Training 2/14 to 2/20

2/14 Monday: 7 miles in 52 minutes

Easy running from in Andover out to Vale Street. Felt pretty slow and heavy today which was to be expected after Sundays effort.

2/15 Tuesday: 10 miles in 72 minutes

Ran the Rattlesnake Hill loop. Felt a bit better today but still pretty tired. Did 6 x 20 second strides towards the end of the run.

2/16 Wednesday: AM: 5 miles in 40 minutes PM: 10 miles in 70 minutes

AM: Easy treadmill running at home.

PM: Running from the Whirlaway with Jim Johnson. Felt pretty good and the pace came pretty easy.

2/17 Thursday: AM: 4 miles in 32 minutes PM: 12 miles in 90 minutes

AM: Easy running on the treadmill at home. For some reason I really aggravated my left foot this morning. Maybe I didn't give it enough time to loosen up before running.

PM: Spent a lot of time stretching and rolling a tennis ball with my foot to loosen it up today. Foot felt much better for my run. Ran with Craig Fram and John Gorman from the Whirlaway. The pace stayed pretty relaxed which was great, and the foot actually felt OK.

2/18 Friday: AM: 5 miles in 40 minutes PM: 10 miles in 71 minutes

AM: Easy treadmill running at home

PM: Rattlesnake Hill Loop. What a great day for a run! Felt a bit heavy, but to be expected with the jump in mileage. Did 6 x 20 second strides towards the end of the run.

2/19 Saturday: 7.5 miles in 54 minutes then 10.2 miles hiking

Easy running in Campton from the school out to Perch Pond Road and back. Wind was blowing pretty hard this morning making this run nice and cold! What a difference from yesterday.

After running Heather and I went for a great hike. We hiked from route 302 up Zealand Road to the Hale Brook Trail and to the summit of Mt. Hale. We actually saw quite a few people out there on the trail enjoying the day. This was number 42 out of the 48 New Hampshire 4000 footers for me, only 6 more to go!

2/20 Sunday: 5.5 miles in 44 minutes

Very easy treadmill run at home. Feeling a little beat today from the hiking, so I went easy and will run my long run tomorrow.

Total Miles: 76

A really good week! 76 miles of running and 10.2 miles of hiking and I still managed to have a very easy 5.5 mile day. The only thing missing was a long run, and that will be done tomorrow!