Age is just a number.

11 mi easy at 60-70 percent mhr. Had to run on the treadmill today. Stayed home with Ian for a couple of days.

11 mi easy on the northern end of the Jordan river trail. A lot of people out today. Must be the New Years resolution bug spreading today. I think I caught it also. I resolve to be consistent and cautious this year in my training. And to fight the good fight...

THR-65-75 percent maximum heart rate.

Worked out at the Olympic Oval tonight for a timed speed workout. I was pleasantly surprised to see and workout with some of the best runners in the state. We ran 20x400m with a 200m jog rest. All in the 69-74 sec range. I ran well with Leon, Dennis and Neal for a while. However, after 17 laps Neal and Dennis started to reel me in and left me with peanut butter in my legs! I might have been able to have hung in better if I had not run the first half so hard. But on the other hand I am not feeling confident enough yet to go toe to toe with them. They are seriously fit competitors...

AM-4 mi. Easy jogging at 60-65 percent mhr.

PM-7 mi. Easy run at 65-70 percent mhr. Both on the treadmill today for better recovery.

Long Run today at the Olympic Oval. I was able to time my splits accurately with the 400m reference points on the track. This was a great help on the last 4 mi in order to get a good feel for marathon pace. First 14mi easy at 70-75 percent mhr. 4 mi at 80-85 percent mhr. 1 mi cooldown.

Went out and slogged 11 miles today. Ugh! I hate snow and ice... THR-60-70 percent mhr.

2x3 mi at Lactate Threshold pace. 3 mi at 17:15 and 17:23 respectively. 3 min jog between sets. Treadmill at 1% incline. THR-156-165 BPM. 72 DEGREES. Comfortably hard, kind of an oxymoron I know but its the only way I know to describe the perceived effort level. Way too much ice on the road and trail to run safely at this pace. Thorough cooldown at 8min-9min pace.