Thursday, March 26, 2009

Marching On (& into April)

Monday - March 23 - 5 miles easy, 42 minutes (8:24 pace)... first run back since LR Marathon, it was hot, humid and hard. Last week March 16-22 I did an awful lot of walking but no running... think this helped my recovery. Ran in Westcreek, around Arbor Trails trail and back (white/lime)

Tuesday - March 24 - Mile warm-up (7:05 pace), Speed drills and stretching, 4 x 800m (2:56, 3:01, 3:02, 3:01), Mile cool-down (7:30 pace)(yellow = 143 Total)

Thursday - March 26 - 5 miles easy, 40 minutes (8:00 pace)... Wectcreek to Wm Cannon for a bit then back (white/lime = 97 Total)

Sunday - March 29 - Statesman Cap10k, 44:22, (7:09 pace) (yellow)

Monday -March 30 - 7 miles easy, 58 minutes (8:16 pace)... Westcreek out Brush Country to Latta Ln to Davis and back to track (white/lime)

Tuesday - March 31 - Mile warm-up (7:30 pace), Speed drills and stretching, 5 x 800m (2:59, 3:03, 3:03, 3:03, 3:05, 3:03), Mile cool-down (7:21 pace) (yellow)

Friday - April 3 -5 miles @ MGP (Marathon Goal Pace), 40 Minutes (8:00 pace)... Westcreek to Brushy Creek past Wm Cannon to Convict Hill & back (white/lime)

Saturday - April 4 - 12 miles, easy on hard course, 1 hour 45 minutes, (8:45 pace)... Town Lake under Mopac up Lake Austin to Scenic to Mt Bonnel (incl stairs to top, short break to take it all in) then down other side till my total miles was @ 6 miles... turned around and ran back (white/lime)

Sunday -April 5 - 12 miles, same course/very windy, slightly faster, 1 hour 42 minutes, (8:30 pace) (white/lime)

*Intended to run in between these, but felt I needed Mon & Tues off and Wed afternoon was too hot, was body-slammed in gym Wednesday evening, so I did not run that night.*

Thursday - April 9 - 5 miles easy, 41 min 48 seconds, (8:22 pace), Westcreek... lower left back still tender from body-slam on gym floor the night before (white/lime)

Friday - April 10 - 5 miles moderate, 39 min, (7:50 pace), From Jimmy's @ Monarch on 5th to Congress down to Town Lake and headed west to Mopac bridge, crossed over and continued on trail loop until 1st Street bridge. (white/lime)

Tuesday - April 14 - 7 miles easy, 58 min, (8:15 pace)... Westcreek out Brushy Creek to Latta then neighborhood south of Davis before turning around and heading back to the school (white/lime)

Thursday - April 16 - mile warm-up (7:15), Speed drills, 3 x 400m (82, 77, 82), 10 minutes of stairs, 2 x 400m (83, 82), Mile cool-down (7:40) (yellow)

Sunday - April 19 -10 miles super easy, 90 min, (9:20 pace first 5 miles, 8:40 pace final 5)... Town Lake beneath Mopac to Lake Austin Blvd. to Right on Enfield to left on Exposition to left on Windsor then right on Pecos to left on 35th and right on Balcones Woods up the hill and turned around and took same route back to Town Lake under Mopac Bridge

Tuesday - April 21 - 5 miles, 43:01, (8:37 pace)... Westcreek to Arbor Trails and back to school (Extremely Hot Afternoon)

Wednesday - April 22 - 5 miles, 40 min, (8:00 pace overall... actually started slower and finished faster) Westcreek to Arbor Trails and back to school

** Rest until Sunday, April 26... Big Sur Marathon **

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