Catching Up!

September 6th-Sunday: Rest Day :)

September 7th-Monday: XT-Cross Training-13 miles-(34:00) on the indoor spinning bike in the PM

September 8th-Tuesday: Rest day-procrastination

September 9th-Wednesday: Rest day-procrastination

September 10th-Thursday: 4.5 miles-(36:38) in the PM-afternoon

September 11th-Friday: 6.5 miles-(50:36) in the PM

September 12th-Saturday: 4 miles-(31:40) in the PM

15 miles-(1:58:54) of running + 13 miles-(34:00) of spinning for the week :)

September 13th-Sunday: 6 miles-(46:00) in the early PM

September 14th-Monday: 4 miles-(28:51) in the PM

September 15th-Tuesday: 6 miles-(44:56) in the PM

September 16th-Wednesday: XT-15 miles-(54:18) of biking in the PM

September 17th-Thursday: Rest day 

September 18th-Friday: 8.3 miles-(62:43) in the PM

September 19th-Saturday: 3.7 miles-(28:42) in the PM

28 miles-(3:31:12) of running + 15 miles-(54:18) of biking for the week :)

September 20th-Sunday: 7 miles-(49:13)-Trask loop-New PR on this route! :)

September 21st-Monday: 4 miles-(29:27) in the PM

September 22nd-Tuesday: Rest day

September 23rd-Wednesday: 4 miles-(30:08) in the early PM

September 24th-Thursday: 7 miles-(53:40) in the PM

September 25th-Friday: 4 miles-(32:09) in the PM

September 26th-Saturday: Tuftonboro 5k-6 miles-(1.4 wu-11:06 + 5k-18:14-3rd OA + 1.5 cd-12:15) in the AM :)

32 miles-(3:56:12) of running for the week :)

September 27th-Sunday: XT-7+ miles of hiking + .5 miles of running with Liz :)

September 28th-Monday: Rest day

September 29th-Tuesday: Rest day-procrastination

September 30th-Wednesday: Rest day-procrastination

89.5 miles of running for September
At least 589.5 more miles to go to reach my Goal for 2015!

October 1st-Thursday: 2.5 miles-(NT) while spectating at my bro's XC race in the PM

October 2nd-Friday: Rest day-procrastination

October 3rd-Saturday: 5 miles-(38:12) in the PM

8 miles of running + some hiking for the week 

October 4th-Sunday: 5 miles-(38:43) in the PM

October 5th-Monday: Rest day

October 6th-Tuesday: 9 miles-(67:24) in the early PM

October 7th-Wednesday: 5 miles-(38:05) in the PM

October 8th-Thursday: 6 miles-(44:53) in the early PM

October 9th-Friday: Rest day

October 10th-Saturday: 8 miles-(59:32) in the AM

33 miles-(4:08:37) of running for the week :)

Slowly Getting The FIRE Going. . .

August 30th-Sunday: Rest Day :)

August 31st-Monday: 8 miles-(62:38) in the PM

97 miles of running for August :)
At least 679 more miles to go for 2015
1336 miles ran for 2015 so far

September 1st-Tuesday: 0-busy + stressed out

September 2nd-Wednesday: 0-stressed + busy, but still should have run

September 3rd-Thursday: 7 miles-(54:38) in the PM

September 4th-Friday: Rest day

September 5th-Saturday: 7 miles-(51:45)-Trask loop-20 min to four corners + 28:20 to top, solo in the PM

22 miles-(2:49:02) of running for the week :)

The Past Couple Weeks

August 16th-Sunday: Rest Day for IT band/knee

August 17th-Monday: Another Rest Day for IT band/knee

August 18th-Tuesday: 6 miles E-(46:24) in the PM

August 19th-Wednesday: Rest Day

August 20th-Thursday: 6.8 miles E-(55:12)

August 21st-Friday: 7.2 miles E-(56:57) in the PM

August 22nd-Saturday: Rest Day

20 miles-(2:38:33) of running for the week :)

August 23rd-Sunday: 12 miles-(30 min) of spinning on the indoor bike in the PM

August 24th-Monday: 7 miles-(48:12) in the PM; was feeling really good!

August 25th-Tuesday: 5 miles-(40:18) in the PM

August 26th-Wednesday: 7 miles-(55:47) in the early PM 

August 27th-Thursday: Rest Day :)

August 28th-Friday: 5 miles-(39:06) in the early PM 

August 29th-Saturday: Gilford Old Home Day-6 miles-(1.3 E + 5k Race-18:45-5th OA-rough time out there-hilly course + 1.6 E) in the AM

30 miles of running for the week :)

IT Band Problems

August 9th-Sunday: Rest Day

August 10th-Monday: Rest Day-Kayaked around 4 miles in the afternoon with Liz :)

August 11th-Tuesday: Q1-10 miles-(1:20:46) in the AM

August 12th-Wednesday: 8 miles-(62:42) with Seth in the AM

August 13th-Thursday: 4.9 miles E-(39:42)

August 14th-Friday: Rest Day for IT band/knee

August 15th-Saturday: 34th Granite Man Triathlon-5 miles-(1 E + 3.9 running leg-29:50 with Adam + .2 E) in the AM

28 miles of running for the week :)

Rest Week For Ankle

August 2nd-Sunday: Rest Day-Ankle was quite swollen

August 3rd-Monday: Rest Day...still pretty swollen. I did 3 sets of pull ups and light weights in the PM, but that was it. 22nd Birthday! :/

August 4th-Tuesday: Rest Day

August 5th-Wednesday: Rest Day

August 6th-Thursday: Rest Day-Plank workout in the PM

August 7th-Friday: Rest Day-Felt like I could have given running a try today, but I decided to give it some more rest because I really don't want to take any steps back from the recovery process.

