This might take longer than I thought. Recovery, that is. Today was my first run post Pike Peak, and it was brutal.
Feldman, C-Man, Teresa, J3 and I went for a run close to the Capital Pursuit route. The pace was at least 30 seconds per mile slower that usual but felt 30% harder than normal. Luckily for me, J3 ran a 1/2 marathon yesterday and Feldman raced a 5K yesterday. Curtis was ready to roll though so we had to hold him back a bit.
My goal was to get back to full on training next Monday. That may have to wait...
After the run we went to Baby Boomers for breakfast and some of their world famous speedy service. By speedy I mean, we walked in around 9:30 and the food was on the table at 10:30. Good thing we had no other plans.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
John Deere 5K
Teresa's first annual John Deere 5K went off perfectly. This was Teresa's first go as a race director and John Deere's first shot at hosting a race.
300+ athletes sign up for the event...plus another 80 or so kids.
All in all it was a great event!
Now back to me. DUDE, how is it that my legs still hurt? C'mon, it's been a week with no running and barely any walking. This stinks. I am not pleased with my recovery.
Tomorrow's plan is to run at 7:00 with the gang. We will see...
300+ athletes sign up for the event...plus another 80 or so kids.
All in all it was a great event!
Now back to me. DUDE, how is it that my legs still hurt? C'mon, it's been a week with no running and barely any walking. This stinks. I am not pleased with my recovery.
Tomorrow's plan is to run at 7:00 with the gang. We will see...
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Pikes Peak Marathon
That was the hardest race I have ever done. It's not even close. Here I am writing this 70+ hours later and the soreness in my legs is not going away.
I went in to this race a bit banged up but feeling pretty good. If everything went really well I was looking to complete the PPM in 5:30. 3:30 up and 2:00 down. That would be good enough for top 100 based on recent year's results.
The day started off well enough. Nick, Sam, Lizzie, Andy and I headed down to the start around 6:00 a.m. It was a bit cool but the weather forecast told us that was going to be a hot day. The forecast would be right. I kept my fluids up and got amped up for the race.
The race started and I had made my first mistake about 30 seconds into the race and went out too fast. I know it was dumb, but I felt good and a 7:46 first mile doesn't feel too fast. I knew I was pushing my luck when at mile 2 people were cheering for the first place woman. So I backed off...not because I knew I should, but because I was in a bad spot way too early. The next two miles were really rough. Just keep moving forward. Miles 5, 6, and 7 felt good. The course flattens out a bit through here and I was able to recover a little.
At Barr Camp my time was 1:36 or a minute faster than last year. I thought there was a chance I could beat last year's ascent time. After Barr Camp it gets steeper and the air gets thinner. That is stating the obvious I know. This stupid race just keeps going up and up. My calf muscles gave up at mile three and were hanging on by a thread...maybe just a fiber. By mile 10 my quads joined he fun and started to cramp. This was starting to get fun.
At the A-Frame I was at 2:22...still ahead of pace. Still in pain. My quads were not happy. The good news was that after three more miles of climbing I could completely destroy them on the way down. It was about this time I began to see Nick closing in on me. It was hard to tell how far back he was. All the switch backs made it tough to gage. It didn't matter though because there was nothing I could do to keep him from closing the gap. I spent 2 miles with him in my rear view mirror. I was certain Nick would pass me with about 1 Mile to go. Nick must have hit a rough patch too, pretty soon he was starting to fall back a bit. The last mile took me about 22 minutes.
The top / turnaround was odd. Not sure what I expected, but when you get to the top, you get your bib signed and turn right back around. I reached the summit in 3:39 (three minutes slower than last year and nine minutes off of my goal) I was a bit delirious, a lot tired, and pretty sure I was short half of my brain cells from lack of oxygen...so, down I went.
The entire descent was a blurr. My legs were burning and I have zero experience running down a mountain. I knew that it was going to hurt if I went easy and it would hurt if I went hard. So I went as fast as I could. The less time in pain the better. I was able to pass about 10 people on the way down. It was very quiet on the descent. The race had spread out a lot at this point. There was a stretch where I didn't see anyone for a mile or so. Just keep moving.
The last two miles are really steep (what? really?) but they are on pavement. It was hard to control the speed. The last mile was the only sub 7:00 mile I had. It also hurt the most. My legs were in a full on revolt at that point. I kept waiting for them to lock up. Somehow they kept moving.
I crossed the line in 5:48:49. I missed both my ascent goal and descent goal by 9 minutes each. After doing this race, I am happy with the results. Who knows how much my fast start hurt me. I don't think it made a big difference overall.
