Well that week…

Sucked.
 Big time. Left hamstring was tight as could be. No running for a while.

MON. :  0

TUES. :  0. Massage. Helped a little. 

WED. : 0
THU. : 0

FRI. :  4 miles, easy. Still a bit tight, but it felt ok to stretch it out.  

SAT. : 8 miles. Fast Friends Race, had to do it. Still a little tight, but ok. Ran about 2 miles solo as a warm up. Took it pretty easy in the race. Finished in 32:44, exactly boj's time from last year. 
 And speaking of boj, here is his official "29:56"

And here is my 32:44

I know, I know. It looks like I stopped my watch a little early. It's been a sucky week. 

SUN. : 

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: -   12 mi.

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR: - 467 mi.

WEEKLY AVERAGE: 43 mi.   Gonna drop. 

DAYS RUNNING IN 2014: 45 out of 81 days. 

Week 11. March 10th thru March 16th

MON. :  1/2 hour on the bike, then Strength workout.

TUES. :  10 miles. Legs/ who body felt dead from Sunday and yesterday's strength workout. I gotta get some speed going. Good stretch after today's run. Hope it helps. 

WED. : 7 miles, easy. Felt pretty good. 
THU. : 

FRI. :  10 miles. Left hamstring super tight. 

SAT. : Goose egg.  Hamstring still tight

SUN. : 16 miles. Sucked. Hamstring was tight in the beginning, but ok. Ran with Patrick, and planned to do it at marathon pace or faster. Kept it mainly at 7:30 till mile 13, then I had to walk a bit. My hamstring tightened up fierce, and I had to walk/ jog the next 3 miles. 

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: -   43 mi.

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR: - 455 mi.

WEEKLY AVERAGE: 43 mi.   

DAYS RUNNING IN 2014: 43 out of 75 days. 

Week 10 March 3rd thru March 9th

MON. :  7 miles, Bray Road Loop.  Good solid run as recovery/

TUES. :  8 miles, Bray Road Loop.  Tempoish run.  Solid run up the hill.  New Strava record. Plus 1/2 hour strength workout. Good day. 

WED. :  0 miles. Late day at work. 
THU. :  I did not feel well in the morning. Big headache, nauseous, went home after two hours or so, and slept. I felt better but still not great. Rallied by about 3:00. Put in 10 good miles. Then a massage afterwards. Turned into a good day. 

FRI. :  0 miles. Planned to run. Didn't happen. Planned to bike instead. Wine happened. 

SAT. : 8 miles. Bray Road Loop with a dog run. Good run. I did a rambling fartlek. Each time a new song came on, I sped up/ slowed down. 

SUN. : Spring is officially here. SHORTS for a long run!  20 miles, Long Bray Road Loop with Ashfield out & back. Beautiful day. Got a late start because of DST, and I didn't run all that well, but I put in the miles and that is a big part of what a long run is all about. I gotta work on a little speed and longer tempo stuff in the next few weeks. 

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: -  53 mi.

TOTAL FOR THE YEAR: - 412 mi.

WEEKLY AVERAGE: 43 mi.   

DAYS RUNNING IN 2014: 39out of 68 days.