Hello again, IndianaRunner fans. I apologize for not getting an entry in last week; I just didn’t get it done. As you can imagine, the schoolwork has definitely picked up and we are in the full swing of school up here. I am really happy with the progression of my training. It really feels like each day I’m starting to get a little bit better each day. It’s always great to get that feeling back, and feel motivated to go out each day with the intent to get a lot better. I will try not to be too wordy, as Polonius said in Hamlet, “…brevity is the soul of wit.” 

Friday, September 23: Running: 8 miles in 55:03 (6:52 pace) Cross Train: 30 minutes

Ran out on the dirt roads today. Felt pretty good and maintained better form. I also got a ton of crap from the team because earlier in the day I walked 1.5 miles each way to buy Reese’s Puffs. I just had an unbelievable craving for the “peanut butta-chocolate flavaaaaa!!”

Saturday, September 24:Running: 3 miles in 19:42 (6:34 pace)

I had a couple of miles left that I needed to get in, so I got them in while I was waiting for my Papa John’s pizza. The run was good, but the pizza definitely could have used more sauce…

Sunday, September 25: Running: 10 miles in 1:06:32 (6:39 pace)

Ran on the Warner dirt road loop today with a couple guys on the team but also with Dave Powell and Christopher Kelsey, who were up on official visits today. It was nice to see and run with them again, as it had been quite a while.

WEEKLY TOTAL: 50 MILES

Monday, September 26: Running: 8 miles in 53:54 (6:44 pace)

Didn’t really feel good today until about the last 10-12 minutes when I got onto the football field. Then I opened up my stride a little bit and felt pretty good. Also did a few minutes of barefoot running. Grand Valley is a big proponent of barefoot running and strides, as it builds/strengthens the lower leg muscles.

Tuesday, September 27: 8 miles in 55:24 (6:55 pace)

Ran with Nord today the whole time. On the way back it started pouring down rain, so hard that it actually hurt my bare chest a little bit. But I love it! Cross country at its finest!! And when it’s too rainy for everyone else, it’s just right for us.

Wednesday, September 28: Cross Training: 45 minutes

Cross trained in between classes. I feel like I should have done a workout, but I didn’t. I’m really pretty disappointed with my cross training, as you can clearly see, I haven’t been doing much of it. Not good.

Thursday, September 29: Running: 8 miles in 53:12 (6:39 pace)

Ran on the awesome red barn trails with a lot of the other freshman guys. We started out slow and then picked it up, with about 3 miles of sub 6:15.

Friday, September 30:Running: 8 miles in 54:36 (6:49 pace); AM, Cross Training: 30 minutes

The rest of the team was doing a workout at 6 AM, so I just ran at the same time. This was to give the people who were not racing in the Notre Dame Invite a chance to go and watch. But I just got a regular run in with Nord, who is also coming back from being hurt. Solid run, but it was very windy.

Saturday, October 1: 8 miles in 51:37 (6:27 pace)

Ran by myself out at the red barn trails, which are like a hidden cross country course about a mile and a half away from school. Almost crushed the crap out of a couple snakes out there. I think that’s a sign that the Diamondbacks are going to get smashed in the playoffs….

Sunday, October 2:Running: 10 miles in 64:51 (6:29 pace)

Felt really good today. My group and I maintained a strong pace, and eventually picked it up nicely for about 10 minutes at about the 50 minute mark. Sure, they had a few more miles to go than I did, but I was pretty happy. Lift and core as well today.

Monday, October 3: Running: 8 miles in 53:28 (6:41 pace) Cross Training: 30 minutes

Started with the freshman group, but since they were doing more miles than me I had to turn back early. Aerobically, that was probably better for me, as we were going kind of slow, and I really picked up the pace once I got by myself. I actually almost caught up to the top guys, which was unexpected. Then when I was cross training, I was going to cut a little short and do 25 minutes, but then I saw one of the girls on the team doing like 1,000 crunches, so I figured I could tough out 5 more minutes. I don’t plan on cutting short ever again.

