Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sept 12- Oct 9

Sept 12-18
Monday
am-5+

Tuesday
am-6
pm-Progression run 8 miles 43:30 (5:52,45,36,30,24,15,07,01) w/up 3 c/down 3 total 14

Wednesday
am-6+
pm-9 miles with colleen at Amherst

Thursday
am-15 miles  First 5 w/Zach

Friday
am-6 miles
pm-4 miles

Saturday
am- 5 miles tempo 4x200 at amherst track
5:17,18,17,19,09) 200's avg 34 w/up 4 c/down 3 total- 13

Sunday
off sick
Total-80 miles

Sept 19-25

Monday
am- 6 miles (still sick)

Tuesday
pm-Workout  some 2k's and 1k's w/up-3 c/down 3 total 12

Wednesday
am-10
pm-3 w/zach

Thursday
am-Workout 10 mile progression run then 2mile fartlek (5:55,50,45,35,35,30,30,25,25,10) 2mile (10:43)
w/up-2 c/down-2 total 16

Friday
am-5 miles
pm-11 miles + strides

Saturday
am-10 miles first 5 w/Colleen

Sunday
pm-16 miles 5 x hill sprints

Total-90 miles

Sept 26- Oct 2

Monday
am-off
pm-12 first 5 w/ Zach

Tuesday
pm-Workout at mines falls tempo 8k w/up-4 c/down-3 Total 12

Wednesday
am-5 miles
pm- 8 miles w/Colleen and 20 mins w/Zach

Thursday
am-14 miles 1:27  easy progression run
pm-3 miles

Friday
pm-wo ,2k, 3x1k, 2k, 1k with 200 jog rest  5:50 mile before to help Colleen (6:05,3:05, 3:03, 3:04, 6:00, 2:52) w/up-3 c/down 3 Total 13

Saturday
am-91 mins at Rail Trail first 40 with Colleen

Sunday
off Achilles really tight

Total-80 miles

Oct3-9

Monday
pm-10 miles

Tuesday
pm-wo 2xmile 4x800 with 90 sec rest (4:46,4:44,2:18,2:20,2:19,2:18)
w/up-4 w/down-3 Total 12

Wednesday
am-9 miles
pm- 6 miles

Thursday
am-12 miles with last 2 fartlek in 10:21 (5:18, 5:03)

Friday
am-8 miles
pm- 5 miles

Saturday
am-5 miles
pm- 9 miles

Sunday
am-BAA Half-(Used as a long Tempo) Wanted to avg 5:25-5:30 1:20.06 w/up 2 c/down-2

Total-93 miles

The BAA Half didn't go as planned.  I was running right under 5:30 pace at 8 miles.  Then I decided it would be a good idea to take a gu w/water since it was starting to get hot out. Ive never run this long and had no idea what to expect.  Well within half a mile I got the worst side stitch ive ever had and had to jog the last 4 miles while stopping 5 or 6 times becuase it hurt so bad.  Im not sure if this was because of the gu but i have a feeling it might be.  Either way im still happy with this run b/c my goal was to just get in a solid tempo effort and a long run.  I did both and felt pretty good running under 5:30 pace for 8 miles which is the longest tempo run ive done in almost a year. So its nothing great but where im at right now this fall and my goals for the spring im happy with it.

I would also like to say thanks to the BAA for putting on such a great event.  This was my first experience with anything over 10k and I really enjoyed it. I dont think I will be running another half for a while but I still had a great time

Thanks for reading,
Tim

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Sept 5-11

Monday
am-12 miles at Umass Amherst 85 mins
pm-3+ miles with Colleen at Umass

Tuesday
am-off
pm- Workout with uml guys Goal 3xmile in 5 w/ rest mile in 5:45 on road
4:57,5:35,4:57,5:25,2:24
w/up-3 c/down 3

Wednesday
am- 8+ in Auburn 60 minutes
pm-6+ at Umass puffers trail 45 minutes

Thursday
am-13 miles at UML trails + strides
pm- 4 miles with Zach along river

Friday
am- 5+ in Auburn 40 minutes
pm- 4+ in Auburn with Colleen
5x200 strides + drills

Saturday
am- Race Canal Diggers 5k 15:50 (4:54,5:12,4:58)
w/up 4 c/down-6 with joseph for part and then a few of the cms guys
pm-6 miles with colleen. Helped her with last part of her workout.
+ drills & core

Sunday
am-14+ with Colleen at Rail Trail 1:47 minutes followed by ice bath in the river.