Results -
Ascent Descent Total
Chris Brooks 3:39:34 2:09:15 5:48:49
Nick Elliott 3:40:57 2:23:58 6:04:55
Elizabeth Burt 5:01:31 3:13:16 8:14:47
Samuel Reno 6:30:48 3:24:24 9:55:12
Sam's story is a whole other blog entry. He had a great story of a day. Needles to say, he cowboyed up and made the most of a rough day. The best last place finish I know about.
Everyone did great! Nick and Lizzie both beat their Ascent times from last year, Sam made it an adventure, and our fearless Sherpa Andy was perfect in his support role. (Next year we support, Andy runs) Delsin ran the Ascent the day before and got into a fight with the altitude. The altitude had it's way with Delsin for while, but he came back strong and had a good finish.
So, another great Pikes Peak experience. The race lived up to the hype and the legend.
Maybe next year the DOUBLE....
I went in to this race a bit banged up but feeling pretty good. If everything went really well I was looking to complete the PPM in 5:30. 3:30 up and 2:00 down. That would be good enough for top 100 based on recent year's results.The day started off well enough. Nick, Sam, Lizzie, Andy and I headed down to the start around 6:00 a.m. It was a bit cool but the weather forecast told us that was going to be a hot day. The forecast would be right. I kept my fluids up and got amped up for the race.
The race started and I had made my first mistake about 30 seconds into the race and went out too fast. I know it was dumb, but I felt good and a 7:46 first mile doesn't feel too fast. I knew I was pushing my luck when at mile 2 people were cheering for the first place woman. So I backed off...not because I knew I should, but because I was in a bad spot way too early. The next two miles were really rough. Just keep moving forward. Miles 5, 6, and 7 felt good. The course flattens out a bit through here and I was able to recover a little.
At Barr Camp my time was 1:36 or a minute faster than last year. I thought there was a chance I could beat last year's ascent time. After Barr Camp it gets steeper and the air gets thinner. That is stating the obvious I know. This stupid race just keeps going up and up. My calf muscles gave up at mile three and were hanging on by a thread...maybe just a fiber. By mile 10 my quads joined he fun and started to cramp. This was starting to get fun.
At the A-Frame I was at 2:22...still ahead of pace. Still in pain. My quads were not happy. The good news was that after three more miles of climbing I could completely destroy them on the way down. It was about this time I began to see Nick closing in on me. It was hard to tell how far back he was. All the switch backs made it tough to gage. It didn't matter though because there was nothing I could do to keep him from closing the gap. I spent 2 miles with him in my rear view mirror. I was certain Nick would pass me with about 1 Mile to go. Nick must have hit a rough patch too, pretty soon he was starting to fall back a bit. The last mile took me about 22 minutes.
The entire descent was a blurr. My legs were burning and I have zero experience running down a mountain. I knew that it was going to hurt if I went easy and it would hurt if I went hard. So I went as fast as I could. The less time in pain the better. I was able to pass about 10 people on the way down. It was very quiet on the descent. The race had spread out a lot at this point. There was a stretch where I didn't see anyone for a mile or so. Just keep moving.
The last two miles are really steep (what? really?) but they are on pavement. It was hard to control the speed. The last mile was the only sub 7:00 mile I had. It also hurt the most. My legs were in a full on revolt at that point. I kept waiting for them to lock up. Somehow they kept moving.
I crossed the line in 5:48:49. I missed both my ascent goal and descent goal by 9 minutes each. After doing this race, I am happy with the results. Who knows how much my fast start hurt me. I don't think it made a big difference overall.
Results -
Ascent Descent Total
Chris Brooks 3:39:34 2:09:15 5:48:49
Nick Elliott 3:40:57 2:23:58 6:04:55
Elizabeth Burt 5:01:31 3:13:16 8:14:47
Samuel Reno 6:30:48 3:24:24 9:55:12
Sam's story is a whole other blog entry. He had a great story of a day. Needles to say, he cowboyed up and made the most of a rough day. The best last place finish I know about.
Everyone did great! Nick and Lizzie both beat their Ascent times from last year, Sam made it an adventure, and our fearless Sherpa Andy was perfect in his support role. (Next year we support, Andy runs) Delsin ran the Ascent the day before and got into a fight with the altitude. The altitude had it's way with Delsin for while, but he came back strong and had a good finish.
Maybe next year the DOUBLE....
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Tick Tock
Nothing too interesting to report tonight. My dad is in town and came over for dinner tonight. Good times.
If my unscientific rehab plan works, I will be back running on July 24th. The 24th is the day of Bix...but I won't be running that.
Today is the 11th day of not running. I don't know if I can take 17 more days of this.
When I get back at it, I will start with a 2-3 week reverse taper. I won't be able to get my miles up to 50 a week prior to Pikes Peak. The plan as of today will be to train right up to the Pikes. I shouldn't have enough miles on my legs to need much a taper going into it.
