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Easy lunch break run, 4.9 miles. 42:30--8:40 ave. Not too bad on the ankles. I think the heavy icing on the ankles after yesterday's night run did alot of help! LAX game tonight, tomorrow AM run will be tough! Then another LAX game tmrw pm!

6.5 miles Towson with hills. 8:04 pace. not bad. I need to do more speed work.

7 miles on Ma and Pa. 8:01 pace 48:06 total. With music on last 3.5. With oxysox. Felt good. Still think with more rest can do better. I think I'm on Sked for the Half. Fingers crossed for a 1;45!

It's tough to not have anything to put here for 6 days. The leg got pretty bad after the Fell's Point race. I've been wrapping and limping for a week. No training. I'm hoping to race tomorrow. Not sure how fast I can be with a whole week off.

Quick 2 miles at home

COLD! 10deg. windchill...1/2 mi. warmup (not much of one) 5mi. reverse run of Towson Route. 44:00 8:49 pace. HEAVY HEADWINDS.

4 miles in Towson. 28 degrees. cold. No hills today.
Some pick-ups. Rough week at work. I'm running every chance I get.

3.65 trail run Jerusalem Mill. Deceiving - 11:00 min. pace - real choppy trail with some STEEP hills. Heavy taping and icing helped. Road shoes don't work well on trails. Time for new shoes.

3.65 trail run Jerusalem Mill. Deceiving - 11:00 min. pace - real choppy trail with some STEEP hills. Heavy taping and icing helped. Road shoes don't work well on trails. Time for new shoes.

8 miles on the MA und Pa trail. I had throbbing head pain before the run. 8 miles cured that, but got pretty bad swelling afterwards. I usually wrap the left foot with an ice pack, but this time, I did an ice bath...8:30 pace.

5.25 in Towson. Tried to stay to asphalt side streets. I can tell I haven't done high mileage lately. I used to not feel a thing until about 5 miles. Today I felt it around 2.5. 8:42 pace. Nice run. Ice an Ibu to help My Left Foot.

Finished P/T...race tomorrow!

4.20 hills in Stoneleigh. 8:50 ish pace.

4.4 Towson, no hills. Achilles gettin better. 40 deg. Bummed about my pace,felt I was pacing out closer to my 13 mile pace, which won't help in the 5k this wknd. Turned in a 7:18 pace though, it made me a bit more confident. I'll need a hvy wrmup this wknd.

7.6 miles Towson Easy run (not so easy). Slow 9:04 pace. 1:09 total.
colder mid-low 30s.

Sked for Easy run day, from now 'til june, only 1 rest day per wk.4.8 miles Towson. Some hills. Good thing I wasn't sweating the pace, it was weak..Weekly mileage starts to take its toll on Fridays.

40 deg. 5.5miles. slow 8:25 pace. Rough day. Tired. I think I have a stomach virus.

5 miles track workout. 8:17 ave pace. Intervals. 1/4 mile sprints. Not bad for an afternoon run. Ripped tape off after first 1/2 mile.

2 easy miles yesterday and 2 miles today. 6 months hustling for my 1st half-marathon and the feet bailed on me a week ago. Need to do some serious healing in 48 hours.

2 easy miles yesterday and 2 miles today. 6 months hustling for my 1st half-marathon and the feet bailed on me a week ago. Need to do some serious healing in 48 hours.

2 weak miles yesterday and today. Feet pain. I think my chances at making my desired time on Sunday are screwed. This is where the patience part of running kicks in (I guess). 6 months of heavy running, and the feet bail 1 week before the race! 48 hours to heal as much as possible.....

Nice 5.6 run through hills in Towson.

beautifiul weather, 65 degrees. 4mi. race pace run in Towson.

5.5 miles Towson w/hills. Sked for rest day. 51:50. Very easy 9:25 pace. Not bad, but I'm missing the birm and lack of traffic of the Ma & Pa. Tired of having cars pass within inches of me and climbing a curb every 20 feet.

