Back aching

Sat, 3/14/26-Went to the Y. Did 9:00 mile, stretched, did some mobility exercises, lifted a bit, then returned to the treadmill for another mile, in 8:30. I finished my short time off with some hamstring curls.

Fri, 3/13/26-swimming in work; took off

Thurs, 3/12/26-work overflowing; took off

Wed, 3/11/26-Ran the XC course on campus. Back aching!

Tues, 3/10/26-Did 2M loop around neighborhood. Back aching!

easy

Mon, 3/9/26--took off; too busy

Sun, 3/8/26-almost 60 degrees. 6x200 in 32, 33, 33, 33, 33, 32...with 3' rest. Winded! Sadly!

Sat, 3/7/26-Y with V. Mile in 9:45, stretch. lift. Mile in 9:00

Fri, 3/6/26-took off

Thurs, 3/5/26-2M easy

Wed, 3/4/26-6x150 in 23

Tues, 3/3/26-2M easy

felt meh

Mon, 3/2/26-took off; back is hurting and too much work on the docket.

Sun, 3/1/26-After the snowfall had ended and the coating of snow had melted, I headed out to the track for a simple 6x150. The warm-up felt meh, with my back bothering me. I felt flaccid. I decided today was not a day to test speed, not that I have any at present. I ran 25-low in lane 1, 23-mid in lane 2, 24-low in lane 3, 23-mid in lane 4, 23-mid in lane 5, and 23-low in lane 6.

Stretched and strengthened.

Sat, 2/28/26-Went to the Y with V. Jogged mile (9:55) on treadmill. Stretched and strengthened. Did another .5M (4:17) on treadmill. Did more stretching and strengthening. Out!

Fri, 2/27/26-Jogged 2M (18:00)--neighborhood loop. Knee is still aching.

Thurs, 2/26/26-After warming up, I did 6x100m hills. Efforts were between 19-high and 20-mid

Wed, 2/25/26-took off

snow in sight

Tues, 2/24/26-

10" of snow. Easy run around campus and the block. 2.46M in 22:00.

Mon, 2/23/26-took off. Snowed all day!

Sun, 2/22/26-The track was visible and with little snow in sight. I had to go for it, knowing a storm was imminent. The workout was 3x200 in 32/33 with 3:00 rest, 3x150 in 23/24 with 2:30 rest, and 3 in 14/15 with 2:00 rest.

200s: 33-mid, 32-mid, 33-low

150s: 24-mid, 24-low, 23-high

100s: 15-mid, 15-low, 14-high

Sat, 2/21/26-Went to Y with V. Short one. 8:30 mile, stretching, lifting, drills

Fri, 2/20/26-took off

Thurs, 2/19/26-8 hills in 20 sec. They were a bit slower.

Wed, 2/18/26-jogged 2M in 18:00 and change

Tues, 2/17/26-jogged to fitness center. Did a mile and stretched.

Mon, 2/16/26-took off

I appreciated

Sun, 2/15/26-Even though everything was still covered with snow, I appreciated the 40-degree temp. After warming up and stretching some, it was hill time here on campus. Same hill, faster repeats. 7 hills, sewer cap to sewer cap (~100m), in 19, 18, 19, 18, 19, 18, 17

Sat, 2/14/26-Went to the Y with V. Mile on treadmill (10 min), stretched, strength work, mile on treadmill (9:00), strength work.

Fri, 2/13/26-no workout today; too busy again.

Eight is enough!

Thurs, 2/12/26-took off in favor of the sauna!

Wed, 2/11/26-Did 2M loop in an easy 16:45 (8:25/8:20).

Tues, 2/10/26-Did the 100m hill. Eight (8) in all. 19/20. Eight is enough!