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On my last post, I said I was going to run this Shillelagh 4 miler over in flushing like I did the year before...Well the Sunday before I rolled my ankle pretty bad during my run. The pain went away a few minutes after I rolled it so I finished the run and then monday I wasn't to sore just alittle bit but I wasn't to worried about it. Tuesday's run was a different story tho, my left lateral side of my foot was so sore I though I might have broke a bone. I could barely put any pressure so I decided to rest the rest of the week and hopefullly it would be better by Monday. So each day I pretty much did nothing but sat around and iced my foot. This past Monday (First day of High School Track practice) I decided I would test out my foot. It was still sore but a I would say around 90 %, so I warmed up a mile before the practice to see. I felt like I hadn't ran in months but, my foot felt pretty good running. I then ran some 800 meter repeats with the guys and called it good. Yesterday (Tuesday) I warmed up 2 miles to see if it felt any better and then did 4.5 miles nice and easy with the guys at practice. Today I wanted to see if I had lost any conditioning plus it was amazing out (50 degrees and sunny), so I warmed up a mile on the track and went right into my 4 mile tempo run. I started out pretty easy 5:20 pace then I had the wind at my back and I wanted to see what I had so I push the last 3 miles and I got done and looked at my watch and I saw (20:05). I've mapped this loop so I know its legit 4 miles, I am surprise I did it that fast and my foot felt pretty good for the most part... NEW PERSONAL RECORD... I just need to get my mileage back up to where it was before I hurt my foot. Hopefully I can get it back going tomorrow and I didn't over do it today...Crossing my fingers!!!

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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.

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