Running With LeMire

Hockey Game #2: 1 assist and 1 goal. The goaljust happen to be in the shoot out to win the game as the final shooter (6th) for both teams. This game was a little rougher then last weeks.

4 miles out to Woodland and back. IT's amazing how much looser my legs are at the start of runs when then are performed later in the day. Anytime I run first thing in the morning is takes me a solid my plus before my legs loosen up. Today's run was at a 7:08/mi average with the first mile being sub 8 minutes which never occurs in the AM. Overall body was a little stiff from hockey yesterday but not were close to the soreness of last week after playing hockey for the first time in a couple of months.

This evening Jamie & I did a CrossFit workout as well which focused more on total body strength. The workout was a circuit of 3 rounds (RFT) of each of the following lifts:

9- Overhead Push Presses 45 lbs                Reps: 27

12- Russian Kettlbell Swings 30 lbs           Reps: 36

15 - front squats 45 lbs                                Reps:45

18 - ab mat situps                                        Reps:54

                                                           Total Reps: 162

4 easy miles this morning around 7:44/mi average. Legs were just tired this morning but that is understandable after yesterdays workouts. No pains just tired.

Set out this morning on a run in our first cold morning of the year in which the current temp at 7:50am is 34 degrees.  I ran this morning at 5:30am and it definitely felt chilly but did not know it was down at freezing. The forecast said temps dipping below 40 but not at 30. I was prepared though and had to break out the pants, jacket and stocking cap. This morning run I ran the College Blvd loop and was thinking that it might be on the slow side but my legs felt pretty good and I ended up putting down a 7:17/mi average with a 8:07 first mile and to miles just under 7 minutes to finish up the run. Overall felt pretty good the siatica fared up a little so i focused on some stretching whe I got home.

Easy 4 miles run this morning with Jamie. We ran the first 1.5 miles together then she turned around and I ran to the 2 mile turnaround. When we split I picked up the pace and ran pretty fast. It was like getting a little speed workout on a nice easy run. Last mile was 6:53 with some good hills on it.