February summary

This has been my highest mileage month in a very long time!

July 2007 training and completing a marathon: 170.8km with 2 50km weeks. That was the highest mileage month I have ever done....until this month!

February 2018 178.5km!

This picture was taken today after I did my 8 x 600m repeats. As a whole workout, it went fast because I thought that it would take a lot longer than it would. The 600m took a little over 3 minutes each and the first 4 were very manageable but there were times in the last 4 where time stood still. The last minute/200m were hard to muscle through and the temptation to hop on the side was very strong. However I kept on going and I am glad that I did!

Training update

I realize that I have fallen behind. I have been busy with my practical hours. Even though it is 5 hours a week there is still the time that goes into researching and preparing for each session, as well as the assignments for that class, and keeping up with the other. I have good intentions to update but they never seem to happen.

So I will just continue on from here. I have been steadily increasing my mileage and have not had any major issues because of fatigue. Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit my parents who snowbird in Arizona and I treated myself to a trail race in the desert for my birthday.

Cliche sunrise before the race began.

Action shot to prove that I run for fun.

Post race! Pace 5:37/km and 7th in AG, 72 overall!

I was pleased with the race. I have done a very small amount of speed running since the year started. As in 3km of race pace effort, so I was so happy to have this result. I even started slow and had a 2 minute negative split. 

This result also excites me that the program is working. I have built a base and now the fun runs begin. I just have to be aware of listening to my body and taking the rest when I need to. I am not the best at that but I have to remember to look long term. A missed run now because I am tired or need a break makes the likelihood of a successful half marathon more likely. 

I was also able to run through Veteran's Oases Park in Chandler, a place that I love to run in. If I lived in that area I would be hard pressed to find another place to go.