August 8th-Saturday: 6 miles E-(49:12) in the AM, things felt fine with my ankle, thank the Lord!

6 miles-(49:12) of running for the rest week :)

Kingman Farm Trail Race + Ankle Injury :/

July 26th-Sunday: Rest Day :)

July 27th-Monday: Q1-10 miles-(1:16:45) in Concord on a hilly route-(600-700 ft. of elevation gain) in the AM

July 28th-Tuesday: 6 miles Easy-(48:30) in the AM

July 29th-Wednesday: Q2-9 miles-(2 E-16:12 + 2 sets of (8 x 200 R w/800-(4:05) jg between sets-1st set-(36, 40, 38, 39, 40, 39, 38, 37) + 2nd set-(37, 37, 37, 37, 38, 38, 38, 36)-4.5 total-30:53 + 2.5 E-20:08)-combined total time-(67:13) in the AM :D I started my warm up at 6:24 am and was done by 8; felt controlled while trying to feel out the pace for the first set, and then finished things off well in the second set. I also changed into my Asics Hyperspeed 6's and then did some stretching + drills + a couple strides after the warm up; back to the Hoka's for the cool down.

July 30th-Thursday: 6 miles E-(48:47) in the AM

July 31st-Friday: 6 miles E-(48:41 + 4 ST) in the AM

205 miles of running for July! :D
At least 776 more miles to go for 2015

August 1st-Saturday: Kingman Farm Trail Race-5.6 miles-(2 E-16:08 + 3.6 mi. race-26:20)-combined total-(42:28) in the AM. Not much to say about this one. I twisted my ankle real bad half a mile into the race, but decided to keep going so I ran about 3 more miles where things just got progressively worse. The pain in the last mile was really getting to me. I should have just thrown in the towel after the first mile because three days later things are still healing. I did end up hanging onto 3rd OA, but I believe that I could have given 1st place-Josh Fields a run for his money if I didn't hurt myself. I HATE not being able to run or cross train. We'll see how it is feeling tomorrow-Wednesday.

42.6 miles-(5:32:24) of running for the week :)

Hurricane Hill 10k! :)

July 19th-Sunday; 12 miles-(33:52) of biking on the indoor spinning bike in the PM. It was very hot and humid working out during the power outage.

July 20th-Monday: 7 miles-(55:18) in the AM

July 21st-Tuesday: 12 miles-(1:35:25) with a few short breaks because I drank a lot of water beforehand in the AM

July 22nd-Wednesday: 7 miles-(51:24) mostly with Seth in the AM. Felt pretty good starting out, dropping a 6:47 1st mile and then a 6:15; slowed down to 7:30's after that.

July 23rd-Thursday: 4 miles-(31:16) in the AM + another 4 miles-(31:49) on the same route in the PM

July 24th-Friday: 5 miles-(39:36 + 6 BF ST on the grass + drills) with Seth in the AM

July 25th-Saturday: Hurricane Hill 10k-Vermont-9 miles-(1.5 wu-11:36 + 6 mi. race-43:51 + 1.5 cd-13:00)-combined total-(68:26) in the AM
Race Report:
The race director gave out some quick, pre-race directions at the starting line, and then we were off with a simple "GO!" I got a pretty good start, and was side by side with my younger, but speedy brother leading the charge down a choppy, logging road; where about 400 meters from the start, the course took a sharp left across some rocks and up a trail. This is where I wasn't paying attention to any arrows and kept going straight up the logging road. I was shouted to by other racers including my brother that we were supposed to go left. With frustration I doubled back as quickly as I could to settle into 6th or so as we began to climb. It was very quickly apparent that this wouldn't be like last week's trail race where it was just Seth and I from 2 miles on. We all climbed about 300 ft.-(according to Strava) during that 1st mile with the last part being pretty steep. My legs felt zapped after we crested the hill, and started down a single track section. Seth took off on the downhill, and then it leveled out. I caught back up at this point while shaking out the lactic acid build-up, and went by him. I hoped that I could stay in front of him from there to the finish line which I was happily able to pull off. The rest of the race after that which was from 1.75 miles on was just reeling in the guys that really attacked that first climb. I caught one fairly fast within the next 1/2 a mile and proceeded by him-(Luc Morin). I caught glimpses of the next 2 guys up ahead and focused on catching them. I passed one of them-(Jordan Frazin) right before the 3 mile mark that was lagging behind at that point-(I could tell he was hurting.) I stayed with the guy in 2nd place-Vincent Lyon who I beat by almost a minute at last weekend's race so I was pretty confident that I could edge him out again. I stayed right with him up until 3.5 miles or so and then just cruised past. It turns out that he was just biding his time, and knew the course pretty well from winning this race when they held it last September. I threw in a surge and he went right with me. Almost went the wrong way again just after 4 miles into it, but thankfully he shouted to me to take another sharp left so I doubled back to be the follower again. The last 1.4 miles consists of mostly downhills with some rough turns thrown in. He took off on this section of the course. I was able to go with him up until the last half a mile where I twisted an ankle and just couldn't keep up with his fast pace. He did take a pretty good tumble where it just looked like he rolled, jumped back up, and then continued racing! It was quite the sight! I never saw the 1st place guy again after that first steep climb in the beginning. He beat Vincent by 1:30. The guy-(Chris Gish) ended up being a 17 year old from VT, and his sister won the 10k for females as well. In conclusion, I just didn't feel as happy with the race overall as I did last weekend. I should have really gone for it from 3-4 miles to try and lose Vincent before the long, downhill finish. I'll get him next time! :D

