The Month of May (at a glance)

April 28th - May 4th: 50 miles

Monday: 8 miles
Tuesday: 12 miles
Wednesday: 3 miles
Thursday: 12.5+ miles total
Friday: 7.5 miles total
Saturday: Off day (built a shed in Massachusetts) - felt like shit
Sunday: 5++ miles. 5k race in Leominster: 15:30 for feeling like poop

Previous week (post long run)

May 4th - May 11th: 71 miles

Monday: 8.5 miles (We Run The Capital Run)
Tuesday: 7 miles (46:39)
Wednesday: 13 miles on the day (workout - mile: 4:47, 2x800: 2:24, 2:22, 4x400: 69, 68, 67, 66)
Thursday: 10 miles (5 and 5)
Friday: 9+ miles total
Saturday: 5 miles (easy with my dad)
Sunday: Pack 10 Miler (last 2 miles sucked) 15 miles on the day

I was safety supervisor on site. Approved this chaos.

Dinner at Sarah's!

 

May 12th - May 18th: 65 miles

Monday: 7 miles (46:35)
Tuesday: 9 miles (60:57)
Wednesday: 9 miles total (3 and 6)
Thursday: 13 miles total (workout on treadmill in the AM, workout on track in the PM)
Friday: 8 miles
Saturday: 18 miles (2:06:04)
Sunday: Off

Eggs and hot sauce. Can't go wrong.

 Steak with veggies over a bed of pasta.

Toothpaste was on sale!

May 19th - May 25th: 53 miles (WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN)

Monday: 7 miles (50:07)
Tuesday: 10 miles total (3 and 7, trivia at night)
Wednesday: 5 miles (36:11) with Goup
Thursday: 10+ miles (7 mile tempo in the afternoon - 5:30's for 5 mile section)
Friday: 4 miles in the AM (travel to Leominster for the weekend)
Saturday: Wachusett 10K (34:52) for the win. 12 miles on the day.
Sunday: Spectated Vermont City Marathon and was the pit crew for Goup. Ran him in the last couple miles. 5 miles on the day.

The first mile.

 The final stretch of miles.

May 26th - June 1st: 74 miles

Monday: Travel day back to NY in the morning. 8 miles (55:08)
Tuesday: 7+ miles total. Wicked sore.
Wednesday: 9 miles (62:03)
Thursday: 12 miles on the day.
Friday: 10 miles (67:06)
Saturday: 12 miles on the day. Spectated the Freihofer's Run in Albany.
Sunday:16 miles (1:48:42) on the my own.

 I hit a bird :( - first animal I have hit with a car.

Back For More Hills

April 21st (Monday): The advantage of heading home for the weekend is leftovers! Double stuffed potatoes for lunch. Piece of cheesecake. Chocolate bunny after work. 10+ miles (67:49) at 7pm. Beautiful night out. 70 degrees out.

April 22nd (Tuesday): 3 miles (19:13) in the morning on the normal loop. Easy day at work. Over to Hills Road for a 2nd round. 6 x 0.85 mile loop. 4:44, 4:38, 4:36, 4:33, 4:30, 4:25. Total time: 31:59 for the 6 miles. Down to Zim Smith trail parking for the WRC group run. 3 miles with a stop at The Mill for a brewski. Saucony rep bought the round.

April 23rd (Wednesday): 3 miles (20:09) in the morning. 7+ miles (52:21) in the evening.

April 24th (Thursday): 10 miles (72:35) in the evening with Goup. An easy run out and back along the bike path to keep it flat and relaxed.

April 25th (Friday): 3 miles (18:54) on my own in the morning. 8 miles (54:28) after work. Quicker runs overall today, but felt good.

April 26th (Saturday): Dog sitting for the weekend. Hit up the track in the afternoon for a 4 x mile workout. 3++ mile (24:13) warm-up around the neighborhoods. Workout went well. 5:07, 5:04, 4:59, 4:55. Total time for the 6 miles: 32:51. 2.5 mile cooldown (16:05). 11.5 miles on the day.

Over to a friend's house down the street to hang out with two dogs and sleepover. 

April 27th (Sunday): 18 miles (2:08:11) in the trails down in Clifton Park. Flat and easy. A nature reserve that should be explored again on another day.

85 miles for the week and a quality week of work. For those reading this post, I am looking to catch up on the blog by the end of tonight. I will just be posting mileage of what I remember and some pictures along with the weeks.