1 week to go!!!

Well this week it was time to scale back on the miles to get prepared for the race next week. I went into the runs this week with the mind set of just get in the number. I did not push the pace or try to break a time I have done at that distance in the past.

Not going to lie, I am getting pretty nervous about next Saturday morning already. I fell I have prepared myself the best I could with the time constraint I was under. After I was released to train after my surgery, I knew I only had 11 weeks to get ready.

I made my own training plan and pushed the envelope in get the miles back to where they needed to be in a very short time. It was a plan that I would not suggest to anyone wanting advice in how they should create a training plan for themselves. The old saying "do as I say, not as I do."

I am excited to get back into the racing world. I am not a super competitive person anymore, but I love being in that atmosphere and interacting with other runners and hearing their stories of their past experiences and the story of how they got to where they are now.

You get to learn a lot about someone in a very short time. You have the luxury of being around people that you already have a like interest with. Looking forward to meeting new friends also. Please pray for me that my back will hold up okay.

Going to do a few more short runs early this week and training on Monday with Marquis.

Here is my week in review:
Monday- Training
Tuesday- 10 miles
Wednesday- Training/6 miles
Thursday- 8 miles
Friday- Training
Saturday- 14 miles
Sunday- Training

2 weeks to go!!!

Well I made it through another week of training without a injury. That is a huge deal for me with a big race coming up. I again did not get all the miles in that I had planned on, but I am not worried about it.

I had a rough time on my Saturday run and my back just gave me fits on Sunday. I am trying the Icy/Hot patches and Thermocare braces. They are helping somewhat, but it still is pretty sore most of the time. I am looking forward to the day that I will be pain free.

My Saturday run started at 3:00 in the morning. I met a couple of fellow ultra running friends for a run. This helped me prepare for night running for my next race. I always like to get one or two of them in before a 100 mile race.

Not sure if I will do another night run before February 2nd, but glad I got one in. I fell good about how it went other than feeling sick during most of the run. I stayed up with the group for the first half of the run, but I fell back for the second half. I don't want to talk about that run anymore.

Well here is this weeks mileage and training:

Monday- Training
Tuesday- 19 miles
Wednesday- Training/7 miles
Thursday- 11 miles
Friday- Training
Saturday- 23.25 miles

3 weeks to go!!!

Well I had a pretty good training week. I am feeling a little better about the race coming up. I am now concerned more about how my back is going to hold up more than if I have done enough to feel like I can run it well. I am going to look for a back brace to see if that will help me in the later miles.

I did miss out on my Sunday run this week again. I am finding it really hard to get it in. I really don't like getting up early in the morning to do it, because I have to be up at 5:00 in the morning for work everyday of the week and I have to be up at a decent hour on Saturday to get my long run in. So Sunday I like to sleep in before church.

I know that is a terrible excuse for not getting it in, but it is the truth. I am still dealing with pain in my back as it heals that is going on 6 months now since I realized I had a problem with it. I look forward to the day when I will be pain free.

Well here is my mileage this week as well as my training sessions.

Monday- Training
Tuesday- 19 miles
Wednesday- Training/8 miles
Thursday- 10 miles
Friday- Training
Saturday- 34 miles

4 weeks to go!!!

Well I didn't post last week, so I am going to play catch up. I have to admit. The week of Christmas, I was not very disciplined in getting my runs in. It was a fall back week for me, but I took that to the extreme. I did pick the coldest day we had to date and did one of my runs in it.

The other run I did was on the treadmill at the Y. It has turned in to one of my best friends during these months when the days are really short. I work till 3:30 or later anymore, so I don't have much daytime to get a good run in. I am missing my trail.

This week I got in all my runs but the most important one. The long one. The reason is that I went to Independence, Ks and ran the Winter 25k Flatrock at Elk State Park. So with a 2 hour drive there and back and the fact it took me four hours to do it, the day was just shot.

Sunday, I had church in the morning and training at 3:00 in the afternoon. I did not have a 6 to 7 hour block to get the long run in. I was disappointed that I was not able to get it in, but I felt like crap all day, I guess it was for the best.  I have two hard weeks to go before I scale it back for the race.

Week of Christmas:
Monday- Training/15 miles
Wednesday- Training
Friday- 10 miles

Last week:
Tuesday- 12 miles
Wednesday- Training/10 miles
Thursday- 16 miles
Friday- 8 miles
Saturday- 15.5 miles
Sunday- Training/2.5 miles