48 miles-(6:13:14) of running including 1 tough trail race in Vermont! + 12 miles-(33:52) of spinning for the week :)

Frenzy In The Forest :)

July 12th-Sunday: Rest Day

July 13th-Monday: 10 miles-(1:18:08) in the AM

July 14th-Tuesday: 7 miles-(56:30 + 2 BF ST on the grass) with Greg in the AM

July 15th-Wednesday: 6 miles-(47:45) in the AM + another 4 miles-(32:16-wore my orange adidas shoes and irritated my right hamstring) in the PM

July 16th-Thursday: 8 miles-(65:28)-felt okay in the AM

July 17th-Friday: 4 miles-(32:52 + drills + 5 ST on dirt) in the AM

July 18th-Saturday: Frenzy in the Forest trail race with the fam-9 miles-(1.6 wu-14:28 + 4.35 mi. race-30:26 + 3.05 cd-24:21)-combined total-(69:15) in the AM. I ended up with 2nd OA + 1st in my age group of 20-29. Tough course + gnarly trails + no wipe outs = a definite good time! I stuck with my younger bro Seth right up until the last half a mile or so where he lost me on a good downhill section. We got rid of any pursuers within the first couple miles. I'm pretty happy with it overall, and I'm already looking forward to next weekend's 10k trail race over in Vermont! :D

48 miles-(6:22:14) of running including 1 rewarding trail race for the week! I'm at a good place with mileage right now, and I need to work at keeping it up over 6 hrs of total training time per week because that's what I race well off of! :)

Ahead Of July 2014 + Race Saturday :)

July 5th-Sunday: 23.6 miles-(1:33:05) of biking with Mom, Dad, and Kurt in the AM :)

July 6th-Monday: 7 miles-(55:58) in the AM-legs were feeling heavy + sore from yesterday's bike

July 7th-Tuesday: 7 miles-(54:06) in the AM

July 8th-Wednesday: 10 miles-(1:21:32) in the AM

July 9th-Thursday: 7 miles-(55:35 + 6 BareFoot STrides on the grass) in the AM

July 10th-Friday: 7 miles-(54:52) in the AM

July 11th-Saturday: 6 miles-(48:21) with Kurt in the AM

44 miles-(5:50:24) of running + 23.6 miles-(1:33:05) of biking for the week :)

Making Gains! :D

June 28th-Sunday: Off from running-12 miles-(32 min) on the indoor spinning bike in the PM :)

June 29th-Monday: 10 miles-(1:18:56) in the AM

June 30th-Tuesday: 4 miles-(31:12) in the AM

146 miles of running for June :)
At least 981 miles to go for 2015

July 1st-Wednesday: 7 miles-(54:48) in the AM

July 2nd-Thursday: 7 miles-(53:03) in the AM

July 3rd-Friday: 7 miles-(55:22) in the AM

July 4th-Saturday: 7 miles-(50:16)-Trask loop-19 min to four corners + 27 min to very top-with Seth in the early PM. Felt really good, and we both killed it!

42 miles-(5:23:37) of running + 12 miles of spinning for the week :)

1st 40+ Week Since Marathon :)

June 21st-Sunday: Off-Rest Day :)

June 22nd-Monday: 7 miles-(55:20) solo in the AM

June 23rd-Tuesday: 4 miles-(30:58 + 6 short, hill strides after) solo in the AM

June 24th-Wednesday: 7 miles-(53:36) with the team in the AM

June 25th-Thursday: 7 miles-(56:38) with the team in the AM

June 26th-Friday: 7 miles-(55:16) with Adam in the AM

June 27th-Saturday: 10 miles-(1:18:14) solo in the AM

42 miles-(5:30:02) of running for the week! :)

Keep Moving Forward-Consistency Makes Athletes Strong.

June 14th-Sunday: 19.4 miles-(1:19:00) of biking w/Kurt + parents in the AM :)

June 15th-Monday: 7 miles-(55:34 + 6 short, quick pick-ups) in the PM

June 16th-Tuesday: 7 miles-(54:50) in the early PM

June 17th-Wednesday: 7 miles-(52:41)-Trask loop in the AM. I didn't push it too hard on the way up, but I felt really good for most of the run :D 

June 18th-Thursday: 15.6 miles-(57:15) of biking in the early PM

June 19th-Friday: 7 miles-(56:42) in the early PM

June 20th-Saturday: West Windsor trail 5k-6 miles-(1 wu-(8:19) + 4.5 mi. off-course, race-(36:23) + .5 cd-4:26)-total time-(49:08) in the AM. It was pretty frustrating to be directed down the wrong path right after the halfway point. I didn't really realize it was the wrong way for another .75 mi. of running, and just decided to keep going. I ended up merging onto the 10k course towards the end, ran 1.4 mi. extra. It just sucks to think that I could have won by like 10 minutes if I had gone the right way. Ohh well...until the next race where I'll make sure to wreck it! I did get a couple consolation prizes for the misdirection, but it still irritates me! haha

34 miles-(4:28:55) of running + 35 miles-(2:16:15) of biking for the week :)

