awesome story!
I’ve read about that lady before. She’s incredible!
your knees seem to be doing really well on your squats, now 
i’m impressed by how your shorts don’t become a thong, too.
Frenchie and Cal, there are some days when I have less mojo to go in and train. On those days, I’ll try to picture this lady and how awesome she looks and performs at an age when society expects utter decrepitude.
alexus, I’m doing better on my knees and getting stronger but its really a slow process.
Today was a run day, and a beautiful cool, sunny morning it was. I ramped up to 3 min strides/1 min walks x 6. My pace was a 10:09/mile which I was really happy with. Ran comfortably with not a hint of side stitch issues until the last few minutes of the run when a slightly annoying pain developed. Probably because I was getting tired and lost my great posture. I ate a small bowl of granola with almond milk about 2 hours before the run and felt well with that.
This extra running means I have to eat more to keep my weight at baseline. I can sure understand why runners are skinny bitches, cause this burns a ton of calories.
Ha. Well truthfully, the runners you see at athletic events are skinny bitches because distance running favours an ectomorph-type physique. Stands to reason that you would do well at it. Me, I enjoy it, but I don’t have an optimal body-type. Naturally, I lost no weight whatsoever when training for my half marathon. In fact, I’m a bit on the fat side at the moment.
Your pace is good, though. That’s about as fast as I run.
Kim, you have too much muscle mass and definition to compare to a long distance runner. I don’t even run and I envy your triceps and shoulders.
Anything that requires more eating is okay with me =D
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Frenchie and Cal, there are some days when I have less mojo to go in and train. On those days, I’ll try to picture this lady and how awesome she looks and performs at an age when society expects utter decrepitude.
alexus, I’m doing better on my knees and getting stronger but its really a slow process.
Today was a run day, and a beautiful cool, sunny morning it was. I ramped up to 3 min strides/1 min walks x 6. My pace was a 10:09/mile which I was really happy with. Ran comfortably with not a hint of side stitch issues until the last few minutes of the run when a slightly annoying pain developed. Probably because I was getting tired and lost my great posture. I ate a small bowl of granola with almond milk about 2 hours before the run and felt well with that.
This extra running means I have to eat more to keep my weight at baseline. I can sure understand why runners are skinny bitches, cause this burns a ton of calories.[/quote]
I see the extra caloric requirements of running as one of it’s main benefits, besides increased recovery between sets and that other health stuff 
Awesome run. I wish I could see this squat video that everyone’s talking about.
Very excited for your increased eating… does that mean we get more weekend bike ride food porn? i know that I’m being selfish here, but seriously.
I haven’t run in a week or so. Eager to hit the trail this weekend!
Glad to hear the running is going well. When I was putting in 50-60 miles a week I ate like the warm up for a Roman orgy.
Cal, I may have the body-type to be a distance runner but likely I don’t have the knees for it. At this point, I’d be happy being able to run a fast 5K with no walking!
Nikki, thanks for the kind words chica! In the interests of more eating, I had some hazelnut ice cream for dessert last night.
Hi ironcross! I’m actually kind of surprised about the caloric burn of my short runs. I regularly do long bicycle rides and haven’t felt the need to eat more for those.
veggie, there will absolutely be more weekend cafe-bike food porn. There are lots of places on the list to visit and a relatively short warm-weather season to do it in! I must admit to a real fondness for the trail running. There is a 1/2 mile or so stretch of trail on my normal running route and I always look forward to it.
Joe, thanks for the mental image of a Roman orgy. Are you planning to do more conditioning type stuff after your meet? Maybe even some running? The bodyweight exercise challenge you did certainly did right by you.
[quote]alexus wrote:
i’m impressed by how your shorts don’t become a thong, too.[/quote]
Impressed?? I find this disappointing!
more eating, huh?
awesome…kinda jealous!
How often are you running now?
Oh yes, right after my meet I’m adding in another rotation of the 60 day challenge and a runing/rucking morning+ GPP afternoon weekend day.
Great news on the running! Another type of conditioning for your increase athleticism, with the benefit of being outside. Soo nice. Nadia mentioned the calorie adaption thing. The running is new for you so you are adapting. Your body unfortunately gets more efficient over time, when you running a lot. Enjoy the runner’s “newbie gains” and EAT UP!
Oh, and I did try the greek yogurt with pineapple. Yum.
ManfromMass, that made me smile. I’d expect nothing less!
Betty, I am running 3 times per week on non-lifting days. I’m finding I need more carbs for this than I’m used to eating.
Joe, I think that adding back the conditioning is a great idea! Your heart is also a muscle.
Puffy, I’m fine with newbie gains. YEAH! Haven’t had any of those for quite awhile. I’m happy you liked the greek yogurt. Try a banana in it. mmmmm.
So I went into Friday night’s training with some serious DOMS in my legs and glutes. Honestly, I can’t understand quite why: Wednesday was squats with no more volume than usual and Thursday was just a run. But I haven’t taken a deload in awhile and have been doing lots of hip exercises. Anyway, I abandoned my deadlift plan in favor of an upper body day.
Military press (5/3/1 week)
47.5# 1 x 5
53.5# 1 x 3
60# 1 x 3 <–rep PR +1
BBB 38.5# 5 x 10
I think volume is making a difference on my upper body lifts.
supersetted with
Cable hip ad/abductions
7.5# + one plate 3 x 12
Bent over BB rows
Bar 1 x 10
55# 2 x 10
Honestly, I’m not sure I’m doing these right. Any pointers appreciated.
My legs feel better today, and I’ll be trying a run later.
DOMS can strike when you least expect it! I find factors such as sleep and what I’ve eaten make a difference. Could just be that your body is asking for a deload, though.
Cal, sometimes my body is speaking a language that I don’t understand. Ah well.
Today was a beautiful, sunny, perfect-temperature, low-humidity run. A small side stitch came and went without causing too much annoyance. I ran the same training as on Thursday (3 min strides/1 min walk x 6) for about 2.5 miles but ran that sucker faster. Hello 9:56/mile pace. I like you! My endurance still needs improvement…my out and back showed me that I was slower on the last half of the run.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
DOMS can strike when you least expect it! I find factors such as sleep and what I’ve eaten make a difference. Could just be that your body is asking for a deload, though.[/quote]
It’s been my experience also that DOMS is worse in the absence or lessened presence of food.
Keep pushing it with the running–endurance will come. Good to hear the weather agreed and made for a nice run–makes it much easier to get out for that run when it’s nice. Nothing worse than when it is super humid or absolutely pouring rain.