Biggest week in 9 years!

Week ending March 24
Mon 6 mi, easy 8:25 pace, no soreness at all after New Bedford
Tues 10 mi 7:50 pace
Wed 7.6 mi  8:10 pace
Thur 7mi,  7:50 pace, right Achilles sore probably from carrying cinder blocks in the Green house
Fri  6mi, 8:00 pace easy, right Achilles still sore
Sat 5 mi, 8:25 easy in the wind, leg feels better
Sun 25.5,  Started at 8 min miles and built to the last 3 at 6:45 pace through 20 then eased up.  Ran 23 at  7:25 pace, really encouraging considering I couldn't go faster than 7minute miles at New Bedford last week.  2.5 real easy cool down
  Week = 67 miles,  Year = 572.5

Hey this thing still works?

I was going to use Strava to post my weekly running but I haven't bought a Garmin yet as my old Casio is held together with gorilla tape but works fine.  I grew up on the Farm and we tend to keep things until they don't work anymore and then hold onto them for another 50 years just in case.  I started running again in November after my second long break from running, for various reasons.   I decided to try New Bedford as my first real race in 8 years, although  I did the Hyannis Marathon as a training run to get a Boston Qualifier in February.  I started near the back after I forgot how hard it is to get anywhere up front at this race unless you get to the starting line early.  My legs were really tight and I couldn't seem to push any faster than 7 minute miles the whole way.  I haven't really run anything faster than 7 minute pace yet so I guess I shouldn't  be worried that this is the new normal. I passed at least 30 people in the last mile so I had plenty of gas at the end.  I really forgot how much I love running and racing.  I hope I remember this the next time I get injured or the Farm starts kicking my ass.  I need to push though it to the other side because running is really important to me, and it makes the mundane parts of life easier.  
        Mon  7.8 mi, 59:11
      Tues    7.2 mi,  59:12
        Wed   9 mi, 1:09:33   1 hard mile in 6:18, 1 hard half mile in 2:55
      Thur    5.25 mi 41:55
       Fri    3.5  mi   27:20
       Sat    2.5 mi,  19:36
       Sun   17 mi,  3 mi warm up.  race  1:32:29  41st (50+) official results still not out. 1 mile w/d
Total week  52 miles     Year =505.5

Week of Nov 21 - 27

Mon AM Pt with more Graston on left leg. PM 6.5 mi @ 7:45/mile  
Tues 6.2 mi JA loop 48:30
Wed  off

 Thur 7mi 8:00/mi
 Fri 10 mi real easy
 Sat 3.5 mi w/Cooper
  Sun 10.5 mi   8:00/mi  with a group                                                                                                                                                                                         Total 43.5 mi, biggest week since April and the left leg still feels good!

Return to running

After months of frustrating hip and hamstring pain, some simple excersises from my PT have freed up my leg enough to get back to running. And hopefully will fix some muscle imbalances I have been dealing with for 25 years!
M 3mi
Tue 6.2 JA loop 48:30
Wed off
Thur 8 mi 6mi @ 7:00/mi
fri 6.5 7:20/mi
Sat 3.5 easy
Sun 3.5 easy
Total 30.5 mi year=1050

Training 3/21-3/27

Mon off, legs really tight and hurt
Tues 8 mi, most with cooper at 9 min pace, everything still hurts
wed off,
Thur 8 mi, felt a little better 7:30 pace
Fri 7.5 mi, 7:30 pace
Sat 8 mi, 3 with cooper then 7:20 pace with a couple strides
Sun 24 miles easy 8min pace with the group, about 7 miles of it with 2:11 Marathoner
Gary Siriano, pretty cool, hopefully he will catch up with us on our easy sunday runs. I love hearing stories from the 70's and 80's when we had dozens of fast Marathoners.

Total 55 miles year= 527

Legs felt better as the week went on, I hope I can do more this week.

Training 3/7 -3/20

Week ending March 13

Total 35.5 miles 5 days
Race celtic 5k 17:13 (40+pr)
year=432

Week ending March 20
Total 40 miles 4 days
DNF New Bedford 2nd in my life

As they say in my business "you reap what you sow"

Training 2/28 - 3/6

Mon off
Tues 21.5 mi , Tagged along with Bob on his 21 mile and felt pretty good, a shade under 8min pace. Does two 21 milers in 4 days qualify me as an ultra runner?
Wed 9.5 mi, 7.5 mi easy 7:45 pace followed with 10x150 strides
Thur 8 mi, 7:40 pace
Fri 6.5 mi, 3 with cooper then 3.5 more all at 8:30 pace and very tired
Sat off, not planned, the day got away from me
Sun 15.5 mi, 7:55 pace with The group, felt real easy
Total 61 miles (5 days) Year = 396.5

Keeping up with the build up phase, trying to get comfortable with 60 miles and start increasing my milage after next week. I hope to find a 5 mile race or 10k next sunday to get something in before NB. It has been nearly a year since I ran a race!