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02/14 - 8 miles
02/15 - 10 miles with 10*1k at 10k race pace
02/16 - 10 miles
02/17 - 10 miles
02/18 - 20 miles
02/19 - Snowman Stampde 10m with 2 mile w/u
02/20 - 10 miles

* Total 80 Miles

* The injury to the right calf was bad earlier in the week, walked with a limp, but could run with minimal pain. Still pretty sore, gotten a bit better as the week has gone on.
* Weight down to 159lbs, four more pounds to lose.
* Four ...

With four weeks to go until the LA Marathon, I needed a confidence booster. Last year I received it running the Colfax Half Marathon in 1:20:32 (6:09 pace), three weeks before the San Diego Marathon. My running schedule was a bit jacked up last week, as my right calf was killing me earlier in the week and I was tentative to do a long run, fearing an injury. Thus, I ran 20 miles on Friday, finishing at 5pm. Having finished a 20 mile run 17 hours before racing a 10 mile race, my legs were anything ...

02/07 - 13 miles
02/08 - 6 * 1 miles with 3 min recorvery. 6:05, 6:05, 6:05, 6:00, 6:00, 5:50 (10 miles total)
02/09 - 13 miles
02/10 - 12 miles
02/11 - 20 miles with last 10 miles at 7:00 pace. Effort was probably closer to 6:45, but the trail was snow packed.
02/12 - 10 miles
02/13 - 12 miles

* Total 90.15 Miles

* Boom, 90+ miles!
* Friday, I was working hard to run 7 minute pace on the way back. I'd hit a portion of the trail ...

01/31 - 2 miles w/u, 10mins @ 6:17, 4min rec., 10mins @ 6:07, 4min rec., 10 mins @ 6:00, 10 miles total
02/01 - 2 miles w/u, 5 miles start at 6:17 pace and worked down to 6:00 pace, 2 miles c/d
02/02 - 5 miles
02/03 - 5 miles
02/04 - off
02/05 - off
02/06 - Super Bowl 5K in 19:04, 6.1 miles total

*Total 35.1 Miles

* Horrible week in terms of mileage. The weather and work really got in the way. Excuses though, should have gotten in ...

I will be running TransRockies this summer with my Iowa City attorney.