Phantom

11.5 easy miles after breakfast. woke up thinking this would be a really nice day, then i heard the news say it would be really windy.  Sure enough the wind picked up. pace was pretty slow fighting the wind but miles and time on the feet are main focus right now so i accomplished that.

It is supposed to snow tonight so i may try to go out again and get another run in before the storm hits.

6.0  more miles in the late afternoon wind.

11.5 miles mid afternoon after last nights new snow had melted some. threw 2 tempo miles in teh middle( 5:50 and 5:30, 11:20 total time)  felt surprisingly good considering yesterdays mileage.

8.0 miles before lunch. ran my old 8 mile loop that i haven't been on for quite some time.felt a little sluggish just took it real easy.

8.5 in the morning. actually got out the door before 9:00am.  temps were 29-32 degrees but it didn't feel bad at all.

5 miles in the morning with the dog. didn't have time for more.  hopefully i can get a few more later in the day.  my mileage this week is such that i have to be careful to not run too much today or tomorrow. i don't want my mileage to go much above 60 just yet.

Spectrum 10k. went into it hoping to run faster than last years 35:24.  i have ran more mile in training but figured my speed would not be much improved.  overall it was a good race for me.

this years time 35:09        last years splits -----------------------

mile 1  5:07                                                                        5:07

mile 2  5:47                                                                         5:46

mile 3  5:39                                                                         5:31

mile 4  5:54                                                                         5:57

mile 5  5:55                                                                         5:58

mile 6  5:44                                                                         5:54

.2        1:00                                                                          1:08

 so i ran a little faster than last year, mainly because i finished a little stronger. in hind sight i should have stayed or tried to stay with Dustin Ence when he pushed to the front around mile 3. Nate bundy and i were gaining on Dustin but just ran out of race.  i can't really complain though everbody around me ran a great race. i am excited to see what this year will bring.  i ain't getting any younger but i am going to slowly increase mileage, try to stay injury free and see where that lands me come fall.  mileage wise i am in new territory for me and hopefully i can build a better base.