Running Log 2011: Week #33

Following the solid base I laid down last week, I managed to log a whopping 105km this week! It was the first time ever that I've crossed the 100km barrier and I must say, I'm surprised...for the following reasons:

• My weight is no longer dropping as it has in the past little while. After hitting 158 a few weeks ago I'm back up to 161 and maintaining that quite well. This is great news to me as I continue to pound the pavement at 100km/week. 
• My legs are feeling good in a way I could not have imagined during such high volume. I figured I'd be a zombie, but no, I feel rather fit and strong.

I've got another 100km week this week, and then I'll be toeing the line at the Springbank 5km road race on September 11th! I'm curious to see how that goes. :D

The Running Blogosphere has gone AWOL

It's always a sure sign that runners are building up a solid base of killage come late summer when their blogging efforts seem to drop off considerably. Where as I used to get multiple daily updates in my RSS Reader, I now get maybe a few a week. Good for them, it's great to put in the work....but c'mon, think of your readers runners.

I've also fallen prey to this trend. It seems all my latest blog posts are weekly running recaps. How boring. I'll see if I can whip up a new and interesting post for all my loyal fans.

Running Log 2011: Week #33

This week was a bit of a breakthrough week for me as I ran 7 solid days with nearly no issues to report on and those pesky toe blisters seem to be behind me (for now).  I logged my heaviest week of running in recent history, topping the scales at 97km. It's taking all the restraint in the world to not step out the door to just squeeze the extra 3km I would need to reach the magical 100km barrier. I hear you level up as soon as you've run 100km in a week, but I guess I'll have to wait a bit longer.

Log for the week:

Running Log 2011: Week #32

After two very solid weeks of killage, mostly easy and long runs, I have been sidelined for the last two days due to a little toe that won't stop bitching at me whenever I place a shoe around it. I don't know what it is lately, I've now dealt with 3 blisters on my toes in the last 3 weeks and this last one has been especially painful, forcing me to skip out on my long run this past week. 

In the grand scheme of things though, all is well. I logged 160km in 2 weeks, and hit 73km this past week. I'm still progressing well through this stupid injury, though it's getting awfully lonely running alone all the time. Hopefully I can return to running with the club this week.

I also did 2 solo workouts this week, a 20min tempo (5km) and 7x300m hill repeats (@3:40/km). It was great to get back to working hard on the legs. Now to sort out this pesky toe pain.

How to motivate yourself to run when you hate to run

Let's have a little fun.  Does this post's title describe how you feel about running? If it does, too bad, you aren't meant to run. Don't even bother. You hate running, why would you want to motivate yourself to do something you hate?

Why don't you just go out and buy this shirt and relax a bit instead....?

the inspiration behing this post came from a recent visitor to my blog who searched google for 'How to motivate yourself to run when you hate to run'. I figured I'd have some fun and answer the question as well.

Part 2 of My Life-Fitness Balance as featured on Passing White Daisies!

As I mentioned a few days ago, a good friend of mine recruited a few of her coolest cats to co-write a 3 part piece on Fitness-Life balance.  Part 1 was published a few days ago now and as of this morning, Maxine published Part 2:

Fitness-Life Balance Part II: Habits- Balanced and Unbalanced

So there you have it folks, another great read on achieving and maintaining your fitness-life balance. Stay tuned for Part 3 in the coming days.

As always, check out the following blogs:

Passing White Daisies
Keeping Natalie Honest