Tuesday, October 4: AM Cross Train: 30 minutes, Running: 10x1 minute hard, 1 minute “jog” in between This was the first workout of my college career! It was really pretty easy, as I was told to make sure that I stayed under control and not try to go out and really crank it. It took a lot for me to hold myself back, but I just tried to focus on maintaining good form throughout. Got in 9.25 miles for the day.

Wednesday, October 5: Took the day completely off today. I had a couple of papers that I had to do and that were due today, so a lot of my time was spent on getting those done.

What’s going on Indiana Runner fans? First things first, good luck to everyone this weekend, as most runners will be celebrating their training efforts with big, competitive races. I wish you all the best! My training has been going pretty well up north, as I feel like I’m getting back into shape nicely and improving on a lot of the “little things” that are important to being a successful runner. I’ve really been focused on my form lately, both arms and legs. In the past like 7 months I had somehow developed a wicked heel strike, so I’ve minimized that quite a bit, as well as cut down on my pronation.  I (as well as a lot of my teammates) have also been using resistance bands for stretching. This type of stretching really helps the muscles become more “explosive” or have a lot more pop to them.  Also, I think I mentioned this last week, I am continuing to roll out my calves to attempt to cut down on the knots and shin splints. All of these things, plus taking my iron and vitamin C supplements, will hopefully add up and keep me healthy and make a big difference in my running. But here is kind of the abridged version of the last week, as I feel like I’ve been excessively wordy in my other posts, and as if no one is reading them:

Friday, September 16: Running: 7.5 miles in 49:12 (6:34 pace) Cross Training: 30 min. elliptical

Ran at Michigan State course today for our meet. Threw in 2 sub-6:00 miles. Team ran great today, as we beat Michigan State 53-56 in the invitational.

Saturday, September 17: Running: 7 miles in 48:05 (6:52 pace) Cross Training: None

Ran on the campus trails with Chad Cini, another freshman on the team. We were kinda chillin’ at the beginning, but picked it up pretty well at the end. Ran up at least 5 huge hills.

Sunday, September 18: Running: 9.25 miles in 60:00 (6:29 pace) Cross Training: 40 minute elliptical

Today was long run day for most of the guys, so it’s usually a pretty good run. Today we were told to get a few minutes of uptempo in as well. A lot of the guys were mad at me and Kyle LeMieux for picking up the pace way too early, and supposedly we were going 6 pace, but I’m not in good enough shape to do that ;). I was happy, because I didn’t have much run left after we picked it up for 25 minutes or so, but those guys still had about 50 minutes to go. Haha but they got over it…

Monday, September 19: Running: 5 miles in 32:41 (6:32 pace) Cross Training: 40 minute elliptical

My shins really hurt today, about a 6 on a 1-10 scale. Shin splints just flared up today, I guess. And I didn’t even feel good cross training. Just not my day, it seems, but I’m sure tomorrow will be better.

Tuesday, September 20: Running: 9 miles in 60:20 (6:42 pace) Cross Training: AM 30 min elliptical

Today was definitely better. I ran on the dirt roads fairly close to campus. I really focused on good form today, and I actually felt lights out perfect. Like my foot plant was nice, I didn’t feel overly bouncy, my arms were straight without any flailing; I just felt good. Picked up the pace for about 25 minutes, probably was going 6:0x pace.

Wednesday, September 21: Running: 7 miles in 46:44 (6:41 pace) Cross Training: No time today!

Ran 7 on the trails in between classes, just kind of chilling. Nothing too special today.

Thursday, September 22: Running: 8 miles in 55:04 (6:52 pace) Cross Training: AM 30 min elliptical

Ran with most of the top guys today, so we got a fairly good run in around the trails near campus. Solid run where we picked up the pace throughout. Felt really good today.

So that’s about it for this week’s edition. I hope that this one was a little easier on the eyes to read. But if you guys would like more info on anything or have questions/comments, just feel free to post!

