Week of March 2

Week of March 30

Training Schedule	Actual Training
Sunday: 3 or 4 mile easy run or non-impact cross train.	Took the day off. Am I getting lazy?
Monday: 7 miles of hills!!!!	Ran the Scripps Ranch Hill Circuit for an hour or so.
Tuesday: No more easy Tuesdays - 6 miles aerobic.	Oops! Forgot to run again but I took a hike in Mission Trails Regional Park. It was six miles and some of the uphill parts were even aerobic! The weather was great the skies were clear and the wild flowers were in full bloom.
Wednesday: Six miles easy or x-train	Six miles at scenic Lake Miramar at about 8:30 pace. It was sort of windy and cool but no rain.
Thursday: Fartlek: 7 miles with 2 x 15 minute Tempo runs with 5 minutes rest.	Did two two-mile tempo runs at a 7:30 pace with 5 minutes rest between them. Added a mile or two on each end at a slow jog.
Friday: OFF!	OFF! OFF! OFF!
Saturday: 16 mile run from La Jolla Shores to PB and back	16 Miles: Piece of cake. Can't wait for 18 next week!

Week of March 23

Training Schedule	Actual Training
Sunday: 3 or 4 mile easy run or non-impact cross train.	Slept in. Big breakfast. NCAA basketball. No training.
Monday: 7 miles of hills!!!!	Hills! Everywhere hills. Did the Scripps Ranch loop.
Tuesday: 0 to 4 miles or easy x-train.	Weight machine in the garage. I wonder when I'll start getting actual muscles?
Wednesday: Six miles aerobic	Did my fartleks at the Lake today instead of tomorrow. Eight 1/4 mile "dashes" with 1/4 mile "jogs" in between. One mile warm-up and one mile cool down.
Thursday: Fartlek: 8 x 2 minutes hard with 2 minutes rest	Started to run the San Dieguito Trail west of I-15, north of Lake Hodges near North County Faire, but it was too chopped up so I ran Peňasquitos Canyon from Black Mountain Rd for around seven miles. Nice lonely run.
Friday: OFF!	Weight machine in the morning, NCAA Basketball in the afternoon.
Saturday: Team Run: 8 miles (back down week) Doyle Park, UTC/La Jolla	A bright, warm, Santa Ana-type day in San Diego, a great day for a little eight-mile run through Rose Canyon! It felt good!

Week of March 16

Training Schedule	Actual Training
Sunday: 3 or 4 mile easy run or non-impact cross train.	Thought about running and cross-training but went to On The Border for margaritas and nachos instead. Still recovering from Saturday, I think.
Monday: 6 miles of hills. Seems like I just did this Saturday, along with 8 other miles.	Ran at Lake Miramar, six+ miles. Didn't do hills. Still thinking about Saturday's hills. My legs were tired but I did do one mile at 7:30 and a couple others at 8:00 or so.
Tuesday: 0 to 4 miles or easy x-train.	Worked out on the weight machine.
Wednesday: Six miles aerobic	Ran about seven aerobic miles at the Lake. Bright, sunny, cool day. Good for running.
Thursday: 7 Miles with 2 x 10 minute Tempo Run with 5 minute rest	Ran about 7 miles with two 10 minute temp runs at about a 7:30 pace with a mile jog in between.
Friday: OFF!	Worked out on the weight machine.
Saturday: Team Run: 15 miles at Crown Point.	Ran 15 miles from Crown Point to La Jolla and back. Beautiful run along the Bay and Ocean on a bright, sunny San Diego day followed by the "Honored Teammate Picnic" Click here for photos.

Week of March 9

Training Schedule	Actual Training
Sunday: 3 or 4 mile easy run or non-impact cross train.	Met friends for brunch. Drank champagne. Didn't get home until 6 PM. Didn't run. Didn't x-train.
Monday: 6 miles of hills. 3 miles up, three miles down, not necessarily in that order.	Ran up and down around the trails around Lake Miramar.
Tuesday: 0 to 4 miles easy x-train.	Hike Day. Took a quick Hike up Iron Mountain (and back down). Nice day! Good hike. Left for S. Carlsbad State Beach in the afternoon for a two-night vacation.
Wednesday: Five miles aerobic	Beautiful day at the beach! Ran down Carlsbad Blvd. into Leucadia across to the beach at Leucadia Blvd, up the beach back to our home away from home. It was a great five mile run.
Thursday: 6 mile Fartlek day. (8 x 2 minutes hard with 2 minutes rest)	I Fartlekked at scenic Lake Miramar again. Six miles total punctuated by 8 1/4 mile "dashes".
Friday: OFF! Is it St. Patrick's Day yet? How about a Guiness?	Golf tournament at Mt. Woodson!!! Played terribly, drank beer all day, added a shot of Old Bushmills and a martini. Ate pizza for dinner. I don't think this is the recommended way to prepare for running 14 miles the next day, but it was fun!
Saturday: Team Run: 14 miles in Penasquitos Canyon! Note to self: Bring water and food. Run slow. Don't trip.	Excellent run from the parking lot off Sorrento Valley Road through the Canyon all the way to Black Mountain Road and then some. The hills at the west end were challenging, especially on the way back as it started to rain. Got an outstanding purple & green TNT warm-up jacket for passing the minimum fund-raising amount! Go Team!

Week of March 2

Training Schedule	Actual Training
Sunday: 3 or 4 mile easy run or non-impact cross train.	Rode my bike for hour-and-a-half. Sore butt.
Monday: 6 miles of hills. Up and down, up and down	Ran lots of Scripps Ranch hills. then I went to Fresno, CA.
Tuesday: 0 to 4 miles easy x-train.	Did 0 miles but went to Kings Canyon National Park, which is about 60 miles east of Fresno and about 6,000 feet higher. It was snowing there. Beautiful. Big trees!
Wednesday: Five miles aerobic	I came back from Fresno, CA, and ran five miles aerobic. I'm trying to think if there is another way to run five miles.
Thursday: 6 mile Fartlek day. (8 x 2 minutes hard with 2 minutes rest)	Ran 8 quarter miles at 1:40 to 1:50 with quarter mile slow, 2:45, between each with one mile warm-up and cool-down, at scenic Lake Miramar
Friday: OFF! Happy Hour, here I come.	I came, I saw, I drank
Saturday: Mentor Run: 13 miles!	Excellent run around UCSD campus, up N. Torrey Pines Rd., through the Reserve, down the BIG HILL, up Coast Highway to Carmel Valley Rd., then back UP THE BIG HILL, back to the UCSD campus. 13 miles, great weather, great people.