July and the 2014 Fall Plan

June 30th - July 6th:  Firecracker 4 Miler (Saratoga, NY)

Monday: 5 mile easy (37:12) Knee/shin pain & some bruising (possibly from the Bachelor party)
Tuesday: Easy
Wednesday: Easy
Thursday: Easy
Friday: Race - Firecracker 4 miler (20:13) - Solid through 2 miles, but shin was too much to bare and made it safely to the finish line. Hobbled back to my stuff and iced.
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Red Sox game in Boston.

 Making sure everyone is on the line.

Out hard.

 From a distance.

 In stride.

Started to fall off the pack just before 2 miles. Through 2 in 9:40+.

 Ow.

 I'm sure I was over-striding.

Legs look not so much in sync.

 
July 7th - July 13th: Almost no miles

Monday: Off
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: Off
Thursday: 8 miles @ 5am with my sister Sarah and her friend. Shin didn't feel any better.
Friday: Off
Saturday: Sarah's wedding!
Sunday: Off 

TV crapped out (thunderstorm and no surge protector). Substitution for now.

June 14th - July 20th: Trotting around

Monday: Vacation in Cape Cod
Tuesday: Vacation in Cape Cod
Wednesday: Vacation in Cape Cod (travel back to NY)
Thursday: 20 minutes on grass field
Friday: 30 minutes on grass field
Saturday: 40 minutes on grass field and pavement
Sunday: 10 miles

 Cape Cod.

Wicked awesome picture. Credit: Paul Robert Berman

Sat in the freezer for 20 minutes.

July 21st - July 27th: Some quality miles before the start of marathon training

Monday: Easy miles (shin on the upswing and minimal pain)
Tuesday: Easy miles (shin on the upswing and minimal pain)
Wednesday: Easy miles (shin on the upswing and minimal pain)
Thursday: 9 miles total (7 miles with my buddy (Pete), track meet and paced Renee through 5:15 mile. Sprinted a 58 second 400).
Friday: 8.5 miles (56:59)
Saturday: 8+ miles (57:34) with Gavs in the morning. Work function at the Saratoga horse track
Sunday: 12+ miles (84:49) with some Fleet Feet people on the Zim Smith bike trail.

With the shin acting up and a couple weeks off, I decided to switch up the fall marathon schedule.

The race schedule is roughly below (might add a few):

• Keene State Alumni Race 5K (Keene, NH)
• Palio Half Marathon (Saratoga Springs, NY)
• Hartford Half Marathon (Hartford, CT)
• Stockade-athon 15K (Schenectady, NY)
• Manchester Road Race 4.748 mile (Manchester, CT)
• California International Marathon (Sacramento, CA)