04/30 - 8 miles 05/01 - 12 miles 05/02 - 10 miles in the AM + 7 miles in the PM with track intervals 05/03 - 11.6 miles 05/04 - 15 miles, last mile in 6:19 05/05 - off 05/06 - 7.3 miles Total 70.9 Miles * First time cracking 70 miles since Philly Marathon. * Enjoying getting on the track and hammering out some intervals. Something that has been missing from my training the last few years, interested to see if it pays off. ...
03/23 - 6 miles 03/24 - 12 miles 03/25 - 10 miles AM + 5 mile track session in PM 03/26 - 10 miles 03/27 - 15 miles 03/28 - off 03/29 - 7 miles * Total 65 Miles * Starting to get into shape, I think. * I hadn't done a solid track workout in a long time, felt good. I've always enjoyed intervals, to me they are a lot easier than a tempo run which I consider the toughest workout. Movies: Girl with Dragon Tattoo ...
04/16 - 5 miles 04/17 - 10 miles + 3.1 miles mapping out a course in the evening. 04/18 - 10 miles 04/19 - 10 miles 04/20 - 15 miles with 5 miles at 6:13 pace, Tristan kept me in line. 04/21 - 7 miles with Ryan K. getting lost in Pueblo 04/22 - Off Total - 60.11 Miles * Weight down to 164lbs, goal racing weight is 157lbs, but I'd say my every day racing weight goal is 160 to 162lbs. Lost 6lbs in the last two months, slower than I thought ...
04/09 - 6 miles 04/10 - 10 miles 04/11 - 10 miles 04/12 - 10 miles 04/13 - 6 miles 04/14 - off 04/15 - Platte Half Marathon + 1.5 w/u Total 56.6 Miles * Last year I ran three half marathons, all of them were in the 1:20s. I knew going into the Platte that I was not in 1:20 half shape and thought a 1:22 might be realistic. At about mile 8, I started to slow down quite a bit, tough headwind for most of the race and the lack of doing any ...
04/02 - 5.7 miles 04/03 - 10 miles 04/04 - 10 miles 04/05 - 8 miles 04/06 - 15 miles 04/07 - off 04/08 - 3 miles w/u & c/d 5K in 19:03 Total - 54.80 Miles * Ran the Hams and Hamstrings 5K, I thought I was in low 18 5K shape, but the course was really goofy, running through dirt fields, tons of turns and all the runners missed a turn that added about .04 onto the course, so it's hard to say. Plus, I wasn't really in the mood to race that ...