2010 -2011

I want to start this off with GO BLUE!!! I just got done watching a great basketball game, Michigan vs. Michigan State. Usually Michigan state destroys Michigan in basketball but this year Michigan took the series 2-0.

One week till I start my 2011 season off for road races. I've got a few races in the next month with the Shillelagh 4 miler next Saturday and then a Elite race down by Ann Arbor "Martian 10k " the first week of April. I was looking back in my running log from last year and comparing paces and workouts to this year. Workouts have been about the same with a lot of fartleks and tempo at 5:45-550 pace and my average run is down to 6:10-6:15 pace. Compared to last year I was around 6 min pace for fartlek/tempos and my average run was 6:25-6:30. I feel like my runs have been easier at that faster pace compared to last year. The only big difference is the weekly total where I was training for half marathon and I was up to 80 miles last year but this year I have been at 70-75 miles. My long runs are the same as last year but 10 sec /mile faster and feels a lot easier. Next week I'll back it down a little bit for the race in flushing and I'm going to go for a big P. R. which would be 21:20.

Run Happy !!!