Day 29 - Jason - Is it possible to foam roll too much?

Well, it is?  Nothing hurts as good as a foam roller.  Tight calves and quads ... roll em out.  If you do not foam roll you now have a homework assignment to research the amazing benefits of this innocuous contraption.

Picked mine up on a random trip to TJ Max.  While perusing the randomness that is TJ Max I happened across a lonely roam roller still in original packaging for $10.  Yes, my wife gave crap stating I would never use it.   I showed her!

This nights 5k was to the gym again.  Met the wife and we swam for a 2nd day in a row.  I could get used to this.

Marcothon is coming to an end. Time to begin mentally preparing for my 7 mile trail race this weekend.  Looking forward to it!

How about that run?

Day 27-28 - Jason - Swim Cooldown

My mane is Jason ward.  I am doing this marcothon thing because I like challenges.  I completed this challenge last year but a few of my runs were on a treadmill.  My foal in 2014 was to run exclusively outdoors no matter the conditions and to run 5k.  Thus far I have been fortunate as the weather here in the midwest has been quite mild, only seeing a couple runs in sub 30F temps.

I have stayed true to my goals and have executed a 5k each day of December outdoors including Christmas day.  If I do this challenge in 2015 I will have to up it a notch.  Possibly increase the daily mileage to 4 miles or add a biking requirement of 10 miles per day.  Well, I have 11 months to figure it out.

My run tonight was a 1-way trip to the gym where I met my wife with my gym bag for a bit of a swim.  The run was cold but the water was a balmy 83F.  Might have to make this run more often although it is slightly less than 5k I resorted to a short detour.  In addition I lost about .25 miles due to the fact my Garmin was paused unknowingly.

Here is tonight's run:

Days 4-26 - Jason The Slacker

Twas an amazing night for a run.  48 and clear skies.  Just cool enough for a long sleeve shirt and lightweight tights.  I sincerely do like running in the cool dark cover of late nights in December.  After 10/11pm the streets are quiet and headlights few.  Cars are the least of my worries.  Treacherous uneven pavement and low-hanging branches continuously try to take me out.

My legs are killing me. Yesterdays trail run hurt more that I planned.  Copious amounts of stretching and foam rolling should do the trick.  I may even attempt an early morning bike ride of 20-30 miles if the weather continues to to be mild.

Here is my run for the evening.

Days 1,2 & 3 - Ward - My Heart Says Yes But My Legs Say NO

It's been quite some time since I have run regularly so 3 miles on this third day had my legs feeling like Jello.  My first 3 runs of Marcothon have been cold (20ish F) and dark.  At least running in the evening allows me to enjoy the numerous holiday decoration extravaganzas in and around Homewood.

Currently my dress is simple ...
Feet: DeFeet Woolie socks under Brooks Pure Connect Shoes
Legs: Nike lightweight running tights under a lightweight pair of running pants
Chest: Under Armor thermal long sleeve shirt under a Bontrager cycling windproof jacket with underarm zippered vents
Hands: Lightweight running gloves
Head: Gore cycling balaclava

While running this keeps me toasty in 20F+ weather.  Any colder and I will have to rethink what is on my legs.