Looking Up.

Finally some good training and a decent race!!!

Training April 9th-April 22nd

4/9/17- Sunday long run.  16.5 miles, normal run with the last 3 hard, closed in 6:03.  Longest run in months, to finish off a 75 mile week, my highest week in a VERY long time.  I felt awesome and we got brunch after of course.

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4/12/17- Workout Wednesday!  Mike prescribed 12x400m with 200m recovery jog between 76-80.  I averaged somewhere between 77-78, boom!  

4/15/17- Saturday B.A.A. 5k-  okay so 5ks are NOT my speciality so I was a little in disbelief when Mike said I should be able to run close to 17:30, that's about my PR and I'm not in that kind of shape I thought!  My personal best on the course here was 17:45 a few years ago when I was having a stellar season, right before I ran 1:18 for a 3 minute half marathon PR.  I had my traditional pasta and shrimp dinner in Newton Friday night and stayed at the Park Plaza Hotel right next to the start.

Deciding on an outfit is hard with so many @skechersperformance options!

 I warmed up with Mollie and Lopez while Lopez's husband was our bag man.  Unlike the last time I ran this race, we couldn't just jump in our corral at the start like I thought.  We were directed to the other side of the park where we had to fight our way through thousands of people 10 minutes before the gun went off... stressful!!!!   My first mile was fast, but I felt relaxed and smooth- 5:31.  The second mile I lost Mollie during the "uphill" of the underpass.  We made the turn around, came back down the underpass and back up again.  Mile 2 was right before turning on Boylston.  It was so packed as we came back towards the park, I never saw the mile 3 sign.  We turned the corner and the finish line was already there.  I was slightly bummed because I had a lot left and should had known to kick earlier.  My final mile was 5:43, but the final .12 was sub 5 minute pace.  I ran 17:35, and felt good finishing, which I can't complain about.  We met up with Joe Benny for our cool-down, showered, got drinks and an amazing brunch!

Brunch with Lopez and Dave (Ame for it coaching), never a dull moment!!!  Thanks for picking Brownstone, so yummy!!!

4/18/17- Track Tuesday-   The workout- 10x800 at 5:50-55 pace with 200m recovery jog, followed by 10x200 at 3k-1 mile pace.  

Actual-10x800m with 200 recovery all between 2:47-2:49 (5:36-5:39) 200m were all sub 5 minute pace, except the first.  Warm up and cool-down--> 14 mile day!  That was a long one!

4/22/17- Saturday long run before jumping on a plane!  16 miles with some hard miles in there at 6:00 pace, mile 14- 5:58 before a 2 mile cool down!

In addition, I've added a more structured strength training program.  Doing it in my basement solo wasn't really cutting it, so twice a week I've been meeting up with some other runners at Powerhouse Athletics to do some fun, crazy strength stuff!  

This week I'll be in vacation in Arizona (Phoenix, Sedona and Tucson).  If you have any suggestions where I should run, hit me up! 

Happy Running! 😎