Solid Week! :D

June 7th-Sunday: Mt. Major ascent up the brook trail-2.4 miles-(35:46) to the hut on top; then the descent where I bombed down the main blue trail-it was a Blast!-haha-1.5 miles-(13:57) + 15.8 miles-(56:20-37.4 mph top speed) of biking with parents in the PM :)

June 8th-Monday: 19.2 miles-(1:17:00) of biking with parents in the AM + 5.5 miles-(42:32) of running in the early PM

June 9th-Tuesday: Off 

June 10th-Wednesday: 7 miles-(56:52) in the AM

June 11th-Thursday: 7 miles-(55:30) in the late PM 

June 12th-Friday: 7 miles-(53:48) in the AM

June 13th-Saturday: 7 miles-(53:48) in the PM 

35 miles-(4:36:27) of running + 35 miles-(2:13:20) of biking for the week :)

Starting Things Up Again :)

May 31st-Sunday: 16 miles-(43 min) on the spinning bike indoors in the PM

150 miles of running for May :)
At least 1127 more miles to go for 2015

June 1st-Monday: 7 miles-(57:44) in the PM. Stopped the watch for 2:23 right around 2.5 mi. into it to talk to Mrs. Jacobs about the recent marathon.

June 2nd-Tuesday: Off

June 3rd-Wednesday: Off

June 4th-Thursday: Off

June 5th-Friday: 7 miles-(57:10) in the early PM

June 6th-Saturday: 7 miles-(55:16) in the AM

21 miles-(2:50:10) of running + 16 miles-(43:00) of spinning for the week :)

21 mi. in the Clifton's

People's United Bank Vermont City Marathon!

May 24th-Sunday: Marathon Day! :D 26.2 miles-(3:30:41 official finishing time)-8:02/mile average-427th place overall-3 min & 32 sec PR over last year-29th out of 122 in my age group of males 16-24 years old. I jogged over to the start line before the race started; it was probably around .3 miles-(2:30). I also took around 6 min total in bathroom breaks during the race where I stopped my watch so the total time on my Garmin was right under 3:25 when I finished.

May 25th-Monday: Day off :)

May 26th-Tuesday: Off

May 27th-Wednesday: Off

May 28th-Thursday: Off

May 29th-Friday: Off

May 30th-Saturday: Off

26.5 miles-(3:33:11) of running for the week :)
26.5 mi. in the Clifton's
About 240ish miles of running on them so far!

Marathon On The Horizon!

May 17th-Sunday: 11 miles-(1:27:44) in the AM

May 18th-Monday: 7 miles-(55:26) in the early PM

May 19th-Tuesday: Off

May 20th-Wednesday: 4 miles-(29:38) in the PM

May 21st-Thursday: 5.5 miles-(43:12) in the PM

May 22nd-Friday: Off

May 23rd-Saturday: 2 miles-(16:18) in the AM

29.5 miles-(3:52:18) for the taper week :)
29.5 mi. in the Clifton's

Best Long Run Of The Year So Far! Felt Great For Most Of It!

May 10th-Sunday: 8 miles-(63:35) in the AM, muggy and hot out. 15.4 miles-(58 min) of biking w/Seth in the afternoon, 171 loop :)

May 11th-Monday: 18 miles-(2:14:04) in the AM. Felt really good! Finished it up with a sub-7 last mile :) Took a couple breaks-4 min. total for water + the restroom. Consumed a V-Fuel + GU Roctane during as well

May 12th-Tuesday: Off

May 13th-Wednesday: 4 miles-(30:35) in the PM

May 14th-Thursday: Off

May 15th-Friday: 10 miles-(1:17:36) in the early PM

May 16th-Saturday: 5 miles-(37:34) in the PM

45 miles-(5:43:24) for the week :) 
45 mi. in the Clifton's
15.4 miles-(58 min) of biking

2 Weeks To Go! :)

May 3rd-Sunday: 8 miles-(62:32) in the AM

May 4th-Monday: 17 miles-(2:10:22)-4 min. total of breaks for water + restroom where I stopped my watch in the AM

May 5th-Tuesday: Off

May 6th-Wednesday: Off

May 7th-Thursday: 11.5 miles-(1:31:18) in the PM

May 8th-Friday: Off

May 9th-Saturday: 6.5 miles-(50:54) in the AM and a hike up Mt. Major in the afternoon w/Liz :D

43 miles-(5:35:06) for the week :)
43 mi. in the Clifton's

Not A Good Week Of Training.

April 26th-Sunday: Muddy Moose race-(2 E + 3.7 race + 2.3 E)-8 miles-(62:21) combined total

April 27th-Monday: Off

April 28th-Tuesday: Off

April 29th-Wednesday: 6 miles-(50:26)

April 30th-Thursday: Off

120 miles for April 
At least 1277 more miles to go for 2015
738 miles completed for the year so far

May 1st-Friday: Off

May 2nd-Saturday: 6 miles-(47:00) at the Coe Brown Invite on the trails where I couldn't get any reception on my Garmin. I ended up just guessing what the distance was based on how long I went and my effort level during it.

20 miles-(2:39:47) for the week
14 mi. in the Clifton's
6 mi. in Purecadence 2's

Longest Run Of The Year!

April 19th-Sunday: Q1-(steady E run of 120-150 min)-19 miles-(2:25:44) I took a VFuel gel around 8 mi. into it; took a 5-6 min break just after 9 mi. for some Nuun water + a banana + the restroom; took another 5-6 min break just after 14 mi. for some more Nuun water + another banana.

