Running: No Pain No Gain

Still recovering from a cold. Haven't done any training since the Santa Monica Stairs on January 26th. Woke up early this morning and went out for a short test run. Thought my head was going to explode. I'll try again in a couple of days.

Running: The Stairs

Saturday, January 26, 2008

6:08am- Woke Up

6:15am-6:45am- Played with New iPhone

7:15am- On My Way to The Santa Monica Stairs

7:30am- Arrived at Stairs

8:15am- End Workout

This morning's goal was to get through 8 sets of stairs without puking or passing out. With a little extra motivation from this song I accomplished 10 sets...ALL DOUBLES!

'Nough said...

Running: 4 Miles, w00t!

Great run tonight. My 2nd mile was the fastest of the set at a 7'09" pace. Couldn't be happier with that time considering I'm still just getting back into the swing of things. I hope to get one under 7 minutes within the next couple of weeks.

Tonight felt stellar cardio-wise which I definitely think has something to do with that uber-intense cardio workout I got last Saturday on the Santa Monica Stairs. Felt like I could have gone another mile had it not been so dark and the streets not been so wet from the recent rain. I think the Stairs will become a regular routine on the weekends.

I feel it's worth noting that about half way through tonight's run I did roll my left ankle in a particularly sketchy spot along my route. I recovered as gracefully as possible and I'm glad to report that there was no damage done (aside from a momentarily bruised ego).