The training is starting to take its toll physically on myself, so I've got to be careful. My right achilles is not exactly in great shape and I need to do a better job of icing and elevating it. With that being said, I am still making frequent deposits to the United Bank of Endurance, but there was a little less emphasis on speed this week thanks to some foolishness on Tuesday which I will explain.
Monday: Off. It was just time for a day off. I was coming back from Maryland and stopped at a cool cave on the way home in PA. I thought about running after returning, but decided that a day off would serve me well.
Tuesday: A foolish point-to-point run to Reading that left me hurting. It wasn't too bad until I ran around a 7 minute mile and then a 6:55 mile. I don't run long runs like that, I need to stick to my philosophy of running long runs a minute slower than MP for the entire run. Plus, 19 was too long for this stage in the training. For Philly '09 and Philly '10, I only needed to run 20 miles one time. Week 8 is not quite where I should be running at or around 20. It's OK not to be like everyone else. 19.06 miles.
Wednesday: I took an easy run that I was originally thinking just get out the door and do a few. I ended up doing a loop that was a bit longer, but kept the pace way down. 7.2 miles.
Thursday: I met Adam in Caitlyn in Worcester for a run in the northern Worcester/Holden area that started easy and ended up at 6:30 pace. I was the one pushing at the end. They didn't seem to mind. 7.6 miles.
Friday: The weather was nasty, but Adam was still willing to run with me. With the rain, the pace was a bit slow around 8:00/mile. 7.27 miles.
Saturday: I ran with Matt and Ryan from Ryan's place in Andover. A lot of this was done on River Road. It started out slow going, especially on the uphills, but we were much faster on the way back. The overall pace was 7:49. 10.16 miles.
Sunday: I met Matt at NECC at 7am, and the snow was worse than I expected from the forecasts. The pace was way down, and I had achilles issues on this run thanks to the snow. Fortunately, it went away by the end of the run, but there was a moment where I had Matt go ahead. Caught back up though! Didn't go as far or as fast, but on a day like this what are you going to do. 12.7 miles.
Week: 63.99
Month: 252.87
Year: 497.52
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
2/14 - 2/20, BM Training Week #7
This week was a little off plan, but the adjustments were good and it was another productive week. It is now vacation week and I am typing this from Hagerstown, MD where I am visiting a college friend and his wife.
Monday: With warmer weather, I was excited to run, but then it got all stormy suddenly in Worcester. I snuck in 2 easy miles before Caitlyn was able to arrive, then it started raining and getting windy. Fortunately, it died a little before we began. The goal? 6 miles at under 6:40 pace. While the last mile was a little tough, we ran well in 6:46, 6:36, 6:30, 6:44, 6:40, 6:30. Average pace was 6:38, so mission accomplished. 12.2 miles.
Tuesday: I ran in Whitinsville and Uxbridge at an easy pace. The sidewalks were icy, but not slippery. Most of the time I could run on the roads, but I had to be really careful when forced to the sidewalk in downtown sections. 8.7 miles.
Wednesday: I felt like crap trying to run on the treadmill. It was supposed to be a threshold run, but instead I aborted the entire run after 2.1 miles on the treadmill at an easy pace. 2.1 miles.
Thursday: I got my mojo back with a very long run in the nice temperatures through Douglas, Uxbridge, Northbridge, and a tiny bit of Sutton. I kept the pace relaxed and started to get cold at the end as the sun was going down. 15.75 miles.
Friday: I ran at 5:50 in the morning at a very slow pace. I hated this run, but I had to run early since I was leaving for the DC area after work. 5.5 miles.
Saturday: It was extremely windy for the George Washington Birthday 10K in Alexandria, VA. I am talking gale force gusts - it was sickening. The hotel we stayed at happened to be only 3.7 miles of almost a straight-shot to the start. I did this as my warm-up with the wind to my back. I did a few strides before the race to at least feel what the head-wind was like. Yikes. First miles: 6:30, 6:45, 6:50. After the turnaround? 6:05, 5:58, 5:54. I finished in 39:13, which is technically a PR. I know I can do 38 minutes in ideal conditions though. Between this and the Hangover Classic there were circumstances beyond my control that kept me from getting a faster time. I am very pleased considering the wind. It was brutal. And the cool-down back was misery. 13.6 miles.
Sunday: Decided that I had done a lot this week in regards to runs above 12 miles (3 total), so I only ran for 45 minutes or so at an easy pace. My body is yearning for a little rest from long runs. I may even take a day off in week 8. It's been several weeks since my last. I thought the shorter runs this week would be like off days, but my body is still a little beat up.