April 20th-Monday: 6 miles-(48:26)

April 21st-Tuesday: Off

April 22nd-Wednesday: Off

April 23rd-Thursday: 5 miles-(38:31)

April 24th-Friday: Off

April 25th-Saturday: 6 miles-(46:12)

36 miles-(4:38:53) for the week :)
36 mi. in the Clifton's

Getting Back To Work!

April 12th-Sunday: 6 miles-(46:33) in the early PM on my own

April 13th-Monday: 16 miles-(1:58:32)-(12 mi.-1:30:13; 4 mi.-28:19) I parked at the Nick and ran 12 mi. out on the roads; took a short break for the restroom + Nuun water + a VFuel gel and ran another 4 mi. on the track.

April 14th-Tuesday: Off

April 15th-Wednesday: 8 miles-(63:43) in the PM after work...painful experience, my back was so tight

April 16th-Thursday: Off

April 17th-Friday: 6 miles-(46:48) in the PM after work while spectating at the NHTI 5k

April 18th-Saturday: Off

36 miles-(4:35:36) for the week :)
36 mi. in the Clifton's 

Ohhhh The Struggle....Need To Get My Mileage Back UP.

April 5th-Sunday: 8 miles-(62:35) in the early PM

April 6th-Monday: 3 miles-(24:40) in the PM

April 7th-Tuesday: Off

April 8th-Wednesday: Off

April 9th-Thursday: Off

April 10th-Friday: Off

April 11th-Saturday: 10 miles-(74:24) w/Seth in the PM 

Only 21 miles-(2:41:39) for the week, blahhh-work was pretty rough this week-Tue-Thu
18 mi. in the Clifton's
3 mi. in Sayonara's

1st 5k Of The Year! :D

March 29th-Sunday: Q1-(7.5 E + 6 M-(6:44/mile-8.9 mph) + 1 E)-14.5 miles-(1:50:26-7:37/mile-361 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the early PM. I bonked hard at 11.5 mi. into it. I had a VFuel gel around 7 mi. + another around 12 mi. + 20 oz of Nuun water throughout. My heart rate was just too high during the M session-167-177 bpm. It should have been 160-170. I cut the workout short by a couple miles.

March 30th-Monday: 8.5 miles-(65:22) in the AM

March 31st-Tuesday: Off

190 miles for March
At least 1397 more miles to go for 2015

April 1st-Wednesday: Off

April 2nd-Thursday: Off

April 3rd-Friday: 5 miles-(37:54) in the PM in the new Clifton's

April 4th-Saturday: 8.1 miles-(2 E-(15:54) + SEA 5k-(18:24-5:56/mile-17th place) + 3 E-(24:32)-combined total-(58:50) in the AM

36.1 miles-(4:32:32) for the week while working physically, demanding job :)
23 mi. in Sayonara's
10 mi. in the Clifton's
3.1 mi. in Hyper Speed 6's

Adjustment Week For New Job + 8 Weeks Out From Marathon! :D

March 22nd-Sunday: Q1-(2 E + 6 M-(6:49/mile-8.8 mph) + 1 E + 4 M + 1 T-(6:27/mile-9.3 mph) + 1 E)-15 miles-(1:47:42-7:11/mile-428 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill, started in the AM. I had a VFuel gel around 8.5 mi. into it + 20 oz of water with Nuun tablets. I felt pretty good; just a little sore. Foam rolling after +  a bit of stretching. HR-(160-170 during M sessions; 175 during the 1 T)

March 23rd-Monday: 5 miles-(41:08-352 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the AM

March 24th-Tuesday: Off-new job-9am-7pm, exhausted after

March 25th-Wednesday: Off-exhausted and sore after work-6am-4:30pm

March 26th-Thursday: Off-very sore and exhausted

March 27th-Friday: Off-still pretty sore and tired, passed out after getting back and taking a shower

March 28th-Saturday: 8 miles-(64:42 + 4 ST-(10-10.6 mph) all at 1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM

28 miles-(3:33:32) for the week
15 mi. in Sayonara's 
13 mi. in Purecadence 2's

New Bedford Half Marathon Completed! :)

March 15th-Sunday: New Bedford Half Marathon-(.9 E-(8:44) + 2 ST + 13.1 Race-(1:28:36-6:46/mile-334th place)-14 miles-(1:37:20) combined total. I ran in my Sayonara's. I bonked with 5k to go. I had a VFuel Gel around 8 mi. + another one around 12 mi.; tried getting some water down at the water stops. It just really wasn't working out very well for me today.

56.15 miles-(7:04:09) for the past 6 days! :)

March 16th-Monday: Off from running; went for a 10-15 min walk in my Vibram's

March 17th-Tuesday: 6 miles-(47:20-1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM + 100 sec front plank + 3 sets of 15 push ups 

March 18th-Wednesday: 6 miles-(47:40-1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the early PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + 20 sit ups)

March 19th-Thursday: Q1-(steady E run of 110-120 min)-16 miles-(2:04:05-555 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill, started in the AM. I took a 5 min break at 9.2 mi. into it to use the restroom. I had a VFuel gel around 8 mi. + another around 13 mi. + 20 oz of water with Nuun tablets as well.

