Age is just a number.

Jordan river trail for 16 miles today in 1:36:18 with 13 miles in 1:15:37. Nice day today, legs were a little heavy but I seem to be running well in spite of it. PM- 12 miles easy. Untimed, Fueled up and took a big nap. Went out very slow and came back feeling not too bad. Had too sandbag this week because of upcoming events for a couple of days. I know it was not the wise thing to do but I did it and in some way I know that I will benefit however.

No run today, Had family committments out of town. 

AM-15 miles easy with pickup in the 11-14 mile section. 1:42:18 total with warmup and cooldown. The wind was a little nutty today changing directions it seemed at times.

PM-5 miles easy on the trail. No time just enjoyed the run. Feeling a bit stiff and beatup still from Monday. Accumulated fatigue from last week has played a factor also. Overreaching is a tricky but effective method of training for me sometimes. However it is extremely risky and I believe it can only be employed in specific event oriented training for a short period. This is where the "art" of training comes into place. When the mind and body sync together to gather strength for a push towards the summit. Begin recovery period and taper next week with a gradual regression of 5-10 mpw.

Went to Provo to do a secondary long run with Sasha this morning. We ran 9 miles at marathon-30k race pace effort with 1 mile around AT pace at the end. Duration was 57:43 total for the 10 mile tempo run. Good workout although the legs felt a little heavy at the start. Ran 4X 2.5mi out and back. I hate that sudden stop and turnaround though. I was very glad to have Sasha help me run it this morning.

PM-8 miles easy to medium pace with 4 miles at  just above 6 min/mi with 1mile in 5:17 at the end to practice form.  

AM-10 easy miles today. 1:10:45. Beautiful morning, noticed a new bird species I have not seen before in this area. Spring is now here at last!

PM-10 miles evening with 4 miles at sub-6min/mi. 1:06:18.

AM-6 easy miles this morning. No time. I have a long run planned for later after I drop Ian off at his birthday party. I've decided to run long today instead of a VO2 workout because at this stage I think it would be of more use to improve endurance and the body's glycogen storage ability. I also need the mental reinforcement so that I can run well at long distances. The marathon has always been kind of a crap shoot for me so I am determined to take this bull by the horns once and for all.

PM-16 miles. Ran it tough and felt strong today. 12 mile progressive tempo at the end with 6 miles at marathon pace and 6 miles at half-marathon pace effort. 3 miles on, 3 miles off then turnaround and repeat. cooldown. According to my watch I set a PR for the course but I must be wrong somewhere. I can't run that fast. I just don't know, maybe I am finally getting better at this.