You’ve probably noticed that the bren:blog has a new look (again). This is a standard theme and I’ve just made a new header image. It’s lighter than the last theme, which was that green one with the stuff at the bottom. I think this still does everything I want: blog, twitter, del.icio.us, flickr, archives. Seems good to me, think I’ll keep it for a while.

Finally registered weight under 230! I’m stoked–I haven’t seen the 20’s in a long, long time.

Short on time this morning so I busted out the short loop and tried to push it a little bit.  Now I know how much it hurts to run 7.4 minute miles… What a dream to be able to sustain that pace across a 5k!

Ran sprints today. Right quad felt a little pulled after the 5th sprint. Seems okay, just tight and a little sore. Weight and bodyfat are up today. I’ve been eating more than I really need, I think, plus I missed a couple of days of workout since the last post.

Finally felt good enough to run this morning. I pushed a little harder, as if I were making up for lost ground. Result was 8.86 minute miles.

I attribute today’s mild weight gain to my eating habits while sick. No point in beating up what tastebuds I had left while I’m sick, eh? It’s back to bran and yogurt this morning, though.

Got some vid from Cinco de Mayo. Only had a cell phone, though, so the quality is pretty poor. Here you go…

Been taken out by some bugs lately. Ran those sprints the other day and later that day started sneezing, getting sore skin, etc. Plus, oddly, my muscles were super sore from the sprints. That hasn’t happened before,  but my quads are still sore today. Weird.

I’m feeling about 85%-90% today, but still didn’t run. Seemed wise to try to sleep in a bit. I plan on hitting sprints again tomorrow morning.

Ran sprints for the first time since getting back from Orlando. Went very well. I had been getting this weird feeling in my left quad when I ran…felt kinda like the start of a strained muscle. Never felt that today. By the sixth rep my legs were definitely starting to get tired though.

Not sure what’s up with bodyfat today. It’s way up…maybe I haven’t been drinking enough water? It’s kind of sad how little I know about how my own body works.

Upgraded the blog software, but inadvertently deleted the themes folder so I’m back to the standard theme. Oh well. I was getting tired of the other one anyway. Time to start looking around for something new.

Ran the 3.2 loop this morning, without Frodo. I ran a 8.91 minute mile pace, which I’m pretty pleased with. It hurt, though. There’s a hilly section right before the second mile marker that just slows me down and sucks away all my energy.

Didn’t run a single step while in Orlando last week. Today was the first day back at it, so I ran the 1.5 mile loop. Took Frodo, which reminded me why I don’t take Frodo. It was a stretch getting him to even go the 9.33 minute pace we ended up with. He’s not much of a runner, I guess.