Tim

Hello again, Indiana Runner fans! I hope all is well with training and racing, as it is about the point now where the season really takes off.  Not too much longer and it will already be tournament time for a lot of you!!  Training up here has been really good, I’m getting to do more and more and I’m actually starting to feel somewhat happier with my training. I hit 40 miles last week, and I feel like I’m almost getting in running shape again. I’ve definitely been eager to start getting workouts in, but I’ve done a really good job at staying patient (which is soooo hard for me as I’m sometimes overly competitive), so I just need to finish out the recovery process. The plan is for this week (which you will see part of) to get 45 miles, then next week 50. And Coach Baltes told me today that in about a week and a half I will get to start doing more workout-type stuff, more specifically stuff like one minute hard followed by one minute easy. So that’s kind of a quick recap and a preview for the next couple of weeks. But here is exactly what the tail end of last week and the first part of this week looks like:

Thursday, September 8: Didn't feel great today. I didn’t feel bad, just a little below average. My calves were super tight today, and that impacted it a little bit. I went to the trainer's room after and got my calves rolled out. Apparently I have a huge knot in my right calf, so that is probably contributing to the shin splint problems I've been having. Of course, got in the ice tub again. Just a 30 minute elliptical session in the morning, heart rate hovered at 140. 6 miles in 40:11

Friday, September 9: Ran around campus today. Felt pretty good. My claves were still tight, and sore from getting them rolled yestereday, but it didnt cause any pain when I was running. I feel like i'm not in terrible shape, but im not in great shape either. I feel like I could run decently fast, but I'm definitely eager to start getting up to a level where i can do some workouts. Again, got my calves rolled to try to get the knots out and got in the ice tub. 6.5 miles in 45 minutes. 45 minutes on the elliptical, started easy then picked it up for some up tempo. Average heart rate was around 145.

Saturday, September 10: Today was the first race for most of the GV team. I was pretty excited to see all of my new friends and teammates race! I really wish I was out there, but I know I’ll get my chance. Today I ran with the top guys on the team who weren’t racing. We started really slow but then picked it up. 6.5 miles in 45:08. Cross training I got in a solid hour on my elliptical.

Sunday, September, 11: Ran with a huge group today. Started out pretty easy on this one, as we were probably just a shade under 7, but we picked it up pretty nicely for over half of my portion of the run. We split of into two groups, and we continued picking up the pace. For the second half I was probably around 620 or so. Felt good, especially because i didnt get a really good ice in yesterday. 7.25 Miles in 48:06. 30 minutes on the elliptical, heart rate around 120. Easy

How’s it going IR fans? I hope that training, and now racing, is going well for all of you. Training is definitely looking better for me, as now I am actually at a point where I’m going to put a weekly total mileage on my posts. Kinda crazy, I know, but I’m actually coming along training-wise, and my legs haven’t snapped. Classes have been going very well too, as I feel like I’m finally getting adjusted to the whole college class and practice schedule. I do feel like I’m learning (crazy, right? Haha) and I’m having a lot of fun as well. So if anyone ever has any questions about anything relating to college or if you are possibly interested in Grand Valley State (seriously, we need more Hoosiers up here!!!) then comment, add me on Facebook, PM me, just whatever you’re comfortable with. Here’s what the past week looks like:

Thursday, September 1:  35 minute run, about 5.25 miles. Felt pretty good today. Form was good, held a solid pace, and my leg felt fine. All felt right in the world today. Had a great lift and core session in the afternoon.  In the afternoon, all of the freshman jumped in the pool and we all aquajogged. Since I’m so experienced at aquajogging (something I’m not particularly happy about, by the way), I ended up showing some people how to do it the right way. We have about 15 freshman on the team, and not very many of them knew how to aquajog correctly. So watching some of them flounder for a few minutes with the floaty belts was kind of funny. But we ended up getting a solid workout in. 37 minute aquajog

Friday, September 2: 45 minute run, about 7 miles. Pretty warm today, but i still felt good. I hydrated well throughout the day and throughout the week, so I didn't feel like the heat affected me too much. Didn't feel much pain at all today, so I am obviously very happy about that. And I'm also hungry to really get in and mix it up with the training program and start getting in really good shape. And also for a sandwich ;). With my cross training I tried to simulate the mile repeat workout that the team did today, which was 5-8 mile repeats with minimal rest, to try to keep the workout aerobic. So I did a 12 minute warm up, 6x5:00 min hard with 1 min "jog" in between each rep, 13 min cool down. Felt pretty good on this too. If the heart rate monitor was correct, when I was going hard my heart rate was anywhere between 155 (beginning) and 180 (end). solid workout.

