Today was a little crazy… I ran 10 miles in the morning with Mesa. I was surprised to see the roads so snow covered! The sun was shining, though – what a difference that makes! I immediately ate, hopped in the shower, and jetted up to the Cities to meet with Rasa Troup. I’ve decided…
Training is going well! Week 12 to go: 120 miles! Woot, woot! Best part? I nailed my workouts (and they were tough!) – first one here and the second one was: 4 miles T – 6:07 pace 3 miles T- 6:15 pace for first 1.5 miles, felt awful, not smooth. Took 30 secs rest. Then…
I was nervous about my workout yesterday. 20 miles total with 40 minutes of marathon pace, 1 mile of tempo, 30 minutes of MP, and another mile at tempo. Doing it solo. This is a pretty crazy long workout this far out from the marathon. Ouch! I decided to do this indoors, as the treadmill…
Gosh, where to start? U of MN Race 17:55, 1st place (lapped the field). Not much to say about it other than I absolutely need to learn how to “hurt” in a short distance race! Yes, I was uncomfortable, but I can hurt so much more. I also need to find some speed. I tried…
This should be interesting – 5k on the track tomorrow morning. 10:45 in case anyone wants to come watch/cheer! I am looking at this as a chance to see where my fitness is at. I ran a 17:52 here in 2011, the year I qualified for the Trials in June. I’d be pumped if I…
A short recap: Week 16: 84 miles (recovery week) 5×1000, 5x200m cut downs Long tempo workout that I nailed (did alone, and didn’t even stop! Yeah!) – recap here. Week 15: 109 miles 24 mile run with 3 cut down miles (20, 21, 22) at 6:30, 6:15, 6:00. 4×2 miles MP with .5 mile recovery…