December 30th- January 5th "Week #3"

Mileage for the Year 2014
51 miles

Mileage for the Week 12/30- 1/5
72 miles

1/5
17 miles

Had a great run today.  Ran my Boston prep route w/ elmore extention.  I felt really good, but had to work hard because snow was a little soft.  It was all good though and nice to run it all outside.  Pretty good week considering I was fighting a stomach bug since monday.  Felt good starting friday.  School starts back up tomorrow, so it's all about time management and not stressing the little stuff until wrestling is over.

1/4
8 miles

Nice and easy recovery pace before our wrestling meet this morning.  I felt great and forced my self to run at recovery pace.

1/3
18 miles (13am/5pm)

Felt really good this morning.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed every mile until I was down to 5:46 pace and it felt easy and comfortable.  Also, it feels like this stomach bug is finally getting out of my system.

Easy recovery pace after work.

1/2
8 miles

Was able to get an easy run in this morning.  Felt good, but wanted to keep it easy so I can run a good medium distance tomorrow.

1/1
Not the way I wanted to start the year off.  Darn stomach is still really upset.  Stomach flu or something.  I don't care though, it's going to be a great 2014!!!!!

Mileage for the Year 2013
3,269 miles

12/31
10 miles (4 @ Tempo)

Woke up early to get this workout done before wrestling practice.  I felt pretty good despite still having a little upset stomach since I got sick on the 27th.  First tempo workout of the build-up.  I do like tempo workouts the best.  Way better than VO2max.

4 mile warm-up w/ striders
4 miles (5:39, 5:39, 5:33, 5:27)
2 mile cool down.

12/30
11 miles (6am/5pm)

Both easy recovery miles.  Stomach was bothering me a little in the morning,but felt much better in the afternoon.  First double in a long time!

December 23rd- December 29th "Week #2"

Mileage for the Year 2013
3,248 miles

Mileage for the week 12/23- 12/29
74 miles

12/29
18 miles

Felt much better this morning. Ran my boston prep route and felt really good.  Finished up the last 5 miles on the treadmill.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:42 pace.  Last few miles were all sub 6.  It felt pretty easy too.

12/28
6 miles

I was very sick last night puking a few times.  Stayed in bed from 5pm until 9am.  Felt better when I got up, but still weak and fighting a bug.  Felt okay in the evening to run an easy recovery pace 6 miler.  Hopefully it's just the 24 hour bug I got.

12/27
11 miles

Ran before work again.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 6:00 min pace.  Felt good and it was nice and warm in my garage.  Lost a lot of water, but had my water bottle to keep hydrated.

12/26
7 miles- recovery

Easy super easy recovery pace.  For some reason I woke up at 6am and felt wide awake.  Had a couple of cups of coffee and decided to run before work today.  Felt good.

12/25
15 miles

Had a great night with my kids and a great Christmas morning too!!!! It was -11 out when I wanted to run, so I did it all on the treadmill.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:36 pace.  My last 4 miles were under 5:50 pace.  Felt really comfortable and somewhat easy.

12/24
10 miles (10 x 100m striders)

Great way to start my day. Coffee and toast while watching a little TV.  Then got after my run.  Just General Aerobic pace with some striders. Felt awesome running.  Wish I could've run longer, but need to stick to my plan.

12/23
7 miles

Very busy day getting some last minutes xmas shopping done.  Had time in the evening to jump on the treadmill for an easy recovery pace run. Felt good.

December 16th- December 22nd "Week #1"

Mileage for the Year 2013
3,174 miles

Mileage for the week 12/16- 12/22
61 miles

12/22
13 miles

I didn't feel good at all running.  Ran my route along side the truckee river.  Beautiful and sunny, but I was tired from the last few days.  I also didn't really realize that it's 4,600 ft elevation.  Not sure if that had anything to do with it.  I just ran out of time to get my 17 miler, but I'm still happy I was able to run while down in Reno for wrestling.

12/21
6 miles

Was suppose to be recovery pace but ran too fast I'm sure.

12/20
10 miles

Was able to get away and had a great run along the river again.  I felt very strong and was running low 6 minute pace.  Love those kind of runs.

12/19
6 miles

Made it to Reno.  Tired from travelling all night.  Ran along the Truckee River.  Nice to be outside.

12/18
12 miles

Last day of work for awhile!!!!!! Busy day though.  Couldn't start my run until 6:30 tonight.  Still below zero outside, so I did the whole run on my treadmill.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:56 pace. Kept it comfortable the whole run. Head to Reno tonight for wrestling tournament.

12/17
8 miles (8 x 100m striders)

General aerobic pace on the treadmill today.  -11 out at my house, so I stayed in.  Felt good to run the striders too.

12/16
6 miles

I had just a window during lunch to day to get this done.  Ran super easy and felt good.  1st day of training in the books.  Here I go........

December 9th- December 15th

Mileage for the Year 2013
3,113 miles

Mileage for the week 12/9- 12/15
50 miles

12/15
9 miles

Only had time for 9 miles before bringing my daughter to dance.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:56 pace.  Felt good.  Boston 2014 starts tomorrow!!!!!!!

12/14
Off- Hosted Alaska State Duals and a JV touranment.  16 schools.  Exhausted.

12/13
7 miles

Got it done before work.  Started at 7:30 pace and felt good and progressed down to 5:46 pace.  Very busy 2 days ahead for wrestling.  Won't be running tomorrow because of no time.

12/12
7 miles

Super easy before work today. Tired a little in beginning, but after a mile I was feeling really good again. Kept it recovery the whole time.  Easy to do on the treadmill.

12/11
10 miles

Another general aerobic run before work. Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 6:15 pace.  Felt easy.

12/10
10 miles

Love getting it done before work.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:49 pace the last couple of miles.  Felt great and it felt easy.

12/9
7 miles

Easy 7 miler after practice today.  I was so tired from the weekend, but felt good running.

December 2nd- December 8th

Mileage for the Year 2013
3,063 miles

Mileage for the week 12/2- 12/8
43 miles

12/8
off-  Friend was up from California and I showed her around AK a little.  I'd would've liked to run, but it's not a big deal right now.  Almost official day to start!!!

12/7
off-  North/South wrestling tournament ALL DAY.  7am-12pm.

12/6
10 miles

Great run again today before work. Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:24 pace.  My last 3 miles were under 5:40 pace and my last mile was 5:24.  It was on a treadmill, but felt so easy.  It's great to know I'm going into my marathon buildup in pretty good shape!

12/5
8 miles

No School today, but I didn't know until I was already at school and on the treadmill.  Nice to get the run out of the way early anyways.  Ran at recovery pace, but I felt great!

12/4
10 miles

Great run this morning.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 5:52 pace.  Would've loved to run longer, but had to get ready for work.

12/3
8 miles

General Aerobic before work this morning.  Started at 7:30 pace and progressed down to 6:15 pace.  Love getting my run done in the morning.  Great way to start the day!!!! I feel real good and I'm motivated to start this training buildup in a couple weeks.

12/2
7 miles

Easy 7 before work today.  Felt really good. Good playlist on the iphone:)

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Age- 41 Occupation- Phy Ed/Athletic Director/Wrestling Coach @ South Anchorage High School

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