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To view my current training log for the year select a month below to view individual weeks:
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February 1st - February 7th:

• Mon - 7.03 mi "Park" loop from apt before work.  Great weather, sunny and clear skies - slight chill and wind but the sun more than made up for it.  New loop as I explored more of some nearby neighborhoods, felt good overall just cruising to the ipod. 
              46:18 @ 6:36 avg - 7:13, 6:35, 6:32, 6:30, 6:22, 6:32, 6:25, 0:09(6:14pace)
• Tue - 5.2 mi @ SC social - good run w/ Jeff.  Didn't get in an earlier run today as much as I wanted to, probably for the best as I hope to drop back the miles this week before increasing some more.  Everything felt good tonight and the weather was nice - overheated actually at one point!
              32:00 @ 6:09 avg - 6:27, 6:27, 6:06, 6:02, 6:03, 0:55
• Wed - 0 mi
• Thu - 7.5 mi @ CH social - normal 5mi run then headed back out to check on others.  Food and drink afterwards - good run, started to snow right as we began which eventually turned more to sleet/hail by the end.
• Fri - 6.13 mi Ballwin Athletic Fields loop from parents mid morning.  10-20-10 run, 10min easy running to warm-up and then just run 20min a bit faster, so basically tempo or close to it at least, and finish with 10min easy running again.  Rainy and some sleet as the ground began to get slick in patches, so didn't try to go all out and risk injury but at least got a good workout overall with the weather conditions! 

  • 10:01 = 7:01, 3:00 @ 1.45 miles (6:54 avg)
  • 20:00 = 6:07, 6:02, 5:58, 1:53 @ 3.31 miles (6:02 avg)
  • 9:58 = 1:46, 7:16, 0:56 @ 1.37 miles (7:16 avg) ----- took the first split once I hit 5 miles total overall on the garmin, so it was .25mi worth

• Sat - 5 mi @ FE social run w/ Bryce
• Sun - 0 mi
  • Weekly Total = 30.86 miles

February 8th - February 14th:

• Mon - 8.15 mi Webster loop before work in the snow.  Relaxing run, felt much better by the time I hit halfway and got onto Lockwood, then things began to pick up.  Wasn't too bad icy wise, couple patches but nothing terrible at least.  Jay Orr drove by before mile 7 in the run of which I probably looked confused as hell when I glanced over...in the zone I was.  Ha
          54:31 @ 6:41 avg - 7:12, 6:51, 6:54, 6:45, 6:40, 6:30, 6:17, 6:23, 0:59
• Tue - 5.37 mi @ Queeny in 4-6" of snow!  Awesome run, though a bit windy at times, footing was decent in most places as I was surprised to actually maintain a decent pace after I warmed up.  Ran into Amy when I got there as she just finished her run and warned me of the trail conditions.  Figured I would use this as a way to start getting back some trail runs before the race later this month...been on the roads too much and not enough trails.  Plus it was nice to run in DAYLIGHT with the sun out and blue skies! 
          39:05 @ 7:16 avg - 8:09, 7:48, 7:08, 6:36, 6:55, 2:29
• Wed - 0 mi
• Thu - 7.5 mi @ CH social run, normal 5mi loop w/ David then back out to check on others.  Weather was much nicer this time compared to last week!
• Fri - 7.73 mi @ Castlewood before work.  Ran on most parts of the course later this month to get used to rougher footing, it was a fun run - about half was still covered in at least 4" of snow while the other half was clear but rough footing due to all the bikers leaving tire tread marks in the now frozen mud, it is pretty tore up.  Took it really easy out on the trails to ensure good footing.
          63:37 @ 8:13 avg - 9:36, 7:33, 8:44, 8:04, 8:07, 8:12, 7:59, 5:22
• Sat - 4 mi @ Castlewood before work.  Ran my normal 5 mile loop planning on doing just that, however only .25 into my run my stupidity found the gaping hole beneath the snow and I sprained my ankle real good as that took awhile to run off.  If I applied just the right amount of pressure or twist it let me know quickly that it hurt, so I decided to take the short way back which cuts off a mile and make it a 4 miler instead.  These parts of the trails were a lot rougher than what I had run on the day before...at least the race doesn't go back on these portions!  I did get to break in my new ProGrid Razors though and they are freakin' SWEET!  :)  My garmin died on me during this run which is probably for the best...although I do have an issue with that whole battery life as less than 15 minutes seems rather quick for battery life of 56% to drain...oh well. 
• Sun - 4.09 mi easy run afternoon.  Good run, going for an easy 30min in the subdivisions near parents home avoiding major roads since it was pretty slick out with the rain/snow.  The pathway ran on to cut through was still covered in at least 3-4" of snow but was very well packed down for the most part so decent footing at least.
          31:42 @ 7:45 avg - 8:23, 7:21, 7:14, 8:04, 0:40
  • Weekly Total = 36.84 miles

February 15th - February 21st:

