ADELANTE!

Mo, 2/24/2014 6.3 mile recovery around Patapsco in mud with 462ft of elevation gain in 54:31 Tu, 2/25/2014 Physical Therapy We, 2/26/2014 15 min warm-up, 2 x 2500m in 10:00, 9:59 (r. 3') with 821ft of gain in 44:55 * GAP - 10:00 (6:24/mi), 9:59 (6:15/mi)... ran in my Salomons in snow and mud with a bandaged up calf. Felt strong, never fatiguing, only limited by the trail conditions. Very impressed at my second loop. Could have run 15:00 at this effort, capped it at 2500m due to my calf. Future will be 4000m. Hopefully on the trail to freedom. Th, 2/27/2014 7.2 miles falling down around Rockburn trails with 529ft of gain in 56:07 Fr, 2/28/2014 6 miles with 15 min warm-up, 5 x 300m (r.1') + 5 x 600m (r.2') at UMBC in 40:00 * 56, 58, 57, 56, 56, 2:00, 1:56, 1:56, 1:57, 1:54... didn't feel great. Was more than likely yesterday's fall on ice. Just totally beat up (upper back, oblique, stomach). Ran the workout in the new Under Armour Speedform Apollo... did we

Mo, 2/17/2014 Planned Rest - Physical Therapy Tu, 2/18/2014 9.7 miles of road and hills up Church Rd. with 1,128ft of elevation gain in 1:06:47 We, 2/19/2014 8.6 miles steady road with Beck and 1,005ft of elevation gain in 1:01:26 Th, 2/20/2014 Physical Therapy Fr, 2/21/2014 Rest Sa, 2/22/2014 6.6 miles testing calf and exploring the snow with 1,087ft of elevation gain in 56:59 Su, 2/23/2014 12.9 miles steady thru snow and ice in Patapsco with 2,243ft of gain in 1:55:02 Total 37.9 miles with 5,456ft of Elevation Gain

Mo, 2/10/2014 6.0 miles easy on snow through Patapsco with 567ft of elevation gain in 50:20 Tu, 2/11/2014 5.3 miles easy thru Patapsco with 714ft of elevation gain in 44:34 We, 2/12/2014 9.1 miles steady thru Patapsco with Beck and 1,093ft of elevation gain in 1:14:11 * 8:06, 7:14, 8:03, 11:32, 8:53, 7:37, 7:04, 7:10, 8:02, 7:00 (avg. 8:11/mi) Th, 2/13/2014 5.6 miles on the un-plowed streets of Ellicott City with 403ft of gain in 40:23 Fr, 2/14/2014 7.6 miles hilly up Church St. with 894ft of elevation gain in 55:14 Sa, 2/15/2014 6.0 miles progressive down to Ilchester with 554ft of elevation gain in 42:03 * 21:00/21:03 Su, 2/16/2014 14.4 miles fast around St. Mary's River Watershed with 505ft of gain in 1:48:14 Total 53.9 Miles with 4,715 of Elevation Gain

And so, RunningTimes.com ran a nice NEXT WEEKEND article in their Trail section in regards to this weekend's Moab 55K/33K. It was tremendously insightful and mentioned me as one of the top entrants, The men’s race also features many past cup regulars. In Jordan McDougal (Linden, Va.), Jared Scott (Dolores, Colo.) and Ryan Woods (Boone, N.C.) three of the last four series winners are expected to race. Justin Ricks (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Jason Bryant (Elkin, N.C.) and Gabe Rodriguez (Ellicott City, Md.) are also among the top entrants. So, yes, this was my early season opener, but this is how life goes: 1) before booking my flight, I did not receive my full work schedule; and 2) before booking my flight, my wife and I did not look at our daughters's school calendar.  1) We have massive Planning meetings, an "off-site", Monday thru Friday of this week, so a Friday departure is not possible. 2) Howard County Public Schools is CLOSED on Friday,

Mo, 2/3/2014 6.5 miles easy thru Ellicott City with 535ft of elevation gain in 47:35 * 7:09, 7:37, 7:19, 7:27, 7:00, 7:11, 7:10 (avg. 7:17/mi) Tu, 2/4/2014 7 miles with 8K Trails and 713ft of elevation gain in 32:32 * 5:56, 7:18, 6:16, 6:41, 5:46 We, 2/5/2014 6.4 miles easy thru Ellicott City with 523ft of elevation gain in 46:26 * 7:23, 7:29, 7:14 ,7:25, 6:59, 7:20, 6:46 (avg. 7:17/mi) Th, 2/6/2014 6.9 miles progressive thru Rockburn with 632ft of elevation gain in 54:34 Fr, 2/7/2014 4.7 miles exploring thru a sloppy Patapsco with 799ft of elevation gain in 48:49 Sa, 2/8/2014 Mid-Maryland 50K Relay - 20K+ Leg with 860ft of elevation gain in 1:20:55 * 6:05, 6:15, 5:56, 6:11, 6:31, 6:48, 6:40, 7:06, 6:34, 7:02, 7:07, 7:04, 6:45 (avg. 6:37/mi) Su, 2/9/2014 0.4 mile test at Patapsco in 3:41 Total  46 Miles with 4,052ft of Elevation Gain