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To view my current training log for the year select a month below to view individual weeks:
Jan --- Feb --- Mar --- Apr --- May --- Jun --- Jul --- Aug --- Sep --- Oct --- Nov --- Dec

March 1st - March 7th:

• Mon - 0 mi - resting the legs, 1st day of track practice
• Tue - 8.54 mi Brentwood YMCA loop before practice.  Weather was great, run felt nice and smooth - for some reason though still getting blisters on heels, getting annoying...although I do have a few more tricks I will try and see if that changes.  Cruised along to the ipod as I made up this new loop.
          55:15 @ 6:28 avg - 7:05, 6:26, 6:20, 6:23, 6:20, 6:26, 6:15, 6:29, 3:31
• Wed - 5.8 mi @ Queeny Park before work.  Easy run, legs a little stiff at the start.  Ran into Bryce out there after about half mile into run, turned around and ran with him as he finished up, then continued on my own run making up a random loop - figured I would shoot for 35-45 min worth as I was pressed for time to get food before working at noon.  Run felt good once I got into it, but still need to figure out what I am doing mechanically as the blisters are an issue and it is getting old pretty quick. 
          41"02 @ 7:05 avg - 7:43, 7:09, 7:07, 6:54, 6:34, 5:35
• Thu - 0 mi
• Fri - 6.75 mi Avery/WG loop before work.  Easy run in great weather just cruising along
• Sat - 5 mi @ FE social run before work
• Sun - 18.12 mi | 6.12mi @ Cuivre River trails before work easy, 12mi long run from parents place late at night
  • Weekly Total =  44.21 miles

March 8th - March 14th:

• Mon - 0 mi
• Tue - 6.1 mi @ Forest Park before practice.  Great run - got 12 hours of sleep the night before, plus a 1 hour nap, then headed out for my run...my body finally was able to catch up from the busy weekend.  Weather was very nice - in the mid 50's despite a nice strong head wind.  A lot of people out and bout today, just cruised to the ipod and let the legs loosen up some.
          37:49 @ 6:11 avg - 6:54, 6:13, 6:02, 6:14, 5:50, 6:07, 0:29
• Wed - 10.84 mi | 6.84mi @ Queeny WORKOUT before work, 4mi @ parents after work for shakeout.
  • WORKOUT = 10min easy run, 5x 3min on / 2min off, 10min easy run.  Kept it all on the trails, as for the 3min segments I covered anywhere between .55 to .6 mi worth, then just jogged easy on the 2min portion to recover.  Included lots of hills, felt good overall.  Finished off with 10min easy running back to the car - actually worked out perfect for the distance covered by the time I got back to my car.  I took splits only at the end of the 10 min and then the end of the 25min segment...just let the splits run together on the garmin for the mile splits....the final one involved the biggest hills.
    • 45:00 @ 6:34 avg for 6.84 miles worth
      • 10:01 = 7:11, 2:50
      • 24:59 = 6:02, 6:10, 6:14, 6:33
      • 10:00 = 6:53, 3:07
  • 30:00 @ 7:30 avg - 7:41, 7:32, 7:20, 7:27.  Easy shake-out run for the legs after a very busy work day...legs just felt exhausted and it was good to just get out and move them a little bit.  Goal was to just run 30min and happened to work out perfectly for the distance as well.
• Thu - 7.71 mi @ Kimmswick loop.  Easy run after track practice through Kimmswick and up to Arnold before heading back along route 67.  Nice run - VERY hilly which was kinda nice in a way.  Legs felt pretty good - switched out to a different insert which seemed to reduce furthering my blister issue on the heels...we shall see how this works out in the long run of things.
          52:43 @ 6:50 avg - 7:17, 7:23, 6:41, 6:34, 6:28, 6:37, 6:39, 5:04
• Fri - 6.3 mi @ River Des Peres loop before work.  Easy run with the iPod, running down past Gravois and crossing over the bridge and then back up via the gravel path to Lansdowne and then back along the paved path.  All in all a good run, although felt a bit stiff at the start...gotta love morning runs!  Body just wasn't awake that quickly.
          43:39 @ 6:55 avg - 7:43, 7:10, 6:52, 6:41, 6:39, 6:38, 1:56
• Sat - 3.3 mi @ Francis Park loop from apt before work.  Ran shortened version of loop and only once around Francis Park - felt good but pressed for time.  No watch on this run.
• Sun - 17 mi | 12mi @ Forest Park before work for a long run, running 2 loops around park.  Felt good overall till needing a bathroom stop just after mile 8 which caused me to slow briefly, then back on track.  Busy day at work and then 5mi shake-out run from parents place that night which went surprisingly very well after that 1st mile.  Ran to the iPod as I made up a new loop that came out perfect to a 5 miler.
          79:32 @ 6:37 avg - 7:01, 6:43, 6:26, 6:39, 6:42, 6:27, 6:36, 6:55, 6:36, 6:38, 6:26, 6:25 for the 12 miler
          34:54 @ 6:58 avg - 7:40, 7:01, 6:44, 6:49, 6:40 for the 5 miler...felt like going longer but only did the 5 miles and ended it feeling good.
  • Weekly Total = 51.25 miles

March 15th - March 21st:

