I Hate Cedar Snow!

Need to start getting more consistent again.  Treadmill. Back in Cedar.

Treadmill

P.M.  Another glorious run on the treadmill.  7:27 avg.

P.M.  treadmill 7:29 avg.

P.M. Treadmill 7:30 avg.

P.M.  Treadmill 7:00 avg.

P.M.  This was my first run since Thursday since I went out of town and didnt feel like running.  Easy pace about 7:45 avg.

P.M. Another easy treadmill run.  I would like to get outside, but it is too cold in the morning and I have to be home with my son in the afternoon.

P.M.  Treadmill 7:40 pace

P.M.  Just a little tune up before the race.  I did 4 x 200m at race pace or slightly faster to get the legs going.  7:15 avg.

Well I have to say that I am somewhat satisfied with this race.  Coming in, I knew that I was fit enough to run 1:18-1:20 and no faster.  I have done absolutely no speed since November and my 20-35 mpw have been mostly treadmill.

So I started off a little ways behind the lead pack and tried to dial in 6:00 pace.  I did just about that with a 5:54 first mile.  I was in about 10th place at the time.  I felt really good through the first half of the race and was just over 48 minutes at 8 miles.  The weird thing was that I did not pass a single runner the whole race after the first mile.  I got passed by 7 I think.  So I'm guessing that my overall place was between 16-18. 

As we started heading out towards Bloomington, my pace started to slow a little.  So I tried to up the effort gradually.  The hills in Bloomington slowly took it out of me, and I was dead by mile 10.  By mile 12, I could not even go with Mary Ann as she went by me.  Good job to her.  I look for her to get an OTQ time in the next 2 years. 

So my slowest mile was 6:19, and my fastest was mile 6 in 5:52.  So I am happy with that range.  I thought the course was long and so did others, but if Sasha said that it was right on then that is good enough for me.  I ran virtually the same time as last year (even though I am guessing on my official time because the mighty Mr. Metler still does not have any results up that I have found) and the course was about 2 minutes longer.  So I am committing myself to now run over 50 miles per week for the rest of the year barring any injury setbacks and of course post-marathon recovery.  My dad and I finally decided that we are going to head out to Boston in April.  My early goal is a 2:49 there, which is faster than Lance Armstrong (who I respect but he was definitely a doper).  I also plan to run LA, which is under new ownership and has gone back to the old course.  But my main goal this year is 2:29 at St. George.  I realize that I am going to have to put in a ton of miles and hope for good weather to even have a shot at that.   

P.M.  10 miles on the treadmill.  I am toying with the idea of small doubles on the treadmill if I can motivate myself to start getting up at 5:30 again.

P.M.  8 long boring treadmill miles.  I am starting to hate the treadmill.

P.M.  More treadmill.  I have been stuck at about 7:45 pace avg.  all week.  I had been recovering from Painters for part of it, but today I just felt sluggish.  Hopefully I can run better tomorrow.  I hope to get to St george on Saturday and get some good running weather in.

P.M.  Decided that I needed to step up the pace on the treadmill today.  I started out slow, but then picked it up after a mile or 2.  I ended up with a 7:05 avg.  It felt good and I need to start doing that more often if I want to run well at Boston.

P.M.  Did a short run today because I will hit 50 mpw with the run in St George tomorrow.  I wanted to break 7:00 avg. today and I did with a 6:59 avg.  My goal is to hit that on the treadmill for 10 miles in a couple of weeks.

A.M.  I ran down in St George this morning with some of the elite bloggers.  It was just what I needed.  I warmed up for 1.5 before the others got there, then we ran 12 at about a 7:10 pace.  It felt good.  It was nice to get off the treadmill.  Hopefully they all liked me enough to keep me updated for future runs :)

Well I would make some excuses of why I did not run today, but Sasha would say that there are no excuses, so I won't even try. I will make up for it the rest of the week.

P.M.  I got in a good 10-miler on the treadmill today and it did not even suck that bad.  I will probably be on the treadmill all week and then get outside on Saturday.  I am shooting for 53-55 miles this week.  1:15:00 for the run.  7:30 avg. 

P.M.  I had intentions of running 10 at a 7:00 pace, but then cut it back a little.  I ended up going 9 at a 7:26 avg.  Not a bad run.  I just need to stay consistent and start mixing in some short doubles.

P.M.  Easy treadmill

P.M.  Good steady 10 on the treadmill at 7:25 pace

A.M.  Decided to watch a movie and do this one on the treadmill.  I forgot how hard it is to do more than 10 on a treadmill.  You lose so much more in sweat at 72 degrees indoors than 20 degrees outdoors.  I had sweat sloshing around in my shoes by the end.  7:40 avg.