My journey as a marathoner...

Flotrack interview after 5k Monday May 24 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM Track Workout: 8x400 w/ 200m rest: 67, 68,68,68,67,68,68,67, 10 miles Tuesday May 25 AM Travel Boston-Charlotte PM 9 miles, 60min, drills Wednesday May 26 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM 3 miles, 21min, strides Thursday May 27 AM 2 miles, strides PM Race NCAA 10k, 5th 30:21 (9:13-last 2 miles, 4:33 last 1 mile, 2:10 last 800), 10 miles Friday May 28 AM 2 miles, strides PM Off - NCAA 5k Prelims cancelled due to weather Saturday May 29 AM 2 miles, strides PM Race NCAA 5k Finals - 5th, 14:14 (4:22 last mile, 2:39 last 1k), 10 miles Sunday May 30 AM Travel Charlotte-Boston PM 10 miles, 69min, drills 68 miles Two very good races this week to finish my eligibility at UML. I felt good during these races and was able to respond to most of the surges made (except for the final ones). This was kind of my first time racing a high level championship meet and I am very pleased with the effort. I was able to judge everything by fee...

Monday May 17 12 miles, 1:22min, drills, strides Tuesday May 18 PM TrackWorkout: 3 x2k w/ 400 and 600 rest 5:40(63 last 400), 5:43(64), 5:43(64) 10 miles total PM (Late) 5 miles, 35min Wednesday May 19 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM 10 miles, 69min, drills, strides Thursday May 20 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM 10 miles, 64min, drills Friday May 21 AM 5 miles, 33min, drills PM Track Workout: Aussie 600's (8x600 w/ 200 floating rest) 4 miles including rec. in 19:33 10 miles total Saturday May 22 10 miles, 66min, drills Sunday May 23 15 miles, 1:39min 97 miles This is it...One more meet to run for UML, the NCAA's, where I will run the 10k on Thursday May 27 and the 5k on Friday May 28. I'm seeded #11 in the 10k and #7 in the 5k, both of those races were run more than a month ago, and I feel like I have made some great improvements since then. I don't have any specific goals on where I would like to finish, but I am going in with an open mind to try to score as many points as ...

Pace Setting the NBB Twilight 1500 Monday May 10 12 miles, 1:15min, drills Tuesday May 11 AM 5 miles, 34min PM Workout 4xmile: 4:27, 4:29,4:30,4:30, 11 miles (was feeling sick/had double recovery) Wednesday May 12 AM 5 miles, 35min PM 10 miles, 62min, hurdles Thursday May 13 AM 10 miles, 65min, drills PM 5 miles, 31min, drills, strides Friday May 14 10 miles, 69min, drills, strides Saturday May 15 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM Rabbit NBB Twilight 1500m at 3:03 through 1200m, 8 miles Sunday May 16 16 miles w/ 8x100m strides, 1:47min 97 miles Yesterday, I took a bad fall on my cooldown, but I was able to save myself with only a few scratches on my left leg. It brought memories of last year's fall which was also about 10 days before NCAA's as well. This time I was luck enough that I didn't hit any major bone. Can't take anything for granted these days.

Monday May 3 12 miles, 1:13min, drills Tuesday May4 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM Workout: 5x1k w/ 200 rest, 5800m in 17:53, 10 miles 2:44, 2:44. 2:47, 2:47, 2:45 Wednesday May 5 AM 5miles, 34min, drills PM 10 miles, 67min, drills, strides Thursday May 6 AM 5miles, 34min PM 5 miles, 35min, drills, strides Friday May 7 Race New England 5k, 14:23.93, 1st, 10 miles Saturday May 8 Race New England 1500m, 3:50.10, 6th, 12 miles Sunday May 9 16 miles, 1:51min, drills 90 miles This week was about trying to get as many points as possible for the team. We were trying to become the first ever non-D1 team to win the New England track championship. We fell short, losing 90-95.33 to University of Rhode Island. Next big meet is NCAA, we are looking to bring the biggest UML team ever to the championships.

Monday Apr 26 12 miles, 1:17min, drills Tuesday Apr 27 AM 5 miles, 35min, drills PM Track Workout: 4xmile w/ 400m recovery 4:31, 4:31,4:30,4:31, cold and rainy (7600m in 24:30/5:11 pace) 9 miles total Wednesday Apr 28 AM 6 miles, 45min, drills PM 10 miles, 62min (last4 in 28min), drills, strides, pool running Thursday Apr 29 12 miles, 1:23min, drills, strides Friday Apr 30 AM 5 miles, 34min, drills PM 5 miles, 35mi, drills, strides Saturday May 1 Race NE-10 Conference 1500, 1st, 3:49.53PR (first 400 in 65 sec) 10 miles Sunday May 2 16 miles, 1:49min w/ 8x100 strides 90 miles With big races coming up, I'm starting to feel a lot stronger and recovering a lot faster. The workout Tuesday was probably my best even compared to the indoor 4:28 average I did back in January. It was cold and rainy and with no one to pace the workout, this was a great effort. I could really feel my turnover much faster than I've had it all season. The race on Saturday was a big one for me. I've been...