Total-101

First off I would like to apologize for not updating this blog in months.  I was hurt for a while and had no want to update this.  I started getting healthy and wanted to update this but I was just having a really good summer and enjoying the good times and people I was with.  I plan to update this weekly again. 

This was a solid week for me.  It doesn't look like a whole lot with the wo and race but just being healthy is a huge priority for me right now.  I just want to stay healthy and get a huge base under me this fall with a few races.  Im not putting a huge emphasis into this xc season and racing fast other than mayors cup and new england 10k (which I want to run well for myself but also the BAA since they support my running)  With that said it felt good to get out there and workout in general but with the uml guys as well. 

Hope everyone is still following and running well,
Tim

Monday, April 4, 2011

March 21- April 3 uh ohhhh

March 21-27

Monday
am-off
pm-8 miles 47 minutes

Tuesday
am- 5 miles
pm- 12x400 with 100 jog rest.  only did 9 avg 66-70 on them
w/up 3 c/down-3
abs + push ups

Wednesday
am-off
pm- 11 miles + push ups and abs

Thursday
am-off
pm- 12 miles + strides

Friday
off  had to work 8-7

Saturday
am-10 miles 61 minutes + 10 x hurdles 10x water pit (used a box in weight room)

sunday
am-wo  6 miles at 5:00-5:10 pace helping ruben with his 3x5 miles workout.
w/up-4 c/down-3
pm- 20 minutes

Total- 75 miles

March 28-April 3

Monday
am-5 miles
pm-12 miles + drills and strides

Tuesday
am-5 miles
pm- wo 8x400 over hurdles  avg 68-69 with 2 minutes rest
w/up-3 c/down-3

Wednesday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, core and push ups

Thursday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, and 2 water pits

Friday
am-3 mile shakeout
pm-Sam Howell Invite @ Princeton 3ksc-9:34
w/up-3 c/down-7

Saturday
am- 10 miles + drills
pm-3 miles

Sunday
am-7 miles (with walking bc knee hurt so bad)

Total- 93 miles

The last 2 weeks have been very good.  I have been feeling much better with the mileage and workouts are starting to come around.  The race at Princeton was just a rust buster.  I have never been known for running a fast first steeple (with the exception of last year but only b/c I was so sharpe from indoor nationals the week before).  My fastest opener was from 2 years ago at the spring break Miami Invite when I ran 9:33.  So after the race looking at the time of 9:34 i was happy with the effort. Not to mention my last "real" race was club nationals in December.  So with all that said the time is awful but I was very pleased with it.  Saturday we woke up early to get our run in before leaving for home.  I got in 10 miles and had a slight pain in my knee but figured it was because I raced the night before.  Sunday I woke up and planned on going 2 hours.  1 mile in and I already have a pain in my knee.  I think its just a pain im a distance runner it will go away.  3 miles later its getting worse so I decide to take the first turn back and only do 7 miles.  On the way back I had to the stop a bunch of times and walk because the pain is so bad.  I get home and ice the knee but the pain still wont go away.  If I move my knee at all it kills.  I had trouble sleeping because if I bent my knee at all it would hurt.  I woke up this morning and it is still hurting.  I had the same thing happen in hs and it was my mcl which put me out for about a month.  I really hope thats not the case but im taking the next few days off and seeing my doctor tomorrow.  Hopefully its not my mcl and its only somehting minor.  I will keep you all updated when I find out whats wrong.  