Saturday, September 3: 43:05 run, about 6.5 miles. Went for a morning run with Chad Cini today. We hit up the trails around campus, to stay on soft surface. We held a solid pace, probably a little under 7. Felt good again, practically no pain and my form felt good. Besides rolling my ankle twice and falling on wet grass, it was a really good run. It was just one of those runs, one of those runs…… Didn’t get my cross train in, but I got a solid 10 minutes of core.

Sunday, September 4: 40:26 run, about 6 miles. Ran with Chad again on the roads around campus. Held a fairly decent pace. Probably should have picked it up a little bit, as it really felt like we were chilling. Felt good pain-wise. I was a little upset with myself for not getting a cross train in yesterday, so when I went to the rec center to get a dandy in today, I was incensed when I saw that the rec center was closed today AND tomorrow for the Labor Day holiday. Me=not happy

CHECK THIS OUT!!! 1^ST WEEKLY MILEAGE UPDATE: 35.75. YEAH, THAT’S ACTUALLY A WEEKLY MILEAGE TOTAL!!!!!

Monday, September 5: Feeling super sick today. Something has been going around the team, and I ended up catching it. I think it’s just a cold, so I should feel fine tomorrow. Today I just took the day off.

Tuesday, September 6: 44:51 run, about 7 miles. Today we ran out on some dirt roads fairly close to campus. It was a hill workout for the team, and I just ran the course. Some of the guys, and girls for that matter, were really killing it today, so I got a little excited and started running faster. I felt really good and strong today. Pain wise I felt awesome today, almost 100%. Felt strong and like i wasn't dreadfully out of shape. No cross train today either, still trying to get healthy.

Wednesday, September 7: 43:01 run, about 6.25 miles. Took this one solo today. Felt ok. Ran along the sides of the roads. Didn't feel too bad, but I didn't feel as good as i did yesterday. Still didn't feel bad at all. Again, no cross train. Not trying to do too much when I’m still sick and I had a major time crunch, as I had most of classes today.

Thursday, September 8: 30 minute AM elliptical session; morning lift. Tuesdays and Thursdays are our 6:30 morning practice days, so we all came in, got our lift on, and proceeded to do our training. Just an easy elliptical session for me this morning. My heart rate was hovering around 130. I’ll be running and probably cross training more later.

So that’s what I have for this past week. I’m feeling a lot better today (Thursday) than I did yesterday and especially two days ago. I’m definitely hungry/eager to get to a high training level and start getting in the mix. And this weekend look for GV results as we travel up to Big Rapids, MI to run in the Bulldog (Ferris State) invitational! And like I said at the beginning of this post, if you have any questions or comments about really anything or are possibly interested in GVSU, you can talk to me however you feel most comfortable.

Tim

Hi everyone! Look I’m actually on time this week!!! And this is actually pretty special because classes started Monday here, and I already have quite a bit of work to be doing. Scheduling is still kind of rough at the moment, as I haven’t figured out how to perfectly budget my time yet, but I’m sure by next week I will pretty much have it down. In addition to what I have been doing training-wise, I will also list my class schedule so that you all can maybe get a better or clearer picture of what the college experience has been like for me so far. Hope you all enjoy!