Blah, blah, blah. I am boring myself as I type this.
back in the water...
If my unscientific rehab plan works, I will be back running on July 24th. The 24th is the day of Bix...but I won't be running that.
Today is the 11th day of not running. I don't know if I can take 17 more days of this.
When I get back at it, I will start with a 2-3 week reverse taper. I won't be able to get my miles up to 50 a week prior to Pikes Peak. The plan as of today will be to train right up to the Pikes. I shouldn't have enough miles on my legs to need much a taper going into it.
Blah, blah, blah. I am boring myself as I type this.
back in the water...
Monday, July 5, 2010
4th Weekend
We are back in Des Moines after a nice weekend.
Too much swimming. But, there is a lot more swimming ahead. Wisham got me into the North Y on Saturday morning. I forgot my normal swim jammers and had to wear a very long pair of Brooks shorts. They are pretty long when they are dry, but ridiculously long when wet. They looked like kulats or man capris. Great look for me and my short little legs.
I was able to swim for 45 minutes and do 15 minutes of core work. Booooring. The salt from the pool dried on my face and made my beard look even more gray / white than it already does.
Today I was back in the pool at PLF for the exact same workout. 45 in the pool and 15 of core.
This leg has to heal quickly. I can't take it.
Teresa had two really solid runs this weekend. She hammered out an impressive Bix @ 6 on Thursday and then got a PR for the 10K at Firecracker.
What else...we spent some time with Dave and Michelle, hung out with my Dad, met up with Chad, Dave, and Damian, had pizza with Megan and the girls, met Todd and Ronnie for a drink, went to Fischer Fest, and saw my cousin. Fischer Fest was insane by the way...they should call it Fischerpalooza. It was like Woodstock for families, but without the drugs and mud...although I did leave early.
Other than that, it was a pretty quiet weekend. I am looking forward to getting to work so I can relax.
check out my "other blog" at http://runchump.blogspot.com
I was able to swim for 45 minutes and do 15 minutes of core work. Booooring. The salt from the pool dried on my face and made my beard look even more gray / white than it already does.
Today I was back in the pool at PLF for the exact same workout. 45 in the pool and 15 of core.
Teresa had two really solid runs this weekend. She hammered out an impressive Bix @ 6 on Thursday and then got a PR for the 10K at Firecracker.
What else...we spent some time with Dave and Michelle, hung out with my Dad, met up with Chad, Dave, and Damian, had pizza with Megan and the girls, met Todd and Ronnie for a drink, went to Fischer Fest, and saw my cousin. Fischer Fest was insane by the way...they should call it Fischerpalooza. It was like Woodstock for families, but without the drugs and mud...although I did leave early.
Other than that, it was a pretty quiet weekend. I am looking forward to getting to work so I can relax.
check out my "other blog" at http://runchump.blogspot.com
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Well, it is official. I have tendonitis and something else called tenosynovitis. Just a fancy medical way to say that have strained my tendon, it is swollen, and so is everything around it. Including the tendon skin. It isn't really called "tendon skin", I just can't remember the real term.
So what does all of this mean? No running for 2-6 weeks. 2 weeks if I am super lucky and twice as awesome as I think I am. Probably 4 weeks if I do everything I need to do to recover properly. Six weeks if I am a dummy and try to do too much to soon...and re-injure it.
I didn't take the news too well this morning. I have been on a good run and felt poised to drop some good times. This changes things a bit. No worries though...(now) I will do what I have to do and be rocking it by mid July.
Okay enough of that. Teresa, Kristy, and me hit the pool and did some water jogging. I don't think I was doing it right before. It was a lot harder today. (shut up Curtis) We did some intervals and were in the water for about an hour. The workout would have lasted longer but Kristy was too busy flirting with the boys...or boy...or Mark.
I started with an easy swim, and closed with an easy swim.
After the gym Teresa and I met Curtis, Delsin, and Kristy at Saints. They have really good Garlic Fries.
So what does all of this mean? No running for 2-6 weeks. 2 weeks if I am super lucky and twice as awesome as I think I am. Probably 4 weeks if I do everything I need to do to recover properly. Six weeks if I am a dummy and try to do too much to soon...and re-injure it.
I didn't take the news too well this morning. I have been on a good run and felt poised to drop some good times. This changes things a bit. No worries though...(now) I will do what I have to do and be rocking it by mid July.
Okay enough of that. Teresa, Kristy, and me hit the pool and did some water jogging. I don't think I was doing it right before. It was a lot harder today. (shut up Curtis) We did some intervals and were in the water for about an hour. The workout would have lasted longer but Kristy was too busy flirting with the boys...or boy...or Mark.
