Double Digits Baby!!!

Well another week, another run without our whole squad cause Mr. Coffee came down with a bug. Get well Rubber-toe and we'll see you on the trail next week....

So, Maximus and I decided to take on a challenge this week and go for the 10 miler and our first try for double digit miles. And the weather decided to make it even tougher on us. It rained the whole way which wasn't necessarily all that cold but it was awful wet.

We tucked in back under the I-182 bridge instead of starting on the hill and headed out to the 5 mile marker along the river. We took about a minute break there to throw down some beans and a gel shot which was obviously too long cause we stiffened even in the short break.

We were both hurting a bit but toughed it out and cruised in just under 90 minutes. It was a bit slower than we'd like to run in a race setting but great for our first double digit endeavor and good for the confidence.

Gonna be a sore one tomorrow but the feeling is great reaching new goals every week!

Train on,
Luke

Body seeks sleep

So like I promised myself, I ran 8 miles. I did those 8 on the Richland trail and to be honest I was suprised that I did all of those miles and only stopped once, at the turn around point!

I was a little annoyed about all the saturday morning walkers and stroller pushers taking up the entire path, I didn't know what to do except keep running and move around. I enjoyed two performance beans during my run and unsatisfing amounts of water once I got to my car. the weather was still a bit chilly at 43 degrees.

I'll be looking forward to our Tuesday run without all the pedestrians that presented themselves on Saturday.

Hope your weekends are going great! Maxene

PC death.

So, my computer has been going out late at night and running with some questionable ladies... Low and behold, he picked up a virus... So, I didn't get to post about yesterday's run so here is the skinny...

Rob and I headed out w/o Maximus and actually started our run back up on the bridge coming into Richland from Pasco. It was pretty close to accurate for our distance along Howard Amon. Anyway, we took off together and split after a few miles. Both Rob and I improved on our runs from the previous week, so it was a good day...

And nice day as well. Upper 50's with some sun for part of the run. Only downside was the uphill we had to finish on but it was actually kind of fun.

It will be good to get our 3rd Crazy back for next week. I'm eyeing 10 miles but that may be lofty. My marathon-er friend from Yakima signed up for the Snake River Canyon Half Marathon and is being awfully persuasive to get me to join him. March 6th is the date so we'll see if I can be ready by then. If any one else (c'mon please oh please oh please!!!) wants to do it with me, I'm sure we can carpool :-)

Anyhow... Time to go discuss with my PC the dangers of unprotected web sufing ;)

Later,
Luke

At least I did something

So I bummed out and missed tuesday training with the gang and decided to hit the gym treadmil with what was going to be an easy 3miler but then my remorse set in and I wound up doing 5 miles in a little under 40 minutes. I'm happy I still ran but full of self disapointment that I didn't do the promised 8 miler. Saturday I will catch up and do my self justice by logging 8 miles.. I hope.

Maxene the half Loca

They made me pose for this one, not the first one though.

Well, last Thursday I did two miles with my wonderful wife at a quick paced walk. She's feeling a bit better and it's been driving her crazy not being able to run. She's been hard core about going every day.

Anyhoo, today I did the five mile trail run around Bennington Lake (Mill Creek). I thought we were going to get rained on and the trails were going to be nice and muddy. But, alas, the weather was perfect and the trails were amazing.

Maybe it will be better next time.

I felt super good, enjoyed the weather and the running was great.

5 miles in 54 min.

Lots of hills

So since tuesday I have been consistanly hitting the gym with cardio, some light weights and a few miles here and there. Tuesday I went to Runners Sole in Kennewick and got fitted according to my right sided shin splint, low arches, and history, they had me do some little diagnostic tests to see where I was needing support. I ended up leaving with a Brooks brand of shoe. I tested them out Wednesday at the gym on the treadmil, 1 mile into my run I switched out my old Nike shoes with my new bright white Brooks and my right leg flaired with pain immediatly... so I switched back to a cardio machine and didn't run any further.

I took Thursday and Friday off and they were much needed since I had already worked out 5 days in a row.

Saturday I anticipated my long indoor run and was shooting for 7 miles. I had bearly finished 5 miles with the aid of sipping some water and allowing myself one performance jelly bean to melt in my mouth (yummmm) and a good break in between my 3rd mile to once again switch out my Nikes for my New Brooks and this time I felt a huge difference. I felt I was able to run lighter and smoother. I think my body was just hurting wensday and not willing to run any further than 1 mile since we had done that long run the day before. Well I ended up completing 6 miles and some arm workouts.

