false start
the last time i had blogged, i was prepping to race a half marathon on the first saturday in april. regrettably, i came down with an upper respiratory virus which kept me on the couch. training-wise, april came and went without much to write about as i only mustered 110 miles over 20 days. there was one cool thing that did happen while i was on the run last month. we got a stray 80 degree day and i spotted a pretty good sized tortoise sunning itself along the side of the glacial drumlin trail as i ran by.
as far as consistency, may has gotten off to a good start. i’ve been able to run on ten of the first eleven days of the month. the majority of the time, my effort is limited to a short five mile effort during lunch. i did surprise myself last week with five in 36:20. after a 8:20 opening mile, i started rolling off miles at an average of 7:00 per mile for the next four miles. to be honest, it was an unplanned effort. for whatever the reason, my legs just said “go” so i went with it. i wish i could bottle up what that felt like and cash it in during the last 10K of a marathon.
regardless, i don’t have any firm racing plans yet but am guessing i’ll find some shorter races in the coming months to see where my fitness level is at. there’s a 10K in july that i’d like to take another whirl at and i got an email about the North Face Endurance Challenge in september. if there’s any gas left in the tank, maybe i can sneak in one last long race in late october or early november.
time will tell.
MTD – 57 miles (10 days)
YTD – 486.5 miles
Odometer – 31,593 miles