EACH BREATH WE TAKE MAKES US THIEVES...

Mo, 2/27/2017
Rest & Physical Therapy
Tu, 2/28/2017
7 mi down to the Rail Trail in 52:37
We, 3/1/2017
AM: 12 km down to Nixon Park with 553ft of gain in 53:39
PM: 3 miles on Reynolds Mill + 8 x up Pump Station Ln. in 30:00
Th, 3/2/2017
Rest
Fr, 3/3/2017
6 miles on Lake Williams with 676ft of gain in 48:29
* avg. 8:03/mi... 39th Birthday. Rough. Probably bad decision to start up Quiet Walk without a warm-up and my left glute medius was screaming at me. Super rough run. Last couple of miles were better.
Sa, 3/4/2017
20K at the Naked Bavarian with 958ft of gain in 1:28:05
* avg. 7:04/mi.. not sure what the hell is wrong with me. Started out without a warm-up, and was feeling good and effortless as someone took off from the front and I battled 2nd for a while, perhaps too relaxed. Took over 2nd place and kept pressing, but then my body just shut off. I wasn't moving well anymore and got passed by 2nd, then 3-4th, then I just had to stop a take a gel and call it a day. I turned around at 10K and hammered home, which was amazing. I was full of power, with an extended stride, finished up fresh, hitting all the hills, hamstrings and glutes firing. Probably could have run the 20M, but I need to switch into "race mode" in these efforts. Not sure of the future.
Su, 3/5/2017
AM: 5km easy on the Lake Redman trails in 27:35
PM: 3 miles on Reynolds Mill evading a Pit Bull in 22:32
Total
43 Miles with 2,927ft of Elevation Gain

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