01.08.2014 A.D.

#OpHI14 is on hold at the moment.  I injured my lower calf last week and the run on Sunday really aggravated it.  So while my running is foremost on my mind, I must hold off for a bit to let this heal.  It feels like a sort of tendinitis, maybe acute, as I can feel  my upper achilles tendon slide in its sheath where it attaches to my calf muscle.  Rest and stretching!!

01.05.2014 A.D.

Holy Schnikies...  After an off day on 01.04.2014 I knew I had to get up and start off the new week with a bang.  What I did not know was that mother nature had the same intentions.   It had snowed all day yesterday so I knew I would be running on packed snow on streets or in 4" of powder on sidewalks, but to awaken to 10 degrees (-5 to 0 degree wind chill) and snowing was a shock.  I geared up in an extra layer, donned a face mask, and got my run in.  2.23 miles in 28 minutes. SLOWWWWWW.  The running was difficult at best on top of breathing through the mask.  That being said I did it.

Like I mentioned before, I LOVE the cold!  The fact that my exposed eye lashes were freezing the sweat beads on them made me smile as I was frolicking in the snowy conditions.  I was slowed down but not stopped!

When I got home I knocked out 2:15 plank, 12 push ups, 1:08 plank, 12 pushups, 1:22 plank, 12 pushups, and 3 sets of 15 body weight squats.  Now on to working of the basement.  Cheers.

01.03.2014 A.D.

Friday, my right lower calf is sore, and strained I believe but still went for a run.  42 degrees out this am and it felt hot.  Knocked out the 1.6 miles in 16:35 and promptly went and did a 2:05 plank with 2 1:00 follow ups, 35 squats.  Ill do push ups later, my cald is crying.  Iced it, Ibuprofen and tomorrow is my off day.  Here's to some rest..  Sunday begins the new week and ill be bumping my mileage up to 2 miles.

01.02.2014 A.D.

1.58 mile run this am, same route as the past few days.  I felt the urge finally today to do more.  I held back, and picked up my pace for the last .25 miles instead.  Knocked it out in under 17 mins.  I was worried that my pacing would suck due to the snow and icy conditions, apparently not.  19 degrees out this am, it was beautiful.

I operate, as a whole, better in cold temperatures.  Anything above 70 degrees and my body resists the idea of training.  I breathe better, move better, and all around just feel better in cold temps.  Sometimes I do get cold stiffness but I tend to warm up very quickly.  My core temp is always warm while my skin temp can be quite cold.  I guess I am just built for the cold. 

As I kid I used to swim in  the 65 degree north Atlantic off the coast of Maine until my lips turned blue and my mother would tell me to get out.  I was never cold though.  yes entering the water was chilly but I found soon I adapted to the change quite quickly.  I would stay for hours after my brothers would get out.  The odd part is there are time when I do find myself chilled, but never when one would think.  A few nights ago I woke up in the middle of the night freezing!!  It wasn't cold out, I had my down comforter all around me, but I was FREEZING, yet a week later I was skiing in -30 degree wind chills barely catching a chill on the lift rides to the top.  I'll never understand it.

After run today I knocked out planks (1:35, 1:01, 1:00), 20 pushups, 30 squats.  Day 4 is in the books!

01.01.2014 A.D.

Ran my 1.5 miles this morning in the snow.  Had a layer of about a 1/4 inch and continuing while i ran.  Being day 3 I thought it may be my hardest to get motivated but surprisingly I knocked out the 1.59 miles in 17:20.  Not fast but the best so far.  I love my garmin forerunner 10.  As long as I remember to use it that is.  It is very accurate and the map shows where you cross streets, go around objects of people.. it is pretty accurate. 

My body is remembering the running faster this time and I am going to have to make a conscientious effort to not push myself this first week.  I am already breaking all "training rules" by running every day with no down days, but the way I see it is that I as long as I am not over exerting myself it should not affect me too negatively.  We will see.

Two years ago my cousin went to the gym every day for, I believe it was, 150+ days straight.  While I dont plan on doing this for running after the month I am going to attempt to do the plyometrics daily.  Today I knocked out 3 sets of planks (1:30, 1:01, 1:00), 30 squats, 15 pushups.

12.31.2013 A.D.

day 2, went well.  I felt much better running.  ran the 1.5 mile run, planked 1:20 today, 25 squats and 10 pushups. 

I have thought about it and fat loss is a goal here with my goal of completing my run.  I have decided I will not once weigh myself.  I dont care what the scale says.  I will instead judge by how my clothes fit and how i feel.  I constantly tell my wife that the scale means nothing.  It is just a number.  Now to practice what I preach.

12.30.2013 A.D.

Here we go again, another go for Hawaii.  I started today my own 30 day challenge.  I am going to run a distance of at least 1.5 miles everyday until January 28th (probably make it a 33 day challenge and go to Feb 1st).  I signed up today for the Colfax 10 miler.  This will be the longest race I have ever run and training will commence in Feb after this month long challenge. 

I am also doing a 30 day planking challenge along with squats.  Adding some push ups and situps as well. 

I took some before pics today, and I will post when all is said and done.  I want to see changes especially in my back area.

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