My journey as a marathoner...

Monday Aug 23 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 12++miles, 1:26min, strides Tuesday Aug 24 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 13 miles, 1:34min Wednesday Aug 25 AM 7 miles, 51min PM 12 miles, 1:14min workout goal: 6 miles @33min 5:30/miles warm up: 21min, some drills, strides actual workout: 32:35 (5:25/miles-5:21, 5:40?,5:30,5:21,5:20,5:19 via GPS watch) cool down: 21min Thursday Aug 26 AM 9 miles, 64min PM 12 miles, 1:20min workout goal: 15x100 @ 15secs on the min warm up: woods 5, 35min, full drills actual workout: 16.41(60 sec 200)16.44 (58)15.75 (55)15.78 (55)15.74 (55)15.44 (57)15.81 (55)15.94 (54)15.88 (54)15.68 (55)15.74 (53)15.87 (54)15.93 (53)15.63 (54)15.75 (jogged last 300 in 1:23) cool down: 27 min Friday Aug 27 AM 7 miles, 49min, drills PM 10 miles, 72min Saturday Aug 28 AM 13 miles,1:27min warm up: 32min, full drills workout goal: 6 miles, with splits of 7:35/1.5mile actual workout: 7:22.43, 7:29.99 (14:52.42/7:26.21/1.5mile) cool down: 40min PM 8 miles, 56min, drills Sunday Aug 29 22 miles, 2:32

Monday Aug 16 AM 6 miles, 44min PM 13miles, 1:28min warm up: 25min, 1x200m stride in 32.86 workout goal: 10x400 in 73sec w/ 100m rest in 25sec actual workout: 70.81(25.00)69.50(23.44)70.68(22.88)71.75(22.62)70.63(23.00)72.75(23.31)72.50(23.31)71.38(23.62)73.19(23.38)72.06(17.43)-15:43.24 for 5000m cool down: 48min Tuesday Aug 17 AM 7 miles, 51min PM 10 miles, 71min Wednesday Aug 18 AM 8 miles, 58min, massage from Massage Envy PM 12 miles, 1:25min Thursday Aug 19 AM 5 miles, 35min PM 15 miles, 1:43min, last mile 5:32 Friday Aug 20 AM 7 miles, 49min PM 12 miles, 1:16, last two miles 11:38 Saturday Aug 21 22 miles, 2:35min Sunday Aug 22 AM 5 miles, 34min PM 14 miles, 1:34min Wilmot Hills 136 miles To the loyal followers, sorry for the late post - I was at Camp Wilmot in NH with no internet or phone access. Besides getting poison ivy on my legs and having a few scratches on my face from getting hit by a tree branch in the Lowell woods, everything else has been great. The long run was the

Monday Aug 9 15 miles, 1:42min Tuesday Aug 10 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 12 miles, 1:19min w/ 1200m of spring/float Wednesday Aug 11 AM 6 miles, 42min PM 8 miles, 56min Late PM 6 miles, 40min Thursday Aug 12 AM 8 miles, 57min PM 13 miles, 1:31min Friday Aug 13 AM 6 miles, 44min PM 10 miles, 69min Saturday Aug 14 AM 12 miles wu: 25min wo:10km progression run w/ Nate on Andover grass fields 32:11 (6:57, 6:44, 6:23, 6:01, 6:04) cd: 20min PM 10 miles, 69min Sunday Aug 15 21 miles, 2:15min 713.651.642.644.627.633.632.638.623.636.633.620.618.614.616.619.621.616.610.612.605 Average HR: 150bpm 133 miles Another great week in the books. Expect to see a few more workouts with my two training buddies Tim Guerin and Nate Jenkins. Saturday was a good start of the workouts with Nate. I think I was about 15 secs behind him which isn't bad considering he just ran 29:32 10km on the roads last week and he is ways ahead of me in the race-fitness category. However, even if I get dropped every time by him, i