Thursday, August 25: Ran with new assistant coach Nick Polk and all of the freshman for half of it then I finished up the run by myself. We were definitely taking it easy, as I wasn't really trying and I was at the front. Felt good and strong; I think all of the core is starting to take effect. For cross training I split time on the bike and elliptical half and half. Didn’t go too hard today, but I made sure I wasn't taking it really easy. Running: 35 min Cross Training: 1 hr

Friday, August 26: Ran out at Warner today, which is about a mile and a quarter loop of dirt roads just west of campus. The whole team was doing a ladder fartlek today, so I felt a little motivated to go faster. I threw in about 12 minutes of up tempo running, and I felt pretty good. Then I threw in another ten minute core session. For cross training I went for an hour on the elliptical pretty easy. Running: 40:39 (~6) Cross Training: 1 hr elliptical

Saturday, August 27: No run today, so I had a little longer go on the elliptical today. I think I’ve said this like 5 times, but I really do believe that the elliptical is the best cross training machine, as it simulates running very well. Coach Baltes wanted me to do this long run style too, so I started out pretty conservatively then proceeded to pick up the pace throughout the workout. Towards the end, my heart rate was hovering around 180, so I was pretty happy with that. Running: None  Cross Training: 1hr 46 min elliptical

Sunday, August 28: First ever run a Pigeon Creek county park in my college career. I thought the trails were pretty good. I was able to go pretty fast at times. At one point our group caught up to some of the older guys, and we didn’t want to pass them because we probably would have gotten chewed a little bit. But eventually we broke off from them, and got going a pretty good clip again. Probably sub 620s. Felt very little pain. I didn’t cross train today, and that was definitely not planned. We have been saying the past couple of weeks that you can look at each day as either you won, or you lost. And hopefully at the end of your time capsule you have a lot more wins than losses. Today I would consider it a loss for me as I did not get in the workout I was supposed to. Sure the running was good, but I really have to do more than that at this point. Running: 44 min (~7) Cross Training: None

Monday, August 29: First day of class! Here we go! Only one class today, so I definitely ease in to the week. 8:00-8:50 is Music 100. Practice: 3:15-6:00.  Road/grass run today. Felt pretty good, a lot like i did yesterday. We held a pretty good pace, and we ran around on the outskirts of campus, on what was kind of a boring run. Running: 40 minutes Cross Training: 50 minutes

Tuesday, August 30: 6:30 A.M.: morning lift, core session, and run/cross train, 8:30-9:45 Spanish 321, 11:30-12:45 Geology Lecture., Practice 3:15/3:45-6:15. Today my leg was kind of hurting. I’ve been having some shin splints lately, and today I just didn’t feel right, so I ended up doing a little less. I’m sure I’m fine, but I would just like to get up to a high training level a little smoother than this. Got a great cross train in today though, really shook out of the recent two day funk that I was in. I did the hill workout that the team was doing on the elliptical, changing the resistance/levels to try to simulate a hill. I felt like I got a really solid workout in. Running: 33:20 Cross Train: 10 min w/u, 1 hr of workout, 5 min c/d.

Wednesday, August 31: 8:00-8:50 Music 100, 12:00-1:00 cross train, 3:00-4:50 Geology Lab, 5:00-5:45 Dinner, 6:00-8:50 Philosophy 101. Today there was no practice, it was just on your own, as all Wednesdays are here. Got in a decent cross train in the midst of all of my classes. Running: None Cross Train: 45 min fairly hard.

Well I think that about does it for this week. It is definitely a new and exciting time, the only thing that could make it better is if I was training at a much higher level. And also pretty importantly, I’m fairly certain that hot girl class lets out at 10:50. That seems like the best time for some reason. But anyway, if you have any questions or comments about anything don’t hesitate to post!!

Hey guys. Sorry I’m delayed on this, it has been a hectic and exciting couple of weeks. Last week I didn’t have anything typed up before Tuesday, and I left for camp/school on Thursday morning, and I still had so much left to do for school that I just didn’t have time to give you guys an installment last week. But don’t you fret! I have been logging at running2win.com, as it is required for our team, so I can still give you guys a pretty accurate depiction of what I have been doing the last couple of weeks.