I started with an easy swim, and closed with an easy swim.
After the gym Teresa and I met Curtis, Delsin, and Kristy at Saints. They have really good Garlic Fries.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Water logged
Please let me heal quickly. I had to spend my workout time in the pool. I swam a bit, water jogged a bit, swam a bit, water jogged a bit, back and forth for about 45 minutes. It was not fun.
I felt like a kid who got grounded and sent to his room. And while in his room he just stared outside at all the other kids, just wishing he was out there playing too. But he wasn't so he pretended he was anyway. Lifetime is a brilliant television network.
Except I am a grown man stuck in a swimming pool by myself. And I was forced to watch all these able bodied people run past the pool windows. It made me sad. I think I even saw a couple of them say something funny...and I just wanted to know what they said. Is it odd that I laughed when they laughed? I just wanted to feel like I was a part of something.
Hopefully my shin deal heals up real soon.
Hey, but I did mow my yard and have chili. So, I have that going for me.
Hopefully my shin deal heals up real soon.
Hey, but I did mow my yard and have chili. So, I have that going for me.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Interesting Weekend
Based on Dr Feldman's poolside diagnosis, I do not have "shin splints", rather I jacked up my peroneal tendon. Good news, it may be easier to heal than shins splints. Bad news, I need to take a week or so off from running.
Today Teresa and I did a little water jogging so I could keep the cardio up. Certainly not my favorite activity.
Back to Saturday, we ran about 9.5 miles at the downtown YMCA, rode about 25 miles from downtown to Cumming. Later we met up at Saints, and everyone made fun of me for being old.
Good times -
Thursday, June 24, 2010
New Pain Same Route
Ugh. Yesterday I hurt my shin on the track. I thought it would go away...but not so fast. It was really tender at the start of the run. The harder I ran, and more I pushed off of my toes, the worse it was. Boo.
I was still able to get a good 8 miles in. Jake, Pete, Mark and I ran the usual route from the gym. Jake ran back to the house with me..and then back to the gym. See my GARMIN info HERE. We need Feldman to come back and get the group going faster again.
Curtis's Volvo (is it Curtis' or Curtis's) would not start this morning. Maybe these Scandinavian cars aren't all that after all? Nah. You know what though? The team at Willis Volvo took care of it as usual.
Some of you may remember that I went and saw Marcus Luttrell speak this winter. It was awesome...great story...great book. I have added this handy Amazon.com widget on the left so you can get the book or download it for your Kindle. See, I make the world an easier place. I have a signed copy of the book too, you are welcome to borrow it. Although I looked for it earlier tonight and could not find it.
Wow, this is really turning into a nerd blog...more nerdy running talk...less funny. Boo.
I was still able to get a good 8 miles in. Jake, Pete, Mark and I ran the usual route from the gym. Jake ran back to the house with me..and then back to the gym. See my GARMIN info HERE. We need Feldman to come back and get the group going faster again.
Curtis's Volvo (is it Curtis' or Curtis's) would not start this morning. Maybe these Scandinavian cars aren't all that after all? Nah. You know what though? The team at Willis Volvo took care of it as usual.
Some of you may remember that I went and saw Marcus Luttrell speak this winter. It was awesome...great story...great book. I have added this handy Amazon.com widget on the left so you can get the book or download it for your Kindle. See, I make the world an easier place. I have a signed copy of the book too, you are welcome to borrow it. Although I looked for it earlier tonight and could not find it.
Wow, this is really turning into a nerd blog...more nerdy running talk...less funny. Boo.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Too tired
I am too tired to blog, so I will just post a quick update.
Yesterday in the HEAT I ran 6.2 miles (two laps around raccoon) at 6:54 pace. See Garmin info HERE. It was tough because of the heat, I was going to do three laps at 7:15 pace, but only did 2...a bit faster.
Today was a track day. I ran to the track with Mark. Kristy and Jeff did their own speed work, Mark did an 800 with me. Jake didn't make it. My splits for the 800s are below, I did 6 of em.
Yesterday in the HEAT I ran 6.2 miles (two laps around raccoon) at 6:54 pace. See Garmin info HERE. It was tough because of the heat, I was going to do three laps at 7:15 pace, but only did 2...a bit faster.
Today was a track day. I ran to the track with Mark. Kristy and Jeff did their own speed work, Mark did an 800 with me. Jake didn't make it. My splits for the 800s are below, I did 6 of em.
- 2:51
- 2:51
- 2:55
- 2:57
- 2:57
- 2:51
With the 3 mile warm up, the 400 jog between 800s, and the 3 miles jog home, I ended up with 11.50 miles on the day. See Garmin info for today's run HERE.
Hey, my new Brooks shoes came in today. They are pretty sweet.
