My journey as a marathoner...

Monday Mar 22 12 miles, 1:23min, hurdles Tuesday Mar 23 AM off (sick) PM Track Workout 4x2k w/ 400 rest, total 9.2k in 29:35 (5:10 pace), 10 miles Wednesday Mar 24 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM 10 miles, 69min, pool Thursday Mar 25 12 miles, 1:19min, hurdles Friday Mar 26 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM 10 miles, 69min, strides, core Saturday Mar 27 AM 5 miles, 37min, drills PM 12 miles, 1:12min w/ 6mile Progression 5:31, 5:26, 5:21, 5:15, 5:11, 4:57 (31:42) , strides Sunday Mar 28 18 miles, 2:04min 99 miles The past 4 weeks have been pretty good in terms of maintaining a good base. Not having much racing has allowed me to get some decent mileage and key long runs. This upcoming week I will be doing a 1500 at Princeton to go along with the longer workouts that I am doing to get ready for the Mt.Sac Relays 5k. I am not expecting any record breaking performance out of this 1500, but running a quick one this early would allow me to feel more comfortable going through the first few laps of t...

Monday Mar 15 AM 6 miles, 46min, drills, hurdles PM 8 miles, 58min, strides Tuesday Mar 16 AM Track Workout 5x1k w/ 200 rest, total 6k in 18:41 (5:00pace), 10 miles PM 5 miles, 35min, drills Wednesday Mar 17 12 miles, 1:24min, drills, strides Thursday Mar 18 AM 5 miles, 34min PM5 miles, 35min, pool Friday Mar 19 Race Disney Invite 10k, 29:49.48, t-1st, 13 miles Saturday Mar 20 AM 5 miles, 40min, pool PM 10 miles, 70min, pool Sunday Mar 21 18 miles, 2:06min, Travel Orlando-Manchester 97 miles

Monday Mar 8 12 miles, 1:18min, drills, strides, core Tuesday Mar 9 AM 5 miles, 34min, hurdles, strides PM 10 miles, 59min w/ 30min tempo at 5:21 pace, strides Wednesday Mar 10 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM 10 miles, 62min, drills, strides, pool running 10min Thursday Mar 11 AM 5 miles, 34min, hurdles PM 11 miles, 1:17min, drills Friday Mar 12 12 miles, 1:23min, drills, core Saturday Mar 13 AM 10 miles, 66min PM 5 miles, 35min Sunday Mar 14 AM Travel Manchester-Orlando PM 18 miles, 2:05min 103 miles

Monday Mar 1 AM 10 miles, 68min, travel Dublin-Boston PM 5 miles, 34min, drills Tuesday Mar 2 12 miles, 1:17, drills, strides, core Wednesday Mar 3 AM 5 miles, 34min, hurdles PM 10 miles, 62min, drills, strides Thursday Mar 4 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM 10 miles, 67, core Friday Mar 5 11 miles, 67min w/ 4x6min on/2min off pick up, hurdles Saturday Mar 6 AM 5 miles, 33min, drills PM 10 miles, 65min,strides Sunday Mar 7 18 miles, 1:55min 101 miles This is the first time I've ever done a 100-mile week in the month of March, so that's good news! That is because during this time of the year I am either hurt or peaking for nationals. I feel very fortunate to have some bonus time to train for outdoor allowing me to be 100% for whatever race I need to get into. A year ago to be exact March 1, 2008, I broke my sacrum bone. Doctors said that even after 6 months I would still feel the effects of the injury. Luckily, I was able to have a speedy recovery. I would have been really happy to ...

Monday Feb 22 AM 5miles, 35min, hurdles PM 10 miles, 8x200 at 34sec w/ 100m rest Tuesday Feb 23 10 miles, 69min, drills, travel Boston-Dublin Wednesday Feb 24 AM 5mies, 35min PM 5 miles, 36min, drills, strides Thursday Feb 25 AM 2 miles, 17min PM Armagh 5k Road Race , 14:10.35, 9th, 11 miles Results Friday Feb 26 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM 10 miles, 70min, strides Saturday Feb 27 AM 5 miles, 36min PM 5 miles, 35min, drills, strides Sunday Feb 28 AM 2 miles, 14min PM Ras na hEireann XC 6k, 18:14,6th, 12 miles Results 87 miles This week I had 2 races in Ireland, a 5k road in the city of Armagh and a 6k xc in Drogheda. I was very happy with how I performed in both race. I felt that I was in good rhythm throughout the races, except for the xc race downhill part which I slipped too much. The road race was an 18 second PR on my 5k from Providence back in September. Overall, this is great progress in the right direction. The next 6 weeks, I will be able to get in a good training block befo...