Been sick the last so I ran a slow 4 miles in Towson.
Hopefully, I don't get sicker and I can ramp back up to the 5.6 training runs and keep training for the Druid Hill 5-miler.

15 degrees today. I wussed out and did half an hour on the elliptical.
The good news is that the leg is feeling good. I'm ramping up to some real distance later this week.

Quick 20 mins.

-20 degrees in the AM. Tried a mile on a twisted leg and gave up.

5.5Miles Towson AM 28 Degrees. 8:49 pace. Not bad. Some fascia pain.

Afternoon Mt. Rd. Run. I was going to do an inside workout b/c glutes and Lft hammy a little sore from yesterday, but WX was in the low 40s. The road called me. Did a light 2.5-3 miles. Nice to run in shorts for a while... I gotta start back into X-training to work core/abs.....

5.5. miles Towson. AM. 51:30..9:20 pace. A little slower than usual, I think I got spoiled with high temps this weekend. 29 Degrees this AM.
The New shoes help a lot.

Rest day 20 mins. Abs & Stretch

Felt a lot colder than the 22 degrees reported. Usual 4 mile towson route. Slow and painful 39 mins. Couldn't get warmed up, pains all over.

The chest cold is clearing up. Ran 5.6 miles in Towson. Nice run. Chilly 35 degrees.

5:25 miles MA&PA. 8:48 pace. Some step up at the end...Alot of Plantar Fasciitis pain from yesterday.

5:25 miles MA&PA. 8:48 pace. Some step up at the end...Alot of Plantar Fasciitis pain from yesterday.

5:25 miles MA&PA. 8:48 pace. Some step up at the end...Alot of Plantar Fasciitis pain from yesterday.

Podiatrist apt and PT for the Tendonitis on the top of foot.
Will ease back in with some runnnig tmrw and hopefully a race on Sunday.

AM Run, 6 miles run at MA&PA...Beautiful sunrise mist on the cut hay in the field. relaxed 8:40-ish pace. Hills.

6.5 mi. Towson w/hills. 40deg. Slow post-race pace 9:32 1:02 total. Right quad and achilles were whining during the run, probably due to the final kick on yesterday's race.

Sked. rest day. Some achilles pain and general fatigue. Rest day couldn't have come a t a better time.

3 mile track run. tapering ..race is sunday... left foot in bad shape...fasciitia and muscle pull across top...Hopefully it heals some before Sun.

4.5 mi towson run. Cold 37 Deg. med pace. will do speed work wed.

Skipped, pulled the fascial (both feet) running/sliding in the mud on 5k Sat.

4 miles towson . Hills

4miles towson AM nice day...some speed work

5k race on the bum leg. The cobblestones were brutal. The shirt was very cool. I earlier wanted to do around 21:50 ish. With the bad leg I did 23:12. Hopefully it gets better by next weekend....

Had to skip the celtic run. What a waste, I knew I'd get too excited and get re-injure like last week at Figgy Pudding. Did half an hour on the track with the family. Some pain until I was warmed up at 12 minutes. Didn't want to push it, because I want to do some distance over the xmas holiday.

10.3 run on Mt. Rd. Hilly on the way out, downhill on the way back. Some days it's fun to run in the fog. Today was one of those days. P.F. Had some issues with my hands... bone white, numb, probably the mist and the temp.

Fallston Track Work. 1hr fartleks. 9-10 miles. P.F.
Nike Running Tights not made for anything over 6 miles!!!!

47 degrees. Ma and Pa Trail 10 miles - 8 min. pace=80 min.
Nice run. ran with music. I want to repeat this run W/O music to compare...Much less soul crushing than the first 5 miles of a 10 miler on Mt. Rd. Much safer too! This might be my new LD path. I wish I didn't have to loop as early as 3.25 miles....

11 miles on Ma&Pa and around Main St. 1:31, 8:16 pace. No Music. Did much better than I thought. Some stomach issues.