Thursday, August 11: Ran with an alum from north today, and he was pretty excited to run with us, so we went a little faster than usual. It was a pretty solid run, nothing too special. My form felt good, so I'm happy with that. Felt a little leg-weary on the bike ride, as i am used to doing biking before running, and I switched the order this time. But I ended up feeling fine and getting a pretty solid bike in. Run: 24 minutes Bike: 90 minutes

Friday, August 12: Ran with Gabe at the Columbus soccer fields today. All on grass, so i feel good about the softer surface. We held a pretty good pace: decently fast yet still conversation pace. I biked before the run today, so I didn’t have any problems biking. I found some hills again today. I prefer the hills to the flat land, as they ensure that I'm working hard enough. Because if I'm not working hard enough, I end up walking up the hill. Hasn't happened to me yet, and it had better not ever happen haha. Run: 27 minutes Bike: 105 minutes

Saturday, August 13: No run today. Just biking. I went to go find more hills today, as I really do think they help me more than just flat land. Run: None Bike: 115 minutes

Sunday, August 14: Ran with some of my friends today on our usual morning loop in Columbus. Ran a little faster than usual, getting progressively faster each mile. I think I did a little more than 4 miles. I ended up turning around before like Stubs, Dave, Kyle and Evan, so I figured I would just try to go a little faster. I felt really good, so why not? I went pretty fast on the bike ride today. I felt good, and the weather was great. There were three all-of-a-sudden rain downpours, so I really enjoyed the change of pace that that offerred. I think I got about 30 miles in. Run: 27:44 Bike: 125 minutes

Monday, August 15: Found some new trails today that I had no idea existed. I was just biking in the middle of nowhere and i saw what looked like trails, so I went and explored. I felt good on the run, didn't hurt at all. I feel like my form wasn’t as good as it should be, but I'll just have to see again tomorrow. Like I said, on the bike ride I took country roads into the middle of nowhere. But there was a rest stop close by that I stopped at to get water. I had to jump a fence to get in there, so I probably shouldn't have been there, but I needed water. It was necessary. ;)  Run: 27:05 Bike: 110 minutes

Tuesday, August 16:  Ran at the soccer fields again this afternoon. Felt okay, not great though. The shin splint pain felt a little worse today, but i just didn't ice well or stretch yesterday. Sprinkler system was going after I finished, so that was a nice little cool down. On my bike ride I went north of town again by the interstate for some country roads. I held a pretty good pace. Run: 30 minutes Bike: 90 minutes

Wednesday, August 17: I get to leave for Grand Valley tomorrow!! Camp starts in a couple of days so I’m really excited. Today I just took a day off of running, and just cross trained. I went for a 2 hour ride at a little slower pace than usual. I wasn’t walking, but I wasn’t flying either. Run: None Bike: 120 minutes

Thursday, August 18: Drove up to GV. We left at like 8 A.M, and got up and I moved all of my stuff in. Then we had a team meeting, signed all of our eligibility and drug test/policy papers, got our physicals with the team doctors (which only took like 3 hours to get all of us through, no big deal), and finally went out to Coach Baltes’ house for a nice team cookout. So no run or training today, so I’m not too happy about that, but I’m very excited to go to camp.                             Run: None Bike: None

Friday, August 19: We started the morning out with a nice little lift and core session. The lift is pretty light weight, so we’re not getting football huge over here, but it’s pretty tough and fast and definitely works a lot of muscle groups. Then we headed over to Camp Douglas Smith in Ludington, Michigan for our team camp. About half of the team stayed in cabins, and half were in tents. I, being as tough and cool as I am, decided to stay in a tent, as that is really what I’ve always done at running camps. We just had an afternoon training session, so I got a nice run and bike in. Run: 30 minutes Bike: 55 minutes

Saturday, August 20: Just kind of starting to get to know people. I forgot how tough it is being a freshman and having to learn almost every person on the team’s name! I know most of the freshman now, which is a good place to start. It’s going to take me a little time.                     Run: 35 minutes Bike: 55 minutes

