Training Summary: February 16 - 22

Mon 2/16 - 9mi, 65:30, on the bay with some company from Campbell for the middle 4mi.

Tue 2/17 - 9+mi, 59:50, solo through La Jolla.

Wed 2/18 - off, under the weather.

Thu 2/19 - 10+mi, 65:30, Mt. Soledad loop, hard to the top but unable to finish push back down due to residual issues from day before, overall a good first "workout." Plan is to do this every other week as a progression run in prep for La Jolla Half.

Fri 2/20 - 9+mi, 60:25, solo through La Jolla.

Sat 2/21 - 10mi, 71:10, first 8 with Di then final 2 solo out at San Pasqual Trail.

Sun 2/22 - 14.1mi, 1:30:46, solo on the bay, same loop as last week but a minute faster, felt great!

Summary: ~61mi, 6 days. Solid week with an unplanned day off due to some stomach issues on Wed. If I did my normal 9-10mi on Wed it wold have been the 70ish mile week I had planned. With Carlsbad 5000 coming in just about a month I am going to hold the mileage around where it is but add in some new hard days. I have a plan sort of laid out for the next 6+ weeks which will hopefully set me up to run a road PR for the 5k, not that it would take much (15:3?) and then race well at La Jolla.

Big shout out to my boy Kelrock for really taking a huge step back to his old self in running an amazing 5k on the road and following it up with an equally impressive XC race back on the Emerald Isle. Great to see Keith with such a positive attitude for running because it definitely rubs off.

Training Summary: February 9 - 15

Mon 2/9 - 7mi, no time, easy in some crazy wind and rain with JLew and the Mizuno Run With Us guys Brian and Joe up in Del Mar

Tue 2/10 - 10mi, 71:00, easy around Mission and Pacific Beaches with the Mizuno crew.

Wed 2/11 - 8mi, 60:00, easy around Balboa Park with the Mizuno crew.

Thu 2/12 - off, no good reason.

Fri 2/13 - 10mi, 74:30, out at San Pasqual trails with Di for 8 and then 2 solo.

Sat 2/14 - 9mi, 59:00, easy morning run around La Jolla.

Sun 2/15 - 14.1mi, 1:31:49, solid long run solo around the bay. Felt like 7min pace but held 6:30ish pace the entire run, super fantastic day!

Summary: 58mi, 6 days. I had a few really easy days and an off day but the long run was solid and felt insanely easy. As long as I don't take a day off I should hit 70+mi next week which is right where I want to be. I think I may begin throwing in a mid-run workout this coming week which I will use as my other hard day, besides my long run, for the time being. I have decided I am going to run the Carlsbad 5000 and the La Jolla Half Marathon, both in April. I am excited to get in a solid 5000 on the road and hopefully pull off a good time. The LJ Half is more about getting a really hard effort in, as it is a very difficult course, but I am excited to finally do it.

Training Summary: January 26 - February 8

Jan 26 - Feb 1

Mon 1/26 - 8mi, 56:00, easy solo on the bay, a little sore from the race but felt decent.

Tue 1/27 - off

Wed 1/28 - 9mi, no watch, easy solo on the Bay.

Thu 1/29 - 10mi, 71:30 with JLew and George around the Bay.

Fri 1/30 - 8mi, 53:45, easy solo on the Bay

Sat 1/31 - 8mi, with Di around the trails Bonita.

Sun 2/1 - off, Super Bowl Sunday activities take precedent on my down week.

Summary: 43mi, 5 days. Easy week following the half-marathon. No plan to do that much over this and possibly next week, then back to building up for a race TBD.

Feb 2-8

Mon 2/2 - 10mi, easy with JLew in Del Mar.

Tue 2/3 - off

Wed 2/4 - 9mi, 59:30, easy solo on the Bay.

Thu 2/5 - 9+mi, 62:00, easy solo through La Jolla.

Fri 2/6 - 10mi, easy with JLew and George in Scrips Ranch around the Lake.

Sat 2/7 - 9mi, 68:15, 8mi super easy with Di through La Jolla then solo for the last mile.

Sun 2/8 - 10+mi, 63:40, solo on the Bay.

Summary: 57mi, 6 days. Decent week with one day off. Nothing great yet but next week should be good with a Long Run added in. Other than that nothing much going on, a few job prospects which I hope will work out, but more on that later.