Thanks for reading,
Tim

Friday, March 25, 2011

Feb 28- Mar 20

Feb 28- Mar 6

Monday
am-off
pm- 8 mile progression run- 42:08  5:50, 5:45, 5:35, 5:30, 5:20, 5:12, 5:05, 4:50
 core and push ups

Tuesday
am- 7 miles 45 minutes + drills, strides and 10 x hurdles
pm-10 miles first 5 with gary + core and push ups

Wednesday
am-8 miles
pm-7 miles with Sarah + core and push ups

Thursday
am-off
pm- 13 miles + core and push ups

Friday
am- 8 miles
pm- 7 miles + core and push ups

Satursday
am-5 miles
pm-off

Sunday
am-13 miles + drills

Total- 91 miles

Mar 7-13

Monday
am-off
pm-12 miles + core and push ups

Tuesday
am-9 miles + core and push ups
pm- 6 miles

Wednesday
am- 4 miles 30 minutes
pm- Fartlek 8 x 3 min with 2 min jog  Ran between 4:35-5:00 pace 13 total + hurdle work

Thursday
am- 5 miles 38 minutes
pm-8 miles + strides

Friday
am- 13 miles in auburn + core and push ups
pm-off (leave for phila and chicago trip)

Saturday
am- Off (driving to Chicago all day)

Sunday
am-14 miles with ben on trailg in Chicago (very nice place to run)

Total- 84 miles

Mar 14-20

Monday
am-off IT band very sore from sunday long run.

Tuesday
am-off (driving in a car for 20 hours)

Wednesday
am- 4 miles 32 minutes (very sore from drive home)
pm- 10 miles 75 minutes + strides and hurdle work

Thursday
am-5 miles
pm- workout  3x800 2 x 400 with 300 jog  2:21, 2:23, 2:28, 72, 70  Legs very sore from all the travel and tough first workout in a while

Friday
am- 4 miles 30 minutes
pm-10 miles very easy

Saturday
am-5k (Race for a friend of mine running the boston marathon and for his father)
Ended up getting lost some how and ran just over 4 miles in 20:45.  11:00-9:45 (still placed 6th?, my buddy won in 20:15)  Glad i got lost.
pm-6 miles + drills and strides

Sunday
am- 17 miles while watching the New Bedford Half Marathon.  Congrats to all who ran.  Huge run for my boy Ruben sanca.  Debut 65:24 solo the whole way.  He will be running rotterdam marathon in early April.  If you dont already follow his blog take a look at it.  Very good stuff on his site

Total- 80 miles

My computer has officially crashed.  So thats why im not updating as often as I would like.  After my first track workout I know it will be hard for me to be ready to run 8:45 by mt.sac so I am no longer going.  I will run a local meet/road race around here and hope I can have a good one at penn relays.  Otherwise I will be looking to run a fast steeple in late may early june.  Being sick has really set me back but im looking to the future and am ready to work hard for the next couple of months.

Hope everybody is staying healthy and training well.
Cheers,
Tim

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Slowly Feeling Better

Feb 21- 27th

Monday
am- 30 minutes
pm- 60 mintues very easy.

Tuesday
am- 7 miles on treadmill + core and push ups
pm-7 miles + strides and 10x over hurdles

Wednesday
am-off
pm- 13 miles with 20 minute light progression run in middle. + strides, core, and push ups

Thursday
am-7 miles 52 mins
pm- 6 miles  43 mins

Friday
am-off
pm- 75 minutes at Syracuse with a few of the guys and Ben and Ryan on the indoor track

Saturday
am-off
pm- 15 miles 1:39 mins  achilles tight from running on indoor track

Sunday
am-off
pm- 12 miles 70 mins.

Total- 90 miles

This was a real good week for me.  It was the best week I've had since being sick.  I did a very light 20 minute progression run in the middle of a run because iI was feeling good that day and wanted to see what my limits are right now.  It felt very easy but I didn't want to push it.  I want to be patient.  It also gave me a lot of confidence that I havent lost much fitness.  I was always amazed when a friends of mine Nate Jenkins would be sick or miss a bit of training but come back so quickly like he missed nothing.  He always told me that because he has such a strong base it was fine, and he would be fine missing time here and there.  At the time I was so confused because for me if I take a few days I feel like im so out of shape.  Well now I realize what Nate was talking about.  Now that im almost 100% I feel as though I havent missed much when it comes to the longer stuff.  I did a workout this week that in the past I would have been crazy to even think about doing after struggling the last 8 weeks.  I will fill you in soon about that. 

I have put being sick and missing my indoor season behind me.  I have all my concentration and effort focused on the up coming season and running a fast 3ksc. 

