Tuesday, March 12: In Town Five – 5 miles – I headed into work
early to run, but got stuck with clips that took longer than I had planned. I
had to rush and only was able to manage five. I’m a little disappointed with
that, but at least it gives me bit of a break after yesterday’s hamstring
destroying run.
Wednesday, March 13: In Town Five – 5 miles – Same story as
yesterday. I got out for my run about 10 minutes earlier than Tuesday, but
still only managed five. The week is not shaping up like I planned.
Thursday, March 14: Barbed Wire Road – 8 miles – I finally got a
chance to run a little bit longer this morning, but the route was not a good
choice for the a.m. There were a ton of high school aged kids on JM Turk and
Cash road which meant I was taking my life in my hands for about 7.5 miles of
the run. Not doing that one in the morning again…at least not while school is
still in session.
Friday, March 15: Greenway Out and Back – 5 miles – I had to go
downtown today for a press conference so I waited until the afternoon to run.
Amanda hopped on the bike and joined me for five miles on the greenway behind
our apartment. Really nice day, I could have run all afternoon, but just wanted
to get a shakeout in before tomorrow’s race.
Saturday, March 16: Dirty Spokes Gainesville State Trail Race – 9 miles
– Up early for a short ride up to Gainesville State College for the second
Dirty Spokes series race of the year. I met Mitch Novy (formerly a fellow
Saucony Hurricane, now running for Reckless Running) down by the registration
tent and we hit the trails for 20 minutes to warm up. I’ve got a longer post
coming about the race, but in short I took the lead just before the mile and
ended up running away from the field to take the win in 30:19…ten seconds
faster than last year. It was a little bit of a shock as I didn’t think I had
the legs to run that quick, but a huge confidence booster. Spent the afternoon
at Suwanee Beerfest with some friends, good times.
Sunday, March 17: GEHC Trails – 8 miles – Struggle Bus…big time. My
hamstring was super tight so I took it very, very easy.
Weekly Totals: 48 miles on seven runs w/ one race – It wasn’t the
week that I was hoping for but the solid race on Saturday made up for that.
I’ve gotta get my mileage up though, otherwise when the races start getting
longer I am going to struggle. I am kicking around the idea of doing a race
next weekend but we’ll see how my hamstring responds.
