October 4th, 2012

14 hour + days do not a monster in the gym make.



3 sets of 5 at 78 pounds - 2 pounds lower than my strongest press back in March.  Not too shabby, if I do say so myself.  Started the training day with some light squats, moved on to the press and finished up with a short circuit of weighted back extensions, pull-ups and reverse hypers.

Got in a few runs this week - volume is way down from what I'd like, but I'm currently working from 6 am until 8 pm, so I'm keeping the workload light.  20-22 mile long run slated for Saturday - Marine Corps Marathon coming up on the 28th.

October 1, 2012

Took an hour out of my work day to do a dry run of tomorrow's Running for Beginner's class.  Perfect running weather.

After work, got in some lifting.  Not my best, but a process.



Squat depth was iffy.  Bench had a ridiculous amount or arc, and couldn't get the second set out of the rack so I moved to dumbbells.  Deads felt light, but I am still working to set my back tighter.

September 28th, 2012

First Saturday non-working day since Nov 19, 2011.  Also this year's first long training run done outside with my running partners.  12 miles, bearable toe pain, blissfully cool and overcast.

Marathon in 28 days, 20 hours and 29 minutes.

September 24th, 2012

The holidays have thrown a wrench in my training, but still getting a bit done.

August 12th, 2012

Well, hello there.  Been a while.  Never fear - I didn't magically meld with the couch in the time between posts :)  I did, however, take a step back from lifting after coming to terms with the fact that I have only so much time in a day.   While I have no doubt that I could go out tomorrow and run 26.2 miles (or more), unless I want marathon day to be horrific my time right now is better served by putting running first and lifting second.  It has taken a month, but I'm finally beginning to feel like I have my feet back underneath me.   I'm far from quick, but at least I'm moving forward.

July 2 - 10th, 2012

Busy week!  Only got to record Saturday's training (squats and deads).  Lots of running, lots of pressing and not nearly enough time to chill out.

June 30 2012

Rough day.  Didn't finish squats, and didn't hit the recommended reps for deadlifts.  But as exhausted as I was, I still showed up and brought it (didn't bring much, but I brought it).

Missed 3 runs this week - less than ideal, but it happens.