Week: 63.15
February: 188.9
2011: 433.5
Monday: With warmer weather, I was excited to run, but then it got all stormy suddenly in Worcester. I snuck in 2 easy miles before Caitlyn was able to arrive, then it started raining and getting windy. Fortunately, it died a little before we began. The goal? 6 miles at under 6:40 pace. While the last mile was a little tough, we ran well in 6:46, 6:36, 6:30, 6:44, 6:40, 6:30. Average pace was 6:38, so mission accomplished. 12.2 miles.
Tuesday: I ran in Whitinsville and Uxbridge at an easy pace. The sidewalks were icy, but not slippery. Most of the time I could run on the roads, but I had to be really careful when forced to the sidewalk in downtown sections. 8.7 miles.
Wednesday: I felt like crap trying to run on the treadmill. It was supposed to be a threshold run, but instead I aborted the entire run after 2.1 miles on the treadmill at an easy pace. 2.1 miles.
Thursday: I got my mojo back with a very long run in the nice temperatures through Douglas, Uxbridge, Northbridge, and a tiny bit of Sutton. I kept the pace relaxed and started to get cold at the end as the sun was going down. 15.75 miles.
Friday: I ran at 5:50 in the morning at a very slow pace. I hated this run, but I had to run early since I was leaving for the DC area after work. 5.5 miles.
Saturday: It was extremely windy for the George Washington Birthday 10K in Alexandria, VA. I am talking gale force gusts - it was sickening. The hotel we stayed at happened to be only 3.7 miles of almost a straight-shot to the start. I did this as my warm-up with the wind to my back. I did a few strides before the race to at least feel what the head-wind was like. Yikes. First miles: 6:30, 6:45, 6:50. After the turnaround? 6:05, 5:58, 5:54. I finished in 39:13, which is technically a PR. I know I can do 38 minutes in ideal conditions though. Between this and the Hangover Classic there were circumstances beyond my control that kept me from getting a faster time. I am very pleased considering the wind. It was brutal. And the cool-down back was misery. 13.6 miles.
Sunday: Decided that I had done a lot this week in regards to runs above 12 miles (3 total), so I only ran for 45 minutes or so at an easy pace. My body is yearning for a little rest from long runs. I may even take a day off in week 8. It's been several weeks since my last. I thought the shorter runs this week would be like off days, but my body is still a little beat up.
Week: 63.15
February: 188.9
2011: 433.5
Monday, February 14, 2011
2/14 - Taking off
I'm changing my approach to this blog by just updating whenever I feel like it. At a minimum, I will continue to do a weekly recap.
Today, I mentioned to Caitlyn that I am starting to feel like I'm training like a serious runner. I see now that I have exceeded 40 miles in 3 days, and I don't think I have ever done that before. The great thing about this is that it feels pretty good.
Fortunately, we had some warmer weather for this workout, although it was windy. I'm very lucky to have Caitlyn run workouts with me sometimes. She is amazingly talented, and I have managed to get to the point where I am somewhat close to her times, but she still has me beat at every distance except the marathon - which she has never attempted!
I snuck in an extra 2 miles before the run since I had some time to kill. When Caitlyn showed up, we headed up Mill Street in Worcester for an easy 2 miles before starting marathon pace. This early in the training, I'm not quite sure what marathon pace is. It was 6:45 goal in Philly and I averaged 6:44. I need 6:29 to break 2:50. Matt has suggested that I keep it close to 6:40 for now. But tonight, I have learned to stop thinking about breaking a certain time. First of all, I don't need to limit myself to a certain time, but also I need to feel things out before knowing what marathon pace should be. I'm sure that I would be happy if I ran 2:52, 2:53. I may even run 2:46, 2:47. It's not worth sweating over.
The marathon pace run went very well. The hills are rolling and the faster miles were downhill portions while the slower miles were a little uphill. We hit the first mile in a conservative 6:46, no thanks to avoiding cars and the like. We got it down to 6:36 for the 2nd mile and a brisk 6:30 for mile #3. It was back into the headwind and uphill for some of mile 4, and it showed with a 6:44. I started to get a little winded at this point, but I stayed strong and ran mile 5 in 6:40 before hammering the final mile in 6:30. We averaged about 6:38 a mile before cooling down with another 2+ miles. That gave me a total of 12.2 miles for the day, just one day after running 17.1. With the 11.4 from Saturday, that was quite a stretch.
