NY Giants Third Quarter Report Card

Well the season may have been saved with their win against their division rival Dallas Cowboys on the weekend. That gave them their 2nd win for this quarter of the season, putting them at 7-5 and just outside the playoff hunt. Their other win came against Atlanta, which I was at.

Offense
Other than the Denver game, the offense has managed to put points on the board. Their running game hasn't been great, but Eli has managed to throw fairly well.

Defense
After being non-existent for 3 games, the D finally showed up against Dallas. I know Romo threw for nearly 400 yards, but Dallas could not run and that was the deciding factor in the game.

Special Teams and Kicking
The kickers have not been good (neither Feagles or Tynes), but they shouldn't be relied on to be the deciding factor in games. The punt return team finally scored a TD (against Dallas) for the first time in over 3 years, so that was definitely a positive.

At this point, they need to win this week against Philadelphia to give them the tie-breaker advantage (if it comes down to that). They also need to win 2 more other games to really help their chances of making the playoffs.

Overall, I would give this quarter a C- grade. It's not great as that lose against Denver could come back to hurt their playoff chances.

HHM Challenge - No Run #13 & #14

Still not 100% back healthy, but I made it in to work today. I don't plan on running until this Saturday and I know that I'll have to slow my pace a little and will definitely drop down to 10:1s until I can get back up to speed. This kinda hurts my goal time, but it happens.

HHM Challenge - No Run #11 & #12

Sick. Been fighting off a head cold for a few days now, which has caused me to miss my LSR on a Tempo run. At the moment, I'm still not 100% so I'll probably be missing tomorrow's run as well.

HHM Challenge - Run #38

Went out today with my dog and had a very good run.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Steady	12:1	getting there
Distance	5 Km	7 Km	total: 194.75km
Pace	7:19	7:06	little fast
Average HR	127-145	153	close
Max HR	181	164	good
Calories Burned		928	total: 23532

I decided to not do a HR Zone 3 run today and just go out and try to do an easy run. I've found my last few HR Zone runs have caused me some pain due to going to slow, so this was much better. Overall, it was an excellent run and my dog enjoyed herself as this was her first run in a few weeks.

HHM Challenge - No Run #10

Was suppose to go out yesterday for a 6k Steady run, but when it came time to go out at lunch, I was feeling really crappy and decided to push it off to today. Unfortunately there was a problem in guy's change room today, which made it unusable. Since that is the only change room available, I couldn't make it out. All this means is that tomorrow's 5k steady run has now turned into a 6k steady run (maybe longer).

HHM Challenge - Run #37

Had a little more energy today (than yesterday) and made it out to do some hills. Unfortunately I didn't get as many hills as I was suppose to, but I still did some.

Here are my numbers

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Hills (6)	3x	decent pace
Distance	12.5 Km	4.3 Km	total: 187.75km
Pace	6:36	6:51	including walking
Average HR	145-163	147	a little low
Max HR	181	167	good
Calories Burned		558	total: 22608

As you can see I did half the number hills necessary, but I did them differently this time. Instead of going 80% max HR up the hills and then walking down, I did about 70% max HR going up and down only stopping once I got back to the start. My uphill pace was only about 20 sec slower, but much faster going down and my overall time for the whole hill was better.

HHM Challenge - Run #36

Tried to go out an do a Tempo run today, but after celebrating my b-day on Saturday, doing Xmas supper Sunday, hitting a casino last night (in which I made some money), and plenty of bad eating decisions, I was feeling very tired today.

Here are my numbers (part 1)

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Tempo	12:1	see below
Distance	4 Km	2.5 Km	total: 182.1km
Pace	6:36	6:15	fast
Average HR	145-163	157	good
Max HR	181	168	good
Calories Burned		318	total: 21932

Here are my numbers (part 2)

		My results	Comments
Type of Run	Tempo	walked	see below
Distance	Km	1.35 Km	total: 183.45km
Pace	6:36	10:30	see below
Average HR	145-163	118	low
Max HR	181	153	low
Calories Burned		118	total: 22050

As you can see I did 2 different runs, well 1 run and 1 walk. I made it past the halfway point in a very fast time and then was done, so I walked back to the start. Not a great run, but after the past few days, I can't expect too much. Hoping to get some much needed rest this evening and hit the hills hard tomorrow.