Nov 25 to Dec 1

Sunday: 18
Monday:10
Tuesday 1@7 and 10 @ 5:50
Wednesday: 8
Thursday: 8
Friday: 10
Sat: 10@6:52

Life is good!

First of all let me just say that I took 7 weeks off from Aug to Sept 20, 2012! I decided to train through the rough segments in life. This past Thursday I ran a 10k in 32:59! Yes my wrist watch said 32:59! That's with little less than 8 weeks of training! It's been hard just trying to get out the door! In a couple of weeks the DOCTOR will say, " um no more running for 4-6 weeks ". Look who am I kidding? Do you actually think I'm going to take 4-6 weeks off! I'll be off the wall!

 I have been blessed by many supporters! I'd like to thank Team Mizuno Texas, Wally's Bicycle in McAllen, Jack and Adams in Austin, GU Energy, and Sports Clips! I also like to thank all the race directors that have invited me to their marathons! I wouldn't be were I am without your faith in me.

The year 2012 is winding down! I would like to say that once I get back into the groove of things I will shoot for several goals!

Goal 1: Sub 2:25 marathon
Goal 2: Sub 1:07 half marathon
Goal 3: Sub 31 min 10k


 Keep it real! BTW I'm working hard on core and upper body! So watch me trim down! :)

Here is a peek of the abs in progress!

STAY ON COURSE!

Nov 18 - Nov 24

Sunday: 18
Monday: 10
Tuesday: 1 hr 15
Wed: 1 hr 15
Thursday: 1 mile warmup 10k in 32:59 2 mile cooldown total of 9.2
Friday: 9 miles at 8:30 pace

Nov 11 - Nov 17

Sunday: 18 miles in 2:04
Monday: 10 @ 1:08
Tuesday: The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. (1 mile warm up 10 @ 5:49, 5:45, 5:41, 5:41, 5:40, 5:37, 5:35, 5:35, 5:39, 5:40 2 mile cool-down)
Wednesday: 10@1:07
Thursday: 2 mile warm-up 3x2 miles (5:15, 5:20) 4 min jog rest (5:17, 5:23) 4 min jog rest (5:22, 5:23) 3 mile cool down! Think training's hard? Try losing.
Friday: 10@1:09
Saturday: off

Nov 4-10

Sunday off
Monday 10 in 1:09
Tuesday 11 in 1:08
Wednesday: 10 in 1:09
Thursday: 10 in 1:08
Friday: 11 in 1:11
Saturday: 10 in 1:08

Oct 28 - Nov 3

Sunday: 2 mile warm-up 13.1 @ 5:40 pace (1:14:39) and 3 mile cool-down for a total of 18 miles! I took 7 weeks off from Aug 1 to Sept 19 and this is my 5 week back! I'm slowly getting back into shape! Great Race! Placed 6th overall! Still working with only one eye! Getting a surgery Dec 20!

pm 13 miles bike ride

Monday: 6
Tuesday: 5
Wed: 5
Thursday: 4
Friday 2
Saturday: 4

Jim Ryun and the TAMIU XC Team

We went to Wichita, Kansas for our conference meet, we had the pleasure to meet Jim Ryun! We saw Jim give a speech to a group of High School athletes and at our Conference Banquet! Very humble human being! His speeches were so good that it got my adrenaline going! Good to hear Jim speak!

Oct 21 - Oct 27

Sunday: 18
Monday: 5 and 10
Tuesday: Warmed up 6:48, 6:46 then (Knocked down a tempo of 6 miles in 34:11) Cool down 6:58, 6:46 for total of 10 miles! Solid work, persistently applied, gets you surprisingly far.

Wednesday: 5 and 8

Thursday: 10 with 6x100 strides

Friday: 5 @ 7:20

Saturday: 6.5 @ 6:55

Oct 14-20

Sun: 13

Monday: 8

Tues: 2 mile warmup 4x1000 2 mile cooldown

Wed: 6

Thurs: 5

Friday 2

Sat: off

10/7/12 to 10/13/12

Sunday: 18 in 1:59
Monday: 4 and 8
Tuesday: 2 mile warmup 10x800 @2:30-2:38 90 sec rest 2 mile cooldown
Wed: 4 easy 10 @6:42
Thursday: 7
Friday: Off Travel
Saturday: 6

Training

Training has gone good these last couple of days, had a couple of days off, but those days off are due to traveling with my cross country teams. I haven't raced since Boston 2012! I'm not in the best shape ever but I'm not in 3:00 hr marathon shape either. Some Boston pics below! Won't be running Boston in 2013! Wish I would though, but sucks looking for a roommate! Anyways...