So right now, marathon pace is 6:38 from a workout on a windy day the day after running 17. I am happy with that for now.
Today, I mentioned to Caitlyn that I am starting to feel like I'm training like a serious runner. I see now that I have exceeded 40 miles in 3 days, and I don't think I have ever done that before. The great thing about this is that it feels pretty good.
Fortunately, we had some warmer weather for this workout, although it was windy. I'm very lucky to have Caitlyn run workouts with me sometimes. She is amazingly talented, and I have managed to get to the point where I am somewhat close to her times, but she still has me beat at every distance except the marathon - which she has never attempted!
I snuck in an extra 2 miles before the run since I had some time to kill. When Caitlyn showed up, we headed up Mill Street in Worcester for an easy 2 miles before starting marathon pace. This early in the training, I'm not quite sure what marathon pace is. It was 6:45 goal in Philly and I averaged 6:44. I need 6:29 to break 2:50. Matt has suggested that I keep it close to 6:40 for now. But tonight, I have learned to stop thinking about breaking a certain time. First of all, I don't need to limit myself to a certain time, but also I need to feel things out before knowing what marathon pace should be. I'm sure that I would be happy if I ran 2:52, 2:53. I may even run 2:46, 2:47. It's not worth sweating over.
The marathon pace run went very well. The hills are rolling and the faster miles were downhill portions while the slower miles were a little uphill. We hit the first mile in a conservative 6:46, no thanks to avoiding cars and the like. We got it down to 6:36 for the 2nd mile and a brisk 6:30 for mile #3. It was back into the headwind and uphill for some of mile 4, and it showed with a 6:44. I started to get a little winded at this point, but I stayed strong and ran mile 5 in 6:40 before hammering the final mile in 6:30. We averaged about 6:38 a mile before cooling down with another 2+ miles. That gave me a total of 12.2 miles for the day, just one day after running 17.1. With the 11.4 from Saturday, that was quite a stretch.
So right now, marathon pace is 6:38 from a workout on a windy day the day after running 17. I am happy with that for now.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
2/7 - 2/13, BM Training Week #6
All right, now we are starting to see some serious productivity. I am liking what I am seeing and there is a lot to like. The next 6 weeks will be the meat and potatoes of this training program, and it is obvious to me that I am ready so bring it on. I look forward to the challenge. Giddy yap!
Monday: I told Caitlyn that I was doing my long run today since I raced on Sunday. She said she'd like to run for an hour or so and then she how she felt. Of course with her focus on the mile, I never imagined she would go the entire time I was. Already dark, we decided to run loops around Assumption College (1.25 or so), and it turned out not to be that bad. Each loop after an hour she just kept going, and then at around 12 miles or so, she just said, I'll just go the entire way! We ended up doing a little more than 15 miles to get to exactly 2 hours. 7:57 a mile - we were slow in the low to mid 8's on the first few and last few so it wasn't as slow as it seemed, especially since we had a hill every single loop. 15.08 miles.
Tuesday: A delayed opening allowed me to do a treadmill run in the morning. I got in 8 miles at around 7:45 pace or so. It was uneventful. 8 miles.
Wednesday: I started this run at 8pm. It called for 2 miles easy, 2 miles at 6:20 pace X 2. I hit the first rep in 12:35, just under and the second rep in 12:43, just over. The second one was more impressive than it seems. I was way off at mile 1 in 6:28, but hit mile 2 in 6:15. Finishing strong is a good thing. Tired, I topped it off with a very easy 2 miles back at 9 minute pace. 10 miles.
Thursday: I didn't get this run in until after a band practice ended at 9pm. I like to go out to a restaurant with fellow bandos after practice, but I took the disciplined approach and made my way up to the 24 PF in West Boylston. Fortunately, I was entertained by the Celtics game for a lot of this treadmill run. I just got in 8 miles in about 63 minutes, so slightly under 8 minute pace. Just a normal run at a not-so-normal time. What has to be done, has to be done. 8 miles.
Friday: I ran an easy 6.2 mile run with Caitlyn in Worcester that probably averaged in the low 8's. After the run I did 8 100 meter strides at approximately 5 mile race pace in preparation for Saturday's run at the Bradford Valentine Race. I felt really loose after this. 6.7 miles.
Saturday: See Race Report. 11.35 miles.
Sunday: This was a great long run with Matt. We extended the big loop to incorporate River Road and Coffin St in West Newbury. This run averaged 7:27 a mile, right where I want to be on these long runs. We started early at 7:00am since Matt had work earlier today. After, we saw Laura. Matt had to take off and I actually ran the first 0.8 of her run and back. 17.1 miles.
