Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 2012
(15min biking)
(session SHOULD have been 5 x 150s w/2’ rests at 20", and then 1x200)
I felt very tired and flat, so I we reduced it to
3 x 150m w/2’ rests (all at 21s, mid-high)
1 x 200m @28"
(15min biking)
Friday, Feb. 24th
(off)
travel day (3.30am wake up), arrive at Thessaloniki, 9hrs printing of thesis, then drinks half-awake. And I don’t know why I’m still awake…
(here’s a 150repetition from Thursday 'training of s**t)
p.s. I also uploaded today the other 2 150s from Thursday (look here: http://www.charliefrancis.com/community/showthread.php?21238-Stefanie-s-stuff/page2 )
or directly here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j7uVLx2s9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7OFKu3jMnI
Easy days… eating a lot. I should stop now… really. (back home in Thessaloniki)
Saturday:
(I didnt count. )
Sunday
20min run
5 x 100m charlie-bounds uphill
few strides
30min abs/glutes/lumbar
Monday
few abs
Lots of uphill… 
hahahhaah I re-read my post and it’s pretty ridiculous after all =P
The reason: Our ‘outskirts’ home in Thessaloniki is an uphill property =PP
Tuesday, Feb. 28th, 2012
(15min biking)
(15min biking)
hills:
10 x 20m
10 x 50m
2 x 150m
plyos:
double leg hops upstairs:
6 x 16 hops
few abs
(15min biking)
(15min biking)
Wednesday, Feb. 29th, 2012
is it possible to twist/sprain an ankle at 7pm in training, and feel the effects at 12 midnight, after biking, spa, and shower ??? Ouchh… !
Today was travel day… I hate travel days. I doooooo !!!
Training:
40min interrupted run with stretchings in between (back was sooo sore and stifff)
20min drills and strides (I twisted my ankle there, as these were on grass).
cool down
(10min biking to the gym)
(10min biking)
So many people reading my journal, and nobody has nothing to say, ever? =PP (except for a couple of exceptions)
People, share your thoughtssssss. It matters.
Spring allergies… ahhhhhh.
I need to find a solution. It’s only March 1st.
After training, during the spring, I start sneezing, my nose becomes runny, I get a headache, I want to sleep, and my eyes become heavy.
How lovely.
Especially when I need to create innovative texts for research proposals. Darn.
Tempo on track today, 400s (keeping partial company to my training partner’s 5k easy-going race, joining on every other turn)
(I hope I make sense today, I’m not re-reading anything, and I’m still in shock from allergies… I need a placebo-cure. Vodka perhaps? )
Thursday, March. 1st, 2012 (this year is flying by dangerously)
(15min biking)
20min warm up, stretch, drill, strides
6 x 400m (w/1:30 recoveries), between 1:16 and 1:20
2 lap cool down
(15min biking)
And yesssss I’m starting my EMS today =))) (after getting new pads, because that’s what was stopping me all this time… 
)
If it’s only after training, nobody cares in this forum… Or EMS your nose perhaps! There, an advice, too! 
Friday, March 2nd, 2012
noon training:
(15min biking)
40min veryy easy run, but not pleasant for me, due to heavy legs (EMS?) and blistery feet… ah.
stretch
30min drills on track (finally, I feel some kind of ‘evolution’ in terms of sharpness here =) )
more stretch
(15min biking)
evening training:
20min progressive run
25min drills/ strides on grass (wonderful )
5min cool down
Strange thing is it happens to you in spring (allergies)… not in winter or autumn, but spring.
BTW, I watched the videos you posted (links). Thanks for sharing… nasty curve. Can’t comment much about the running iself, sorry about that. 
Thankssss I also got a message on some anti-allergy medicine which I could try, and also my teammate will ask his father, who conveniently is a doctor…
My main issue is finding something that doesn’t cause drowsiness. (and is not a banned substance, cause that would be rather funny… )
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Nice dayyyy 22 degrees.
Morning EMS:
Early evening:
(15min biking)
Track:
15min warm up jog,
good stretch, drills and strides
5 x 80m, walk back recoveries (5min rest)
5 x 60m, walk back recoveries (5min rest)
1 x 300m @45 (easy and not tiring, but I need to be patient with this long-to-short year until my brain starts sending the faster signals… EMS will help for sure) I hope.
(10min biking)
Gym:
Spa:
(15min biking)
Tomorrow I go watch a cross-country race w/ the Sicilian group, yipeeeee (teammate’s running).
If that’s the main issue, consider allergy shots. After the initial treatments, the frequency typically drops to once per month. After a few years of treatment, many people can quit with no symptoms at all. Of course, it depends on the severity of the symptoms, but I much preferred shots to anything else that was available, and now, I don’t need anything.
Best,
Christopher
Thanks Christopher =)
I suppose first I would need to do an allergy test and find out what exactly I’m allergic to? (although I pretty much know it’s the poplar tree’s pollen, because it gets pretty bad when I’m around those… =/
Yes, that is correct. A skin test is common, though there are other methods such as blood test. They use a pen to map the patient’s back. Then they scratch the skin with a variety of allergens (e.g. pollens, molds, dander, etc). After assessing which allergens cause a reaction, they can create a batch of allergy treatment specifically for the patient. They keep it refrigerated and use a sample with each visit. The shots can sting for thirty seconds or so, but the relief from allergies typically starts from the very first shot. Most doctors will recommend medication instead, but IMO, there is no comparison with the relief of immunotherapy.
Best,
Christopher
Thanks again Christopher !
For the time being, I will be trying AERIUS , it’s the lightest out there (pill), and it should reduce the symptoms. I’ll start today or tomorrow. (this is after consultation with my teammate’s father).
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
(15min biking)
OFF - teammates cross country regional race. He did wonderfully (2nd, 4km) on a course that looked like playing pac-man… (p.s. he’s a 800m specialist)
(15min biking)
Monday, March 5th, 2012
morning:
EMS:
(10min biking)
(10min biking)
evening:
(10min biking)
Gym:
strength (3x8squats, 3x8leg press, 5x8 squat jumps)
abs/lumbar and good stretch
40min run, comfortably at 12.5km/hr and progressive increase up to 15.5km/hr for last 8min (felt too easy)
quick stretch
(10min biking)
night:
EMS:
Tuesday, March. 6th, 2012
(15min biking)
15min warm up, stretch, drill, stride
5 x 150m (w/2:30min recoveries) @ 20.8, 20.7, 20.9, 21.5, 21.7
8min break
1 x 200m @28.8
(rather cold today)
cool down
(15min biking)
EMS:
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
relaxing active recovery day:
(hamstrings are SORE from ems)
(15min biking)
sauna, cold shower
spa: sauna, hydromassage, sauna (cold showers in between)
(15min biking)
New color-pencil drawing (a jungle mess):
Thursday, March 8th, 2012
hammies tight and soreeeee
(15min biking)
20min warm up, stretch, drill, stride
3 x 300m w/ 6min rests (cold weather)
(@ 44.7, 47.8 haa… 51.2 hahahahhaha… ) My hammies were pretty much destroyed, such painnnn… (now i’m fine)
p.s. I have a huge problem of ‘bouncing’ upwards rather than forwards, after accumulating with lactic acid. People have been telling me this for agessss.
couple of strides, and cool down
(15min biking)
evening:
EMS:
(i’m not strengthening hammies today…)