Sorry for the short post, I will try better next time.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday
My little piggy went wee wee wee all the way...again sickos it's not what you think.
Okay so what about the running. I met Jake at Raccoon for a 3 lap (9 mile) run. We ran a nice easy 7:30 pace and then compared Volvos. seriously...stop it! I'm not bragging but my Volvo is bigger than Jake's. dude
Mrs. Brooks is in the QC today and tomorrow for work. So I am flying solo tonight. And I just realized that I am using my free time to BLOG. The nerdy keep getting nerdier.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
The greatest ever
Back to running...I ran from home to my office downtown. It wasn't a full tempo run, but I did run hard. I ended up averaging 6:59 for the run. See Garmin info HERE.
When I got to the office I ran a cool down just shy of 2 miles. Teresa met me at the office and we walked in the Heart Walk...about three miles. The dogs came along, it was a good morning.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Hot Laps
Whoa Nelly. What a hot day.
I ran a track workout with Jake today. 90+ degrees with WIND. Here is how the track conversations went. "okay, let's do 8 X 800 today." "alright, it's a little warm out, how about if we do 6 X 800." "hey, there is no shame in running 5 X 800 on a hot day like today." You know, 4.5 X 800 is a good workout!"
That's right. We ran 4 1/2 800s. The half an 800 (otherwise known as a 400) was only because the 1:45 pace just wasn't going to cut it.
Mix in the 3 mile warm up, 3 mile cool down, and some 400 recovery jogs...and you've got 9.63 miles. See Garmin info HERE.
In the last 7 days I have put in over 60 miles. That is why I get to take tomorrow off. The chart below shows the last seven days.
I ran a track workout with Jake today. 90+ degrees with WIND. Here is how the track conversations went. "okay, let's do 8 X 800 today." "alright, it's a little warm out, how about if we do 6 X 800." "hey, there is no shame in running 5 X 800 on a hot day like today." You know, 4.5 X 800 is a good workout!"
That's right. We ran 4 1/2 800s. The half an 800 (otherwise known as a 400) was only because the 1:45 pace just wasn't going to cut it.
In the last 7 days I have put in over 60 miles. That is why I get to take tomorrow off. The chart below shows the last seven days.
Count: | 8 Activities |
Distance: | 62.78 mi |
Time: | 07:53:45 h:m:s |
Elevation Gain: | 1,264 ft |
Avg Speed: | 8.0 mph |
Calories: | 4,499 C |
Alright kids, have a great weekend! Good luck to K-Dorf and Lizzie at Grandma's on Sunday. It's all downhill!!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tough Day
Probably because I started out way too fast. The first mile was a bit under 7 minute pace (6:53). The Second mile was 6:36. About a quarter mile into the 3rd mile I felt really light headed and weak. (yeah, weaker than normal). So I slowed it down and closed that mile at 7:11. The fourth mile was a different story...7:57 pace. Bliggity Blammo.
Then I got my second wind for mile 5 & 6, and I dropped back under 7:00 pace. Today was a goofy day. I ended up averaging 7:10 for the 6.2 miles. Not bad all things considered.
Came home and mowed the yard.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Start PT keep running
Yep, I started back at PT today. He did a lot more work on my total core. The last time we focused on my ab. This time we worked all around my ab...the lower back, the hips and hip flexors, the hamstrings, and obliques. Pretty tough deal but good.
Tonight I ran to the gym, ran 4 miles, ran 3 miles, and ran home for a grand total of 9.95 miles. Running with Mark (aka Wolverine)
is sometimes like running with Jiffy Pop. Dude is all over the place...like a "fart in a skillet".
Feldman wants to do a tempo run on Thursday at 5:45 pace. Um, I can barely run 1 mile at that pace.
Guess I'd better rest up.
What else? Not much, just busy "Living The Dream"
Teresa made tater tot casserole tonight. Dem's is good. Dem's is real good.
Tonight I ran to the gym, ran 4 miles, ran 3 miles, and ran home for a grand total of 9.95 miles. Running with Mark (aka Wolverine) 
is sometimes like running with Jiffy Pop. Dude is all over the place...like a "fart in a skillet".Feldman wants to do a tempo run on Thursday at 5:45 pace. Um, I can barely run 1 mile at that pace.
Guess I'd better rest up.
What else? Not much, just busy "Living The Dream"
Teresa made tater tot casserole tonight. Dem's is good. Dem's is real good.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Indoor, outdoor, indoor
Pictures from Dam to Dam came back. The shirt is really yellow...not green like the picture looks. Man my hair looks really grey in the first picture...you know, cause its jet black in real life. If the camera adds 15 pounds, I'd better start lifting some weights.
