then out on stratford to redbud to lake austin to town lake under mopac
Wednesday- 49 minutes, moderate to hard... forest to left on windsor to right on pecos to left on 35th up to mt bonnel road till bridge, turned around ran back stayed straight on pecos past windsor to left on enfield left on exposition right on bridle path left on forest. Ran early morning 6 am, had forgotten how good it felt to run before starting my day
**rest of week off going into cap 10**
Wednesday- 49 minutes, moderate to hard... forest to left on windsor to right on pecos to left on 35th up to mt bonnel road till bridge, turned around ran back stayed straight on pecos past windsor to left on enfield left on exposition right on bridle path left on forest. Ran early morning 6 am, had forgotten how good it felt to run before starting my day
**rest of week off going into cap 10**
Monday, March 17, 2008
week 37
monday- moderate 4 miles, + 5 minutes of fartleks (was going to run 800 repeats but the track i ran to was not a 400 m track)
tuesday- moderate to hard 4 miles... bull creek near 45 th headed north to hancock then west to shoal creek to white rock and back (miles 13 and 14 of the 2008 at&t austin marathon)
thursday- massage
friday- 7 miles, moderate to hard, up and down... forest to right enfield to hopi to left on windsor right on rockmoor around sweetbrush back to right on windsor to right on matthews down to scenic to pecos and back to windsor/rockmoor intersect straight on rockmoor to left on cherry till right on hopi left on enfield to left on forest
Saturday- 92 min (10 miles) easy to moderate, forest to right on enfield to left on lake austin to exposition, (met up with jo and beth) turned around ran lake austin to rockmoor to scenic to left on pecos right on 35th right on exposition, left on lake austin to town lake (beneath mopac) ran up trail to enfield to forest and home
tuesday- moderate to hard 4 miles... bull creek near 45 th headed north to hancock then west to shoal creek to white rock and back (miles 13 and 14 of the 2008 at&t austin marathon)
thursday- massage
friday- 7 miles, moderate to hard, up and down... forest to right enfield to hopi to left on windsor right on rockmoor around sweetbrush back to right on windsor to right on matthews down to scenic to pecos and back to windsor/rockmoor intersect straight on rockmoor to left on cherry till right on hopi left on enfield to left on forest
Saturday- 92 min (10 miles) easy to moderate, forest to right on enfield to left on lake austin to exposition, (met up with jo and beth) turned around ran lake austin to rockmoor to scenic to left on pecos right on 35th right on exposition, left on lake austin to town lake (beneath mopac) ran up trail to enfield to forest and home
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