Another week done. I was at home for reading week during much of it, but unfortunately I came down with a cold. I realize that many would usually say that when one has a cold, the solution is to “man up” and go for a run anyway. I’ve tried this approach several times this year [...]
Best. Week. Ever.
Training for the week of February 9th-15th:
Monday, Feb 09, 2009
AM: 1 hr 1 min 13 sec, 9.1 mi
les. Pace was a bit fast, but it felt easy so I guess it’s all good. East St. mile in 6:22.
PM: 1 hr 49 min, 14.0 mi
les. 30 up, 3 X 200m strides, 5 X [2 min. [...]
Boston Valentine 3k
Here’s the video of my 3k race at Boston University’s Valentine indoor meet. I didn’t get into the fast section (in which Mary Cullen set an Irish national record in 8:43!!), which was a little disappointing, but I ran under CIS standard, so it’s a mission accomplished in general. I was pretty tried [...]
The Season Thus Far
It’s great to be back, mostly healthy, and racing. I spent a lot of cross country season injured, and while everything hasn’t quite been figured out, I’m currently at the point where I can train hard and race, so long as I take good care of myself.
My cross country season was a big disappointment. Things [...]