What a gnarly day. We got about 150 yards from the gym and the rain came in a big way. So, we went back inside and ran the track, blah. I don't like that track. After a bit over an hour of indoor running and we went back outside for a 7 mile cool down. Looks like we got 15.75 miles in or so.
Last night Feldman ran me through the ringer for a tempo / track workout. Basically, 2 mile warm up, 4 miles @ 6 minute pace, and a 2 mile cool down. 12 hours later we are dropping 15+ miles. What is tired?
Now back to the present
What a gnarly day. We got about 150 yards from the gym and the rain came in a big way. So, we went back inside and ran the track, blah. I don't like that track. After a bit over an hour of indoor running and we went back outside for a 7 mile cool down. Looks like we got 15.75 miles in or so.
Last night Feldman ran me through the ringer for a tempo / track workout. Basically, 2 mile warm up, 4 miles @ 6 minute pace, and a 2 mile cool down. 12 hours later we are dropping 15+ miles. What is tired?
In the last 30 days I have run a lot of miles for me. 216 miles in a month...not bad eh?
Count: | 26 Activities |
Distance: | 216.59 mi |
Time: | 27:04:18 h:m:s |
Elevation Gain: | 4,525 ft |
Avg Speed: | 8.0 mph |
Calories: | 21,532 C |
Monday, June 7, 2010
The blog is back in town
Not really, just a slow night of television.
So what's been happening in the super awesome life of Chris Brooks you ask? If you really asked that, then you are a bigger nerd than I am, and quite frankly I am a little frightened by you. Please stop reading my blog...you are creeping me out. Seriously. Log off now.
So I ran Dam to Dam. I wanted to break 1:20:00 but sadly I lack talent and ran a 1:20:16. There is a good chance I will be crying myself to sleep for weeks. Not true. Real men don't cry. I will just punch a wall until my fists bleed because I am a badass. Not true. I will get over it 48 hours ago. It's just running.
What else? Um, I ran with JG, Downs, Swish, Petey, and Kristy tonight. We ran midgetville and Swish explained to us what a "Pirate" is. Don't ask.
I go the Doc tomorrow for a CT Scan on my ab. Why am I going to the Dr for my ab? Cause their SICK. Bamm! (that was for you Kris)
Have a good night campers!
So what's been happening in the super awesome life of Chris Brooks you ask? If you really asked that, then you are a bigger nerd than I am, and quite frankly I am a little frightened by you. Please stop reading my blog...you are creeping me out. Seriously. Log off now.
So I ran Dam to Dam. I wanted to break 1:20:00 but sadly I lack talent and ran a 1:20:16. There is a good chance I will be crying myself to sleep for weeks. Not true. Real men don't cry. I will just punch a wall until my fists bleed because I am a badass. Not true. I will get over it 48 hours ago. It's just running.
What else? Um, I ran with JG, Downs, Swish, Petey, and Kristy tonight. We ran midgetville and Swish explained to us what a "Pirate" is. Don't ask.
I go the Doc tomorrow for a CT Scan on my ab. Why am I going to the Dr for my ab? Cause their SICK. Bamm! (that was for you Kris)
Have a good night campers!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tempo Tempo
Raccoon for two quick laps -
Avg 6:45 for 6 miles
1 7:06
2 6:55
3 6:47
4 6:42
5 6:33
6 6:27
Nice negative splits. Sadly they were brutal...legs felt really heavy. This was the 6th day in a row of running. It's time to rest the dogs. I cannot run Saturday morning either, so it will be later on Saturday before I get back out. My legs will like the 36 hour rest.
We are thinking about getting another whippet (dog). They make it way too difficult to get a dog. I think it is a sign. "Dog People" are weird.
I got some of my Brooks running swag today. Total buzz kill. The t-shirts were too big, the shorts were the wrong size, and the other shorts go to my knees. Maybe I am just too short?
Avg 6:45 for 6 miles
1 7:06
2 6:55
3 6:47
4 6:42
5 6:33
6 6:27
Nice negative splits. Sadly they were brutal...legs felt really heavy. This was the 6th day in a row of running. It's time to rest the dogs. I cannot run Saturday morning either, so it will be later on Saturday before I get back out. My legs will like the 36 hour rest.
We are thinking about getting another whippet (dog). They make it way too difficult to get a dog. I think it is a sign. "Dog People" are weird.
I got some of my Brooks running swag today. Total buzz kill. The t-shirts were too big, the shorts were the wrong size, and the other shorts go to my knees. Maybe I am just too short?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Anxious
I really want to get my miles up. The abs feel better every day, just trying not to re-injure anything. So for right now I am trying to play it cool. Next week I will ramp the miles up a bit. I will probably get to about 40 miles this week and then step it up slowly. Last year this time I was a lot farther along.
My next planned race is Bix...so I have plenty of time.
