Different links I like

Here are a few links that I really enjoy:
www.athlinks.com
www.letsrun.com
www.coloradorunnermag.com
www.si.com
www.mcintoshlabs.com
and the one that I use to track my running: www.nikerunning.com

I have been using the nike running training log since 2002. Free and easy to use. I also really like athlinks. It tracks races for you for free and is a good source of information about races, runners you may know and other interesting stuff.

Red Light running

I saw that a good friend of mine was in a car wreck this weekend. I hope he recovers quickly. I guess someone ran a red light and nailed him. This happens all too often here in the springs. We seem to have a bunch of drivers that got their liscense out of a Cracker Jack Box.

Week in review

A better week than the last few ones.
The little one has been sick and now I have whatever he had. Oh well.
Sunday 14-15 miles in Palmer Park. I love to get away from MVP and have a good time running in Palmer Park. I recommend it to anyone that is in the springs.
Monday 10.0 in the Garden.
Tuesday: Was going to do 8x800 workout, however the wind here in the springs was gusting to 62 mph!! Ran 8.5 to 9.0 in about 44:00 flat later in the evening. Good run.
Wednesday: 8.0 in the am and 6.0 in the pm. Nothing special.
Thursday: Finally did the 8x800 workout. Ended up being a total waste. I had to run at about 10:30 at night and it was about 20 degrees at the Colorado College track. I guess I averaged about 2:24 for 8 of them which is well off what I should be doing. Oh well, its early in the year.
Friday: 13 miles in 1'14"10. Good effort.
Saturday: 12 miles.
Total for the week: 83 or 84 miles. I wish the wind would calm down a bit. Its been very annoying around here lately.
I think I will finally run a 5k soon, the Spring Runoff in Pueblo.

Last week

It would seem that overall last week was a wash. The workouts didn't go perfectly, I missed a run on Friday which ended up setting me back for the race on Saturday and fell apart in the 3k at Air Force. I felt bad about the run because the coaches at Air Force were nice enough to let me run the race. I have come to the conclusion that not running the day before a race is very bad for me. I seem to have bad races and feel flat. Makes no sense, but oh well.
Sunday 15 miles MVP.
Monday 13 miles Mvp.
Tuesday Workout 8x400 in 60 seconds with 3 min rest- 10 miles total
Wednesday 13 miles Mvp
Thursday 12x200 meters avg about 30 seconds- 11 miles total
Friday- 0!! bad move on my part.
Saturday Race at Air Force. About 7 miles total

I seem to be stuck in the 65 to 75 mile range right now. This will be my third week of workouts and I am having a hard time adjusting to them after a very long lapse.

1st week of February

Not much to really speak of lately. I just keep doing the miles hopeing that I will have a good race at the Air Force Invitational. I finally got into this meet after what seems like forever. I hope to run between 8:35 and 8:45, but I just don't know where I am at right now. I did my first workout of the year yesterday 8x 400 in as close to 60 seconds as possible. Still feeling the effects from that. I had a nice easy run in Ute Valley park this morning and will most likely take the dog out tonight for some more milage.
So far this week:
Sunday:13.0 Miles in MVP.
Monday: 8 or 9 miles in Garden of the Gods.
Tuesday: Workout: about 10 miles total. 3 miles with the dog in the evening.
Wednesday: 8-9 Miles in Ute Valley park. Possibly 5-8 tonight.
I just can't seem to get back to the usual 80 mile weeks that I desire.