And then there was more snow

Yesterday I had time only for 6 mile's morning jog. It was okay. In the evening I drove to Helsinki to attend Hatebreed's gig (they were just a warm-up act before Machine Head which I gladly passed). The drive back was .... different due to pretty heavy snowfall.

Today I doubled by running an easy 6 miler in the early morning and on brand new and slippery layer of snow. I also received the results of my blood tests (= my body and blood wasn't hurt by the American diet and Five Guys) today. In the evening I was in charge of the stairs and core workout. Today's theme was "instant punishment". It worked pretty well - at least for me.

F or C - it does not matter, it's cold

Yeah man! It's still pretty cold, but running feels ok. On Tuesday I missed stairs routine, but surely didn't miss the core workout. Even today I'm still hurting. Yesterday it was too cold to run fast, so I shorthened and moderate the pace accordingly. Tempo part was only 3.1 miles but that's better than nothing, I think.

Today morning my legs were pretty sore, so no double for me today. In other words this is the deceptive tenderness of running without a specific schedule. Later this year, I will start to follow some sort of plan. Berlin Marathon 2010 is approaching - slowly.

Red nose

Once again the temp is dropping. It's getting close to 0F, but it doesn't matter. At least the grip is better now. Yesterday I ran only once, but today I have enough time to double. Next up.... stairs and core workout.

A Better Tomorrow

Today I realized that I'm pretty far from putting my money where my mouth is. So no indoor track today. I ran 10 miles (3 in the morning together with short hill reps) in pretty messy conditions and did the usual stairs / core workout. It has been snowing the whole day and roads are less runable but they look really nice.

Shortcut to Pain

Damn! After today's (almost 3 hrs) workout I'm ready to suggest the following. In order to find instant, but good muscle pain follow these steps:

1. Neglect the majority of core exercises during the next 2.5 years.
2. Neglect all of the possible stairs exercises (jumps, running) during the next 2.5 years.
3. When the steps 1 and 2 are achieved, do 2 hours intense workout including both stairs and core exercises.
4. Enjoy the gooooood pain.

Results may vary.

On the Verge of Getting back

Last week's mileage was miserable. I had time and energy to run only 38 miles which is nothing. But last two weeks have been messy and exhausting. Yesterday I had my 37th birthday, and today I'll try to get back to my normal routines. This evening I meet a group of triathletes and join their stairs' workout followed by circuit training (basically core exercises added with some 400s and 800s).

Next "real" workout will take place on Saturday. Then it's tempo time.