March 20th-Friday: 4 miles-(32:48) w/Kurt in the AM. Another 4 miles-(30:34 + 6 ST) in the PM + body weight exercises-(squats-(2 sets of 12 reps-no weight + 12 reps w/15 lbs kettlebell + 12 reps w/35 lbs kettlebell) + 10 reps x each arm lawnmower motion w/15 lbs kettlebell + pull ups-(3 sets of 4 reps each)

March 21st-Saturday: 8 miles-(64:38) in the AM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side) in the PM

58 miles-(7:24:25) for the week :)
40 mi. in Purecadence 2's
14 mi. in Sayonara's
4 mi. in Hyper Speed 6's

Cruising Right Along :)

March 8th-Sunday: I went to the Spring Ahead 3 Miler in the AM, not entirely sure if I was going to race or not. I jogged around for a couple min and my hamstring felt fine, but still a little tight. I signed up and got my number, 5-6 min into the warm up, the same pain and tightness came back in my upper right hamstring area as yesterday. Really bummed out after this, but I still got to watch my brothers battle it out! Seth got 3rd-(16:48-5:36/mile)-(beating my PR on this course from 2013-16:56-5:39/mile) and Kurt got 7th-(17:18-5:46/mile) with this being his first race back since his pneumothorax this past fall.
1.1 miles-(9:20) + a few ST that were only greeted with pain.

March 9th-Monday: Off 

March 10th-Tuesday: 5.15 miles-(40:28) in the PM + a core workout-(4 sets of 50 sec x front, r side, l side + 30 sec holding leg raise while laying on back + 60 sec same thing + 35 sit ups). I also did 2 sets of 12 calf raises/eccentric heel drops.

March 11th-Wednesday: Q1-(9 E + 2 ST + 2 x (2 T-(12:34 and 13:32) w/2 min jg rest) + .75 E)-14 miles-(1:44:58) in the early PM. I went out too hard on the 1st set with a 6:05 1st mile. It cost me on the 2nd set; I was also really fighting the wind coming off the lake. I cut the cool down by a mile because of my stomach and lack of any energy in my legs. I had a VFuel Gel at 8.25 mi. into the run.

March 12th-Thursday: 4 miles-(33:05-168 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the AM. Another 5 miles-(35:51) w/Seth in the PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side w/60 sec rest in between each + 2 min front plank + 40 sit ups)

March 13th-Friday: 4 miles-(32:01) in the AM. Another 6 miles-(47:25) w/Seth in the PM 

March 14th-Saturday: 4 miles-(33:01-1% incline) on the treadmill at PF in the PM

43.25 miles-(5:36:09) for the week :)
24.15 mi. in Purecadence 2's
19.1 mi. in Sayonara's 

11 Weeks Out From The Marathon! :D

March 1st-Sunday: Off from running; 8 mi.-(20:25) spinning sesh + a core workout-(2 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + another 90 sec x front + 43 sit ups-(crossed arms on chest; feet under couch) in 60 sec)

March 2nd-Monday: Q1-(2 E + 6 M-(6:49/mile-8.8 mph) + 1 E + 6 M + 1 E)-16 miles-(1:56:08-452 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM. I did a couple strides during the 2 E before starting the 6 M. I drank water with a Nuun tablet thrown in throughout the run-24 oz, and I had a VFuel Gel during the 1 E in between M-sessions. I kept the incline at .5 % for most of the run, and my HR was 160-172 bpm for the M sessions. Non-stop workout; I'm very happy with how all of this went :)

March 3rd-Tuesday: 7 miles-(56:32) in the PM

March 4th-Wednesday: 6 miles-(48:25 + 4 ST) in the AM. Strained my back and hamstrings/groin area in the afternoon moving crates around.

March 5th-Thursday: Q2 session for this week was terminated due to tight, strained muscles in my back and hamstrings/groin area. Day off from running.

March 6th-Friday: 7 miles-(54:41) on the treadmill at PF in the PM. I pushed both of my hamstrings too much on this one, paid for it the next day. My back was fine.

March 7th-Saturday: 1.75 miles-(15:24)-my upper, right hamstring is the only thing causing me pain now

37.75 miles-(4:51:10) for the week  
23 mi. in Sayonara's
14.75 mi. in Purecadence 2's

Shoe Totals: 
Sayonara's-147 mi.
Purecadence 2's-70.75 mi.

Getting Strong

February 22nd-Sunday: Q1-(steady E run of 100-120 min)-16 miles-(1:59:38) in the PM :D I ran the first 10 mi. w/Seth; definitely helped to keep me going. I brought along a package of GU Chomps, ate 4 of them around 7.5 mi. into it and then another 4 around 12.7 mi. No water on this one, the weather was decent and I felt really good! I'm definitely getting stronger with the longer runs :)

February 23rd-Monday: Off from running; threw on the biking shorts and got in a 8 mi.-(20 min.) spinning sesh + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + another 60 sec front, 60-70 sec rest in between reps; 10 min total of planks) in the PM

February 24th-Tuesday: 7 miles-(55:04) + 6 ST-(10-11mph) towards the end of the run on the treadmill at PF in the PM

February 25th-Wednesday: 7 miles-(53:22) in the PM 

February 26th-Thursday: Q2-(5 E + 2 T-(6:27/mile-9.3 mph) + 2 min jg rest + 1.5 T + 1.2 E)-10 miles-(75:18) on the treadmill at PF in the PM. I modified the workout a bit because of my low energy levels. I just cut out 2.5 mi. of T work and another .5 mi. of easy running. I kept the incline at 1.5 % for the first 2.5 mi.; 1 % for 6 mi. and then no incline for the last 1.5 mi.

