Ok, here's the next weekly activity/training update:
Saturday:
5 miles running on the SCT at race pace. The 8 min miles felt tough today...especially mile 5.
45 minutes bouldering at PG Belmont rating 10 (I sucked!)
90 minutes Yoga class. Was awesome... nice and relaxing, just what my legs and I needed!
Sunday:
I was way to tired to get out of bed for a long (8 mile) run this morning, so I decided to switch Monday and Sunday on the training schedule, and cross trained by hiking up Mission Peak .
Monday:
'Long Run' of 8 miles: Figure 8 consisting of "The Dish" and "Campus Loop" starting from the driving range.
Tuesday:
3 miles on the treadmill at PG B.
Climbing at PG with Daniela. I haven't climbed in a while, and haven't lead in even longer. So I was overgripping a lot. After about 5 leads my forearms were shot... Added a couple of topropes at the end.
Wednesday:
5 mile run around campus.
Thursday:
Climbing at PG Belmont with Ben. Forearms still toast... some toproping on the harder side.
Although the running schedule asked for 3 miles today, I did not run and decided to do Saturday's 5 mile pace run on Friday, due to exciting weekend plans.
Friday:
5 miles at race pace. This time it felt way better than previous Saturday...
Mileage this week: 26 miles (Sat. - Fri.)
Signed up for the 'Juna Run' in Palo Alto on Feb 28. Should be a nice fast 5 miler!
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Trainings notes
For the coming Fridays I'll try to summarize the past weeks activities and workouts. Mostly to keep track of things.
This week stood out a bit, since it was pretty much the first 'regular' week at home since mid-December. So much of it was used to get back into the rythm of daily life.
Despite a cold I managed to go to the gym on Saturday. Did a few climbs -on which I felt very weak, really struggling on a 10c- and 90 minutes of yoga, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I felt the benefits of the core workouts I had done in Germany and New Mexico.
Sunday I did a quick 5.5 mile hike at Wunderlich County Park, which inspired me to watch 'The Fellowship of the Ring'... and that was the rest of the day :-)
Tuesday was the first day of the 18-week marathon training plan. Based on my experience in Las Vegas I decided against going with the Crossfit Endurance plan and for the Inermediate-I Marathon Plan from Hal Hidgeon. Back in Vegas I hit the wall, or better my legs hit the wall, exactly a mile further than my longest run was. I blame to little mileage, hence the plan with a higher mileage. The Intermediate I plan starts with 24 miles/week and peaks at 44 miles/week.
Also I'll run 5 days a week compared to 3 days as I did before Vegas following the RW smartcoach.
Anyway, the first run on Tuesday was a really mellow 3 miles on the SCT. Afterwards I did a short workout on the Rock Rings in the backyard.
Wednesday saw the second run, it called for 5 miles, I did 5.3 on the SCT.
The third run was scheduled for Thursday. I ran the 3 miles on the treadmill at PG Belmont. Something remarkable about this: It was the first run on a treadmill I actually enjoyed! Funny. The second part of the Thursday workout consisted of bouldering. For the first five minutes I stayed on the wall without a break, doing a bunch of consecutive V0's and V1's. Following this I tried to do through problems quickly to work on strength and stamina. The 'Boulder Rating' for the evening was 22 (or 23 don't remember exactly).
Today is a rest day.
The plans for the weekend include a 5 mile run at marathon goal pace on Saturday and a long run of 8 miles on Sunday. The later one will probably be at Rancho San Antonio. I'll also try to get some yoga and climbing in tomorrow afternoon.
Oh, yes, I signed up for the San Diego RnR Marathon in May...
There's also some preliminary talk about a climbing trip to Red Rocks in March.
This week stood out a bit, since it was pretty much the first 'regular' week at home since mid-December. So much of it was used to get back into the rythm of daily life.
Despite a cold I managed to go to the gym on Saturday. Did a few climbs -on which I felt very weak, really struggling on a 10c- and 90 minutes of yoga, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I felt the benefits of the core workouts I had done in Germany and New Mexico.
Sunday I did a quick 5.5 mile hike at Wunderlich County Park, which inspired me to watch 'The Fellowship of the Ring'... and that was the rest of the day :-)
Tuesday was the first day of the 18-week marathon training plan. Based on my experience in Las Vegas I decided against going with the Crossfit Endurance plan and for the Inermediate-I Marathon Plan from Hal Hidgeon. Back in Vegas I hit the wall, or better my legs hit the wall, exactly a mile further than my longest run was. I blame to little mileage, hence the plan with a higher mileage. The Intermediate I plan starts with 24 miles/week and peaks at 44 miles/week.
Also I'll run 5 days a week compared to 3 days as I did before Vegas following the RW smartcoach.
Anyway, the first run on Tuesday was a really mellow 3 miles on the SCT. Afterwards I did a short workout on the Rock Rings in the backyard.