I am going to our Atlantic and Ft Dodge offices tomorrow. Five hours in the car for three hours of meetings. Fun day.
No pop in over a week.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Catch Up
I haven't updated in a few days. This thing is hard to keep up with.
Sunday -
I went to the gym again for 30-60 minutes...wasn't sure how I would feel. Curtis was there and ran the first bit with me and the Feldman showed up to run with Mark and she ran with me for about 10 minutes. That broke up the run nicely.
The the tri geeks showed up. I couldn't let them beat me. Pride is a bitch. It was good though. It forced me to drop the pace for 20 minutes. I am guessing that I ran a bit over 6 miles.
Monday -
Good to get outside again. Pete, Curtis, Jeff, Mark, and I ran from the gym. Weird run. We ran the first mile slow and then turned on the jets. I didn't get anaerobic, but it was close. Mark and Jeff had no mercy. When we got back to the gym I did my core work and then ran a 1 miles cool down.
Tuesday -
Sushi for lunch at Myabi 9. Good.
I haven't been to Raccoon River Park for a while so thought I would head down. I did not feel great today. I forgot my watch and had to use my cell phone as a clock. boo. I ran too fast. boo.
Teresa dropped me off at the gym after. Did my core work and ran home.
Done.
Sunday -
I went to the gym again for 30-60 minutes...wasn't sure how I would feel. Curtis was there and ran the first bit with me and the Feldman showed up to run with Mark and she ran with me for about 10 minutes. That broke up the run nicely.
The the tri geeks showed up. I couldn't let them beat me. Pride is a bitch. It was good though. It forced me to drop the pace for 20 minutes. I am guessing that I ran a bit over 6 miles.
Monday -
Good to get outside again. Pete, Curtis, Jeff, Mark, and I ran from the gym. Weird run. We ran the first mile slow and then turned on the jets. I didn't get anaerobic, but it was close. Mark and Jeff had no mercy. When we got back to the gym I did my core work and then ran a 1 miles cool down.
Tuesday -
Sushi for lunch at Myabi 9. Good.
I haven't been to Raccoon River Park for a while so thought I would head down. I did not feel great today. I forgot my watch and had to use my cell phone as a clock. boo. I ran too fast. boo.
Teresa dropped me off at the gym after. Did my core work and ran home.
Done.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Inside again
The weather was rough so I opted to run indoors today. So did Pete, Curtis, Kristy, Christy, and Mrs. Brooks. Sorry Striders, it was just a bit too slick for me.
Anywho, I ran 1:15:00 at a pretty easy pace. I am guessing we got 10 miles or so in. Curtis and Kristy went a bit further. They logged 12 miles. The abs felt pretty good. I don't like doing all this core work but it seems to be working.
After the run we went to Gateway for some delish breakfast. Too bad they were so slow...I really like their food.
Reno and I are going to see Alice in Wonderland tonight, Teresa and I already went to church, and Northern Iowa beat number 1 Kansas. Another good day.
Anywho, I ran 1:15:00 at a pretty easy pace. I am guessing we got 10 miles or so in. Curtis and Kristy went a bit further. They logged 12 miles. The abs felt pretty good. I don't like doing all this core work but it seems to be working.
After the run we went to Gateway for some delish breakfast. Too bad they were so slow...I really like their food.
Reno and I are going to see Alice in Wonderland tonight, Teresa and I already went to church, and Northern Iowa beat number 1 Kansas. Another good day.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
151.0
Last day PT today went well. First run post PT went well. Me being awesome is going well. This blog, well...
This was the first weekday in a long time that I ran outside. Can you say 65?
"65"
Pete, Mark, Shauna (sorry, not sure how to spell Shauna...might be Shanna), Curtis, Jeff, and I ran from PLF. Most of the group ran 4, Mark and I ran 6 almost.
I don't know if Shauna / Shanna will ever run with us again. We need Feldman back. That's not a crack on Shauna / Shanna. It's a crack on Mark, Curtis, Pete, and Jeff. Certainly not me.
Let's see, what else? Anyone want to talk health care? Yeah, didn't think so.
G'night Gs!
Oh, I almost forgot. I weighed 151.0 today, hence the title to this blog entry.
This was the first weekday in a long time that I ran outside. Can you say 65?
"65"
Pete, Mark, Shauna (sorry, not sure how to spell Shauna...might be Shanna), Curtis, Jeff, and I ran from PLF. Most of the group ran 4, Mark and I ran 6 almost.
I don't know if Shauna / Shanna will ever run with us again. We need Feldman back. That's not a crack on Shauna / Shanna. It's a crack on Mark, Curtis, Pete, and Jeff. Certainly not me.
Let's see, what else? Anyone want to talk health care? Yeah, didn't think so.