*NEW SHOES* GTS 9s. 5 miles on MA and PA. Felt gr8. 8 min pace.Even with ice, mud and hills, pace was good and it felt good. I could have gone faster. I think my old shoes had more miles on them than I thought (probably close to 600miles.) Should have changed them when the running got tougher a month ago!

Went to run intervals at the track today, all went wrong.I forgot my watch (which I never do) and as soon as myson and I got there the temps dropped quickly, winds kicked up and it started snowing. We bailed because neither of us was dressed for it. Nonetheless, I was still disgusted w/ myself for bailing. I ran errands, went home and did my usual 6miles. I didn't lose my disgust until mile 3.
It was typical Mt. RD. run. Headwinds out, tailwinds back. 53:54. Anyway, the mileage is in the bank.

4-4.5 trail run on the Ma & Pa. A bit of a chest cold. Not a bad run. I need to quit getting colds so I can skip less days and add more miles on weekends.

3.5 mile on the circle,hills... Real cold 12 windchill...

Miserable 7.50 mile trail/street run. Each step sucked...P.F. acting up...Iced feet afterwards. Stinky 9 min pace. Got new inserts for shoes. We'll see how the heels are tmrw.

6 miles on Mt. Road in between kids swim races...

5.20 Miles early AM on Mt. Road before swim meet.

Baltimore 10 miler. Very disorganized parking, got to park gate 40 mins early and made it to the start line 30 seconds after the gun! Steady rain for whole race. My GPS says I did 10 miles in 1:20 and then another .25 miles. That's a huge discrepancy in course Vs. actual! No official results yet. Great course. No rain blisters. I actually slowed down to chat with some nice people. I wanna run an LD race in dry weather! I'd probably do much better than an 8 min. pace.

Baltimore Ten Miler....I still contest the distance..My GPS called it 10.25 at an 8 min pace....255 37/190 281 Rob Brockmeyer 40 JOPPA MD 41:39 1:23:45 1:21:54 8:12

I still contest the distance, MY gps put the course @ 10.25, that's a big discrepancy! 255 37/190 281 Rob Brockmeyer 40 JOPPA MD 41:39 1:23:45 1:21:54 8:12

Early AM run, 6.2 miles Bel Air to Campus Hills. Not bad, decent pace.

Quick 3 miles with Jack. 30 minutes. He's tough on himself. I'm gonna run the BATR with him at his pace. His first 5k.

BATR 5k not sure of time yet. Around 24:00. It's tough to run slower, when all you want to do is kick it. It was great to cross the finish with Jack on his first 5k.

LAX Production, then 4 miles in Towson to stay on track. Twisted ankle @ last 100 yrds. Doesn't seem too bad. OXYsox help recovery a lot.

6.3 easy miles on Ma and Pa with family. Easy 8:37 pace.

Very quick 1.5 in between yard work just to stretch. Mt. Rd

3m road run Joppa Chilly, rainy

13 mile "rehearsal" for the Half-Marathon on Mt. Rd. 1:50, ave. pace 8:27. Have to shave 5mins. to make target. Hit heavy headwinds (hopefully none on race day). Mt Rd. is one long hill up then down..1/2 Marathon course has a few severe hills and then flat...2 rest is a must for a good 13!

13 mile "rehearsal" for the Half-Marathon on Mt. Rd. 1:50, ave. pace 8:27. Have to shave 5mins. to make target. Hit heavy headwinds (hopefully none on race day). Mt Rd. is one long hill up then down..1/2 Marathon course has a few severe hills and then flat...2 rest is a must for a good 13!

11 miles. 1:45:00 Ave. 9:33. Mt Rd. Hill 2 Fallston track. then laps. Crappy run. This is what happens when you eat sugar instead of yogurt for b-fast. Heart rate hitting around 155. ASICS.