February 27th-Friday: 9 miles-(67:35) in the PM

February 28th-Saturday: 5 miles-(42:04-286 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the AM. Another 4 miles-(32:38-92 ft of elevation gain) + 6 ST-(10-10.3 mph) on the treadmill in the PM

58 miles for the week-7.4 hrs of running :)
30 mi. in Sayonara's 
28 mi. in Purecadence 2's

216 miles for February 
At least 1587 more miles to go for 2015

3 Weeks Out From Half Marathon!

February 15th-Sunday: Q1-(2.75 E + 2 x (2 T w/2 min jg recovery) + 6 E + 1 T + 1 E)-15 miles-(1:52:34) on the treadmill at PF in the PM. I had 4 GU Chomps after 9 mi.-(had 4 before starting as well) and some water while still running. I put the incline at .5% until 2 mi. where I put it up to 1%, and there it stayed. I went through 20 oz of water on the run. I was sweating so much. It's too hot in PF. I like controlling the temps at home when I run inside, keeping it at 50-60 degrees.

67 miles for the past 7 days! New 7-Day Total PR :D

February 16th-Monday: Off from running; an easy 30 min biking session + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + another 60 sec x front)-10 min total of planks at PF in the PM

February 17th-Tuesday: 7 miles-(53:43) + 6 ST in the PM

February 18th-Wednesday: 4 miles-(29:53) in the early PM. Another 4 miles-(31:38-150ish ft of elevation gain-not sure exactly because the incline system was a little messed up, but I still kept it an even effort with my HR being in the 135-150 bpm range) + 6 ST on the treadmill in the PM

February 19th-Thursday: Q2-(6 E + 5 x (1 km Interval pace-(6:00/mile-10 mph) w/3 min jg recoveries) + 2 E)-13 miles-(1:36:14-588 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

February 20th-Friday: 7 miles-(54:56) on the treadmill in the PM. I kept the incline at 1% for a good amount of the run.

February 21st-Saturday: 4 miles-(30:40) in the PM

54 miles for the week :)

32 mi. in Sayonara's 

22 mi. in Purecadence 2's

Rolling Through February :D

February 8th-Sunday: Off from running

February 9th-Monday: Q1-(2 E + 8 M-(6:54/mile-8.7 mph) + 1 E + 2 M + 2 E)-15 miles-(1:49:54-528ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM. I took a 6-7 min break after 10 mi. for the restroom, water, and 5 GU Chomps-I had 3 beforehand. I also switched from my 980's to Sayonara's because my left ankle was bothering me in the 980's.

February 10th-Tuesday: 5 miles-(40:22-226 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

February 11th-Wednesday: 6 miles-(44:05) + 6 ST towards the end in the PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + 90 sec holding legs up while on my back + another 60 sec front plank)-70 sec rest in between reps. It all took 25-30 min

February 12th-Thursday: Q2-(40 min E + 3 x (2T-(6:31/mile-9.2 mph) w/2 min jg recoveries) + 1.5 E)-13 miles-(1:36:10-420 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM. I took a 3-4 min break after 4.2mi. for 3 GU Chomps-(I had 3 before starting as well), water, and the restroom.

February 13th-Friday: 7 miles-(54:56-265 ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

February 14th-Saturday: 6 miles-(46:15) + 6 ST-(10.1-10.6 mph) towards the end on the treadmill at PF in the PM 

52 miles for the week :)
36 mi. in Sayonara's
10 mi. in 980's 2nd pair
6 mi. in Purecadence 2's

1st Race In Nearly 3 Months!

February 1st-Sunday: Q2-race instead of the planned Threshold workout for the week-4th Down And 4 Miler-(1.6 E + 4 Miler Race-(25:17-6:19/mile) + 2.4 E)-8mi. total
I took off fast from the start, 5:46 1st mile. I then took a wrong turn around 1.5mi. into it..cost me about 20 seconds, caught back up and led until the finish. It was mentally hard to recover after going the wrong way. Low key race, but it's still the only road race I've ever won! :)

60 miles for the past 7 days! :)

February 2nd-Monday: Off from running, core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, r side, l side + 90 sec holding legs up while on my back + another 60 sec front plank)-70 sec rest in between reps, took 25-30 min total
I've been slacking off with the core workouts lately. I need to get them going again.

 February 3rd-Tuesday: An easy 9mi.-(71:12) in the PM in Yaktrax, messed up my stride towards the end.

February 4th-Wednesday: An easy 6mi.-(47:05-184ft of elevation gain) + 6 ST during-(10-10.2 mph-15-20 sec each) on the treadmill in the PM

February 5th-Thursday: Q1-(steady E run of 90-120 min)-15mi.-(1:57:10-508ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM. I took a 5-6 min break after 10mi. for the restroom, water, and 5 GU Chomps-I had 3 before starting.

February 6th-Friday: An easy 6mi.-(45:18) in the PM

February 7th-Saturday: An easy 8mi.-(61:50) in the PM w/Seth :)

52 miles for the week :)
25.6mi. in 980's 2nd pair
20mi. in Sayonara's
6.4mi. in Adidas Hagio's

2nd Week Of 2Q's

January 25th-Sunday: Off from running

January 26th-Monday: Q1-(3 E + 3 T-(6:27/mile-9.3 mph) + 5 E + 2 T-(6:31/mile-9.2 mph) + 1 E)-14mi.-(1:45:20-285ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

January 27th-Tuesday: An easy 6mi.-(47:02-210ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM in my new Mizuno Sayonara's

January 28th-Wednesday: An easy 6mi.-(43:54) in the PM on slushy roads, stopped the watch a couple times to adjust micro-spikes and then take them off because they were bothering me more than helping.