Wednesday saw the second run, it called for 5 miles, I did 5.3 on the SCT.
The third run was scheduled for Thursday. I ran the 3 miles on the treadmill at PG Belmont. Something remarkable about this: It was the first run on a treadmill I actually enjoyed! Funny. The second part of the Thursday workout consisted of bouldering. For the first five minutes I stayed on the wall without a break, doing a bunch of consecutive V0's and V1's. Following this I tried to do through problems quickly to work on strength and stamina. The 'Boulder Rating' for the evening was 22 (or 23 don't remember exactly).
Today is a rest day.
The plans for the weekend include a 5 mile run at marathon goal pace on Saturday and a long run of 8 miles on Sunday. The later one will probably be at Rancho San Antonio. I'll also try to get some yoga and climbing in tomorrow afternoon.
Oh, yes, I signed up for the San Diego RnR Marathon in May...
There's also some preliminary talk about a climbing trip to Red Rocks in March.
Friday, November 28, 2008
This weeks workouts
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 5.5 mile easy run on SCT
Wednesday: climbing at PG Belmont w/ Daniela 10 climbs
Thursday: mountain biking at Monte Bello w/ Lesley and Marcus (approx. 1hr 15 min)
Friday: bouldering/climbing at PG Belmont w/ Ben 5 boulder probs/5climbs
Saturday: 5 miles easy on SCT
Sunday: yoga w/Eric at PG SV
Tuesday: 5.5 mile easy run on SCT
Wednesday: climbing at PG Belmont w/ Daniela 10 climbs
Thursday: mountain biking at Monte Bello w/ Lesley and Marcus (approx. 1hr 15 min)
Friday: bouldering/climbing at PG Belmont w/ Ben 5 boulder probs/5climbs
Saturday: 5 miles easy on SCT
Sunday: yoga w/Eric at PG SV
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
This weeks workouts
Another good week in workouts!
After the bouldering/crossfit session last Sunday, I went climbing at Planet Granite Sunnyvale with Ben on Monday. It was a good session! I did 10 climbs, most of which were 10c's. Towards the end I threw a few low 11's in, and ended the workout with two crack climbs...
We both had the impression that the ratings at PG were a little tougher than they used to be. Which is good! It's more likely to correspond to the 'real world' now.
Tuesday was the first 'scheduled' run in my 10k/half-marathon/marathon trainings plan. I ran last Friday and felt super weak... mostly due to the jet-lag I was experiencing upon my return from Germany. The prospect of doing a 'tempo run' after a night of only three hours of sleep were quite scary. Anyway, I gave it mu best shot: The plan asked for a 1 mile warm-up, 3 miles at 7:26 pace and a 1 mile cool-down. I headed out from my place to the SCT at a very moderate pace as the warm up, and picked it up for the last quarter of a mile. After a short walking section I started the 3 mile tempo run. I haven't really run at a controlled pace yet, so it was hard to find the right stride, and rythm. The strong head wind didn't make things easier.
I stayed in a pretty good average until 2.3 miles, where I hit a wall...I am definitely not used to run at that pace. I got way slower and finished the 3 miles in 23:28 (a 7:49 pace...so I missed the targeted 7:26 :-(), the fastest I ever managed for that distance. I ended the workout with a very mellow jog back to my place (another 1.2 miles.) The next day I definitely felt a surprising feeling in my legs...my quads are a little tight and have a slight sore feeling, which feels actually good...
Wednesday saw the second run on my trainings plan. An easy run of two miles at 8:54. Since I couldn't drag my behind out of bed early, and since my legs had a slight heaviness to them I decided to do the run on the treadmill at PG Belmont before my yoga class. Running on the treadmill is horrible though... even two miles seem to take ages...
Although the yoga class was not very hard I was completely shot afterwards. Perhaps because of the three climbs (10c) I did between running and yoga...
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day.
After the bouldering/crossfit session last Sunday, I went climbing at Planet Granite Sunnyvale with Ben on Monday. It was a good session! I did 10 climbs, most of which were 10c's. Towards the end I threw a few low 11's in, and ended the workout with two crack climbs...
We both had the impression that the ratings at PG were a little tougher than they used to be. Which is good! It's more likely to correspond to the 'real world' now.
Tuesday was the first 'scheduled' run in my 10k/half-marathon/marathon trainings plan. I ran last Friday and felt super weak... mostly due to the jet-lag I was experiencing upon my return from Germany. The prospect of doing a 'tempo run' after a night of only three hours of sleep were quite scary. Anyway, I gave it mu best shot: The plan asked for a 1 mile warm-up, 3 miles at 7:26 pace and a 1 mile cool-down. I headed out from my place to the SCT at a very moderate pace as the warm up, and picked it up for the last quarter of a mile. After a short walking section I started the 3 mile tempo run. I haven't really run at a controlled pace yet, so it was hard to find the right stride, and rythm. The strong head wind didn't make things easier.
