Thursday, January 11, 2007
Late in the Game
Today's Run: 5.0m
Run Time: 51:00
Total Miles to Date: 256.2
Thoughts on the Run:
I say, "late in the game" because I had several other runs scheduled this week - a 4, an 8, a 4, then rest, and this weekend is an 8/16 double-header. The wireless applications company I'm involved with has had a phenomenal week with lots of projects and new hires, so this meant a lot of my time in the office helping bring people up to speed and building other aspects of the business. Unfortunately, it also meant no runs. Yes, I could have bit the bullet and gone for a sub-32 run in the early AM or completed these later in the night, but frankly I felt it would be best to rest and catch up. Today I caught up on that rest and went for a morning run ... not too cold at 37, not too warm either. I decided since I am doing back-to-backs this weekend that I would just do a mid-distance 5.
The run went well ... I knocked it out in 51 minutes or about a 10-minute mile. The cold runs aren't so bad when I'm dressed properly, but they do leave me with a lingering cough.
I was excited to see the scale read 208 this morning ... I was 215 when I began the journey. My first goal is 195 by marathon, less because of appearance (I feel great at this weight) and more because of performance and having less weight to carry on the track. Depending on how I look and feel, I'll set a second goal for the ultramarathon.
Eats - I'm just going to dump a running list from the past three days for now:
Lots of Nature Valley bars (Oat's N Honey, Peanut Butter, Maple Syrup, etc)
Clif Bars and Clif Bar Builders (the high protein)
Trader Joe's Whole Grain Salsa Fresca tortilla chips
15-bean soup
Water crackers
Yogurt
Ethnic Gourmet Chicken Tandoori and Spinach
Ethnic Gourmet Palak Paneer
Ethnic Gourmet Chicken Korma
Tamarind Tre eChana Dal Masala
Tangerine Juice
Kashi 7 Grain Waffles
Organic hashed browns (pan seared with olive oil)
Scrambled eggs
Cranberry juice
Nitrate-free bacon
Lots of coffee
Dry roasted peanuts salted with thai pepper and lemon grass
Soft shelled chicken tacos from Taco Bell
French toast made with organic Challah bread, omega-3 eggs, and all natural maple syrup
Almond Breeze chocolate milk
The breakdown (M/T/W)
Calories: 2302 / 2613 / 2559
Fat: 53g (17g sat) / 116g (33g sat) / 73g (15g sat)
Cholesterol: 89mg / 470mg / 305mg
Sodium: 2910mg / 4330mg / 3220mg
Potassium: 2110mg / 1290mg / 1290mg
Carbohydrate: 342g (43g fiber/112g sugar) / 289g (26g fiber/53g sugar) / 406g (30g fiber/82g sugar)
Protein: 89g / 115g / 80g
There ya go!
Jeremy
Run Time: 51:00
Total Miles to Date: 256.2
Thoughts on the Run:
I say, "late in the game" because I had several other runs scheduled this week - a 4, an 8, a 4, then rest, and this weekend is an 8/16 double-header. The wireless applications company I'm involved with has had a phenomenal week with lots of projects and new hires, so this meant a lot of my time in the office helping bring people up to speed and building other aspects of the business. Unfortunately, it also meant no runs. Yes, I could have bit the bullet and gone for a sub-32 run in the early AM or completed these later in the night, but frankly I felt it would be best to rest and catch up. Today I caught up on that rest and went for a morning run ... not too cold at 37, not too warm either. I decided since I am doing back-to-backs this weekend that I would just do a mid-distance 5.
The run went well ... I knocked it out in 51 minutes or about a 10-minute mile. The cold runs aren't so bad when I'm dressed properly, but they do leave me with a lingering cough.
I was excited to see the scale read 208 this morning ... I was 215 when I began the journey. My first goal is 195 by marathon, less because of appearance (I feel great at this weight) and more because of performance and having less weight to carry on the track. Depending on how I look and feel, I'll set a second goal for the ultramarathon.
Eats - I'm just going to dump a running list from the past three days for now:
Lots of Nature Valley bars (Oat's N Honey, Peanut Butter, Maple Syrup, etc)
Clif Bars and Clif Bar Builders (the high protein)
Trader Joe's Whole Grain Salsa Fresca tortilla chips
15-bean soup
Water crackers
Yogurt
Ethnic Gourmet Chicken Tandoori and Spinach
Ethnic Gourmet Palak Paneer
Ethnic Gourmet Chicken Korma
Tamarind Tre eChana Dal Masala
Tangerine Juice
Kashi 7 Grain Waffles
Organic hashed browns (pan seared with olive oil)
Scrambled eggs
Cranberry juice
Nitrate-free bacon
Lots of coffee
Dry roasted peanuts salted with thai pepper and lemon grass
Soft shelled chicken tacos from Taco Bell
French toast made with organic Challah bread, omega-3 eggs, and all natural maple syrup
Almond Breeze chocolate milk
The breakdown (M/T/W)
Calories: 2302 / 2613 / 2559
Fat: 53g (17g sat) / 116g (33g sat) / 73g (15g sat)
Cholesterol: 89mg / 470mg / 305mg
Sodium: 2910mg / 4330mg / 3220mg
Potassium: 2110mg / 1290mg / 1290mg
Carbohydrate: 342g (43g fiber/112g sugar) / 289g (26g fiber/53g sugar) / 406g (30g fiber/82g sugar)
Protein: 89g / 115g / 80g
There ya go!
Jeremy
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Good luck on your ultra quest.
Remember that you can miss the weekday runs, but the long runs on the weekend are key to your success. Don't skip those, if possible.
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Remember that you can miss the weekday runs, but the long runs on the weekend are key to your success. Don't skip those, if possible.
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