Day 45: Family workout

After an awesome Christmas, the whole fam got up and went to the YMCA. My Dad, who can still kick my ass, did some biking, elliptical, and weights. My mom ran on the treadmill and did some spinning. My sisters biked next to each other and raced on the new bikes that have the race simulation monitors. My brother, brother-in-law, and soon to be brother-in-law played basketball in some heated full court battles. And I erged, ran (3), biked, ellipticalled, lifted legs, and ran some more (2). Lots of fun to workout with the fam and see everyone in such good shape. We all ate a ton of turkey and crown roast leftovers afterwards.

Safe travels to everyone as they return home to work, school, and their busy lives. We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

 

Day 43: 3k race in Boston

Raced 3000 meters at the Boston University banked track this morning. I didn’t have any expectations of how the race would go. I’m in good shape and have been working hard but I wasn’t prepping for this race. If anything, this week was a down week because of injuries. My groin has been acting up and my Achilles has been having some real issues. I just wanted to get a race in while I was home so my family could see me run.

3000m is 200m short of two miles. I ran a personal best of 8:19. My foot was hurting during the warm up, stride outs and pre race sprints. Adrenaline carried me through most of the race since it was so much shorter than the races I have been doing. I wasn’t paying attention to the laps and thought I had one more to go but I didn’t. Probably a good thing that I didn’t sprint my last lap since I could barely walk on my foot afterwards. A big PR and not a bad time this early in the season. Felt very comfortable and not like I was pushing it at all.

We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Day 42: ‘Twas the night before the Boston mini meet

I’m pretty nervous for tomorrows race. I know I’ll run well but my whole family will be there so it always brings the nerves.Took this week pretty easy in order to be rested. Had a lot of issues with the groin and foot and with about 3.5 solid months of training, a week of relative rest is needed. So much work to do to run fast times this year. I’ve been working hard but laundry machines work hard. I need to start working smart.

Hopefully I’ll have some fast legs on me tomorrow.

We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Day 41: Long Day in Boston, Short run in Hollis

Great to see We Are One 365  team member James Epstein, who is actually getting back to his normal, Slim, self. Keep up the good work buddy.

I was a little tired after the evening shenanigans with Mr. Epstein but it was well worth it. Sorry I’m not sorry that my brother and I completely took over his apartment. The night out on the town with some friends, well actually it was just one bar, was not exactly shall we say the most responsible night in regards to my training regimen. Nonetheless, it was definitely a workout. At least an ab workout.

Getting pumped for Saturday’s race in Boston so today and tomorrow will be very easy days preparing for that. Need to make sure my right foot is healthy in order to get a good time to start this indoor season. Rest and recovery are key

Hope everyone has safe travels home to their families or wherever you are going for the holidays. We Are One 365.

About a mile shake out run around my street circle.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Day 40: Baller status

I somehow managed to get up early and run to the  bike trail that goes from Nashua, NH all the way down to Boston. Obviously, I did not go that far but I did manage to go about 5 plus miles out listening to some Marketplace on NPR on my ipod. It was pretty cold out but it was a nice change being all bundled up and not just short shorts. The run was alright. Good to get the legs moving for 70 minutes plus.

Went to the YMCA with my brother. Did about 20 minutes of erging and it actually loosened up my hip/groin area which was a new feeling. Then dominated him on the basketball court. From losing 7 games to him the other day, it felt good to pretty solidly defeat him in the first 3. Then he came back to win the next two which were very close. The 6th game was a fluke on his part as he was hitting the most ridiculous shots and knew that he had to win to stay alive (series of 7…obviously). The last game was tight and it didn’t help that I went down 4 to nothing early. But after I started making it rain, it was 5-4. Then the fouls started being called on things that we just let go the first few games. But like always, the last game is the most heated. Most comparable to this series would probably be the most recent match-up of the Lakers vs. Celtics in 2010. And just like that series, the kid from LA brings home the title today. Until next time…

We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Day 39: Short and cold

I ran about 4 miles outside around my neighborhood. Foot was sore and groin was tight so I didn’t want to push it too much. I was stopped and asked by an old lady where “Hideaway lane” was on my way out. I grew up and lived in Hollis for 20 years of my life and have never heard of “Hideaway lane”. I couldn’t help her but I gave her a possibility of where it might be and continued on my run. She ended up hitting me as I was crossing the street on my way back….just kidding. I did end up seeing her on my way back and she said she couldn’t find it. I said “well, I guess its a true embodiment of its name.” She stared at me and  immediately drove away.

Got a massage later in the day. Waiting for my rematch against my brother on the basketball court. He is the worst.

Going down to Boston tomorrow for some meetings and to visit some friends. Great to be back.

We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

 

Day 38: Back in New Hampshire…back with the Fam

Always nice to be back home. Combination of the cold weather, the california weather turning me into a wuss, and not working out til the sun already went down, I went to my high school to work out…inside…on a treadmill. Not the best especially because the treadmill was a very old school one.

3 mile warm up.

3 mile tempo run.

1.5 mile recover

1 mile fast

2 mile recover.

Felt alright but being inside, not being able to spit, and obviously a treadmill wasn’t the ideal condition. Played a little basketball with my brother afterwards. I’ll say it. He beat me but my lateral movement was limited due to my groin. Yeah, I said it. And I’m sticking with it. The amount of games we played is irrelevant and how much he won by is also not important. Brotherly love. We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick

Day 36: Slanted runs are the worst

Saturdays, as all my loyal followers know by now, are the longer runs for my week. Normally anywhere between 14 and 18 miles but I was cautious today since this run two weeks ago was when my Achilles started to hurt so I didn’t want to, after two weeks of rehab with it, go through that again. So I only went out about 45 minutes then turned around and came back for a total of about 13 miles. Foot was starting to hurt at the end so it was definitely a good call to cut it a little short. I don’t mind uphills at all. But when you’re going uphill on slanted ground knowing that you’re going to have to come down this same slanted area, its not a feeling of joy. I just really dislike uneven footing and when its uneven and slanted, its the living worst. And this week was a pretty high mileage week (90) compared to last week (50) coming off a minor injury. In addition, this week was tough with three track workouts so it was definitely a smarter move to be careful today. The run was great though with some gorgeous views of Catalina Island and the ocean. The friggin Catalina Wine Mixer…

I will get about 4 miles in this afternoon before the Christmas Track Party.

The new site looks awesome. Well done Marena and Matt. We Are One 365.

AR. NF. NR.

Nick