G'night Gs!
Oh, I almost forgot. I weighed 151.0 today, hence the title to this blog entry.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
It's on
I signed up for the Pikes Peak Marathon today. Awww man. Delsin signed up for the Ascent, and N & L signed up for the marathon too. Time to get my training on.
Tomorrow is my last PT visit. I think. Hopefully it goes well and get to it.
Yesterday I ran at the gym with Curtis and Mark. We started out nice and slow but picked the pace up nicely. The weather is nice and supposed to be better tomorrow...but not better this weekend. Boo.
Tonight I went to Dr. Ganske's (former US Congressman) house to meet Congressional hopeful Jim Gibbons. Those of us that have been in Iowa for a long time know the Gibbons boys for their 10 state championship wrestling titles. Jim went on to coach Iowa State.
Also there tonight was former Speaker of the House, Speaker Hastert. Very cool.
I came home and had a little turkey chili and water. mmmm. Healthy schmealthy.
Tomorrow is my last PT visit. I think. Hopefully it goes well and get to it.
Yesterday I ran at the gym with Curtis and Mark. We started out nice and slow but picked the pace up nicely. The weather is nice and supposed to be better tomorrow...but not better this weekend. Boo.
Tonight I went to Dr. Ganske's (former US Congressman) house to meet Congressional hopeful Jim Gibbons. Those of us that have been in Iowa for a long time know the Gibbons boys for their 10 state championship wrestling titles. Jim went on to coach Iowa State.
Also there tonight was former Speaker of the House, Speaker Hastert. Very cool.
I came home and had a little turkey chili and water. mmmm. Healthy schmealthy.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Great Weather
Nice day. It was nice to see the sun shinning and the temps high. So I celebrated the warmer day by working out indoors again.
Pete agreed to join me on the elliptical for 30 of my 60 minute workout. I didn't want to push my luck by running after yesterday went so well. Not too much can be said about the elliptical. I hate it...but it works.
After my hour was up, I did my stretches and core work. Almost as boring as the elliptical.
After going in to the office for some catch up, I took the dog to the park for a quick trail run. Most of the trails we usually run were washed out. We still had a good time and probably got 2-3 miles in. It was nice to get him out for some good exercise.
Pete agreed to join me on the elliptical for 30 of my 60 minute workout. I didn't want to push my luck by running after yesterday went so well. Not too much can be said about the elliptical. I hate it...but it works.
After my hour was up, I did my stretches and core work. Almost as boring as the elliptical.
After going in to the office for some catch up, I took the dog to the park for a quick trail run. Most of the trails we usually run were washed out. We still had a good time and probably got 2-3 miles in. It was nice to get him out for some good exercise.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Perfect Ten
No, not me. Thank you for thinking I was a perfect ten. Sadly, I am a only a solid 9.85.
We ran a bit over 10 miles at a "medium hard" pace. It wasn't perfect but it went better than expected. It was also faster than I expected. We rolled out the first mile at just under 8:00. After than we kept getting faster.
I'm sure you are on the edge of your seat wondering how the abdomen felt. It's hard to answer...it felt strained the entire time, but good. My form was good and my breathing was good. The more I can relax, the better it felt.
Feldman, Downs, Swisher, and I hung together for the first 8 miles. Feldman was putting pressure on us and pressing the pace. With each mile our pace got quicker and quicker. The last two miles we dropped down to low 7's, with the last mile at 7:03.
For the whole run we ended with 10.25 miles at 7:20 pace. The last mile I could really feel the ab burning. The good news is that is felt good after the run.
Thank you to Feldman for breakfast! I "forgot" my wallet. Swisher ate 22,000 calories at Palmers. What a display.
Oh yeah, Nick put in 20 miles today. He looked good. Nice work!
We ran a bit over 10 miles at a "medium hard" pace. It wasn't perfect but it went better than expected. It was also faster than I expected. We rolled out the first mile at just under 8:00. After than we kept getting faster.
I'm sure you are on the edge of your seat wondering how the abdomen felt. It's hard to answer...it felt strained the entire time, but good. My form was good and my breathing was good. The more I can relax, the better it felt.
Feldman, Downs, Swisher, and I hung together for the first 8 miles. Feldman was putting pressure on us and pressing the pace. With each mile our pace got quicker and quicker. The last two miles we dropped down to low 7's, with the last mile at 7:03.
For the whole run we ended with 10.25 miles at 7:20 pace. The last mile I could really feel the ab burning. The good news is that is felt good after the run.
Thank you to Feldman for breakfast! I "forgot" my wallet. Swisher ate 22,000 calories at Palmers. What a display.
Oh yeah, Nick put in 20 miles today. He looked good. Nice work!
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