Jan. 26th- Feb. 1st

Road to Boston 2009 Week #7

Mileage for the Year 2009
349 miles

Mileage for the Week 1/26- 2/1
86 miles

2/1
20 miles

13 miles outside (-4 below) then 7 miles in the dome. Miles outside were around 7 min. avg. Dome miles were: 6:45, 6:40, 6:12, 6:05, 6:02, 5:56, 5:51

1/31
8 miles (10 X 100m strides)

8 miles outside with some strides. Sidewalks weren't plowed so mostly ran right on the road.

1/30
12 miles

It is snowing really good today, but I sucked it up and did 8 miles outside and the last 4 on the treadmill. Good effort.

1/29
10 miles (6am/4pm)

It was an easy double run recovery day and I was pretty tired when I woke up at 5am. Took it super easy on the treadmill on both runs.

1/28
15 miles

I did the first 9 miles outside (south loop) and did the last 6 on the treadmill. Good effort and picked it up toward the end.

1/27
11 miles (5 @ Tempo 6:00, 5:57, 5:57, 5:52, 5:52)

I did today's workout on the treadmill to make sure I was on pace. 3 mile warm-up, 5 miles @ half marathon pace, and 3 miles cool down.

1/26
10 miles (6am/4pm)- Recovery

I did another double today. I took it super super easy on both runs. Felt pretty good. Tomorrow I have a 11 miles w/5 miles at tempo pace. Can't wait!

Jan. 19th- Jan. 25th

Road to Boston Week #6

Mileage for the Year 2008
263 miles

Mileage for the Week 1/19- 1/25
72 miles

1/25
16 miles

We took off from the dome and did the same course as we did last sunday. Nice and easy. Feel real good after this recovery week.

1/24
6 miles

Nice and super easy on the treadmill. It didn't even feel like I was running.

1/23
11 miles

I felt a lot better in my legs than yesterday. I did the first 8 miles outside (Dearmoun and back with a little extra to make an even 8) than the last 3 on the treadmill.

1/22
6 miles

Ran to Huffman and back and a little extra to make it an even six miles. I took it real easy, but my legs felt tired. Icy out but good to be outside.

1/21
13 miles

Ran at the dome. Nice and easy the first few miles and gradually picked it up. The last couple miles were around 6:05 pace.

1/20
10 miles

Really icy and dark by the time I could run today. 10 miles on the treadmill. Felt really good.

1/19
10 miles (6am/4pm)

Did a double today super easy. First 6 outside in the morning and last 4 on the treadmill in the evening right before dinner. Legs a little tired, but took it super easy.

Jan. 12th- Jan. 18th

Week #5 on the Road to Boston

Mileage for the Year 2008
191 miles

Mileage for the week 1/12-1/18
81 miles

1/18
21 miles

Met at the Dome and did 16 outside and 5 in the dome. Felt really good. Didn't tire too much at the end.

1/17
6 miles

Easy recovery run on the treadmill.

1/16
13 miles

With all the ice and flooding on the streets and being tired of the treadmill I went to the sports dome. I had a great workout. Last 5 miles were close to marathon pace.

1/15
6 miles am- recovery
4 miles pm- recovery

I did a double today. Nice and super easy on both runs.

1/14
15 miles

I did the whole workout on my treadmill. Ice Rink outside. Felt awesome though. I think I kicked the bug I had!

1/13
10 miles (4 miles at half marathon pace) 6:00, 6:00, 5:56, 5:56.

Did the workout on the treadmill. 3 mile warm-up, 4 miles (6:00, 6:00, 5:56, 5:56), 3 miles at 7min. pace. Felt really good to go a little faster today.

1/12
6 miles

I did today's workout on the treadmill. Easy pace and I hope I'm getting over this flu bug.

Jan. 5th- Jan. 11th

Week #4 on the road to Boston.

Mileage for the Year 2008
110 miles

Mileage for the Week 1/5- 1/11
70 miles

1/11
12 miles

I was suppose to run 19 miles today and I was really stoked to do it yesterday. I ended up getting the chills last night and believe I have some form of the flu. I rested in bed all day and saved up a little energy to run. Not sure if that was smart or not. Didn't feel that good running either.

1/10
6 miles- recovery

We held a wrestling clinic today for the Goldenview Jr. High School team at South. It was a great turnout! I was able to get an easy 6 done on the treadmill at home.

1/9
12 miles

It was about -8 below and I did 9 miles outside and the last 3 on the treadmill. I felt great the entire run. Overall a little under 7min. pace.
1/8
6 miles

Woke up at 5am to get a super easy easy 6 miles in on the treadmill before work. Tired at first but felt good.

