on again, off again, is on again & ATX DC Race 4

**Took two weeks off of running due to tender calve muscle (possible Achilles Tendon issue).**

Friday - December 26 - Easy 30 minutes run on hills, covered 3.4 miles, 8:51 pace PRAISE GOD!!

Saturday - December 27 - Easy 5 miles, 45 min, 9:00 pace, Similar route but with higher/harder hills and 30 mph head winds.

Monday - December 29 - Easy 10 miles, 1 hour 32 min, 9:12 pace. Began with route from Saturday but kept on going, adding miles and hills.

2009

Thursday - January 1 - 8 miles, 1 hour 9 min, 8:40 pace. SW Parkway route incl. Foster Ranch portion (yellow)

Friday - January 2 - 5 miles, 42 minutes, 8:24 pace (yellow)

Sunday - January 4 - 10 miles, 1 hr 26 min, 8:42 pace (yellow)

Wednesday - January 7 - 5 miles, 43 minutes, 8:36 pace (yellow)

**Thursday and Friday were low on energy so i did my best to get more rest. Saturday will be a low-key day as well; RunTex 20 Miler is on Sunday**

Sunday - January 11 - PRAISE the LORD!! Ran the Runtex 20 Miler, 2 Hours 40 Min 34 Sec, 8:02 pace... I know that my pace slowed after the first 13.1 miles (ran that in 1:41 which is 7:42 pace) so I started fast; i felt good and went for it. I did finish ahead of the 3:30 Marathon Pace group (yellow)

**Recovering from RunTex 20**

Saturday - January 17 - easy 7 miles including hills of Exposition, 8:30 pace, little under an hour, felt good while running... Achilles is singing out of tune again though (yellow)