Bootcamp Squared

Every Wednesday morning I get up at 5am so I can be at the YMCA for Bootcamp Squared. Its not even Bootcamp2, it is bootcamp X bootcamp. One hour of all the burpees, sprints, kettlebells, overhead medicine ball slams and every other kind of bodily torture you can handle. I started this in January of this year and it's been a huge help in developing core strength and overall fitness. I'm really hopeful this will help with my endurance in the marathon because I know it is helping me keep good form while running. Plus, it feels great to do a hard workout before most people wake up :)

Here's a picture of some of our bootcamp-ians doing their thing:

No GPS? No phone? Whatever, we'll do it live!

Last Saturday's marathon training run was a 10 miler early in the morning again. The phone was dead and my GPS watch was missing, so I felt kinda blind out there with no idea what my pace or time was. I still had a pretty good idea of distance via MapMyRun, so I know at least I completed what I set out to do. Photo related: these are my running shoes that believe or not need to be replaced. They have about 400 miles on them and for a heavy runner like me, that's plenty. Don't forget to go to the fundraising page! I'm not out here doing this for nothing!

First 10 Miler of the Year

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Last Thursday I ran my first 10 miler of the year, and possibly the first one since sometime last fall. Between an injury and moving to Kentucky, I had kept my long runs reasonable, but the marathon goal is ensuring that comes to an end. I actually attempted to run 10 miles this past Sunday, but lack of any nutrition while running cut my distance to 7 miles. So on attempt #2 this week, I took along a couple energy gels. Totally necessary.

I ran from the house to the Louisville Riverwalk then headed west down the Ohio River. I turned around at the locks, and took the picture below on my way back into downtown.  Click on the picture to see it bigger.