7 miles on Ma&Pa. 55:23 Total. &:53 ave pace. Not sure if it is the rests that's helping or the heavy "no-rest" and THEN a rest. I do know that I'm gonna taper earlier than the Sked states. It has me peaking out at 55 miles a week until race week. I'vre read that a 1/2mar. calls for a 2 week taper....

Mt. Rd. run 11.8 Miles. last 3 were tough. Took water this time. It helped. 1:55:00. Headwinds on the way back.

low 30s freezing rain. Got soaked. 10mi. Ma&Pa. 8:42 pace 1:27:00 Run.

low 30s freezing rain. Got soaked. 10mi. Ma&Pa. 8:42 pace 1:27:00 Run.

60 deg. 6 miles MA&Pa. lost track of pace, had to help jack push his bike up a few hills. Had fun being with him. Ate sandwiches at the park after....

10 miles on Mountain RD. Out and back. 1:32:00. Pretty windy. All headwinds uphill for first 5mi. Tailwinds on the way home. 34 Degrees. No hand issues this time because there was no rain or mist.

12.6 miles (P.F.) on Mt. Road 1:53. Ran with music (first time in a while). Felt real good on the way up. 33 Degrees. At the turn-around, Temps dropped and snow started, pretty decent headwind. Popped a ClifShot Espresso at Mi. 8. Helped pick me up. Last mile was brutal. All in all, I feel prepared for the Half-Marathon. I just need to keep training....Not sure if it was the snow or distance, but I had hand issues again....

Hit the track with my son did about 20 mins of intervals and then went for a beautiful 3mile trail run at Annie's Playground. No P.R.s or long distance, just had a great time running with my buddy. Very nice trail

6 miles (3 from home to swim championship and another 3)
NEW SHOES: Saucony Omni 8s. Great mid support that I need for PF. A bit loose after first 2 runs, I might consider going down 1/2 size next time.

4 miles @ Fallston track with Jack. Mixed bag of speed work, strides, tempo and heavy streching... Still not doing it at 100% though...Have to ice after everthing1

Finally worked back up to 7 mi. after the Half-Marathon. A little tougher than it used to be, but foot pain is minimal - thanks to PT. 8:40 pace.

Quick 6 miles because, I think there's going to be a big snowstorm tomorrow. Unfortunately it was on a full stomach, side cramps for 4 miles. 53:28. 8:54 pace kinda slow. Mt Road .

5K St. Paddy's race. Tank was right, it was a very flat course. Dropped from 22:00 to 21:26 P.R. Wet, cold and no Porto-pots. I'm happy with the time. I'd hope to do at least 21:10 on a warm dry day with an empty tank. Should've run an additional 10mi. for training, but rewarded myself with a skip. Bk 2 routine tmrw

St. Paddy Listing:
170/3,273 41/470 Robert Brockmeyer M 39 Joppa MD gun 21:32 net 21:26 pace: 6:54 P.R.

Fried from Lax Production lst nite. Had to stay on sked-12mi. Ma&Pa. 8:30 Splits, 1:42 total. nasty cold didn't help. have to shave more time to beat 1:45 on race day

Wet.Sked. for 12. stopped @ 8 so I could get some quality runs this week. not great 8:45 pace.

It's the LAX production, night game fri, day game sat. Dead tired and I have a chest cold. Sked. called for 6 miles. I did 6.25, but the first 3 were 10 min pace. the last 3 was 23:00, 7:40 pace. Not horrible since it was all hills, but I gotta do better to get a P.R. on the race this weekend.

Ma and pa 9 miles. changed form a bit for more heel 2 toe. Helped alot. 1:05:00 8:23 pace.

13 miles 1:50:49. Felt weak @ start (from hvy speedwork on Fri.). Didn't get much better than 8:30 pace. Really need to stay around 8:15 pace to make my goal. We'll see. This is the last 13 before the race. Slow taper for next 2 weeks. Ran on Ma&Pa trail. Lots of hills, like the race course.

