This is a journal about my journey of running rather than the destination. I love to run, it has become one of my true passions. Road races, trail runs, or endurance events. It's all fun, I'm just not that competitive. Below are some highlights. Thanks for reading.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
4 Personal Record Weeks in a Row
My legs may think I'm a little nuts, but I've just completed 4 buildup weeks in a row, culminating in 42.0, 51.0, 52.4, 60.4, and 62.4 miles each successive week. That's definitely a PR in itself, and also just completed my 50th day of running in a row. Overall I'm feeling OK, although my right knee hurts quite a bit, but it does seem to be getting a lot better too. I have a few other minor aches, but that's perfectly acceptable for as much running as I'm doing. My speeds have really increased, going from an average weekly pace of 9:37, to 9:26, to 9:34, to 9:19, and finally 9:09. In other words, even though the mileage feels like a part time job sometimes (my wife would probably agree), it seems to be paying dividends that hopefully I can cash in during any one of my upcoming half marathon races. I'm shooting for 1:50 if at all possible so I can get a position in the seeded race corral in the Chicago Marathon this fall. Running is good right now, and while I've got the time, I need to use it to keep pushing harder, faster, further, and longer while I can.
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