Training Log: March 11-17

Monday, March 11: Barbed Wire Road – 8 miles – Hit the barbed wire road loop for eight after work. I forgot my shoes, so I had to run in my destroyed pair of rides, which was not good because my hamstring was killing me by the time I started climbing back up cash road. Woof.

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.