I'm officially registered for Boston. They were giving me a hard time because I didn't have a qualifying marathon time in the 18-month window. That was because I didn't finish a marathon in timeframe. I gave them my Indy Mini sub 1:08 time and that seemed to work for the elite entry. So I'm working now toward Boston.
Today brought the end to my first full week of solid productive training in at least two months. I woke up early for a church meeting and then around 9am headed out for my run. It was supposed to be a soaker today but instead, it was a partly sunny, wind-free 36-degree morning...near perfect for a track workout.
I ran from home to the MSHS track -- exactly 4 miles. I wore running pants because it was quite a bit colder than what I had run in all week and I was having flashbacks to that bitter cold morning last month when I pull my hammy in that race in Kent. So mostly as a precaution i put on the pants. After stretching and doing a couple of warm up laps at the track, I shed the pants and jacket and began the workout: 2x2M @5:12 with four minutes active rest. By this time, it was almost completely sunny...still chilly but no wind.
For the first time since my race in December, I felt REALLY good during hard running.
First mile was in 5:09. Second was in 5:11. I was feeling really good and had developed a solid rhythmn through that rep. The four minutes rest seemed to long so at 3:30, I was ready to go for the second rep. Mile 1 was in 5:11 and Mile 2 was in 5:09. I felt really good and probably could have done another rep but was happy to have completed a solid workout feeling strong and injury free.
To be clear, this wasn't a super crazy hard workout. It was fairly short and the times weren't blistering, but as I work my way back into shape it was the perfect workout physically and mentally.
The jog back home took me back up Snoqualmie Parkway. The clouds started to roll in and the wind picked up a bit making it a bit chilly but toally manageable. It helped that I had nailed a solid workout for the first time in a while.
Hopefully I'm getting back on track.
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