I stayed in a pretty good average until 2.3 miles, where I hit a wall...I am definitely not used to run at that pace. I got way slower and finished the 3 miles in 23:28 (a 7:49 pace...so I missed the targeted 7:26 :-(), the fastest I ever managed for that distance. I ended the workout with a very mellow jog back to my place (another 1.2 miles.) The next day I definitely felt a surprising feeling in my legs...my quads are a little tight and have a slight sore feeling, which feels actually good...
Wednesday saw the second run on my trainings plan. An easy run of two miles at 8:54. Since I couldn't drag my behind out of bed early, and since my legs had a slight heaviness to them I decided to do the run on the treadmill at PG Belmont before my yoga class. Running on the treadmill is horrible though... even two miles seem to take ages...
Although the yoga class was not very hard I was completely shot afterwards. Perhaps because of the three climbs (10c) I did between running and yoga...
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day.
Friday, June 6, 2008
The last run before Diablo
Wednesdays yoga class was not such a great idea.
It was the first class in ages (ok, roughly two months), and my hamstrings were really sore on Thursday and today. I did a very easy jog to loosen up my legs this evening...3.5 miles in 31 minutes... :-) Really relaxing!
Tomorrow I'll spend most of the day with runnung errands and working...
I'm looking forward to Sunday though!
It was the first class in ages (ok, roughly two months), and my hamstrings were really sore on Thursday and today. I did a very easy jog to loosen up my legs this evening...3.5 miles in 31 minutes... :-) Really relaxing!
Tomorrow I'll spend most of the day with runnung errands and working...
I'm looking forward to Sunday though!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Training
In lack of adventureous activities in the last few weeks here's a brief update on my workout activities since climbing at the Pinnacles:
The plans for the immediate future (the weekend:-)) include the first trip to the Valley for this year. We have our eyes on 'El Cap' tree, a 5 pitch C2 aid route on El Cap. It's identical to the first five pitches of 'Atlantic Ocean Wall'.
Another trip to Yosemite is planned for late April. Probably doing the 'East Buttress of Middle Cathedral' and 'Royal Arches'. Wait! That would be two of the 50 classics in one weekend...No Way! Got to find something else...Braille Book perhaps, this has been haunting me for a while...
- March 10: running, campus loop, 3 miles
- March 11: climbing at the gym
- March 12: hiking, PG&E trail, 8 miles 2100ft elevation gain, 2:10
- March 13: running, campus loop, 3.6 miles (full loop this time)
- March 15: hiking, Mission Peak, 2100ft elevation in 2 miles. A really nice workout with respect to Mt. Shasta. I'll definitely go back, especially since it's only about 15 minutes from my place. At some point I'd like to be able to run the trail, in preparation for the Diablo 25.
- March 16: bouldering at the gym & 90 min Yoga
- March 17: running, SCT, 6.4 miles.
The plans for the immediate future (the weekend:-)) include the first trip to the Valley for this year. We have our eyes on 'El Cap' tree, a 5 pitch C2 aid route on El Cap. It's identical to the first five pitches of 'Atlantic Ocean Wall'.
Another trip to Yosemite is planned for late April. Probably doing the 'East Buttress of Middle Cathedral' and 'Royal Arches'. Wait! That would be two of the 50 classics in one weekend...No Way! Got to find something else...Braille Book perhaps, this has been haunting me for a while...
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Is it Saturday yet?
The past weekend brought a big storm to Northern California.
Usually I am not a fan of rainy weather, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the stormy weather this time around. (Especially since I managed to squeeze a run in on Saturday morning and managed to stay dry.) But what was even more up-lifting was keeping track of the snow report from Kirkwood. Up to now the storm brought a total of roughly 120" of snow...
Guess what I am doing next weekend...
On another note: I went to a yoga class on Sunday afternoon. It was only the second time doing yoga in the last three months. It felt good during the class, but boy! do I still feel my lats!
I hope the climbing tonight might not suffer too much.
Also I really need to sign up for the Kaiser 1/2...somehow I am reluctant...the deadline is coming up...
Usually I am not a fan of rainy weather, but I have to admit that I enjoyed the stormy weather this time around. (Especially since I managed to squeeze a run in on Saturday morning and managed to stay dry.) But what was even more up-lifting was keeping track of the snow report from Kirkwood. Up to now the storm brought a total of roughly 120" of snow...
Guess what I am doing next weekend...
On another note: I went to a yoga class on Sunday afternoon. It was only the second time doing yoga in the last three months. It felt good during the class, but boy! do I still feel my lats!
I hope the climbing tonight might not suffer too much.
Also I really need to sign up for the Kaiser 1/2...somehow I am reluctant...the deadline is coming up...
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