• Mon - 4.85 mi @ Queeny Park before work.  Another fun run in the snow!  More fell over night so again the trails were still covered a good 4-6".  The paved portions were clear but I stayed off those and kept entirely to the trail portions as I made variations to the loops - ran out of time so had to keep it short in order to get to work on time and grab food since I hadn't eaten much prior to the run!  Ran in the Razor's on this run and they worked stellar.
          36:40 @ 7:33 avg - 7:56, 7:36, 7:50, 7:10, 6:08
• Tue - 15.7 mi | 10.7mi long run from apt afternoon.  Ran thru Webster Groves and then took Big Bend to Grant's Trail and cut over to Watson, then headed back home from there - felt nice to be on solid footing for a change!  Great run as I just cruised to the ipod and the hamstring/ankle both felt very good, almost back to normal.  Yay!  :)
          70:12 @ 6:33 avg - 7:12, 6:37, 6:30, 6:30, 6:30, 6:40, 6:30, 6:33, 6:19, 6:23, 4:28
                  5mi @ SC social run later tonight, got there late so ran solo, cut it short at the end to just get 5 miles instead of the usual 5.2, lunch was catching me...good run overall though, just chilled on this, some sections of the sidewalk were a bit icy but not too bad...the roads were perfect at least.
• Wed - 0 mi
• Thu - 7.5 mi @ CH social run - 5mi in 30min (out 16min marking 1.5, 2, and 2.5mi in chalk then back in 14min), run felt very relaxed and just cruising.  No garmin, started run at 6:32pm and finished at 7:02pm on my watch.  Afterwards headed back out to join the others as they finished the run.  East Coast Pizza afterwards!
• Fri - 7.1 mi @ Castlewood before work.  Fun on the trails as most of the snow had cleared from several of the paths, others were nice and packed down for much better footing at least, the bulk of the run was a slop fest in the mud which was awesome!  Weather was right around 40 degrees which felt awesome and I tested my shoes in the creek afterwards - bone dry.  SWEET!
          56:42 @ 8:00 avg - 9:09, 7:05, 8:04, 7:36, 8:30, 8:02, 7:35, 0:41
• Sat - 5 mi @ FE social run.  Easy run w/ Luke then to Bread Co. afterwards before heading to work for a long day.  Great run!  Broke in some new shoes on this one - not too bad.  Didn't bother with the watch on this run, used as recovery run.
• Sun - 8.02 mi @ Cuiver River Park trails before work.  Pouring rain and multiple creek crossings that had 3 of them knee deep in water, while 2 others were waist high!  The remaining creek crossings were just ankle deep.  Ran with Justin on the 5 mile loop, then took a cut through to rejoin an early portion and run it again to get 8 miles total.  Shoes worked like a charm as my feet were bone dry till I had to submerge half my body in the water, then some trickled in - but nothing terrible.  Despite the fact that it took me just over an hour driving to get there, it was fun - if only it were closer...
  • Weekly Total = 48.17 miles

February 22nd: February 28th:

• Mon - 5.2 mi @ apt.  McKenzie loop reverse before work.  Overall felt good, although pretty windy on the finish back up the River Des Peres path.
          34:29 @ 6:37 avg - 7:05, 6:56, 6:34, 6:26, 6:25, 1:03
• Tue - 12.4 mi | 7.2mi @ Creve Coeur Lake afternoon "Fig 8" loop easy.  Felt pretty good, tried out some new gear which worked well, even tried the ear buds that come with the iPod for the first time running - yeah those suck big time!  Thankfully I had on a beanie that held them in, otherwise I would have been more frustrated during the run.  VERY windy the final 1.5-2 miles of run
          47:47 @ 6:38 avg - 7:08, 6:52, 6:34, 6:39, 6:28, 6:29, 6:27, 1:10
              5.2mi @ SC social run evening - developed a mighty fine blister on the lateral left heel - owie.  Good run though overall and then to Tequila's afterwards for food and drink.  No garmin on this one, just start and stop on the regular watch as I ran with Dave on this one.
          35:38 @ 6:51 avg
• Wed - 0 mi
• Thu - 7.75 mi @ CH social run.  Ran the 5 miles w/ Dave timing it with just the normal watch, and then headed back out to rejoin the rest in brining it in to get the full mileage today.  Weather was awesome as ran in shorts!  Later over to food and drinks...can tell my mileage is getting back up as this is the 2nd week now that I've ordered a full pizza for myself again and ate it all no problem.  Yum yum
          33:44 @ 6:44 avg for the 5 mile portion w/ Dave
• Fri - 6.6 mi @ Castlewood before work.  Wanted to scope out some of the trail conditions before tomorrow's race - not pretty.  Due to all the snow and rain the previous weekend it was pretty sloppy to start the week.  Add to that all the mountain bikers there and other people running/walking the trails and then mix in the fact that this week dropped in temperatures so the ground froze...culminating in some pretty poor footing!  Most spots it seriously look like a horse just tore up the trail...I am surprised I didn't roll an ankle 1,000 times over today.  HOPEFULLY...since it was sunny all day and the temps rose to the upper 30s/low 40s....that the trails were able to thaw out some for tomorrow.  Either way it should be interesting to see how the race pans out with the footing.  Today felt good and relaxed.
          49:34 @ 7:31 avg - 8:23, 7:32, 7:35, 7:31, 7:06, 7:06, 4:21
• Sat - 14 mi @ Castlewood Cup 15K Trail Race
• Sun - 5.12 mi Francis Park loop from apt after work shakeout run
  • Weekly Total = 51.07 miles