Week: 76.23 miles
February: 125.73 miles
2011: 370.38 miles
Monday: I told Caitlyn that I was doing my long run today since I raced on Sunday. She said she'd like to run for an hour or so and then she how she felt. Of course with her focus on the mile, I never imagined she would go the entire time I was. Already dark, we decided to run loops around Assumption College (1.25 or so), and it turned out not to be that bad. Each loop after an hour she just kept going, and then at around 12 miles or so, she just said, I'll just go the entire way! We ended up doing a little more than 15 miles to get to exactly 2 hours. 7:57 a mile - we were slow in the low to mid 8's on the first few and last few so it wasn't as slow as it seemed, especially since we had a hill every single loop. 15.08 miles.
Tuesday: A delayed opening allowed me to do a treadmill run in the morning. I got in 8 miles at around 7:45 pace or so. It was uneventful. 8 miles.
Wednesday: I started this run at 8pm. It called for 2 miles easy, 2 miles at 6:20 pace X 2. I hit the first rep in 12:35, just under and the second rep in 12:43, just over. The second one was more impressive than it seems. I was way off at mile 1 in 6:28, but hit mile 2 in 6:15. Finishing strong is a good thing. Tired, I topped it off with a very easy 2 miles back at 9 minute pace. 10 miles.
Thursday: I didn't get this run in until after a band practice ended at 9pm. I like to go out to a restaurant with fellow bandos after practice, but I took the disciplined approach and made my way up to the 24 PF in West Boylston. Fortunately, I was entertained by the Celtics game for a lot of this treadmill run. I just got in 8 miles in about 63 minutes, so slightly under 8 minute pace. Just a normal run at a not-so-normal time. What has to be done, has to be done. 8 miles.
Friday: I ran an easy 6.2 mile run with Caitlyn in Worcester that probably averaged in the low 8's. After the run I did 8 100 meter strides at approximately 5 mile race pace in preparation for Saturday's run at the Bradford Valentine Race. I felt really loose after this. 6.7 miles.
Saturday: See Race Report. 11.35 miles.
Sunday: This was a great long run with Matt. We extended the big loop to incorporate River Road and Coffin St in West Newbury. This run averaged 7:27 a mile, right where I want to be on these long runs. We started early at 7:00am since Matt had work earlier today. After, we saw Laura. Matt had to take off and I actually ran the first 0.8 of her run and back. 17.1 miles.
Week: 76.23 miles
February: 125.73 miles
2011: 370.38 miles
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Bradford Valentine Race
The Bradford Valentine Race was the first of what I would like to call "major" races on the schedule. I have done 4 Fudgcicle 5K Series races, and the Super 5K last week, but they were not scheduled. This one was on the schedule and I registered a month in advance.
I will admit that I had plans to go under 30 minutes in this five mile race. Yes, it is 5 miles, not an 8K like many "5 mile races" are. Here is the course elevation:
I should have known that 30 minutes was pretty irrational. I had tanked last week at the Super 5K and this week looks like it will be a 75 mile week, quite substantial for me. Add that 100 foot climb over a mile and a half with temperatures at the freezing point and it's not the best recipe. But it's always good to be optimistic.
I was pleased to see Dave Sweeney back at it. He hadn't been running much and was going to run the 6K. Ryan Miller and Fawn ran in the couples division, and I also ran into Laura Rudd, so we had some good SISU representation.
After the horn, which sounded like a sick goose, I went out cautiously and was passed by a handful. Careful to continue my pattern of running my own race, I did my own thing. I noticed a lot of the go-getters took a right on the 6K course anyway. I got into a good groove and found myself in a good rhythm going up the hill past mile 1, which I clocked in at a conservative 6:13.
After this point, I passed someone who got me right back with a burst. I was thinking in my head that he was over his head, but that was not the race. I did, however, make a pass on South Cross Road adjacent to the ski area. It started to gradually climb again before flattening out to the 120 degree turn where you go up again, surprise surprise. I hit mile 2 in 6:06. The worse was yet to begin.
Taking a left onto Boxford Rd., I joined the 6K runners - a challenge with 2 and 3 wide walk-runners AND a couple cars trying to get by. I was starting to seemingly unravel a little bit with a disappointing 6:31 third mile. The hill however, keeps going as the course passes Bradford Country Club. I tried my best to keep up the pace, but the hill was taking its toll, not to mention the cluster of slower 6K'ers, who generally were doing a great job of staying right so the 5 milers could get by. Finally, we took the right onto Hyatt and I crested the hill.
