- 5 miles
- 8:20/mile pace (including 4 stops)
- 0514
- From/To Home
- Just a cruise run, which felt tougher than it should have -- Finn had a very up and down night, which was much harder on Becca than me since she kept waking up first :).
- Found a $20 bill on the sidewalk on 75th Ave. between Union Hills and the 101, no, it wasn't yours.
- 200 push ups
- Standard form
- 25 pre-run, 15 each corner, 1st one being about 1.25 miles from home and one additional at the end, followed by 4 sets of 25 during post run stretching (15 of set number 7 were with a constantly mobile 40 pound Case on my back -- these in particular, plus the new Push Up streak high for volume, made the effort more exhausting than I have made any to date...expect that I will hurt tomorrow etc.).
- 2.39 miles
- 8:11/mile pace
- 0520
- From/To Home
- Finn has been having trouble sleeping, which at least allows Bec and I to both run in the morning...
- 4 miles
- 8:08/mile pace
- 1745
- From/To Home
- Family run, me pushing the boys...definitely getting cooler, though today was hot the evenings are cooling off.
- 1.7 miles
- Pushing Case and Finn again, it was fun and Becca enjoys it more than I do -- by-the-way, she's starting to get more serious about running again...could be the straw that finally breaks my back on this streak as it is much easier to do when she does everything around the house and with the kids etc. Yeah, that's just an excuse, but well...the last 2 months have been mentally taxing, for this slow guy anyway.
- 1.82 miles
- Difficult, but enjoyed, trip around the 'hood with Finn and Case -- Case gets me to go off road as often as possible, for his entertainment, which makes the effort significantly harder, but more fun too. Thankfully the Burley stroller can handle it pretty well...but yeah, I wish I had a "Bob."
- 3.11 miles
- 8:16/mile pace
- 0715
- From/To Home
- Went to bed late then woke up a few times with Finn and Case, which all led to the easy justification of sleeping in, which lead to not having much time, which led to a short run....no excuse for how slow it was, but it is done. Still feeling cruddy, but a little better I guess. Good enough to start a trip to the other side of the world at least.
- 1.82 miles
- 8:22/mile pace
- 2143
- From/To Home
- My efforts are getting less and less impressive...and considering that they were never impressive to begin with it is kind of depressing, but ah, the streak continues and I really think I am starting to feel better again, though still insanely congested. I think Finn's had the illness for a while, but he doesn't complain as much as I do. He also can't even start a running streak since he doesn't even know how to walk yet, so...
- 1.82 miles
- 8:33/mile pace
- 0555
- From/To Home
- One loop around the neighborhood. Finishing a short and slow run early in the day then watching recorded Olympics before work is a really cool way to start the day. Perhaps not as 'cool' as Case's since he decided to play in the sprinklers at 7am and get his little brother to crawl behind him to enjoy the same, but cool none-the-less.
- 4.82 miles
- 8:14/mile pace
- 0815
- From/To home
- My efforts to follow the McMillan training plan are getting worse, but I am starting to feel better (Probably aided by the boys and Becca letting me sleep in etc.). Today's long run turned into the above...not very impressive, but felt like as much as I should do today. Anyway, hoping to resume in full soon.
- 12.3 miles
- 9 min/mile pace
- 0555
- Squaw Peak Area
- First of all let me sing the praises of what I formerly thought to be a somewhat silly idea -- The Staycation. Turns out that, like almost everthing, life is different with kids...our "staycation" weekend at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort here in town was truly fantastic because it helped us entertain our kids for the entire weekend, while also enjoying ourselves. Part of that enjoyment was actually this run too...I left the hotel, located just on the other side of Hwy 51 from Squaw Peak, headed for the Squaw Peak hiking area with the thought of running the trails I had heard about around the Peak itself -- I did not have the mental strength to try a pseudo running effort summit attempt. After reaching the end of the paved road I kept going in that same basic direction (North and slightly east) onto trails circling around Squaw Peak itself. I soon realized that there are many many miles of trails out there and some gorgeous cholla catcus as well...I was really impressed with the area. To my surprise I even found a bit of "Trail 100" as made famous by the 2012 LMI...I never pushed the pace, which probably also contributed to the overall enjoyment. So anyway, I ran for a while before feeling like I needed to return to catch back up with the family since the original "finish before they're fully awake" plan was scraped when Finn woke up around 4:30, resulting in he and I hanging out in the hotel lobby until we felt at least Becca had slept long enough.