First 1/2 marathon day. For this I've been training since Dec. 1:45:26...I made my goal!!! Surprisingly...It's been a bad 2 weeks. Almost no running due to foot pain and I cut a gash outta my pinkie toe at the pool yesterday. It rained prior to start, which gave may people blisters. Didn't get foot pain until mile 3.4. A TON of BIG hills! 155/1446 DIV 47/205.... 01:45:26 8:03 I'm happy!

Afternoon run, 10 mile on Ma & Pa. Tempo Run, 5 miles of it @ (about) 7:30(ish). 8:37 ave. pace. ran for 1:25:50 total. Hard to do speed work on hills. I will move to a track for the next Tempo (even though I hate the track) No music today...makes a diff. but I don't wanna do anything I don't in a race @ this PT.

5 miles ma and pa. 40:52. 8:10 ave splits. Allergies kicking in!

8.5 miles on the ma and pa. First time on a GPS so didn't get a good read on splits like I wanted. AVE pace 8:24 TOTAL 1:11;21. Not so sure at this point that I can do 13.1 in 1:45. I think G-maps has been slightly less than true. I will find out in the next few weeks...

Could've rested 2-day... wanted to run, though...6.6 Towson. 56:00 8:29 pace. Felt O.k. could use more rest. 36 deg. Didn't wanna run, cold, Chatting with friends and a little music got me going. Almost got hit by another car...I wish there were running paths here!!!!!!

5.6 with some hills. Still gotta Bum Leg....

Quick 3 miles on Mt. Rd. after gifts/before parties.

5.5 miles Towson AM 48:00 8:43 pace. Low 50s. Not a bad run. I still think I can be faster.

7.75 miles. 35 degrees. Intervals: 1/2 warm,1@8 min., 1@7:15 min., 1/2@6min. ALL HILL, 1@7:30ish, 1/2@5mins., 1mi.@8:10, 2.25@?
Total Run 1:04. TOTAL: 8:15 AVERAGE PACE.

5.5. mile Towson. Started dead tired after lax production last night.
It was made easier with music (which I try to avoid). Slow 9 minute pace. My Sked had me doing 7mi. with 4 @7:40. No way I could do it. At least I'm still racking miles....

5.5 miles in Towson. 9min pace. 50 mins. 16 degrees. Cold! Didn't feel like running. Did it anyway. I believe I will pick up speed when spring gets here. I hope. The cold is tough.
Ran AFTER work. Perhaps my body likes AM running, but it's even colder in the AM!

4 miles in Towson (no hills). 12 degree windchill. I wanted to run more, but my toes we freezing up (only on my left foot).
No real issues.

VERY cold. About 18 degrees. Tough to stay warm. About 6 miles in 54 minutes. I have to keep reminding myself that these times include my 6-7 minute warm-up, so I gotta think that in a race situation, I'd do much better.

A few sick days, today worked back in with some miles on the elliptical. I'll try some distance this weekend....

5.6 miles in Towson. Nice pace. Nice sunrise.

3.5 Ma & Pa. First run in weeks without a ton of pain. Not alot of swelling. Took Ibu after. Easy 8:52 pace. Ran on the Brooks GTS..not the Asics.

ASICS GELS AT 180 MILES

Quick 3 miles in hvy humidity before carnival...

Quick 3 miles in heavy humidity

I thought I knew fear until I forgot my shower shoes 2-day and faced the prospect of using the work shower. Luckily, borrowed some from a trusted sourced. 4.5 miles, then ice. Easy 8:52 pace. Stayed away from hills. PT working.

9.0 miles in Towson, Hills and Fartleks. 8:37 AVE splits. 1:17 total. Felt good . Quad is back, Achilles back 65%. Have to get in cross-training after the 1/2 marathon. 40 degrees.

7 miles Towson w/ hills sked for 7 W 5mi@7:40. Not sure how close I can due to watch issues. Rainy 36 degrees. Not a bad run but pace definitely affected by rain and wind.....