I would just like to give a big shout out to everybody following me and my goal to a US Qualifier.  I really appreciate it.  Thanks all

Tim

Monday, February 21, 2011

Jan 24-Feb 20

Jan 24-30
M-am 12 on treadmill
     pm 5 miles on treadmill
T-am 5 miles
   pm-12 miles.  Attempted workout but I was still coughing and couldn't do more than one repeat.
W- off (body feels awful)
T-off
F-5 miles very easy
S-am-5 easy (shakeout)
   pm-Bu Terrier mile.  Dropped out at 1100.  went through the 1000 in 2:35-2:36  It felt very easy but then I started to cough and could't breathe again.
S-17 miles with 10 mile tempo- 54:30  Fetl very good and relaxed again
Tot-65

Jan 31- Feb 6
M-am-7 very easy
pm- 6 miles on treadmill
T-am-75 minutes in blizzard. + drills and strides.  15x over hurdle.
    pm-5 miles on treadmill + core and strides
W- am-8 miles easy
     pm -6 miles + strides
T-Off (body completely shut down again.  I felt like I had the flu.)
F-off
S-off
S-off
Total- 42

Feb 7-13
M am- 40 mintues + push ups
T  am-5 miles on treadmill
    pm- 5 miles on treadmill
W am-off
    pm-10 minutes bike 6 miles on treadmill in 33:40 + core and push ups
T am-15 minutes bike + 9 miles
 F am- off
    pm-7 miles hard + 5 min planks and push ups
S am-8 miles
   pm-6 miles
S-am off
    pm-9 miles
Total-62 miles

Feb 14-20

M- am-off
      pm-10 miles 60:25 + 5 min planks and push ups
T-  am-off
      pm-10 miles 64:21 with a few 400m strides + 6 min abs and push ups
W- am- 5 miles
      pm-8 miles + 5 min planks and push ups
T-  am- 9 miles + strides
F-  am-8 miles + strides
      pm-5 miles + core and push ups
S-  am-8 miles on treadmill + strides 5 min planks and push up
      pm-6 miles
S- am 4 mile shake out
    pm- USATF New England 5k-  Felt relaxed and very easy through 3k then my body was exhausted.

Total- 78

As Ive said before this has been a very frustrating 7 weeks.  I can usually handle just miles when Im sick, so thats what ive been trying to do.  Obviously this time my body was able to hand that which is why I had so many off days in a row.  Its very annoying that im missing a huge chunk of my training right now but I just keep thinking positive knowing that I have put in so much work over the last 5 years and a huge base this fall that I will be fine come the spring time.  I will just have to do everything right over the next couple of months.  At this point there is no room to mess around.  I need to take every step of running very serious and do all the little things I hate doing.  (for me this is just getting in the gym and doing core, strethcing more, rolling my legs out, taking is easy or rest when my body seems tired.)  Another thing that I have been working very hard on lately is what im eating.  I have been doing very well for myself lately with eating healthy.  So in a way me being sick is giving me the oppurtunity to work on all the little things I always take for granted.

I spoke with my teammate David Chorney at the meet yesterday after his mile.  He has made big steps this fall and indoor season.  David is also running the 3ksc outdoors for the BAA.  He ran close to 9 flat last outdoors and is in the same boat as me when it come to wanting the us standard.  So it got me really excited talking to him about races and training for outdoors.  Im looking forward the nice weather and working out with Dave.  I have never had a training partner when it comes to the 3ksc so I think it will really help both of us to improve and strive to run fast.

Cheers all,
Tim

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Indoor no more

Well the other day I found out why I have been sick and coughing for the last 6 weeks.  I have whooping cough.  So this has essentially put my indoor season to an end before it every really got started.  I tried to race a few early season races with one very poor performance, and two dnf's.  I knew going into all the races that I was sick and shouldn't be racing, but part of me was nervous.  I thought that if I didn't race indoors and run fast then my outdoor season was going to struggle and I wouldn't hit the A standard for US Nationals in the 3ksc.  The reason for that was because I had planned to get a lot of my speed work and shorter races in during the winter time.  To have a few months were I was running 110 miles a week but still getting in really fast races and workouts.  So not having an indoor season really ruined my plans.  With all that being said I got to the point were my body was just to run down and tired because I was trying to workout and race when I should be taking time off or running easy miles.  So I had a stretch of some very good days and high miles, but at the same time I had times were I didn't run for a few days because I was just to tired and felt like crap.  I finally realized that I just needed to take it easy on my body and rest it up.  It finally clicked in my head that if I miss a few workouts and miles now I will still be fine come outdoors. 

