Monday, February 27, 2012

Weekly Run

Met up with John for a LSD run this weekend, plugged in 9 miles. We started at his place in Rosslyn and took the Memorial bridge into the District. From there we added a loop to the Capitol to the usual loop and returned via the C&O canal and Key Bridge. Like my last run I felt like my cardio was find but found my feet a little sore from not having any miles on them.

Bronze Lion @ Netherlands Carillion

The rest of the day I ate very healthy. Post run meal was pancakes with sausage links, bacon, and lots of coffee at the Silver Diner. Later in the day we had Chipotle burritos for dinner.

2012 Runs/Miles: 8/35.88
CrossFit WODs: 13

Saturday, February 25, 2012

30 days to the Half Marathon

30 days before a half-marathon seems to be the perfect time to start writing about running. Especially if you are playing video games instead of running. So since I only post to this blog once every 2 years a few things have happened. Quick version: came back from deployment, went back to my old company, left my old company, military tour fell through, worked on a campaign, got a new job. Also, started running and ran the Baltimore Marathon and 11 other races in 2011. A little over a month ago I joined a local CrossFit gym/box/affiliate. This summer I want to see if I can combine regular CrossFit workouts with a traditional Hal Higdon marathon training program since I am signed up for the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon. At this point however, starting CrossFit has basically killed my running off, other than a few LSD runs. So if I remember I posted this tomorrow and keep up with it, you can see if I have charted a course for race disaster by trying to combine CrossFit with traditional marathon training, a diet comprised almost exclusively of processed foods, used of tobacco products, regular alcohol consumption, and insufficient sleep.

2012 Runs/Miles: 7/26.86
CrossFit WODs: 12
Last Race: Baltimore Marathon, 4:44:07
Next Race: Rock n Roll USA National Half-Marathon, Washington DC