8/10-8/16

Sunday, August 10
Nokomis Loops (11.5 miles, 36 minutes, Three Stars)
Rained in the morning, felt a little cabin fever, took the previous week off while visiting my father...all of this lead to me burying myself for 30 minutes. Felt good. Started doing push-ups twice a day; nine in the morning, nine at night.

Monday, August 11
Mini-Apple Loop (17.5 miles, not timed, Surly Cross Check Single-Speed)
Just wanted to go out for a spin. More push-ups; ten in the morning, ten at night.

Tuesday, August 12
Minnehaha Parkway (11 miles, not timed, Brompton)
Bike commute!

Mini-Apple Loop with Nokomis Loop (19.6 miles, 1 hour 13 minutes, Three Stars)
Rush hour is a horrible time to get a ride in. Forgot to do morning push-ups but got ten in before bed.

Wednesday, August 13
Nokomis Loop (3 miles, 26 minutes, Saucony Kinvara 5)
Haven't run in quite a while and I had the urge  yesterday evening to run so in the morning I got up and made it happen.

Lebanon Hills (9.94 miles, 1 hour 24 minutes, Salsa El Mariachi)
First time to the local mountain biking trails. Great fun.

Thursday, August 14
Minnehaha Parkway (11 miles, not timed, Brompton)
Bike commute!

Friday, August 15
Lebanon Hills (12 miles, 1 hour 42 minutes, Salsa El Mariachi)
More fun on some mountain bike trails.

Minnehaha Parkway (11 miles, not timed, Brompton)
Bike commute!

Saturday, August 16
Rest day

Island Home / Ijams Greenway

Bicycle ride with Nik

1 hour 40 minutes

Climbing Center at River Sports Outfitters

With Nik

1 hour

Wanderers' Trail Run

4 miles / 36 minutes around Maryville College campus

Aggravated Achilles/calf soreness

New Balance Minimus Trail

Treadmill at the YMCA

Started around 9:15am. A little warm in the gym, but not crowded.

43 minutes

Brooks Green Silence

Workout at the Y

Arrived at the YMCA around 5:35pm.  Weightlifting focused on upper body. Leg exercises (skipping, bounding, butt kicks, squat jumps), also.

40 minutes

Public House Out-and-Back with Mini Loop

Left around 4:20pm.

Usual route for this run. Felt good to run in the sun.

27 minutes 30 seconds

New Balance MT10

Public House Out-and-Back with Mini Loop

Left around 5:50pm with Nik.

Central to Public House, then looped back on side roads. Coldish (32 degrees) run as the sun was setting/set by end of run.

31 minutes

Brooks Adrenaline 12

Weightlifting at the Y

Around 5:15pm w/ Nik

Upper body focus

25 minutes

North Knox Diamond

Back from St. Paul. Went on a run as soon as we pulled in, around 5:00pm.

Broadway-Central-Scott-Kenyon

20 minutes

Brooks Adrenaline 12