Today (Sunday) I completed 3miles entirely in my Brooks and I am pretty sure I have found my match! I am ending this week with 15 miles completed entirely, todays run starts the count for next week..

Keep up the work Half Locos!!!

Maxene

Wenatchee Half!

Ok guys. Time to do it...

I registered for the Wenatchee Half today online. No turning back now!

Been working all the rest of the week so my workouts have been minimal. I did get a workout in on Thursday that was good though. Got some weights in which felt good and did 45 minutes of cross training. Gotta work tomorrow all day too but I'm gonna rise and shine to an early 3-4 miler outside so I don't die on our long run Tuesday.

Also, got some Clif Shots at R.E.I. so I'm gonna test them out Tuesday. And, I'm looking into a hydration belt they have there, just not needing it yet with our distances.

Side note: Ate at Sushi Ya tonight and my buddy kicked down $150 to the joint if that gives you any idea how much sushi we went through! It was among the best sushi I've ever had!

Later,
Luke

2nd long run...

Well the half crazies banged out another long run yesterday outside and we all did fairly well. It was about an hour and we ran 6-7 miles. The weather was a little warmer than last week which was nice and didn't burn the lungs as badly.

Might have found a new long run meal that I like... pancakes, peanut butter, bananas and sugar free syrup! Had tons of energy and didn't feel too full :-)

Anyway, I think we all are developing a nice base and the push for 13.1 is getting exciting...

Train on,
Luke

So the plan was to go and do a 5 mile trail run around Bennington Lake, and I never thought that I would say this, but it got too warm and the trail turned to mud.

Instead Jess and I went to the local track, I ran while she stretched the legs a bit. I only got in a couple miles when my knee started acting up. Instead of going the distance I came home and iced it for a good long while, thinking about Tuesday.

It's a process.

Robb

Oh I almost forgot, I use a couple of cameras. The little one is a sony cyber-shot, I got it a few years ago so if you're looking for something new then there are better cameras out there today for the same price. Then there is the big one, a "Pentax *ist D",it isn't super high end but it dose what I need it too.

Long run Saturday

Decided to just try a timed run yesterday to get used to being on my feet. 60 minute run at a slow and steady pace and it felt pretty good. Only slowed to take a few sips of Propel.

Wasn't sure how it would go because I was testing a new pre-long run supplement of 4 Keystone lights and 2 glasses of cheap red wine the night before :-) Didn't seem to phase me though, but I'm sure my sweat stunk like cheap booze.

My last timed race was the St. Patties 10k (6.2m) last year:

My time was 47:19 and I was somewhere around 10th for my age group if I remember correctly. Ran a quick first mile, cruised the next 4 and then kicked my last mile...

Probably gonna register for the Wenatchee at the end of this week (payday)

Luke

Tuesdays run was a great way to start our 2010 training. After our fabulous 5miler run outside in Richland, I felt I still needed to pump some iron to complete my workout, so I headed to my local gym to do so. Once at the gym I felt the need to run out 2 more miles bringing my day to a total of 7 miles. The following day I wasn't in as much pain as I was expecting and my black toe did a'right, it is still attached and didn't experience any pain. Today I'm on my way to the gym to do some cardio conditioning and Sunday will be my long run I'll be aiming for 7 miles.

Hey can you guys post your PR and your distances, types of trails competed in and any special ways you got through those runs.

I'll start with my mine:
12/05/09- 5K PR - 24:06

Flat trail, small crowd, cold weather conditions, I won for my catagory and felt awesome. I didn't eat but I drank about 2 cups of coffee 1 hour before the race and jammed out to my iPod.


Maxene

Doh!

I like the Homer shot whoever scored that one!

Anyway, nothing exciting about my workout today but just trying to loosen the tight muscles. I did a fast 3 miler and finished it off with some abs and weights.

Just thinking ahead about Tuesday's run and I think we should shoot for a 10k... Any thoughts on that distance? There is a chance there might still be some snow around so we'll see how the weather holds...

Anyhow, train on Half Crazies... (technically only 5 months of school left too!)

Luke

Robb here. Just got done running 3 miles in 27:03 and I'm feeling a lot better than I have in a while. That 5 mile really did me good. Just need to keep it up and be patient.

And the fun begins!

Well, the blog begins with Max, Robb and I (Luke) busting out a 5 miler today. We all finished in 50 minutes or less as we are just building a base right now for the Wenatchee Half Marathon in April. We all had our issues from tight muscles to burning lungs but we are in a good spot right now with just over 4 months of training time left. We will all be thankful when the warmer gets here!

Train on team Half Crazy!