So now that I have sat down and realized what my body needs right now and what it cant do.  I have decided that I will take it as easy as my body needs for the next few weeks to get healthy.  I will start slowly getting back into workouts and miles.  I have a few big meets in April (Princeton Invite, Mt. Sac, and Penn Relays)  I have decided that I will use The first Princeton meet as a tune up to just get the rust out of my legs in the steeplechase ( If i run fast great but for those who have never run a 3ksc before, you should know the first one is always rough getting back into form)  Then at Mt.Sac and Penn Relays I will really go after the A standard of sub 8:46.  If I get the time I need then I will get ready to go for nationals.  If I dont then I will get ready over May to make another go at it during late May and early June and some high performance meets.

I will update you all with the last couple of weeks training (or lack there of) soon.  It just frustrates me when I have to write about off days or missing workouts when I know I should be runing fast if I was healthy.

Wish every one else the best and to stay healthy the rest of indoors
Tim

Monday, January 24, 2011

I just want to get Healthy

Jan 17-23

Monday
am-30 minutes bike.  Felt sick
pm- 10 miles very easy

Tuesday
am-70 minutes out in the Blizzard
pm-5 miles on treadmill + drills

Wednesday
am-am wo at tufts.  Goal 2x800 4-5x400 with 400 rest
2:20, 600- 1:41,  63,63,65,64
w/up 20 c/down 20
pm-6 miles

Thursday
am-10 miles
pm-off

Friday
am-10 miles in the snow again
pm-3 miles

Saturday
am-8 miles + strides
pm-4 miles + drills and strides

Sunday
am- 5 miles easy
pm-GBTC Invite-800m -2:05
w/up 30 c/down 30

Total- 91 miles

This was not a good week.  I am still dealing with being sick and it's very annoying.  I shouldn't have raced but I was nervous about trying to run a fast mile next week at terrier with no races.  So even though I was still sick I decided to run the 800 thinking it would be a good workout.  The race ended up serving no purpose and wasn't a good workout.  From the gun I put myself in the back and didn't even try and race.  It was as if I was doing 1 long stride.  I was never running fast enough to actually get tight or tired.  The only thing wrong was I had an awful cough and couldn't breathe about 200m in.  The uml boys had a good tune up for BU next week with a few guys running 1:57 or faster.

Hope things will be better next time I post. Good luck all with this week of training.
Tim

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Jan 10-16

Monday
am- Methuen 10
pm- 5 miles

Tuesday
am-WO at Tufts  Goal 6x600 1:42-1:45 with 300rest  SICK
1:42, 1:42, 1:42, 4x400 avg 66
w/up- 20 c/down-25

Wednesday
am-13 miles

Thursday
am-40 min bike
pm- 10 miles  first 5 with Ruben
hurdle drills and 10x over hurdles

Friday
am-62 mins on treadmill 10 miles
pm- 5 miles with Joey and Steve-o

Saturday
am-4 miles with danny and eric after their mile
pm-11 miles

Sunday
am- 17 miles on treadmill.  middle 10 light tempo- 56:40  5:40 pace

Total- 97 miles

This week I got in a good amount of miles but im still really sick.  Im having a lot of trouble getting rid of this cold of whatever is wrong with me.  The workout on Tuesday on the track felt very easy but I was having trouble with my breathing and the crap in my throat so I cut it down to 400's.  The light tempo I did during my long wrong is another thing im working into my training cycle.  I will do this every other long run.  I was planing to start at 6:00 pace then the following run do 5:40 and 5:20 for the last session.  Except I felt really relaxed and very easy running 5:40 pace.  I felt as if I could have continued for another 10 miles.  The point of this workout is to get my body use to running at a faster pace longer but still feeling very relaxed.  The plan is to do this 3 times in a 6 week span and then see where my fitness is.  If it helps then I may continue to do it a few more times.  As of now I like it so hopefully it stays that way. 

