4/21 - 4/27

A great week of running starting the week off with Boston. I ran quite a few unplanned miles this week after Boston. The high mileage week should prepare me for the Berryman. I hope to get some decent miles on the trail this week and then taper for 2 weeks.

This coming week will likely be a taper though since I'm not likely going to increase mileage at this point. I'll resume weight lifting and maybe even get on the bike. I'm considering joining Macher's Swim Club from June - Mid-Sept. They have swimming from 5:30 am - 6:45 with coaching. I'd like to do more cross-training.

Date: 4/21/2008 10:02 AM
Type: Race
Course: Boston Marathon
Distance: 26.2 miles
Duration: 2:57:47
Pace: 6:48 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange #2)
Weight: 154 lb
Misc: Quality: 9/10, Effort: 9/10
Field Placement: 961 / 21963 (4.4%)
Age group: 18 – 39
Group Placement: 690 / 4684 (14.7%)
Gender Placement: 927 / 13028 (7.1%)
Weather: 51° F, Sunny
Notes:
Race Report

Date: 4/21/2008 6:15 PM
Type: Easy
Course: Boston
Distance: 1.7 miles
Duration: 17:00
Pace: 10:00 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange #2)
Weight: 154 lb
Misc: Quality: 9/10, Effort: 2/10
Weather: Sunny

Date: 4/22/2008 7:10 AM
Type: Easy
Course: Boston
Distance: 4 miles
Duration: 36:43
Pace: 9:11 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange #2)
Weight: 154 lb
Misc: Quality: 9/10, Effort: 3/10
Weather: 45° F, Sunny
Notes: Run with Hugh, Brett, Tom, Phil, Robin, and Cathy. Quads are sore, but I'm running fine.

m1 - 9:42
m2 - 9:02
m3 - 8:59
m4 - 8:59

Date: 4/24/2008 5:30 AM
Type: Easy
Course: Tripp 10K - A Route
Distance: 6.1 miles
Duration: 48:41
Pace: 7:59 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange)
Weight: 154 lb
Misc: Quality: 9/10, Effort: 3/10
Weather: 62° F, Rain, Humid
Notes: Started out running with Dan but his dogs decided they wanted to run fast so he ran ahead. I caught up to Lisa and ran with her. The run felt really good. Quads are just a little sore but not too bad.

m1 - 8:28
m2 - 7:58
m3 - 8:16
m4 - 7:54
m5 - 8:09
m6 - 7:23
m6.1 - 0:32

Date: 4/26/2008 5:35 AM
Type: Easy
Course: Country Dozen
Distance: 12 miles
Duration: 1:39:11
Pace: 8:16 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange #2)
Weight: 157 lb
Misc: Quality: 10/10, Effort: 4/10
Weather: 41° F, Sunny
Notes: I ran with the Long Run Lunatics with Hugh and Destiny. GPS worked but the first mile it was showing a 15 min pace and we were running faster so I'm not recording the splits. This was a relaxed easy run for me and felt really good. Since yesterday my quads felt normal again after being sore for 3 days.

Date: 4/26/2008 9:15 AM
Type: Race
Course: Laughing Out Loud Marathon
Distance: 26.2 miles
Duration: 4:19:19
Pace: 9:54 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Alchemy 7 (White/Orange #2)
Weight: 157 lb
Misc: Quality: 10/10, Effort: 4/10
Weather: 46° F, Sunny
Notes:
Race Report

Date: 4/27/2008 8:00 AM
Type: Trail
Course: Rock Bridge Miscellaneous
Distance: 11 miles
Duration: 1:54:59
Pace: 10:28 / mile
Shoe: Mizuno Wave Ascend 2 (Yellow)
Weight: 157 lb
Misc: Quality: 8/10, Effort: 4/10
Weather: 48° F, Overcast, Humid
Notes: Ran 8.3 on Gans Creek side with Jeff, Joe, and Brad. First couple miles didn't feel great, but the rest felt good. We ran an easy pace today. Jeff asked if I wanted to run more. He only wanted to run 20 - 30 min more so I figured why not. We ran about 3 more miles on Devil's Ice Box side partly on a new trail that just opened up. We slowed the pace down just a little. He wanted to put in 2 hours today so we were close.

m1 - 10:11
m2 - 8:41
m3 - 8:48
m4 - 9:06
m5 - 10:10
m6 - 10:53
m7 - 12:01
m8 - 11:39
m9 - 11:06
m10 - 11 - 23:20

Running: 87.2 mi - 12:33:40

Weights: 0 min (0 workout)

MTD Running: 217.1 mi

YTD Running: 1008.8 mi

May 17-Berryman 50 Mile Trail Ultramarathon
September 1-Heart of America Marathon
October 5-Twin Cities Marathon