On the road to BOSTON!

100M sprints

Veyo to church

This was my first experience with Veyo hill and Dammeron Valley hills. I ran my fastest overall run for 16 miles today. Felt great! I would have gone further but my right foot began to hurt....no need to press it now. I ended up with a 9:45 average pace for the run.....for me that is a major accomplishment. If I can keep that pace for the marathon I would be thrilled with a 4:15 for my first marathon ......off to cool down.

Fall was in the air around veyo/Dammeron area. It felt great out there this morning! Lots of runners out too!

I am backing off running for a few days, rest the right foot. Pretty sore...I should not run the same side of the road the whole way......I have to learn the hard way...LOL

After giving my foot a rest for a couple of days I went out for a run. The foot is feeling better during running just a bit sore now that I am back. I was fitted for orthotics yesterday and wore them the entire day. The feet are sore from wearing them but I understand after a few days you can't live without them. I will wear them the next time I run to see how they affect my run.

I decided to get the bike out of the cobwebs. I road the same route the I had run earlier this morning. What a different experience that is. My feet feel great but the legs took a good beating...pushing it most of the way at 18.5 to 21.0 mph. It feels good!

This morning I decided to go back to Veyo and work the hills again. I ran from Veyo thru Dammeron Valley for 4.125 miles then turned around and went back to Veyo. Overall I felt pretty good about the run. I want to get real familiar with these hills so that they don't become a major hurdle for the marathon.

I plan on doing some bike work today as well......we will see how that goes.

Well, I went out to the bike and decided that I had enough energy to run some more. I ran an additional 6.25 miles......should have biked it...LOL

Went for another short run of 2 miles aound the neighborhood tonight.

I did a short run this morning. The legs were very heavy today.

I decided to work the legs a bit while resting the ankle by biking 16.30 miles.

I took today off. I want to feel strong for the long run in the morning. I could not believe how worn out I was yesterday after the run and bike ride yesterday morning. I am hoping to have found my renewed energy in the morning for a good run on the SGM course for 16-20 miles.

Ran the SGM course from Veyo to the finish line. This was by far my best run. I ran a 9:31 average for the run. This may not be great but it is for me. The body handled this run better than any other that I have run....now for the recovery!