Sunday, August 21: Today is the long run day at Grand Valley State. So if I was actually at a high training level, I would probably be doing 15-16 miles. Also, Coach wants us to pick up the pace gradually on the long runs. So instead of doing the whole run at say 6:40 pace, he wants us to try to cut down and maybe get some 6:05s to 6:15s in there. It is a cornerstone to the program up here, so it is very important to do it correctly. I ran and biked again today. I actually biked with one of the best girls on the team, and I was going pretty hard just to keep up. In my defense, she had a road bike and I was using a mountain bike on paved roads, but she is pretty darn good. Also we started a euchre tournament tonight. My partner, Bryce Pulley, and I ran up against a great team in the first round and lost. We gave them a good run, but I’m still pretty broken up that we lost. Well, maybe next year we’ll do a little better. Run: 35 minutes Bike: 70 minutes 

Monday, August 22: Today we started off with just core and drills in the morning instead of a run. We did about 22 minutes of core this morning, if I remember correctly. It’s tough, but as Coach Baltes says, “You can never get enough core.” So needless to say, I have like a 12 pack now haha. But in the afternoon we went to a state park that had a lot of good trails and beaches to run on. I’m honestly not a fan of sand (Dunies workout for any of you Columbus North guys reading, I always sucked), but still got a good run in on some sandy trails. I also did aquajogging for cross training today, just for a little something different. Run: 30 minutes AJ: 35 minutes

Tuesday, August 23: Today was the last day of camp. As much fun I had at camp, I’m excited to get back to campus, learn the campus a little better, and get back into a nice, comfortable bed for some quality sleep. Today we did a morning session before we left, then we could just do whatever we needed to when we got back to campus. When I got back I made sure that I got a good cross train in, as I really need to make sure I stay up on it. And oh yeah, we did a nice 10 minute core session. Run: 35 minutes Bike(afternoon): 60 minutes

Wednesday, August 24: First day back on campus. I’m really excited to be here! And if anyone is considering attending Grand Valley State, you should definitely come up on a visit. This is the prettiest campus I have ever seen. Today I was told that I should take a day off from running, but that I needed to get a really good cross training workout in. So I jumped on the elliptical and did a fartlek-type workout. 10 min warmup, 8x5 min hard with 1 min easy inbetween; total of 65 minutes

Thursday, August 25: Nice morning run today. Again, I went for 35 minutes, and on trails. I felt good today pain-wise, so I think I’m going to take a step up next week. We also did drills, stretched and did a 5 minute core session. I followed all of this up with a nice ice bath, at the perfect temperature of 54 degress ;) Run: 35 minutes Cross Train: Later

So that’s about everything I’ve done the past couple of weeks. I feel like I’m about to really start to get ready to train at a higher level, and actually start to get decent at running again. But I’m excited for my situation, as I’ve met a lot of cool new people and I’m sure that I will meet more! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post!!

Hey guys. Not too much to say again this week. Getting back into running definitely feels good, especially when you pretty much have to wait a whole summer to get back into it. Coming back is going well, the minutes aren’t hard on me at all, and I feel like my form is solid when I run too. Well here’s what I’ve done this past week:

Thursday, July 28: 15 minutes of running; 90 minutes of biking

Friday, July 29: 2 hour bike in the A.M.; bowling in the P.M.

Saturday, July 30: 15 minutes of running; 92 minutes of biking

Sunday, July 31: 18 minutes of running; 85 minutes of biking

Monday, August 1: 18 minutes of running; 80 minute bike

Tuesday, August 2: 2 hour bike

Wednesday, August 3: 18 minutes of running; night run with Evan Scruton

I went a little shorter on the biking this week. It was still pretty warm, a lot of days I didn’t have much to eat so I felt drained, and for some reason I just wasn’t as motivated as usual this week. Wednesday was a lot of fun. It’s Columbus North’s team camp week, and every year on Wednesday the alumni can come back and eat a large pasta dinner with the team. So I went with a few friends and got to see people on the team. Well that’s about it for this week, but if you have any questions or comments, don’t hesitate to ask!!

What’s up, guys? Here comes Round 2. . I don’t really have too much to say this time, as my training looks pretty similar to last week, just with some running in there.  If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to post away. My thread is practically a ghost town right now….