20 degrees. 6.5 miles. 54:42. 8::24 pace Towson with hills.

Worst run in a while. 6.60, 8:57 pace. Wasted most of my energy stressing during the day. Had nothing when it was time 2 run late PM. Pulled 2 much energy from my feet instead of thighs. Always a recipe for failure. Whatever..More junk miles got get 100% again. Not sure how...

6miles track in Towson. 1Mile warm @ 9ish.5 miles @ 8:00-8:15.
Still can't "strideout" or "kick" due to heel pain. Still taping. Gonna work more rest into the nxt week.

7 miles. 8:30 pace. Ma and Pa. working on my stride. I think it's helping. Less foot pain, no orthotics . We'll see. On pace for 1:50 for the 1/2 marathon.

quick 2 miler to get rid of the day's stress....rainy

Cool Steady rain. 6.5 Mi. 1 Hr Slow easy 9:13 pace. Not much pain. Got nailed by every redlight.

NEW SHOES Asics Kayano Gel 15s. Break in day. Easy 8:52 break-in pace. 7 miles. On first feel they're nice. Worth the high MSRP. Had to bail on the Brooks GTS9s. After research I found out they changed their sole formula. I found a bunch of complaints online with the same feet issues I had and they were all shoe related. Nxt time I'll trust my feet instead of blaming my training.

Beautiful sunrise run. The Goucher campus is so quiet. Nice 7 miles. easy 8:52 pace. The GPS is great, it helps me roam wherever I like them double back. The ASICS seem to feel better as the sole breaks down a bit. The Brooks start gr8 and then get less soft.

6.4 miles. Why does running in 36 degrees in spring feel as bad as 16 degrees did 2 months ago? I think I need to add a rest day. My mid-week run paces are becoming "slop runs". Time to "listen to my legs.
1:02 averaged pace= 9:41 Stinky, I know. My 10 am Ma and pa runs blow that away.

Ran half an hour at the track (at night), 24 degrees. Not a bad run. Trying to hold back a bit, still. I'll try to run more every day this holiday week and do about 10 miles on Saturday.

3 Mi. @ Fallston Track with the kids. Slow, 24:03

4.5-5 miles. Towson.Tired of injuries slowing me up.
Fell off a ladder, now I can only run straightways. Turns and hills are killin' me. Luckoly for me I have an all hills 5 miler in less than 2 wks.
We'll see.....

4 miiles Towson 32:43. 8:10 pace. Would like a rest day, but the weather hass been too nice and I know it's gonna turn nasty soon.

5.5mi. Towson. 20 deg. 9:07 Pace. Started out cold. didn't get much better. Tough to get motivated today. W-Mode, Not sure why....

18 deg. W/C of 4 deg. 5.5 miles Towson. 48:50ish 8:50ish pace. Didn't feel too bad except for the cold.

Mt. Rd. after work 4.5miles mid 30s... 37:20 8:17 PACE
Did some fartleks, my body gets more mad at speed work now than it used to...After some speed work lately, my fascia acts up (rt. side) Not al ot of distance this week, but they've been quality runs.

5.6 miles in Towson (hill route) at end of workday.(It was 22 Degrees in the AM). 50 mins. It felt pretty rough around the 4 mi. mark. Probably due to not much rest since the 10 miles on Sun. It's going to be single digits in the AM tomorrow. Perhaps I'll do abs and elliptical. I can only handle down to around 26 Degrees. Any lower and my hand issues act up pretty badly...

4.0 miles in Towson. 32 minutes. Didn't push the pace. Still easy-going from Sunday. I think I got a little dehydrated that day (dizzy). I was running for 5 minutes until I saw at the bank that it was 20 degrees, by then it was too late. Not too bad of a run...

6.30 miles in Stoneleigh. Usual complaints about pace. It figures, I was rolling 7-10 per day at a sub 8 pace all winter long, now that it's race season, the feet are a mess.