Cheers all
Tim

Jan 3-9 (NEW YEAR!!!!)

Monday
am-12 miles in 75 minutes on treadmill
pm- 5 miles on treadmill

Tuesday
am-8 miles
pm-7 miles

Wednesday
am-wo 3-5x1000 Goal 2:52-2:55
2:55, 2:50, 2:50, 2:48
w/up 5 c/down 3
pm-off

Thursday
am-12 miles
pm-off

Friday
am- 9 miles + strides
pm- 5 miles easy

Saturday
am-8 miles
pm- 7 miles + drills and strides

Sunday
am- 3 shakeout
pm- Race Dartmouth 3k (goal was to just get in there and race.  I wanted a low key race to get used to that feeling of racing on the track again.
mile- 4:31-32  Mentally shut off and dropped out at 2200.
w/up 3 c/down 6 with Brian Gagnon and Nate Jenkins

Total- 99 miles

This week was a good first real week back to training.  The 1k repeats is a workout im going to do every 3rd week with the hopes of building up to 8.  The point of the workout it to make 2:52-2:55/k feel very easy and relaxed so when the 3ksc comes outdoors I can hopefully run that pace over the hurdles and qualify for US Nationals.  In order to do that I need to run sub 8:46.  The race wasn't what I expected but I got a really bad cold the night before and almost didn't do the race.  The only reason I raced was because I knew I just wanted to get a hard effort in on the track and didn't matter the out come.  So even though I dropped out I still did what I wanted to.

Best of luck with your training for the New Year.
Tim

Dec 13- Jan 2 OFF SEASON

Week 26 (Dec 27- Jan 2)
Monday
am-35 minutes with Nat on snowy roads (had to stop b/c IT band started to hurt)

Tuesday
am- 12 miles
4.5 progression run with Nat

Wednesday
am-10 miles with Nat

Thursday
am-off

Friday
am-off

Saturday
am- 10 miles

Sunday
am- But mini meet pace Nate again
Alarm didn't go off (thanks iphone)  got to the track just before race was going off.  took Nate through 800 in 2:08
pm-40 mins

Total- 50 miles


Week 25 (Dec 20-26)
Monday
am-8 miles with Ruben

Tuesday
am-10 miles on treadmill

Wednesday
am-8 miles on treadmill

Thursday-Saturday
off

Sunday
am- Pace BU Mini Meet for Chris Barnicle and Nate Jenkins
1k-2:38
Chris qaulified for us nationals 7:55

Total-35 miles

Week 24 (Dec 13-19)
off (bike 2 days)

Friday, January 7, 2011

Week 23 (Dec 6-12)

Monday
am- Workout 5k with race simulation.  First and last 800 hard.  middle 2 miles relaxed 4:55 pace
800-2:15
mile-4:55
mile- 4:50
800-2:20
5k-14:53 (PR)
w/up-4 c/down-3
pm-5

Tuesday
am-6 miles
pm-8 miles (golfball workout with uml team)

Wednesday
am-13
pm-5 miles

Thursday
am-12 miles
pm-5 miles

Friday
am-Flight to Charlotte
pm-6 miles on course + drills and strides

Saturday
am-10 min shakeout wiht Harvey and Ruben
pm- USATF Club Nats 10k-32:39

Sunday
am-off

Total- 83 miles

This was a very good workout to start off the week.  I ran a 5k pr but felt if needed I could go a lot faster.  This being said I still probably went to hard and was part of the reason I felt dead 2 miles into nationals.  I didn't end the season the way I wanted to but at the same time I did.  My main goal for cross was to get in a solid base (which i did.  I had 20 weeks with an average of 115 miles).  I really worked on my tempo and progression runs this fall.  They not only got longer but I was running them at a faster pace and feeling comfortable.  So all that being said it was tough to end the season with a bad race.  That shortly stopped when we found out as a team we finished 3rd, which immediately made things better. It was a great season in more than one way and I am very happy with how the fall went overall. 

Sorry for the delay but in the new year im gonig to try and blog more and keep you updated on my training for the 3ksc outdoors.

Happy New Years
Tim