ADELANTE!

Mo, 1/28/2013 4 mile progression (30 min) on CTC Treadmill Tu, 1/29/2013 6 miles easy with Ealy in 44:23 * 7:23 average... about 3-4 stops due to stretching, but was clicking off sub-7:20 miles for most of the run. Still feeling heavy and a bit awkward, but a great personal best since coming back from injury and time off. Will take it. We, 1/30/2013 3 miles steady at 6:23 pace around Ft. McHenry Th, 1/31/2013 5 mile progression (35 min) on CTC Treadmill Fr, 2/1/2013 2 mile progression (15 min) on CTC Treadmill * Worked down to 10.0mph... felt good, little tightness in left groin/calf, but afterwards did a series of form drills and squat jumps and opened up... feeling better. Sa, 2/2/2013 10km progression around Worthington Elementary in 41:41 * 7:24, 7:05, 6:48, 6:35, 6:24, 6:12, 5:19 (avg. 6:42/mi)... wow, very surprising. It was 14-degrees, cold, windy, snow on the ground... I just started zoning out churning out laps, listening to my body and music. I saw 7:20...

I need to map out a plan. I am a fiend for competition. I cannot just run... I cannot just train. I need to race. I need to test myself against nature, the trail, the mountain, other harriers. That is my drive. And so, with all the great events across this beautiful globe, and with every resource available, I need to start mapping out a path to silence (silence my soul, my mind that I am at the upper tier of my abilities)... Here is a quick write-down of my immediate thoughts while researching the stratosphere for the next great race (I started typing 2012, instead of 2013... tells you where my mind is at) - Sa, 02/09/2013 - Colyer 'Sno Big Deal 5.8 Miler (Colyer Lake, PA; 167 mi.) Sa, 02/24/2013 - Chilly Cheeks 7.2 Mile Trail Run (Reading, PA) Sa, 03/09/2013 - Laurel Run Switchbaker 10K Sa, 03/30/2013 - Mt. Penn Mudfest 15K Trail Run (Reading, PA) Su, 04/07/2013 - Tussey to Whipple 11 Miler Su, 04/13/2013 - Bull Run 50M Su, 04/28/2013 - Gunpowder Trail Race 5M Sa, 05/04/2...

Mo, 1/21/2013 16:58 easy on the grass fields of Worthington Elementary ~ 2M+ * This could be the breakthrough I've been looking for... ran 2M, 1M, and 2M the days previously, feeling damn good in the calf. My only limiting factor is going to be my leg muscles! Tomorrow I am brave enough to go 4 miles before I head out to SLC... the loop is about .5km and is decent footing with a slight incline on the backside, creating some good stimulus and testing for my calf. Tu, 1/22/2013 28:02 steady on the grass fields of Worthington Elementary ~ 4M * Alright, a raging success other than falling apart completely by the final 2-3 minutes of the run. It was 11 degrees with a windchill of 3 degrees. I was freezing my @ss off, but I had to get this run in and get some self-confidence. I was feeling great and then my muscles depleted or just freaking hit their limit after 25 min, but I called it at 4 miles, instead of a stubborn 30-min, as I am not in the mood to risk anythin...