6.30 miles in Stoneleigh. Usual complaints about pace. It figures, I was rolling 7-10 per day at a sub 8 pace all winter long, now that it's race season, the feet are a mess.

6.65 miles Towson. 8:40ish pace. Good run. less P.F. pain when I don't stretch, I'll take the DOMS over P.F. any day. Considering moving to paper run log...SHOES--22 miles.

5 miles on track. Still being a good boy about stretching, running side-ways and back and IBU. 8ish pace. This weekend's 10 miler won't be a P.R. , due to drop-back in training, but the MD 1/2 was the real race I cared about. This one is just for fun.

AM run, 5 miles Ma&Pa. Hills caused a tendonitis flare-up. added Ice. 8:45 pace.

3 miles in mid-day heat 1 hour after lunch. Didn't feel great. Need to get mileage back up for 10 miler in less than 2 weeks. Another 1.5 miles at PT.

3 miles in mid-day heat 1 hour after lunch. Didn't feel great. Need to get mileage back up for 10 miler in less than 2 weeks. Another 1.5 miles at PT.

NOT a Sked. rest day. 40 Deg. Started my 6iles and had to bail due to Achilles pain, even though I taped it. I could have driven through it, but I paid for a race this weekend and I am not missing another one. I will taper this week (even though I don't normally do that for 5ks). I hope to do a light run tomorrow.

4.9 miles Towson. Horrible 9:47 pace. Should've skipped yesterday.
Quad is shot. Will skip tomorrow, hopefully bounce back and make up miles Thu/Fri. Sked'ed for 38 mi. this week, to stay on track for the half.

5.5 Miles Towson w/ hills. 25 deg. 30 deg. difference since suns. run.
Horrible pace. 52:33 total. Last step was as tough as the first step. Need to add .5 to tomorrow's run to stay on sked.

8 deg. -5 W/C. Wanted to run outside, but too much Ice. I'm not gonna lose a week of running ever again like I did in Dec.
Did 4 miles on the Elliptical. It is so Un-natural. I hate it.

7 miles midday. Home for appts. Wish I could run midday everyday. 59 mins. 8:25 pace. Sked for 8:50. Not horrible.

Easy 6 Miles @ 8:52 pace in Towson Hills. Still Fascia problems. Every part wants to do the 8-14 milers, except my fascia.

8 miles 9 min pace (per sked). Nice easy run. Surprisingly, after Sun's 13miler, the foot is feeling about 30 percent better. Beautiful view and sunset this AM. Chilly 39 but shot up after sunrise...beautiful....

1st run in 6 days...Plantar fascitis, taped for a week. Now I'll tape 4 all my runs 'til the 1/2. Good run-easy 8:48 pace for 7 miles. I forgot what fresh legs felt like! learned some lessons from this injury: 1. Been over-training shld be easy runs 80% of time. 2.Over striding my hills 3. No need 2 "kick" @ the end of every run. 4. Need to tape @ 1st sign of an injury. 5. Can't push thru runs to stay on sked..This is last week 2 weeks before taper. Not obsessing over my time from here on out.

no time.. a real quick 1 miler

6.5 miles Towson Hills. 9:15 pace. not sure why so slow. Pace didn't feel that slow...very tired of clouds and cold every AM run!

4.6 miles. Pouring rain. Easy pace. So much rain and caution @ intersections, I didn't bother with time.

As of today I am officially in the "masters" 40-49 category :( the good news is I get 10 more minutes to qualify for Boston (dare to dream haha) ran 6.5--52.28mins. 8:04 splits. added orthoc cups in my heels to help pain and treying to smooth my form to take pressure off heels.

6.18 Mi. Goucher. Sometimes the most dreaded runs are the best.
GHr8 7:30ish pace. GPS didn't pause when i stopped to rip off all of my fascia tape, so no real results. Music helps my pace so much. Too bad I can't use it all the time. Too dangerous on roads!!! Gotta look into a RoadID...

