April 2nd thru April 8th

MON. : -20 mi, w/ lots of hills. 2 w/ Frank

TUES. : -

WED. : -9 mi w/ workout. I had thought about doing 3 x mile, at something a little faster than my 7:15 marathon pace. At the start of the first rep, I was tucked in a little behind Greg, Josh and George doing 2 miles, and Fyffe hanging with me. Ended up doing the first mile in a fairly comfortable 6:10, with Fyffe coming in just behind me at about 6:14. I tried to slow the next one down, but on the last repeat, it started to hail/rain, and I just wanted to get it over with.
6:10/6:26/6:17

THU. : - 5 easy.

FRI. : -  

SAT. : -9 mi w/ 19:31 5k PR.

SUN. : -

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 43

TOTAL MILES FOR 2012: 602

Frank's Miles For The Week: -2

Frank's Total Miles For 2012: 172

March 26th thru April 1st

MON. : -15 mi, w/ lots of hills. 6 w/ Frank

TUES. : -

WED. : -10 mi w/ workout. Again, I wanted to do 8x800, and today it was cool, so I thought I had a good chance. Plan was to keep it to about 3:00. Started out too fast as usual, but after that, 2:54 was feeling ok so I just tried to go with it. I was able to hit it most of the time. On the sixth rep I got a pain in my side that felt a little more than just a cramp, and with just 2 1/2 weeks to Boston, I decided to not do any damage. I still felt good about the workout.
2:50/2:53/2:54/2:54
2:54/2:55/--/--

THU. : -6 mi, w/ Frank

FRI. : -9 mi, w/ Frank.  Frank's toughest run yet.  

SAT. : -12 w/ Fast Friends 4 1/2 miler @ 29:33. 1st in the 40's. 14th overall.  I was about 9 seconds slower than last year, but the course was a little longer, so I'd say it's a wash.  This is a course where you just have to hang on and do the best you can in the end.  I did ok, I kept boj and Larry Sayers in sight through about 4 miles, and ended up just a minute behind them.  Cool to get the age group win, with Larry being the only one older to finish ahead of me. Glad George didn't show up, or I would've had to settle for the silver. Hope he's feeling ok, but gold is good.
Splits: 6:17/6:49/6:28/6:39/3:16 

SUN. : -RIP (Run In Peace) Caballo Blanco

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 52

TOTAL MILES FOR 2012: 559

Frank's Miles For The Week: -21 (making up for last week)

Frank's Total Miles For 2012: 170

March 19th thru March 25th

MON. : -19 mi, w/ lots of hills. Last day of "Winter".

TUES. : -First day of Spring.  Had a Shunji massage.  Some light gardening.  Friggin bugs, first mosquito bite and tick kill.  WAY too early for that.  Gotta take the good with the bad

WED. : -9 mi w/ workout. I had wanted to do 8x800, but it was just too hot, 
and I got totally dehydrated. My face was caked with salt almost as much as 
after a marathon, and my mouth was bone dry after the first 400. Ended up 
doing 3x800, then 400/800/400 and I pulled the plug. I was able to keep my 
paces consistent, so I was pleased with that, even if I wasn't able to do the 
whole workout. It was good to have boj out there with me, but I hope to God
I never get passed in a race with someone in those shoes.
2:54/2:54/2:54
1:25/2:54/1:20

THU. : -8 mi, 6 w/ Frank

FRI. : -5 mi, 4 w/ Frank

SAT. : -9 mi, To The Dump. Went to see Michael's play at the high school, and I completely bonked during the second act of Hamlet.  WTF?! No snacks at intermission?? If it wasn't for a smashed up Fig Newton in my pocket, I don't think I would have made it.

SUN. : -

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 50

TOTAL MILES FOR 2012: 507

Frank's Miles For The Week: -10 (he's not a total slacker)

Frank's Total Miles For 2012: 149

March 12th thru March 18th

MON. : -8 mi, hills w/ Frank

TUES. :  -10 mi, hills. 6 w/ Frank

WED. : -9 mi w/ workout 4x 400/800 w/200 rest.

1:25/2:57/1:25/2:59

1:25/3:001:27/2:59

THU. : -10 mi, hills.  6 w/ Frank.

FRI. : -10 mi, hills.  6 w/ Frank

SAT. : Happy 21st birthday, Annie!

SUN. : -

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 47

TOTAL MILES FOR 2012: 457

Frank's Miles For The Week: 26

Frank's Total Miles For 2012: 139

You Can't Shoot A Cannon From A Canoe

This is the best video I think I've seen on 'Natural Running', or simply running form.  Check it out.

March 5th thru March 11th

MON. : -Rest after Sunday's race.

TUES. :  -3 mi easy, w/ Roma & Frank on snowy trails.

WED. : -Meet of Champions. Michael's last high school ski race.

THU. : -10 mi, hills.  5 w/ Frank.

FRI. : -

SAT. : -

SUN. : -

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 13

TOTAL MILES FOR 2012: 410

Frank's Miles For The Week: 8

Frank's Total Miles For 2012: 113