February 25th- March 3rd "Week #2"

Mileage for the Year 2013
391 miles

Mileage for the week 2/25- 3/3
71 miles

3/3
18 miles

Ran the first 13 on my Boston prep route.  Nice out and footing was great!  Then I came inside and finished my last 5 on the treadmill.  I was ready to be done.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 6:22 pace.  I know it will get easier.

3/2
8 miles

Beautiful day out!  Took it nice and easy to Dearmoun and back.  It was nice having the sun out.

3/1
11 miles

Ran my south loop and some extra at the end.  Snowing pretty good during the run, but footing was fine.  Felt pretty good, but my body is defiantly adapting to the training.

2/28
7 miles

Easy recovery pace today. Felt good, but wanted to take it easy.

2/27
12.5 miles

Progressive medium distance.  I started at 7:30 pace and slowly progressed down to 6:07 pace.  I felt pretty good and I'm feeling like a runner again.  Tried to concentrate on my form and leg turnover.  92-95 strides.

2/26
8.5 miles (8x100m striders)

General Aerobic pace right after school with some striders. I felt pretty good and the striders felt good as well.

2/25
6 miles

Super easy.  Felt yesterday's long run in my feet this morning.  I'll toughen back up soon.

February 18th- February 24th "Week #1"

Mileage for the Year 2013
320 miles

Mileage for the week 2/18- 2/24
61 miles

2/24
16 miles

I ran my Boston route and a 4 mile out and back section on Elmore to get my 16 miles in. I was glad to do it all outside, but some section the snow was a little soft and made it harder.  Overall I felt okay, but a long way to go still.  I enjoy the process however and look forward to getting in great shape!

2/23
8 miles

Ran to Dearmoun and back.  Kept it easy and felt pretty good.  The footing was great and my sickness is almost over.

2/22
10 miles

Started at 7:30 pace and slowly progressed down to 6:07 pace at the end.  I felt pretty good and I hope this cold will be gone soon.

2/21
7 miles

Another easy paced run on the treadmill.  I actually feel okay while running. Just easy runs this week.  Hope to get a long run in on Sunday though.

2/20
6 miles

Super easy again with this cold.

2/19
8 miles w/ 8 x 100m striders

General Aerobic pace and some striders at the end. Felt okay running just under the weather.

2/18
6 miles

Super easy on the treadmill.  Spent most of the day watching my amazing daughter dance at the "5,6,7,8 Dance competition at the Captain Cook"  She is amazing.  I'm sick during week #1 of training. Uggh.  I'll just take it easy this week.

February 11th- February 17th

Mileage for the Year 2013
259 miles

Mileage for the week 2/11- 2/17
48 miles

2/17
6 miles

Super easy today.  Tired and I'm coming down with a cold. Training starts tomorrow though.

2/16
8 miles

Sidewalks were still bad, so I ran on the treadmill at south.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 6:32 pace. Felt great!

2/15
6 miles

Easy run to Huffman and back but kind of difficult. Had to run about 8 min miles because of snow.  Took it in stride though.

2/14
9 miles

Ran right before Parent/Teacher Conferences started today.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:49 pace.  Starting to feel more like a runner again.  Training begins on Monday!!!

2/13
6 miles

Just an easy 6 after school.

2/12
7 miles

Had my small window after school and was able to get a easy 7 miles in.  Started at 7:30 pace and worked down to 5:56 pace.  Felt good.

2/11
6 miles

Ran to Huffman and back.  Felt pretty good and was nice to be outside.

February 4th- February 8th

Mileage for the Year 2013
211 miles

Mileage for the week 2/4- 2/10
55 miles

2/10
12 miles

Ran my Boston prep route today. It was very icy, but warm 38 degrees.  Ice bugs did the trick but I'm not going to lie.  It felt like a long run.  It'll come back quick though.

2/9
9 miles

Ran with Jerry Ross this morning on the postmark road by Airport.  Felt good to be outside and running with a friend again.

2/8
8 miles

Ran to Dearmoun and back.  Felt pretty good.  So glad it's friday. We got a few inches of snow and it was cleared so the trails are great.

2/7
6 miles

Ran right after school again today before picking up taelynn. Progressive run.

2/6
6 miles

Had a small window to run today. Snowed all day.  Kept it easy on the treadmill.

2/5
8 miles

Ran to Dearmoun and back. Sun was out and felt good.  2 days in a row running outside!

2/4
6 miles

Ran to Huffman and back.  Felt okay.  Now that wrestling is over I can finally run a little more stress free.  Marathon training begins in 2 weeks and I want to gradually get into it.