Sawnee Mtn trail ... Spot Rd. entrance to Tribble Gap to summit & back ... 4 miles 9:50 pace ... which is medium effort on this trail ... goal is to get it under 9. In 2009 I did a 5k race on this trail & 31:19 came in 20th place, winning time was 25:48!
Anyway, I live only about a mile from there now, so I am making it my official training grounds. I will try not to let 24 days elapse before my next training run this time ... and hopefully the 7 straight days of rain we have had will soon pass!
Weight 146 - Considering I basically took the last 8 months off from running & at my peak my race weight was 148, this is good ... although it means I need to add muscle and hopefully target my race weight down to 145 or lower. Let the Games begin.
8 comfortable miles in rain along Susquehanna river @ 7:55 AP
8.11, 8.13, 8.06, 7.51, 7.54, 7.51, 7.35, 7.40
Week 1 Summary: 31 miles (more than I have run in a month since April). Reintroduce legs to mileage. Consistency (took 2 days off due to travel & icy paths, but other than that good). I will call it a successful week of getting back on track ... 17 weeks to improve ... one day at a time.