The buzz and recovery phase from the A1A Marathon has gone on long enough. Back to training.
For what?
Last year's adventure in the record heat wave and hills of the fluid deprived inaugural Georgia Marathon fell on the same weekend as my favorite 10K so I missed it. This year I have four more weeks to get ready.
The Winter Park Road Race falls at a great time down here. It can still be cool out. Spring bloom is everywhere. There's the Winter Park Art Festival and all the baseball spring training, Easter, College Reunion, Spring Break, etc. It's all very exciting. This year I am in.
I have been doing several recovery runs since the A1A. Two days after was for 3 miles. Saturday I went six. Sunday was seven a little faster. Tuesday was four and today was a tempo five. Next week I'll pick up the training plan for 10Ks, starting from four weeks out.
Tomorrow will be a nippy 39 degrees here. One more chance to layer up and run for all I'm worth. It'll be back in the 70s by the weekend.
My name is David (Dylan to some). I am a runner.
Record Book
200m - 0:45.14, April 2007
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
400m - 1:35.58, June 2008
800m - 3:34.62, July 2007
1200m - 5:33.2, September 2005
1600m - 7:35.7, January 2007
1 mile - 7:24.0, August 2005
5K - 23:26.1, August 2005 I-Drive/U-Run, Orlando
10K - 49:46.5, November 2005 Founders Day, Orlando
12K - 1:07:20, February 2005 Outback Classic, Orlando
15K - 1:22:23, September 2008, Miracle Miles, Orlando
20K - 1:46:09, Labor Day 2005, New Haven
Half - 1:50:24, December 2005, OUC, Orlando
Marathon - 4:46:44, November 2007, New York
4 comments:
That's less than a quarter-mary for an old pro like you!
Glad you have a new plan...there can be a let-down, as you know, after a big, long-planned-for marathon.
Also a lot of hyphens...
39, nippy? We're having 39 tomorrow and I'm calling it a warm day!!!!!!
Glad you're back to training. I was at the tail end of my 10K Group today, walking 2 minutes and running one with a brand new runner, overweight, struggling but motivated, and she was asking me about lifestyle changes (like I know) and I gave her the old do more and eat less routine, have to do both together or your weight yo-yos, and I told her the comment you posted once on someone's blog, Eat what's right, not what's left. I always liked that one and thought I'd tell you about it's real world use out there.
I am so looking forward to the WPRR! I love the course, and the time of year. It's going to be a good one!
I am looking forward to seeing you there this year!
Welcome back from recovery and into training!
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