Today was medium-long and I ran with my coach. I am still not eligible to run with the team, but I got my physical done today, and I need one more signature until completion! My blood tests came back and everything was fine. They gave me an iron supplement since my levels were a bit low (apparently this is pretty common in runners). It kind of tastes like I am sucking on pennies; definitely a metallic flavor. Tommorrow is "on your own" so on Friday I should be ready to roll with the team. As for today, my coach and I ran the usual south Boulder route. We began decently slow (6:40 per mile) up a gradual two mile hill, then hit 6:30's on flat ground. At mile nine, my coach was feeling bad, so we split up and I began to hit it up a bit harder. I ran the final four miles at 6:10 pace. I had a bit of a stomach cramp when I was finished so I just layed around for a while. Tommorrow will be easy, so I will throw in a couple of strides. | 