Week Ending March 24, 2012

I flew home from the Florida Keys on Sunday and did not run. I spend my last night in Key Largo on the beach and pulled an all-nighter. It was pretty cool to look out into the ocean, stare at the stars, and watch a boat or ship slowly go by every once in a while. Monday was the first day of me getting my ass back into shape and I ran a double. I ran doubles for four of the last six days of the week and averaged 15 miles per day the six days I ran. My second treadmill workout of the season was run on Wednesday. I hate the treadmill, but in preparation for Mount Washington, I want to hit the treadmill at least once every two weeks or so. I ran a 4 mile warm-up, then put the treadmill at 10% and 6.4 mph. I increased 0.1mph every quarter mile until I was at 7.9 mph and 10%. The first few quarter miles were not difficult at all, but by the time I finished it felt like I was sprinting uphill. Overall, this was a very good week of training and I’m glad to get back into the swing of things. 90 miles for the week.