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Another Chapter in Life

Monday, 5-26-2008 20 min easy + Mercedes Benz Cotton Row 10K in 33'11" 5'17", 10'34" (5'16"), 16'15" (5'41"), 21'40" (5'25"), 26'53" (5'13"), 32'08" (5'14"), 1'03" Tuesday, 5-27-2008 41'13" easy around Marietta with Dave ~ 6M Wednesday, 5-28-2008 AM: 1 hr 06'59" moderate lost in Marietta ~ 10M PM: 45'39" easy around Kennesaw Mtn. ~ 7M Thursday, 5-29-2008 Move to Houston Friday, 5-30-2008 AM: 44'44" down to Morgan's Point ~ 7M PM: 1 hr 00'18" easy on the Seabrook Trails ~ 9M Saturday, 5-31-2008 AM: 40 min warm-up, 10 x 400m, rec. 1' 66"-64"-65"-66"-66"-67"-67"-67"-68"-68" (Avg. 66") PM: 40 min easy, 3 x 2200y, rec. 4' 6'40" - 6'34" - 6'47" Sunday, 6-01-2008 57'38" regeneration around Seabrook Trails ~ 8M Total 75 Miles * Alri

Flotrack.org Spike Contest Winner!

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Contest Winner!

Planning Out the Next Two Weeks

Monday, 5-19-2008 AM: 38'17" easy up Eastlake ~ 6M PM: 1 hr 00'22" easy around Greenlake ~ 9M Tuesday, 5-20-2008 40'15" easy through The Reserve RR ~ 6M Wednesday, 5-21-2008 AM: 56'18" moderate up the East Trail ~ 9M PM: 40'10" easy reverse through The Reserve RR ~ 6M Thursday, 5-22-2008 1 hr 06'59" progressive up/down Cheatham Hill ~ 11M Friday Family Day Saturday, 5-23-2008 AM: 20 min warm-up, 5 x 1200m in 3'38" (2'30"-67"), 3'36" (2'29"-67"), 3'34" (2'28"-66"), 3'37" (2'30"-66"), 3'37" (2'30"-66") rec. 5', with last lap very fast (73"-73"-63") ~ 8M PM: 47'44" easy around Kennesaw Mtn. ~ 7M Sunday, 5-25-2008 AM: 1 hr recovery up the East Trail ~ 9M PM: Move out of Apartment / Drive to Huntsville, AL Total 71 Miles * Rough week. I've had to babysit my daughters this week and thus the mo

Planning Ahead to the Unknown Seattle

Monday, 5-12-2008 AM: 1 hr 06'38" down the West Trail ~ 10M PM: 51'23" easy out-and-back on Kennesaw Mtn. ~ 8M Tuesday, 5-13-2008 AM: 30 min easy around Marietta High School ~ 4M PM: 20 min warm-up, ATC All-Comers Mile, 4:27.22 & 5000m, 15:43.02 Wednesday, 5-14-2008 AM: Travel to Seattle PM: 41'23" easy up Eastlake in Seattle ~ 6M Thursday, 5-15-2008 1 hr 04'50" easy around Downtown Seattle ~ 9M Friday, 5-16-2008 18 min easy + 2 sets of 6 x 100m in 15" recovery 17" (5 min) ran on grass field in park + 18 min jog home ~ 6M Saturday, 5-17-2008 46'08" moderate down Eastlake ~ 7M Sunday 5-18-2008 20 min warm-up, Beat the Bridge 8K in 25:04.1 15:21, 20:13 (4:52), 4:52 Total 72 Miles * And so I planned to bypass tonight's All-Comer meet in favor of a stimulating workout, but sure enough, the running gods are against me. I showed up at the track and the Presidential Fitness Test was in progress, meaning no use of the track. Argh.

Getting Some Exposure

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Monday, 5-05-2008 AM: 40 min + 10 x 20" uphill ~ 8M PM: 58'50" easy up the East Trail ~ 9M Tuesday, 5-06-2008 20 min warm-up, ATC All-Comers 1500m & 3000m in 4:04.13, 9:04.17 Wednesday, 5-07-2008 AM: 59'10" easy up the East Trail ~ 9M PM: 49'32" with short variations (10 x 1' fast, 2' easy) ~ 8M Thursday, 5-08-2008 39'35" easy through The Reserve ~ 6M Friday, 5-09-2008 20 min warm-up, Georgia Invitational 3000m, 8:43.98 Saturday, 5-10-2008 52'58" easy through The Reserve ~ 8M Sunday, 5-11-2008 AM: 28'25" easy around Kennesaw Mtn. Loop ~ 4M PM: 20 min warm-up, USATF Georgia Outdoor Track Championship 1500m, 4:08.87 Total 69 Miles * Alright, so my first All-Comers meet of the year went well. I had a competitive 1500m with David Kawa, and just basically chased him to the line, running 2:12 through 800m and 3:16 through 1200m, finishing in :48 for my final 300m... The 3000m was tough as there was too much time between

Big Peach 5K - 15:23 (2nd Place)

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