Around this point, I was passed by Charlie Bemis of GDTC. I realized that I needed to suck it up, that I wasn't as far off as I thought, and that I could indeed crank out a fast final mile. I got my place back and fired my way down Hyatt. Mile 4 had done its thing with a 6:33, but I was determined to all though not PR, to still run a decent time. I turned right onto Kingsbury and get the legs moving. A faster runner came out of an area of Zion College - he must have peed - and he passed me back, but I didn't let that bother me. I turned right onto South Main and tried take advantage of the downhill. I was working hard, but knew I wasn't going to quite beat 31 minutes. Suddenly with 30 meters to go or so, Charlie, who I mentioned before, passed me even though I was certain I had gotten well past him from earlier. I just didn't want to give up the place and I was able to sprint my hardest to barely get 15th back. Him being 48, me being 29, he clearly had the more impressive race. But what can I say, the competitive fire took over.
I finished in 31:16 which goes down as my second fastest five mile race - the fastest being the Feaster Five which I ran in 30:15 (30:26 5M equivalent). It would be interesting to see what I would do on a flatter course, but either way I haven't been training for 5 mile speed. Boston is the name of the game.
I will admit that I had plans to go under 30 minutes in this five mile race. Yes, it is 5 miles, not an 8K like many "5 mile races" are. Here is the course elevation:
I should have known that 30 minutes was pretty irrational. I had tanked last week at the Super 5K and this week looks like it will be a 75 mile week, quite substantial for me. Add that 100 foot climb over a mile and a half with temperatures at the freezing point and it's not the best recipe. But it's always good to be optimistic.
I was pleased to see Dave Sweeney back at it. He hadn't been running much and was going to run the 6K. Ryan Miller and Fawn ran in the couples division, and I also ran into Laura Rudd, so we had some good SISU representation.
After the horn, which sounded like a sick goose, I went out cautiously and was passed by a handful. Careful to continue my pattern of running my own race, I did my own thing. I noticed a lot of the go-getters took a right on the 6K course anyway. I got into a good groove and found myself in a good rhythm going up the hill past mile 1, which I clocked in at a conservative 6:13.
After this point, I passed someone who got me right back with a burst. I was thinking in my head that he was over his head, but that was not the race. I did, however, make a pass on South Cross Road adjacent to the ski area. It started to gradually climb again before flattening out to the 120 degree turn where you go up again, surprise surprise. I hit mile 2 in 6:06. The worse was yet to begin.
Taking a left onto Boxford Rd., I joined the 6K runners - a challenge with 2 and 3 wide walk-runners AND a couple cars trying to get by. I was starting to seemingly unravel a little bit with a disappointing 6:31 third mile. The hill however, keeps going as the course passes Bradford Country Club. I tried my best to keep up the pace, but the hill was taking its toll, not to mention the cluster of slower 6K'ers, who generally were doing a great job of staying right so the 5 milers could get by. Finally, we took the right onto Hyatt and I crested the hill.
Around this point, I was passed by Charlie Bemis of GDTC. I realized that I needed to suck it up, that I wasn't as far off as I thought, and that I could indeed crank out a fast final mile. I got my place back and fired my way down Hyatt. Mile 4 had done its thing with a 6:33, but I was determined to all though not PR, to still run a decent time. I turned right onto Kingsbury and get the legs moving. A faster runner came out of an area of Zion College - he must have peed - and he passed me back, but I didn't let that bother me. I turned right onto South Main and tried take advantage of the downhill. I was working hard, but knew I wasn't going to quite beat 31 minutes. Suddenly with 30 meters to go or so, Charlie, who I mentioned before, passed me even though I was certain I had gotten well past him from earlier. I just didn't want to give up the place and I was able to sprint my hardest to barely get 15th back. Him being 48, me being 29, he clearly had the more impressive race. But what can I say, the competitive fire took over.
I finished in 31:16 which goes down as my second fastest five mile race - the fastest being the Feaster Five which I ran in 30:15 (30:26 5M equivalent). It would be interesting to see what I would do on a flatter course, but either way I haven't been training for 5 mile speed. Boston is the name of the game.
Monday, February 7, 2011
1/31 - 2/6, BM Training Week #5
This week wasn't too impressive, but I can live with that. I'm still moving forward.
