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Spring Training


Another month has gone by. My whole family came down with a nasty chest cold the week of March 21st that literally crushed my ability to workout and push through anything longer than about an hour. I skipped my long runs the weekend of the 26th/27th. We went on vacation the following weekend and all I mustered out on that trip was an 8 mile run in East County San Diego. It was a little concerning as the difference between my planned and executed miles looked like this:

March 21-27:
PLANNED: 44 Miles
EXECUTED: 4 Miles

March 28-April 3:
PLANNED: 36 Miles
EXECUTED: 22.1 Miles

I did take the time however, to rest and take the time off that my body needed to in order to recover. After getting back from San Diego I hopped right back into training, and I felt like a new person. The old nagging hamstring injury felt healed, my fitness was better than before, and I have literally felt great the past couple of weeks.

EXECUTED MILES:
April 4- April 10: 49.2 Miles
April 11-April 17: 53.9 Miles

I ran my first marathon in training last weekend and paid attention to heartrate and pacing. The idea was to go steady the entire time. While I felt a little cooked towards the last 4 miles, I held a consistent pace and an average HR of around 150 which was spot on to where I wanted to be.

I have held true to my theme of consistency and it is paying off. My first 50K of the year this weekend and we will see how it goes. My goal for that race is to finish strong. I want to get to a place where 30 miles feels somewhat easy. My strategy for Saturday is to fuel and hydrate well and try not to get hyped up in the mania of the crowd. That will be a challenge knowing how competitive I get.

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