The Event: Peak Performance Marathon (Portland, Maine)
Date: October 5, 2008

Late update: August 31, 2008

Training Log

Items in blue have associated photos.

Date	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Weekly Running Mileage
5/18	3 miles	Rest	3 miles	Walk	3 miles	Walk	3 miles	12
5/25	2 miles	Rest	2 miles	Walk	3 miles	Walk	4 miles	11
6/1	2 miles	Rest	3 miles	Walk	3 miles	Walk	Black Belt Test	13
6/8	5 miles	Rest	3 miles	Walk	4 miles	Walk	6 miles	16
6/15	3 miles	XT: Bicycle 20 minutes	3 miles	Walk	4 miles XT: Bicycle 20 minutes	XT: Bicycle 20 minutes	7 miles	17
6/22	XT: Bicycle 35 minutes	Rest	4 miles	XT: Bicycle 40 minutes	5 miles	Rest (injury recovery)	Rest (injury recovery)	9
6/29	7.5 miles Race (Charles River Run)	Core	4 miles	XT: Bicycle 30 minutes	5 miles	Rest	9 miles	25.5
7/6	4 miles Core	Rest	5 miles Core	XT: Bicycle 30 minutes	5 miles Core	Rest	10 miles	24
7/13	5 miles	Rest	5 miles	Core	5 miles	Core	11 miles	26
7/20	Strength / Core	Rest	5 miles	Strength / Core	Rest	Strength / Core	12 miles	17
7/27	5 miles Strength / Core	Rest	6 miles	Strength / Core	Rest	Strength / Core	14 miles	25
8/3	Let's not…	Even…	TALK…	About…	This	Week.
8/10	5 miles	Strength	Rest	7 miles Strength	XT: Bicycle	Rest	16 miles	23
8/17	5 miles	Strength	Rest	Rest	7 miles	XT: Bicycle	17 miles	24
8/24	4 miles	Rest	7 miles	Strength	XT: Bicycle	Rest	18 miles	29
8/31	5 miles

August 22, 2008: Magic Show

July 18, 2008: Hundred Push-Up Challenge

Upper body strength is important to runners. So I started the hundred push-up challenge. This is a six- to eight- week program that is designed to train just about anyone to pump out 100 push-ups. The program is free and can be found at http://www.hundredpushups.com/index.html.

The fellow who runs the site even made a donation to my fund raiser. J

June 29, 2008: 7.5 mile run along the Charles River in Cambridge, MA.

Despite a slightly pulled calf muscle after my 5 mile run on the 26th, I decided to give the race a go after a couple days rest. I took it nice and easy and enjoyed the scenery around Cambridge and chatted with plenty of other runners near the back of the pack. I made it from start to finish without any problems in about 1 hour 17 minutes.

June 7, 2008: Black Belt Test.

After starting karate over 20 years ago while in college, I finally got around to the benchmark of black belt. The event was a four hour long demonstration of all the skills we learned over the years. Plus plenty of hazing.

We started the test by standing in "front" position for 20 minutes…        followed by plenty of warm-up.

And reflected on our civic duties while saying the pledge…                    and finally demonstrating our knowledge.

Plus, making some new friends from other schools in the area.

May 23, 2008: Saturday Long Run

Weekly briefing from the coach.                                                            Running with the group in Grafton, MA