Monday: The roads in Worcester were crap, so I was unable to do my marathon pace workout. I warmed up with Caitlyn and then ran easily on June and Mill Streets in the low 8's. 8.15 miles.
Tuesday: Snow day. I hit the Planet Fitness in Tewksbury and the way back to Haverhill to do that marathon pace workout that I didn't do the day before, and I set MP too optimistically at 6:25/mile. I'm not quite there yet. The workout was 2 x 2.5 miles and I bailed halfway through the second one. After a bathroom break, I ran another 20 minutes or so. 8 miles.
Wednesday: Another snow day, and a 5 x 5 minute workout at 6:20 pace. I did this on the treadmill at PF in Plaistow and didn't have any trouble this time. 8.2 miles.
Thursday: Back to work. I was at the PF in Milford and got in 8 miles in a little more than an hour. I was gradually bringing the pace down starting with 8:00 miles and then got the mph up to 8.3, but at around 45 minutes or so, I had to back it off a little bit. Considering the previous workout days, I can't complain. 8 miles.
Friday: Caitlyn and I had a miserable time trying to run in Worcester. Between icy sidewalks and cars, I don't think we averaged much faster than 9:15 or so. Yikes! Just good to get the miles in though. Did 8 short strides after. 6.9 miles.
Saturday: I didn't wake up in time to do the Fudgcicle (without proper preparation), so I just went to the PF in Amesbury and ran 8 on the treadmill. I wasn't feeling my best. I originally was going to do 10, but was going to lose my mind. 8 miles.
Sunday: I met Matt and Laura at NECC for our weekly run, but we decided that it was far too icy thanks to the overnight freeze. Unmotivated to run at a later time, I went to the Super 5K and run just an awful race despite a full warm-up on the course. It felt like I couldn't get a full breath of air. It was disappointing, but it was good to cool down with Frank and Jason. 10.4 miles.
Week: 57.65 miles
January: 244.65
February: 49.5
2011 Total: 294.15
Today (bonus!): I redeemed myself by getting in my long run on a work day. Caitlyn joined me for this one at Assumption. We ran about 10 loops around the school and then added on even more. I was shocked that she went this long as she'd never gone 2 hours before. The average pace was 7:57 even with 6 of the miles being over 8:00. It was great to go this long. 15.08 miles.
Monday: The roads in Worcester were crap, so I was unable to do my marathon pace workout. I warmed up with Caitlyn and then ran easily on June and Mill Streets in the low 8's. 8.15 miles.
Tuesday: Snow day. I hit the Planet Fitness in Tewksbury and the way back to Haverhill to do that marathon pace workout that I didn't do the day before, and I set MP too optimistically at 6:25/mile. I'm not quite there yet. The workout was 2 x 2.5 miles and I bailed halfway through the second one. After a bathroom break, I ran another 20 minutes or so. 8 miles.
Wednesday: Another snow day, and a 5 x 5 minute workout at 6:20 pace. I did this on the treadmill at PF in Plaistow and didn't have any trouble this time. 8.2 miles.
Thursday: Back to work. I was at the PF in Milford and got in 8 miles in a little more than an hour. I was gradually bringing the pace down starting with 8:00 miles and then got the mph up to 8.3, but at around 45 minutes or so, I had to back it off a little bit. Considering the previous workout days, I can't complain. 8 miles.
Friday: Caitlyn and I had a miserable time trying to run in Worcester. Between icy sidewalks and cars, I don't think we averaged much faster than 9:15 or so. Yikes! Just good to get the miles in though. Did 8 short strides after. 6.9 miles.
Saturday: I didn't wake up in time to do the Fudgcicle (without proper preparation), so I just went to the PF in Amesbury and ran 8 on the treadmill. I wasn't feeling my best. I originally was going to do 10, but was going to lose my mind. 8 miles.
Sunday: I met Matt and Laura at NECC for our weekly run, but we decided that it was far too icy thanks to the overnight freeze. Unmotivated to run at a later time, I went to the Super 5K and run just an awful race despite a full warm-up on the course. It felt like I couldn't get a full breath of air. It was disappointing, but it was good to cool down with Frank and Jason. 10.4 miles.
Week: 57.65 miles
January: 244.65
February: 49.5
2011 Total: 294.15
Today (bonus!): I redeemed myself by getting in my long run on a work day. Caitlyn joined me for this one at Assumption. We ran about 10 loops around the school and then added on even more. I was shocked that she went this long as she'd never gone 2 hours before. The average pace was 7:57 even with 6 of the miles being over 8:00. It was great to go this long. 15.08 miles.
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