- 5.03 miles
- 7:46/mile pace
- 0615
- From/To home
- "Easy" run that felt harder than easy, but not hard. Off to Staycation we go!
- Only because it happened last night, the same day the earlier "tee-tee incident" happened, I will share this story:
- Just before dinner I announced that I needed to go to the bathroom and then we (Case and I -- Becca was upstairs trying to put Finn to sleep) we would sit down and eat dinner together. I walked to the bathroom and started to relieve myself...just then I hear Case start running my way followed by a loud and excited announcement that he would like to tee tee too. "We can go at the same time Daddy!" as he immediately arrives next to me, drops his pants and starts to pee before I can even start to say anything positive or negative....well, this was no big deal, but was pretty funny when he finished in less than 2 seconds, jumped up on the step he uses to get to the sink, wash his hands with half a pound of soap, pseudo dry them by high fiving the towel and running out turning off the light behind him then sprinting away cackling like a mental ward escapee. Can't decide if I want to hope for a continuation of Case related tee tee stories or not...that streak is at 2 days.
- 3.09 miles
- 8:24/mile pace
- 0610
- From/To home
- Intending to do a very short and slow streak extender only, today's run turned out to be the most difficult and enjoyable short slow run of the year. Here's the story:
- While hearing from Case the list of games we were going to play after I finished running I sat down to put on my shoes. I clarified that a few were not going to be possible because I had to go to work today, which he understood and had no problem with...it was basically his wish list [Fight with noodles, football, Power Rangers, etc.]. When reciting he regularly tries to convince me that we should start immediately, which leads to me reiterating that we will play after I run, or eat, or whatever I've already told him was on the plan...he knows this and doesn't mind, but still tries to manipulate the schedule to suit his fancy whenever he can. Well, this time he came up with a great idea all on his own..."Daddy, can I go in the lell-ow thing with you?" The "lell-ow" thing being the yellow Burley running stroller thing meant that for the first time in months and possibly the first time without it first being suggested by Becca or I, he requested to go on a run with me. This was cool, even though it meant my run would be a little tougher...dude's getting heavy. But then it got cooler...he got excited when I said "sure" and added "and Baby Brother too!," which meant that I'd be able to take them both with me and give Becca a 20 minute break or so, which may not sound like much, unless you have 2 kids. Becca's response, "break out the margaritas!" Then she reconsidered and said, "maybe I should just run with you?" (Many of her best decisions are derailed by her hyper-guilt disorder, as diagnosed by the writer) So she asked Case....who said "....No...maybe not," which of course made me chuckle. Becca clarified that he would still get to ride with Finn and she would just run "next to you," which got him excited again and he agreed. So off we all went and I pushed (literally) a little harder than I otherwise would have and went probably a mile further than I would have and had much more fun that I would have. A great way to start the morning for sure.
- Case ended up taking a salt bath with me afterwards instead of playing fighting games, but he didn't mind as he likes taking a bath too, as long as he doesn't have to wash his hair.
- His bath ended rather unfortunately however, as I left to go shower in the other bathroom he stayed to play in the tub....a while later he comes into the other bathroom spitting and making a scrunched up face. He said something about maybe needing to take some medicine, which prompted a few questions. As it turns out, he revealed that he was pointing his weener up while he tee tee'd in the bathtub and "it went right into my mouth." Becca had a tough time containing her laugher, but while I did too, I quickly offered help with a little home remedy of adult tooth paste on his tongue followed by repeated rinsing. He was happy after that, as was the rest of the family :).
