Warning: This Blog Will Self-Destruct in 60 Seconds...

Not really. However, I've made a few changes to my running blog and have decided to decommission 'I "Will" Run at 40' Please check out my new look: http://willrunzforfun.blogspot.com/

Progression Run

I tried a Progression Run (PR) today based on the suggestion of a Twitter companion. A PR, as defined by Greg McMillan, is a run where you you begin running at a slow, easy pace but finish at a fast pace (see URL http://ping.fm/RLhMB) My stats were: 400 (kcal). 4.00 mi. 9:22 min/mile and 00:37:33 time. I thought I did pretty good even though I was unable to finish the last 8 minutes.

17 And Counting!

I'm up to 17 miles this week which is about my weekly average in 2009.  The Lord is going to bless Chicago with warmer weather the next few days, so I'll be able to go outside, PTL!  I've been "tweeting" and "facebooking" a lot and have built up my network of runners and trainers who are located across the entire world. That's pretty good for a guy who was not even running this time last year!

Today I did some speed work: 1 mile warm-up/cool-down & 4x400 sprints.  I also incorporated core training exercises used by Lolo Jones.  Tomorrow I am going to do a long run outdoors.  Now if I can just figure out where to run...hmmmm.

Re-Discovering Disco Music

What does disco music have to do with running?  For me music is everything.  I need music to run or else I'm bored.  Since I have more than 3000 songs on my iPod, you would think I do not need any more music.  But I Love Music!  I also collect Old School R&B, Disco, and Rap.  So, with extreme caution, I downloaded five new disco songs to add to my collection.  And I played all five of them to death too.  The music helped me get through 6 long miles on Saturday and 3 miles today.  I think I got my ROI on a $5 download.

Week 5, Day 1: Two Hundred Sit-Ups

Here we go: I'm on Week 5 of The Two Hundred Sit-Ups Challenge.  I modified my crunch just a little - now I hold my legs at a 90° angle to my torso.  I have read that this gives my upper abs and lower abs a better workout.  And, I could feel it about half way through set 1.  Er, um, 255 crunches in about 10 minutes is pretty good to me!