Almost May Now...

After another long, busy week at work consumed by college graduates and their proud families, my body and mind were exhausted by late nights and early mornings. Although I was hoping to hit 50 miles this week, I backed off towards the latter part of the week and finished in the mid-40's again. I did run straight through though without any off days and had two succesful runs up Animas Mountain. On Monday I finished Animas in 53:00, and completed the descent with a nagging stomach cramp. Considering the early date, I was fairly pleased with a time that is less than a minute and half slower than my PR for the course. The fastest I've ever done Animas from my house in training has been 51:47... I ran Animas again on thursday and finished in 53:30, again feeling pretty relaxed and comfortable. For the last two weeks I have encorporated my ipod into my runs - listening to music on steep climbs makes the runs feel easier and more relaxed. Of course, it may be just that I am deaf to my own labored breathing when I'm plugged in. Regardless, my ipod has quickly become a favorite training tool of mine on the trails.

4/21 - 4/27 - 46 miles
M - 8 miles (Animas - 53:00)
T - 6 miles (Sailing Hawks)
W - 6 miles (Sailing Hawks)
T - 8 miles (Animas - 53:30)
F - 6 miles (Sailing Hawks)
S - 6 miles (Sailing Hawks)
S - 6 miles (Sailing Hawks)