31 Hour Fun Run

County Loop

Each year for the last few years around my birthday I run my age in miles.  This year I'm going to mix it up and run my age in  hours instead of miles.  Starting on 27April13 at 6Am I'm going to run Country Loop in Mount Zion. With a Saturday 6AM start time I'll finish at 1PM on Sunday.   This is just shy of 5 and a half miles.  I'll run this over and over again till I run out of time to finish a loop. At that point I'll finish off the time on the Mount Zion Track.  Any and all runners are welcome to join me for as much or as little as they want. Cyclists that are out are welcome to deviate from their normal routes and … [Read more...]

Training 02Apr-08Apr

Monday Weight Session @ gym Track Meet Mount Zion High School Girls Tuesday Track Session 7 miles Weight Walking Hill session – 3 trail miles with lots of hills, 50lb weight vest Wednesday Weight Session @ gym Coaching MTZ High School Girls 2 miles Thursday Hill Session - Tempo Trail Run attack downhills 6 miles Friday Step Session - 10min backwards 11 in step no weight, 20 min forward 14 in step 36lbs, 5 min forward 14 in step no weight Tempo Run with Fartleks 5 miles Saturday Strength training bodyweight session Sunday 7 mile hike Busy week plus traveling so I was off my schedule as far as routine goes, … [Read more...]

Training 26Mar-12Apr

Monday 2000m swim Body weight strength training session Tuesday Track session – 7 miles total High School Girls Track Team – 4 miles Step Training with 11 inch step - 10 min Backwards @ 50lbs, 20 min Forward @ 50lbs, 5 min Forward @ 96lbs Wednesday 2500m swim Weight training @ gym Thursday Hill session – 6 miles total High School Girls Track Team – 4.5 miles Weight Walking Hill session - 3.5 trail miles with lots of hills, 50lb weight best Friday Rest Saturday Clinton Lake Ultra 30 mile with 11lb vest 8 mile cool down run pacing friend to his finish Sunday 10 mile road bike Weight training @ … [Read more...]

Training 19Mar – 25Mar

Monday 2500m swim Body weight strength training session Tuesday Track session – 7 miles total High School Girls Track Team – 6 miles 30 minute step training with 11in step – 10 mins @ 40bs, 10mins @ 43lbs, 10mins @50lbs additional weight Wednesday 2500m swim Weight training @ gym Thursday Hill session – 9 miles total High School Girls Track Team – 6 miles Friday Rest Saturday Long run finished off with 5k race - 10lb XL 18.2miles total Sunday 16 mile road bike Weight training @ gym Good week of training. Got back on the bike and actually made it outside for a change. I put up the indoor cyclo … [Read more...]

Training 12Mar-18Mar

Monday 2500m swim Body weight strength training session 200 Push Ups - 4 x 50 Tuesday Track session - 7 miles total 30 minute step training with 11in step - 10 mins @ 40bs, 10mins @ 43lbs, 10mins @50lbs additional weight 200 Push Ups - 4 x 50 with 10lb vest High School Girls Track Team - 6 miles Wednesday 2500m swim Weight training @ gym 200 Push Ups - 4 x 50 with 10lb vest Thursday Hill session - 9 miles total 256 Push Ups 5 x Failure reps (52, 51, 51, 50, 53) High School Girls Track Team - 5 miles Friday Rest/Travel Day Military Saturday Rest/Military Sunday PT Test Military 2 min Push Ups - 83 2 min Sit … [Read more...]

200!

I don't look this pretty doing these

Thanks to a short notice for a PT Test with the Army I suddenly have to increase my skill at push ups instead of a slow gradual progression I was hoping for. 17 days notice instead of a few months before my next one. Granted I can ALWAYS pass a PT test, I wanted to destroy my next one. I worked out with my coaches (or they told me and I said sure) a crash training program. 14 days of 200 per day, each day getting harder and harder. Once this is over I'll go on a more sensible training program - till then I'm rocking 200 per day! Day 1 200 push-ups as 20 sets of 10 reps. You can split these any way you wish e.g. 20 x 10 with a short rest … [Read more...]

Training 27Feb – 04Mar

Monday 2000m swim Body weight strength training session Tuesday Track session - 6.5 miles total 30 minute step training with 11in step - 10 mins @ 40bs, 10mins @ 43lbs, 10mins @50lbs additional weight Wednesday 2500m swim Weight training @ gym Thursday Hill session - 6 miles total 200 push ups all day 20 sets x 10 reps Friday High School Girls Track Team – 2 miles 200 push ups all day 20 sets x 10 reps with 10lb vest Saturday Weight training @ gym 200 push ups all day 10 sets x 20 reps Sunday Long Run on road - 16 miles 200 push ups all day 10 sets x 20 reps with 10lb weight vest Little light on the … [Read more...]

Training 20Feb – 26Feb

Monday Swim 2500m Bodyweight strength training session Tuesday Track session - 7 miles total High School Girls Track Team - 5 miles Step Training - 20 mins with 40lbs Wednesday Swim 2500m - drag chute drills Weight training @ gym Thursday H.I.T. strenght, core and plyo at Legacy Martial Arts Zumba! at Legacy Martial Arts Friday Weight training @ gym Military pulled me away this past weekend so no long run. I did get to go to the MMA studio over in Quincy IL I train at when I'm over there. The owner let me sit in on a few classes, it's good to know people. Zumba was enjoyable and reminded me yet again that I'm the … [Read more...]

Training 13Feb – 19Feb

Monday 2500m swim - drag chute speed drills Bodyweight strength training Tuesday Track Session - 7 miles total High School Girls Track Team - Coaching - 6 miles total Step Training - 30min with 36lbs Wednesday 3200m swim Weight Training @ gym Thursday High School Girls Track Team - Coaching followed by my own session of hill repeats - 8 miles total Friday 20 min Yoga 4 hours Social Tennis Saturday Indoor Trainer - Road bike 10 miles (intervals) Bodyweight strength training @ gym Sunday Long Trail Run - 18.6 miles total Lack of sleep on a few nights hurt some of the times I was going for, but I still got out … [Read more...]

Training 06Feb – 12Feb

Monday 2100m swim - drag chute speed drills Bodyweight strenght training Tuesday Track Session - 6 miles total High School Girls Track Team - Coaching - 4 miles total Step Training - 30min with 30lbs Wednesday 2600m swim Weight Training @ gym Thursday Hill repeats trail - 8 miles total High School Girls Track Team - Coaching - 5 miles total Friday Rest Saturday Indoor Trainer - Road bike 8 miles (intervals) Bodyweight strenght training Sunday Long Trail Run - 15 miles total This is the first week of a new phase of training where I'm adding weight training for strength instead of just bodyweight excersises. … [Read more...]