1/7
14 miles

It was 20 below today and I ran the whole 14 on the treadmill. Felt really good the whole run. I ran the last 5 miles around 6:45 pace. Good effort and felt easy.

1/6
10 Miles w/ 10 X 100m striders.

It was cold today. About -15 below when I went outside to run. Ran the south loop with an extra mile at the end. Also, did some striders. Felt good and strong.

1/5
10 Miles (6am/4pm)-Recovery

I did a double workout today. I ran 6 miles easy in the morning before work. Then ran an easy 4 after work. I did the workout on the treadmill and kept it super easy.

Dec. 29th- Jan. 4th

Week #3 on Road to Boston!

Mileage for the Year 2009
40 miles

Mileage for the Week 12/29- 1/4
70 miles

1/4
16 miles

When I woke up it was -19 degrees outside. I still wanted to run outside some. I did the first 9 outside (south loop) and the last 7 on the treadmill. My last few miles were around 6:40 pace. Good effort today.

1/3
6 miles- Recovery

I did the workout on the mille again today. It was a recovery run so I kept it easy. Super easy like 7:30 pace.

1/2
12 miles

I returned back to Alaska this morning and was greeted with 15 below weather. I decided to do the entire workout on the treadmill. I actually felt pretty good. Had the ipod going, water on hand, and in shorts still. The last couple miles were in 6:53 pace.

1/1
6 miles- recovery

Mileage for the Year 2008
2489 miles

12/31
14 miles

One last run for the year 2008. I ran the same course as I did last sunday on the Honolulu Marathon course but 4 miles shorter. Felt pretty good. I carried a bottle of water with me for the first 50 min. and then drank it with a Gu of Espresso Love. I was able to get started at about 6:30 but it was still hot and humid. Good run though.

12/30
10 miles w/ 4 miles at Half Marathon pace.

Good workout today. It was nice to pick up the pace a little. I went more on effort since I didn't have mile markers the whole way and some was hilly. I believe my effort was close to 6 min. pace. It was definetly comfortably hard.

12/29
6 miles- recovery

Dec. 22nd- Dec. 28th

Week #2 on the way to Boston!

Mileage for the Year 2008
2459 miles

Mileage for the Week 12/22- 12/28
67 miles

12/28
18 miles

Today was a great run. I took off from my hotel on my regular route but then I decided to follow the Honolulu Marathon course. It was nice because I was able to check my mileage splits every so often. It was nice to get this done early before it got hot.

12/27
6 miles- recovery

12/26
11 miles
Same route as normal.

12/25
5 miles

It was kind of a run/hike today. It was Christmas morning and my son and I took off from our hotel and ran about 20 minutes. Then continued to walk to Diamond Head and hike to the top and back down.

12/24
13 miles

Same route as yesterday, but went farther to this resort next to a nice golf course. Had to add some at the end to get 13 miles.

12/23
8 miles w/ 8 X 100m. strides

Today was my first workout in Hawaii. It felt great. I was able to take off from my hotel (Hilton) on Waikiki beach and run past Diamond Head and back. I did the strides on a nice soccer field. Sure was nice to run in the sun again.

12/22
6 miles- recovery

Nice and easy on the treadmill. Have to take these recovery days super easy. Heading to Hawaii today!

Dec. 15th- Dec. 21st

Mileage for the Year 2008
2392 miles

Mileage for the week 12/15- 12/21
65 miles

12/21
17 miles
2hr. 3min.

Had a great run today with Jerry and JC from Skinny Raven. It was about 5 degrees above when we took off at 10am. Lots of frost on our eye lashes and eyebrows. It was a great winter run on the trails.

12/20
6 miles

Today was an easy 6 mile recovery run. Took it real easy and I felt great the whole run.

12/19
10 miles
1 hr. 11 min.

I ran the south loop which is 9 miles and added another mile to get an even 10. I was a little tired from staying out to late at a friends b-day party. Everything feels good.

12/18
6 miles- recovery

I ran to Huffman and back with a littly extra. Felt pretty good the whole run. I need to make sure to take these recovery days easy.

12/17
12 miles
1hr. 24 min.

I did the first 8 miles outside and the last 4 on the treadmill.

12/16
8 miles w/8 X 100 stirders

I did today's workout on the treadmill. I was a little tired because I did it later in the day 5pm and was hungry. I was wanting to do the workout outside, but again things came up and had to do it on the mille.

12/15
5 miles

Today was my first official run on my 18 week Marathon Training program for Boston. I wanted to run outside, but had some things pop up after work, so I did an easy 5 on the treadmill. Here we go!