• Mon - 8 mi @ Best Buy loop from parents before work.  Made a new version of this running through subdivision first and then instead of going up Rustic Valley I went down to Big Bend and took that around and then the normal Best Buy loop...a perfect 2 miles up till the Big Bend intersection and then from there it was a constant uphill basically for the next 3.5 miles till I was on Manchester Road....towards the end the urge for restroom came on quickly.  Great weather out, sunny! 
          54:38 @ 6:49 avg - 7:22, 6:55, 6:53, 6:44, 6:46, 6:49, 6:33, 6:36
• Tue - 0 mi
• Wed - 15.22 mi | 8.1mi @ Castlewood before work "Mickey Mouse" loop.  Ran into Bryce between 2-3 miles into run, he joined for a little bit before heading on to finish his run.  Easy run on the trails which was perfect!  7.12mi after work from parents home as I made another new loop - felt very good surprisingly and the final bit picked it up just a bit.
          55:16 @ 6:49 avg - 7:11, 6:56, 7:04, 6:58, 6:49, 6:37, 6:25, 6:44, 0:32 for 8.1 miles
          47:37 @ 6:41 avg - 7:19, 6:57, 6:42, 6:39, 6:30, 6:32, 6:15, 0:43 for 7.12 miles
• Thu - 9.28 mi | 4.26mi Pointe loop before work - shakeout run effort, very easy.  5.02mi CH Social Run since track practice was shorter today - ran without a watch on this but know the distance...felt good for the most part, little stiffness from working all day though.
          31:24 @ 7:22 avg - 7:53, 7:25, 7:14, 7:05, 1:47
• Fri - 5.12 mi @ Francis Park loop before work.  Easy run to iPod and no watch period, just shaking the legs out - weather was nice! 
• Sat - 5 mi @ FE Social Run.  Over slept and was late getting to the run.  Body felt really good though upon waking this morning in the legs perhaps due to not running in the evening last night...a little more refreshed?  Either way, wore the ipod and decided to push it a little on this run and let the legs turn over a little more and see what happens - GREAT run as everything felt good, even despite the 2 big hills.  My fast miles didn't really feel that quick as things went smoothly, very nice overall.
          30:22 @ 6:04 avg - 6:37, 6:30, 5:43, 6:21, 5:11
• Sun - 5 mi @ Cuivre River Park while working trail race.
  • Weekly Total = 47.62 miles

March 22nd - March 28th:

• Mon - 8.5 mi @ Parents place before work.
          56:59 @ 6:42 avg - 7:15, 6:33, 6:57, 6:26, 6:36, 6:34, 6:29, 7:12, 2:57
• Tue - 7.75 mi @ Forest Park before track meet.  Great weather, ran in just shorts and went in reverse on the perimeter loop.  Felt good and run quickly turned into a semi-tempo run for 6 miles, then after that I opted to just go to an easy jog for close to 2 miles as a cool down portion to work out the legs. 
          35:29 @ 5:54 avg - 6:41, 6:14, 5:50, 5:43, 5:29, 5:32
          12:09 @ 6:56 avg - 7:05, 5:04
• Wed - 13.38 mi | 8.33mi @ Chubb Trail before work easy out 30min and back.  5.05mi from parents place after work shakeout run Parker Road loop, felt pretty good.
          58:47 @ 7:03 avg - 7:15, 6:56, 6:46, 7:13, 7:26, 7:05, 6:51, 6:43, 2:32 on the Chubb Trail, good weather
          33:44 @ 6:40 avg - 7:15, 6:52, 6:23, 6:30, 6:26, 0:18
• Thu - 0 mi
• Fri - 10.75 mi @ Christy/Holly Hills/Francis Park loop after practice - easy run on new loop, wanting to get at least 10 miles in so made a new loop and then finished it off by running 2 loops around Francis Park and finish by going up near the Metro Link and back home - wore my new arm warmers on this and they worked wonderfully!  :)  Body felt sluggish at first, slowly it opened up and felt somewhat okay the rest of the run
          68:33 @ 6:22 avg - 7:18, 7:02, 6:37, 6:31, 6:12, 6:07, 6:09, 6:06, 6:04, 5:58, 4:29
• Sat - 5 mi @ FE Social Run
• Sun - 6.77 mi @ Castlewood after work.  Easy run on the trails, great weather.  Ran hilly portion first, then out to the wooden stairs and back.
          46:53 @ 6:55 avg - 8:11, 7:21, 6:46, 6:32, 6:25, 6:38
  • Weekly Total = 52.15 miles

March 29th - April 4th:

• Mon - 6.14 mi @ FE store after practice.  Ran first 1.5mi on social loop then cut over via trails to Fenton City Park for one loop then back to store via Cobblestone hill.  Good run
          39:49 @ 6:29 avg - 6:43, 6:56, 6:25, 6:07, 6:28, 6:18, 0:52
• Tue - 0 mi - track meet today
• Wed - 11.26 mi | 6.76mi Wild Horse Creek loop extended before work - ran reverse, Edison to Long, to Wild Horse, to Baxter and then added little bubble thru subdivision and back to store.  4.5mi @ MHS after work by running German loop and then Subway loop and finished with 4x150m strides on track.
          42:47 @ 6:19 avg - 6:42, 6:31, 6:17, 6:06, 6:15, 6:09, 4:47 splits for 6.76 miler
          28:07 @ 6:14 avg - 6:53, 6:25, 6:07, 6:03, 2:39 splits for 4.5 miler
• Thu - 5.03 mi @ Castlewood before work in morning nice and easy
• Fri - 16.37 mi | 5.12mi Francis Park loop before work no watch.  No practice today due to spring break, movie with brother then ran ~3.5mi w/ Jeff, Brandi and Cale on Grant's Trail.  After that went back out and got in ~7.75mi on Grant's trail from their house to out past Clydesdale Park and back wearing regular watch and timing it.
          51:49 @ 6:41 avg for 7.75 miler
• Sat - 11.2 mi | 5mi FE social run before work.  6.2mi @ Forest Park after work to shake out the legs, great weather!  Ran perimeter loop plus a little extra.
          40:32 @ 6:32 avg - 7:04, 6:40, 6:25, 6:27, 6:27, 6:30, 1:02 splits for 6.2 miler
• Sun - 0 mi
  • Weekly Total = 50 miles