**Forced rest day. Trying to get back some speed. Lax is killing the wknd runs. Sore ankles a sign of waning shoes. New shoes in Feb. I'm now @ 270 MILES ON THESE SHOES. About another 80-90 left. How do heavy(er) runners afford all the shoes!?

3.8 mile run in the rain, 50 degrees. Good run. Mt. road.

The body groaned and didn't wanna do it, but I pushed throught the 5.6 hills in Towson.

6.5 Mi. Towson, Doubled back thru cross campus. 55.22. 8:30 pace.
Felt horrible, have a cold reconsidered many times until I finally just did it. Got going with a Energy Vit water and treated myself w music.
Don't want to make the music a habit, but it does help.

5.4 miles towson. Lacrosse season is draining me. In W-mode for first half-hour of run. Finally felt better, but rough going over-all. Short on Cumulative for the week sked.

Short 2.5 mi. run @ Annie's Playground. Nice Trail. Not a gr8 run. Some Shin pain racing the sun..ran outta time to redeem myself.

Pouring rain and some ice. I'm nt taking chances right now, did 2.5 miles of intervals on the Elliptical. Not a great workout, but it got me going.

Did another 20 mins on the Elliptical while dinner baked.
Needed to lose the day's frustration.

6.1 in Stoneleigh. A gorgeous quiet neighborhood. Pleasant 9 min. pace. Avoiding speed work until my left foot is 95%

1/2 hr on the Elliptical. They're evil machines that suck the life and fun from running! 1/2 swimming. Still trying to go easy on left foot w/o losing too much fitness. It's a struggle.

Moving to paper run log for a while....

7 mile "magic run". Found all new routes took all new turns, found lots of cool stuff. pokey 9 min pace let me zone and forget the fasciitis. Had to snap out of it after 50 mins and force myself to turn back to get 2 work. One of those 70 deg AMs I dream about during winter runs!

P.T. 1mile and cross train. E-stim, ICE, Ultrasonic..

2-3 miles track workout lots of stretching and PT type stuff. Could have sun alot more, didn't have time...Running almost exclusively in the GTS8s now, the Asics Kayano15s got way too sloppy. I should've gotten 1/2 size smaller....

Slow 2.6 miles on MT. Rd. AM. Some pain, nothing like last week. PT helps, more tonight.

5.5 in Towson. 40 degrees. Skipped the hills. Heavily taped the achilles. Slow 8:59 pace. I was going to run 2 more days then rest for the 5K on Sat, but a more experienced friend suggested I only do one more light run this week. I think I'll take his advice.

5.5 in Towson. 40 degrees. Skipped the hills. Heavily taped the achilles. Slow 8:59 pace. I was going to run 2 more days then rest for the 5K on Sat, but a more experienced friend suggested I only do one more light run this week. I think I'll take his advice.

7 miles Towson. Hard to get motor-vated. Had to rely on music to get through it ( and a mental promise of cafe mocha afterwards). COLD
crappy 9:17 pace. It's tough to move @ 5:30 AM these days.....

6.5 miles
59:09
9:00 pace
15 degrees
Ice accounted for the slow pace

6.5 miles
59:09
9:00 pace
15 degrees
Ice accounted for the slow pace

6.10 MI. @ 9:16. In Towson Hills. Still nursing the fascia. Still taping. Ran in the GTS8s. Junk miles. Juggling between getting miles in and healing for the 1/2 in 2 weeks.

5.6 miles...8:57 pace. Towson/Stoneleigh...Easy pace per sked. Trying to taper/keep pace/ stay healthy. This next month 3 races close together.

3.65 miles. 8:48 pace. Towson.

Chilly 4 miles in towson. Some Speed work. Hump day. Race on Sat.

Added a mile (Towson) to prep for the Celtic Solstice 5miler

Woke up late, quick 25 min. run. A little Speed work.
Not even sure of distance...new route to save time.

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I finally broke my 22:00 barrier at this race. 21:26