Mon. Feb 18th:  1 hour of weight training + 1 mile run, felt beat

Tues: took off

Wed, Feb. 20th: 7 mile run with 3 hills at 3 incline

Thurs, Feb 21st: felt beat, took off

Fri, Feb 22nd, 5 mile run, 3 hills at 6 incline

Sat, Feb 23rd: took off

Sun, Feb. 24th: 14 mile "Boston" run, with 5 Great Hills, 4 laps back-to-back, plus 2 Cat Hills, felt like I could've done another Great Hill lap (or more)

Mon, Feb 25th: 1 hour of weight training + 2 mile run

Tues: took off, so sore

Wed, Feb 27th: 7 mile run, had ankle issues (started at mile 2, was gone by mile 3, added incline, which seemed to help).  Did minor incline--3 hills at 2 to 2.5.

Am just feeling a little run down, tired, and sore.  Have been alternating days off and days on to try to help recovery.  Will continue to do this, especially since I have 22 miles on Sunday and want it to go well.

Boston--rounding 2 months before race day

Sun, Feb. 3rd: 20 mile run.  More than half of the run was in fresh snow--difficult footing, tough to run in.  Got blisters on the bottoms of both feet from tucking leg warmers into my shoes, had terrible back pain for the last few miles.  Very cold.  If I got through this run, I can get through the marathon no problem.

Mon, Feb. 4th: 1 hour of weight training + 3 mile run

Tues, Feb. 5th: took day off

Wed, Feb. 6th: 8-mile rune

Thurs, Feb. 7th: 4-mile run

Fri, Feb. 8th: 5 mile run with hills (5-6-5)

Sat, Feb. 9th: off

Sun, Feb. 10th: 14-mile "race pace" run.  Finished fast & strong.  Final loop with the Great Hill--accelerated up the hill, kept the faster pace until the end.

Mon, Feb. 11th: 1 hour weight training + 1 mile run (felt worn out)

Tues, Feb. 12th: took off--traveled to Boston, had interview, had no energy by the time I checked into the hotel.

Wed, Feb. 13th: 7-mile run--felt weird cramping, just felt off.  Not a good run at all.

Thurs, Feb. 14th: took off

Fri, Feb. 15th: 5-mile run before coffee.  Didn't feel great.  Ran on bad hotel treadmill.  Did hills anyway--three 4s.

Sat., Feb. 16th: travel day, took off.

Sun, Feb. 17th: 20 miler (possibly shorted a bit).  This was a tough run.  20+ mph gusts of wind, did 1.7 loop of Central Park and then ran over the 59th Street Bridge, through Queens & Brooklyn, over the Williamsburg Bridge (killer head wind), down the Eastside, bad headwind all the way back to 72nd and Broadway.  Picked up the pace after passing 34th Street and kept the faster pace for the rest of the run, but headwinds were really whipping us up the Westside, and it was difficult to keep any kind of pace going since the wind felt like it could almost stop us in our tracks.

Mon, Jan. 14th: 1 hour weight training + 3 mile run

Tues, Jan. 15th: 6-mile run

Wed, Jan 16th: 45-minute cycling class

Thurs, Jan. 17th: rest

Fri, Jan 18th: 6-mile run with hills

Sat, Jan 19th: 45-minute brutal cycling class

Sun, Jan 20th: 15-mile run

Mon, Jan. 21st: off, MLK Day

Tues, Jan. 22nd: 1 hour weights + 3.1 mile run in 21 minutes

Wed, Jan. 23rd: 8 mile run

Thurs, Jan. 24th: 45-minute brutal cycling class

Fri, Jan 25th: rest

Sat, Jan. 26th: 18 mile run in the bitter, bitter cold (strong finish, though)

Sun, Jan 27th: 50th wedding anniversary party for my parents, day off

Mon, Jan 28th: 1 hour training + 3.1 run in 19:54

Tues, Jan 29th: rest day

Wed, Jan 30th: 8 mile run

Thurs, Jan 31st: 4 mile run

Fri, Feb 1: 4 mile hill run (incline at 5, 6, 6, for each of 3 hills--felt pretty good)

Sat, Feb 2: 45-minute brutal cycling class

Boston Week 3

Sun., Jan 13th: 15-mile run, was difficult at the end because of a headwind, felt great going out.  Run to Inspiration Point and Back.

Mon., Jan. 12th: 1 hour weight training with trainer, 2 mile run

Tues., Jan. 13th: 4-mile run with hills: 5 incline, 4.5 incline, 4 incline

Wed., Jan. 14th: 45 minute cycling class

Thurs., Jan. 15th: day off

Fri., Jan. 16th: 8 mile run in 56:19

Sat., Jan. 17th: 45-minute cycling class--very difficult

Sun., Jan 18th: 12-mile run at race pace.  Felt difficult, especially towards the end.  Had a weird spasm in my side, but it went away and I never stopped running.

Boston Week 2

Fri. Jan 4th: 5 mile run.

Sat. Jan. 5th: tried to do a class, but it was full.  Did a ton of walking around the city instead.

Sun. Jan. 6th: 13 miles, ran to Inspiration Point & back.  Felt easy going out, hit a headwind on the way back that made it taxing.

Mon. Jan 7th: 1 hour of personal training, plus 2 mile run in 13:16

Tues, Jan 8th: class problem again--didn't get in so had to skip.

Wed., Jan 9th: 7.21 mile outdoor run.  About 7mm average, felt like I was flying.  Felt dangerous, though, because it there were some unlit segments on this run, and the bike trail had few people on it.

Thurs., Jan 10th: did an aerobics class for 45 minutes.  Wouldn't do this again.

Fri., Jan. 11th: 5.5 mile hill run with 4 hills: 5 incline, 4 incline, 4 incline, 3 incline

Sat., Jan 12th:  45 minute cycling class--this was the hardest class I have ever taken; it was awesome.

Boston Training Week 1

Friday, Dec. 28th: 6 mile run, was sluggish--hadn't run since Saturday because of the holidays

Saturday, Dec. 29th: 45 minute cycling class

Sunday, Dec. 30th: 12 mile run in Central Park, still felt sluggish (could've been related to the cold)

Monday, Dec. 31st: 4 mile run

Tuesday, Jan. 1st: 45 minute cycling class (super difficult class, felt awesome afterwards)

Wednesday, Jan. 2nd: 1 hour weight training and 2-mile run afterwards (14 min.)

Thursday, Jan. 3rd: 4 mile run (did 3.1 in 22), speedier