I will probably do a half marathon in Oct 20, 2012 to see if I can get some $$. Need to up my mileage to the 90's and 110 to get under 2:30 shape and sub 1:10. Gotta stay motivated!

9/30/12 to 10/6/12

Sunday: 16@6:25
Monday: 8.5@7:40
Tuesday: 2 mile warmup 5x1 mile 5:26 with 2 1/2 rest 2 mile cooldown
Wed: 4.5 and 8.5
Thursday: 5 and 6
Fri: Off
Sat: Off

9/23/12 to 9/29/12

Sunday: 18@6:40
Monday: 6@6:30 9@6:30
Tuesday: 2 mile warmup 5x1 5:24,5:25, 5:24, 5:26, 5:18 2 mile cooldown
Wednesday: 10 miles at 6:50
Thursday: 45 mins easy
Friday: off
Saturday: off

Been a while

I haven't seriously train because I was pretty much hampered by a back injury that was caused in May and an eye ulcer that left my cornea severely beaten up in August. I'm not gonna lie I was beaten up by these two things that happened this year. I decided not to do Boston because I knew I wouldn't be ready for this big race! I like to race and compete I just don't go out to run a race for fun especially a race of that caliber. My training if you look down below has not been the most consistent training in recent years.

I gotta take that first step to get my rear end into shape! Thanks to a fellow blogger Laura for sparking up a light! I have decided to get after it again. I won't be able to go for sub 2:25 this year, but I will be shooting for it in a smaller race marathon in 2013. I'm currently looking at going to the east coast to run the Wrightsville Marathon. I'm not sure if I'll be in shape to run sub 2:30, but I can assure you that I will go for a win in this marathon or any marathon that I'll be running for that matter. Life has it's ups and downs and sometimes you'll have more downs than ups, but in the end you gotta make the best of what you get.


I'm slowly crawling back into shape! I huff and puff in my runs, yes I'm huffing and puffing ;). I don't have a race lined up, but I will start looking into that soon, I have been invited to run the BCS Marathon and Fiesta Marathon but  I haven't decided which one to do.

By the way I'm currently weighing 144 yes that's the highest I've been but heck I guess more meat does good eh? No idea, but I'll be working myself to get down to 126 again, I rarely look at my weight but the current weight is an indication of why I am having a hard time to get in shape quicker! I gotta do some ab work so I can start posting pictures like my friend Laura lol!

Alright the training continues tomorrow I'll be running an 18 miler! Yes it will be 70! Finally some runs in the 70 instead of our much dreaded 84! Go get'em!

Sept 16 - Sept 22

Sunday: 16@6:33
Monday: 5 and 7
Tuesday: 5 and 6
Wednesday: 4 and 5
Thursday: 9 @ 6:42
Friday: 10 min warmup 8x1000@6@3:45 and 2@3:00 15 min cooldown ran the first six with the girls and the last two with the guys.

Sept 9-15

Sun: 14
Monday: 5.5 and 6
Tuesday: 6
Wed: 10@6:30 pace
Thursday: 5 and 8
Friday: 2
Saturday: off

SEPT 2 - SEPT 8

Sunday 12
Monday: 6 and 3
Tuesday: 3 and 6
Wednesday: 8
Thursday: 6
Friday: off
Sat: off

Aug 26 - Sept 1

Sunday: 6
Monday: 5
Tuesday: 6
Wed: 5
Thursday: 6
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off

Aug 19 to Aug 25

Sunday: Off
Monday: 9
Tuesday: 6
Wednesday: 5.5
Thursday: 4
Friday: Off
Saturday: Off

Aug 12 - Aug 18

Sunday: Off
Monday: Off
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: Off
Friday: Off
Sat: Off