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Week 22 April 12-18

Sunday- 17.5 miles at 8:08 pace

Monday- 0

Tuesday- 9 miles at 7:54 pace

Wednesday- 8 miles at 7:06 pace

          With 7x4 minute pick-ups (3 minutes recovery)

Thursday- 2 miles with Lucy at 8:12 pace

          Then 3.1 miles at 8:16 pace

Friday- 2 miles with Lucy at 8:10 pace

          Then 4 miles at 8:02 pace

Saturday- 3.5 miles with Lucy at about 8:30-8:45 pace

Total miles: 50

Comments: I’ve worn shorts all week while running! Spring is here at last. I felt good on my Sunday long run. I ran at 17 mile loop which takes me past Camp Sargent where I actually went as a fifth grader for a week with my elementary school. I added a half mile because I saw someone halfway in the water through the ice and I ran back to make sure he was there on purpose. He was, and it looked like he was fishing, but I’m glad I made sure or I would have worried about it for a while. I also felt good on my Wednesday workout. The nice weather definitely helps. And also, another good part of this week is that Lucy is back to running.

Easter, Snow and a Short "5k"

Week 21 April 5-11

Sunday- 15 miles at 8:10 pace

Monday- 0

Tuesday- 9 miles at 7:55 pace

Wednesday- 8 miles at 8:09 pace

          Then 10x40 second hills, jog down recovery

Thursday- 6 miles at 8:16 pace

Friday- 4 miles at 8:12 pace

Saturday- Spring Fling “5k” in Salisbury in 17:13 (not quite a 5k)

          16 minute warm up, 21 minute cool down

Total miles: 50

Comments: First, Happy Easter! I had a nice time with family, and Isaac did pretty well during the 2 hour, 15 minute Easter Vigil mass. He only needed to be fed once, which also gave me a little break from the long mass. I woke Thursday to snow plows going by my house. This is one long winter. The weather wasn’t good on Wednesday so I didn’t do a workout during my run. The roads were pretty slippery.

I was excited for the race on Saturday. The course was flat, and though it was incredibly windy, the sun was out and the weather was a good temperature. I fed Isaac, and headed off on my warm up. I felt decent and really felt I would run low 19’s for the race. We had seen someone measuring the first mile and there were mile markers out, so I thought for sure the course was going to be accurate. Not quite. The first mile was into the wind, but I was working hard and my split was 5:55 which I believed. I was pleased and remained strong and tried to catch a few of the guys in front of me. When I saw that my second “mile” was 5:13, I was disappointed the course was not marked correctly. I still thought it would be a 5k and the mile markers were just off, but when I crossed the finish line in 17:13, I knew it was definitely not. The results say it was a 3 mile race, but I still don’t believe it was that long. So that’s disappointing. I also missed my cousin’s bridal shower, because the awards took longer to start than I anticipated. The upside is that the people directing the race and working at it were very kind, and besides the inaccurate course, the race was well managed. Also, I got to cool down running on the beach, and Ian and I took Isaac to the beach for his first time while we were waiting for the awards to begin. I think he was pretty amazed by it, which was pretty special to see.

Spring Flink 5k-Peterborough, NH

Week 20 March 29-April 4

Sunday- 15 miles at 8:16 pace

Monday- 0

Tuesday- 9 miles at 8:03 pace

Wednesday- 8 miles at 7:27 pace with 8x3 minute pick-ups (3 minute recovery)

Thursday- 7 miles at 8:16 pace

Friday- 4 miles at about 8:45 pace

Saturday- Spring Fling 5k in 19:35

          18 minute warm up, 17 minute cool down

Total miles : 50

Comments: I’m glad I got in a 15 mile long run. I’d like to get up to at least one 16 or 17 mile run before the half marathon. I’m satisfied with my 5k. I definitely wanted to get under 20 minutes, though it would have been nicer to have run faster than my last 5k. Can I use the excuse that I was nursing Isaac up until we were starting the race? I definitely recommend racing when you have an infant- you can always use him as an excuse for not doing as well as you hoped. :) I have a race on April 11 that I want to run a bit faster - hopefully low 19’s.