Week 9 Monday Aug 9 15 miles, 1:42min Tuesday Aug 10 AM 6 miles, 43min PM 12 miles, 1:19min w/ 1200m of spring/float Wednesday Aug 11 AM 6 miles, 42min PM 8 miles, 56min Late PM 6 miles, 40min Thursday Aug 12 AM 8 miles, 57min PM 13 miles 1:31min Friday Aug 13 AM 6 miles, 44min PM 10 miles, 69min Saturday Aug 14 AM 12 miles wu: 25min wo:10km progression run w/ Nate on Andover grass fields 32:11 (6:57, 6:44, 6:23, 6:01, 6:04) cd: 20min PM 10 miles, 69min Sunday Aug 15 21 miles, 2:15min 713.651.642.644.627.633.632.638.623.636.633.620.618.614.616.619.621.616.610.612.605 Average HR: 150bpm 133 miles Another great week in the books. Expect to see a few more workouts with my two training buddies Tim Guerin and Nate Jenkins. Saturday was a good start of the workouts with Nate. I think I was about 10 secs behind him which isn't bad considering he just ran 29:32 10km on the roads last week and he is ways ahead of me in the race-fitness category. However, even if I get dropped every time by

Monday Aug 2 AM 13 miles, 1:31min PM 6 miles, 43min, grtc drills Tuesday Aug 3 AM 7 miles, 50min PM 10 miles, 67min Wednesday Aug 4 15 miles, 1:42min (last mile 5:07 on track) Thursday Aug 5 13 miles, 1:31min, strides Friday Aug 6 AM 13 miles in 1:25min w/ steady state run: 3 laps of Jamaica Pond (7,050meters in 22:50) splits: 7:33-7:43-7:33~7:36avg. PM 10 miles, 67min Saturday Aug 7 AM 12 miles, heartbreak hill, 1:17min PM 8 miles, 55min Sunday Aug 8 20 miles, 2:16min 127 miles Pretty good week, lots of good efforts there, many of which I probably ended up running more than indicated, unless I use the GPS watch, most of the time I count everything as 7min pace. Good example of this is Saturday on my heartbreak hill run. If my buddy Andreas didn't have his GPS, I probably would have added another 5 min. Anyway, this was indeed a tough week but I'm starting to see some breakthrough in my aerobic development. I am trying to do the full Lydiard training now that I have more time

So after months of running around looking at different clubs and teams to join, I have finally decided to join the BAA (Boston Athletic Association). Now that I think about it, it's probably the best option I had for myself. Before doing this, I had looked at many national caliber clubs along with some local clubs (NBB, RUN, Rogue Running, In-the-Arena, McMillan, Zap etc.) to get a sense of what I really needed for post collegiate running. Why did I do that? Well, I do plan on taking running after college very serious. I plan to stay very competitive for years to come; therefore, I had to look at long term plans as far as joining a team. A team that I know I can depend on as far as gear, traveling and management for a consistent period. So why BAA? A few reasons. First of all, I get to finish my MBA degree this fall while living at home. I can keep training with my current coach, teammates, get medical help from my chiropractor

Monday July 26 AM 7 miles 50min PM 10 miles, 65min, grtc drills Tuesday July 27 AM 5 miles, 37min PM 12 miles, 1:24min Wednesday July 28 15 miles, 1:35min (34:26-31:53-29:18), pool Thursday July 29 AM 6 miles, 42min PM 11 miles, 1:15min Friday July 30 15 miles, 1:42min Saturday July 31 AM 12 miles, heartbreak hill, 1:23min PM 8 miles, 56min August 1 19 miles, 2:12min 120 miles Another solid week building up the miles. Very pleased with getting 3 runs of 15 or more miles. Weekend weather was great which allowed me to have a good finish to the week. Overall most of the runs I felt great by the end. I can feel my body getting very strong week by week even with no workouts. Here's a recap of this months training: Week Date Long Run Distance (miles) Time (min) 3 June28July4 15 83 571min 4 July 5July12 16 93 633min 5 July13July18 17 102 702min 6 July19July25 18