I DON'T CARE IF WE LOSE IT ALL TONIGHT

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's and was like, alright, whatever, I'm tired. Next thing, the sun came out a little, I straightened up and then immediately saw 6:40s and then 6:20's and so I wanted to open it up the last .3km and rolled 5:19 pace very comfortably without much effort. Very pleased.
Su, 2/3/2013
4 miles around Worthington Park in 32:05
* 7:43, 7:19, 7:17... explored Worthington Park and it was great. Awesome roller-coaster uphills and downhills in about 4-5" of snow. Great test for my calf and it held up well. Can't wait to see this loop and what I can do workout-wise in the near future. Great hills, great potential for technical trail ascents and descents, just no pure loop.
Total
30 Miles

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