January 29th-Thursday: An easy 5mi.-(38:05) in the early PM. Q2-(2 E + 5 x (3 min Interval pace-(10-10.2 mph) w/2 min jg recoveries) + 6 x (1 min Repetition pace-(10.3-10.5 mph) w/2 min jg) + remainder E)-9mi.-(64:25) on the treadmill at PF in the PM

January 30th-Friday: An easy 7mi.-(54:58) on the treadmill at PF in the PM

January 31st-Saturday: An easy 5mi.-(38:34) in the PM, Very cold and windy out

52 miles for the week :)
212 miles for January
At least 1803 more miles to go for 2015
36mi. in 980's 2nd pair
10mi. in 980's 1st pair
6mi. in Sayonara's

Shoe Totals:
980's 1st pair-379 miles
2nd pair-98 miles
Sayonara's-6 miles

1st Week Of 2Q Sessions Per Week For 18 Weeks-Jack Daniels' Running Formula Program

January 18th-Sunday: Off from running

January 19th-Monday: Q(Quality)1-(4 Easy pace + 8 Marathon pace-(6:54/mile-8.7 mph) + 1 Threshold pace-(6:31/mile-9.2 mph) + 1 E)-14mi.-(1:44:05-102ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM 

January 20th-Tuesday: An easy 6mi.-(45:38) in the PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

January 21st-Wednesday: An easy 5mi.-(39:09) in the AM w/Kurt :)

January 22nd-Thursday: An easy 5mi.-(37:51) in the PM + a core workout-(2 sets of 90 sec x front; 1st set-75 sec, 2nd set-45 sec x l + r side + 60 sec x front)

January 23rd-Friday: Q2-(6 E outside, and then changed up for another 8 miles on the treadmill---all at .5% incline except for the last half mile where I put it up to 1.5%---1 E + 2 x (2 T@9.2 mph w/2 min rests@7.5 mph) + 1 T@9.3 mph + 1.5 E)---6mi. outside-(47:03); 8mi. inside on treadmill-(56:45-228ft of elevation gain)-combined total time-(1:43:48) in the PM

January 24th-Saturday: An easy 6mi.-(48:25-225ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

50 miles for the week :)
6mi. in 1st pair of 980's
44mi. in 2nd pair

Last Week Of Base Training Completed! :)

January 11th-Sunday: 6mi.-(46:15) in the PM w/Kurt

January 12th-Monday: Day off from running + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

January 13th-Tuesday: 16mi.-(2:03:54) in the PM, stopped the clock right after 12mi. to get some water, felt pretty good up until 13mi.

January 14th-Wednesday: 6mi.-(48:16-156ft of elevation gain) + 6 ST on the treadmill in the PM

January 15th-Thursday: 4mi.-(32:05-80ft of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

January 16th-Friday: Off from running, 90 min of Bikram Yoga

January 17th-Saturday: 8mi.-(60:55)-break after 6mi. to switch out laundry, in the PM + 90 min of Bikram Yoga

40 miles for the week :)
26mi. in 980's 1st pair
14mi. in 2nd pair

1 Week To Go Until Quality Sessions Get Implemented

January 4th-Sunday: An easy 6mi.-(45:43) in the PM with Seth

January 5th-Monday: Day off from running + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

January 6th-Tuesday: An easy 14mi.-(1:48:29) in the PM 

January 7th-Wednesday: An easy 6mi.-(46:52) at PF in the PM

January 8th-Thursday: An easy 6mi.-(46:51) in the PM

January 9th-Friday: An easy 6mi.-(46:11) in the early PM. Another 6mi.-(48:28-180ft. of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

January 10th-Saturday: An easy 4mi.-(30:45)) in the mid PM. Another 4mi.-(31:50-88ft. of elevation gain) + 6 ST@10mph or faster during on the treadmill in the PM

52 miles for the week! :D
48mi. in 980's 1st pair
4mi. in 980's 2nd pair

Total of 337mi. in 980's 1st pair

2015 Goals And 2014 Wrap Up

December 28th-Sunday: An easy 14mi.-(1:44:42) in the PM, felt comfortable until the last 3mi. where I really got fatigued.

December 29th-Monday: Day off from running + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

December 30th-Tuesday: An easy 4mi.-(30:29) in the AM. Another 4mi.-(30:56) + 5 ST at PF in the PM 

December 31st-Wednesday: An easy 5mi.-(39:16-80ft. of elevation gain) + 5 ST on the treadmill in the PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side)

184 miles for December 

271 miles in NB 980's so far

1492 total miles for 2014, 1 less than 2013 

January 1st, 2015-Thursday: Got a stomach bug :( couldn't do the 5k I was signed up for, day off from running.

2015 Running-Related Goals:

• Log 2015 or more miles
• Marathon: Sub-3:00:00 
• Half Marathon: Sub-1:20:00
• 15K: Sub-55:50
• 10K: Sub-36:00
• 5Mi: Sub-28:30
• 5K: Sub-17:20
• 2Mi: Sub-10:50

January 2nd-Friday: An easy 8mi.-(60:11) in the PM, and felt pretty good :)

January 3rd-Saturday: An easy 6mi.-(44:45) in the early PM + a core workout-(3 sets of 60 sec planks x front, l side, r side). Another 4mi.-(32:06-218ft. of elevation gain) on the treadmill in the PM

45 miles for the week :)
45mi. in 980's