- 3.13 miles
- 8:03/mile pace
- 0650
- From/To home
- Relaxed run, getting pretty hot out and seemed a bit more humid than usual, but not a hard enough run to be any real issue. Tight from yestereday, probably caused by walking all around the zoo pushing Case and Finn, that's actually a pretty good workout.
- 1.7 miles
- Let the day get away from me and then upon realizing Becca has a wine tasting party tonight I had to wedge in what I could while boys took a bath...perhaps this will serve as tapering for tomorrow's big race! Maybe that was my plan all along? Nah, I'm not that smart.
- Separate, unassociated, but noteworthy to me: Case played his first soccer game today...he took one to the face that rocked him for a while, but went back in eventually and surprising even scored a goal. Overall he seemed to have fun, though the shot to the cheek was a setback. (For the record he is 0-1 as the team lost 8-6)
- 2.29 miles
- Slow
- 1115
- From/To Utopia park the home
- Satisfied the 2k minimum streak extender running 1.46 to the park, then played for an hourish, then home from there. I've stated before that the wind is an issue when pushing the boys in the Burley stroller...this fact was especially evident today as it was/is a windy day. Odd note for today, all three Wein boys changed cloths multiple times, but always managed to wear something green in honor of the Americanised St. Patrick's day traditions...for my run I wore a shirt that I've owned for over 20 years, perhaps I should blog about shirt streaks I have, what would you think about that Laura? :)
- 3.93 miles
- 8:03/mile pace
- 0635
- From/To Home
- Slow cruise run, felt tightness in calves that leads me to believe I was/am dehydrated, but wasn't bad so the run went well enough. Definitely would've run another .07 if I'd have been wearing the Garmin, but then, I'd have probably run faster if I'd have worn it as well, so whatever. Finn slept past 5am for the first time in a while, so joyous morning in the Wein household.
- 6.35 miles
- 7:15/mile pace
- 1932
- From/To Home
- Felt relaxed today, didn't push until slightly increasing force on each stride during last mile...feel good about the average pace considering. Tomorrow I get to day 160, which would've had no meaning to me except that my only faithful reader thought I was at 160 two days ago, which mentally made me a) have to get to 160 and b) feel, strangely enough, that I should've been there sooner. Finn turned 6 months old today.
- 6.11 miles
- 8:20/mile
- 1930
- From/To home
- Got the boys to sleep and since our guest was going to sleep as well Becca and I decided we'd go for a run together to take full advantage of having another adult in the house. This was Bec's first run since her marathon and she's had some pain in her foot (not sure which one), but she said it wasn't too bad on this run, which is nice. Found out about my next race today, March 25, The Laura and Craig Invitational, can't wait, probably ought to increase mileage between now and then to prepare for the 7 miler, but we'll see.
- 2.78 miles
- Pushed boys in Burley stroller to the park, 1.2 miles from home and then after an hour+ of park time we returned home a longer way, though not long...thankfully first segment was long enough to satisfy my 2k everyday goal as Case insisted upon stopping to pick up pinecombs on the return home leg. Anyway, glad to get it in, even though I had the greatest plan to accomplish later if needed (JEC, aka CMB). Little dudes are getting heavy.
- 3.48 miles
- 7:20/mile pace
- 0510
- From/To Home
- Strange right hip tightness/discomfort that I'm blaming on the guy that bent my ear for the entire CLT/PHX flight last night as I felt I had to angle my body towards him or he would be insulted...nice guy though and may give the company I work for some business, but whatever, not worth it if the discomfort lasts more than just another few hours. Felt pretty good running, didn't push, but wasn't totally lazy about it either, pace was good. Becca and Finn are on their way to Mobile/New Orleans for her marathon on Sunday, which is very cool, but also means I have to figure out some way to get my runs in for the next three days....options are: Treadmill at the club, pending that I show up when day care is available. Ask Laura to hang with Case while I go for a run, ideally with Craig. Ask Catie to watch her two girls and Case while Chad and I go for a run. Convince Case that he wants to sit in the jogging stroller for a while. Each may require bribery, but I'm in no way opposed to that.
