Well, this has been another big gap in posts. I actually have something important to post about, so here goes.
Monday 2/28: Rest
Tuesday 3/1: Rest
Wednesday 3/2: I didn't really have a plan for today, but I didn't have a lot of time. I chose to go on a run around the neighborhood and mix in some surges to wake my legs up. The surges were around 400m long and I did them occasionally. 1 every 800m or so.
Distance: 3 miles
Thursday 3/3: I went for a run on Corey's Loop with Colin. Today was all about just getting a few miles in and not getting too taxed. Colin did pretty good on his run, but was pretty gassed at the end. The overall pace was around 9 min/mile.
Distance: 4 miles
Friday 3/4: I took two laps around the park just to get the jitters out in preparation for Saturday's race. I also added a surge in for the last .10 of each mile.
Distance: 2 miles
Saturday 3/5: First race of the season. Les Bois Trail 10k. I went for a 1 mile warmup, and then got settled in to start the race. The first have of the race was pretty uneventful. It was a pretty good climb up for the first half of the race. My first 5k was around 24 minutes. I made sure to conserve plenty of energy since I didn't know how hard the climb would be or where the toughest parts were. The second 5k was around 18 minutes. I feel very happy with my result in the race which was 41:55. This is a PR for me by 7 minutes.
Distance: 7 miles
Sunday 3/6: Weekly long run. I decided to run from the house to Eagle Island and back. I have found that I am getting away from taking the walk breaks and I don't think that my performance is suffering. I just get a little bit nervous toward the end of my run when my knee starts aching. However, this run came after my hard effort at the Les Bois 10k, so I think I should be sore and achy. It felt really good to get a full week of running in again.
Distance 12 miles
Total Weekly Distance: 27.22 miles
This week also served as another milestone. During my long run, I crossed the 1,000 mile mark. It took me almost 10 months exactly.
