Mon - 3/17 - Walk 1.7 miles

Aside from the outside of my left shin being really sore, I actually like this workout. 30 minutes taking it up to a 10.0 incline on the treadmill at a 3.4 walk. No, it is not the cardio workout I need. But it is better than the alternative (nothing) on a Monday like today. And, with the races I have penciled in for later this year and next, walking will definitely be in the picture.

Week Total - 3/10-3/16 - 4.2 miles

Bad week. That's all I'm going to say about that.

Sun - 3/16 - Walk 1.7 miles

Feeling really low today. This past week was a crazy week and I didn't run. Woke up Saturday with high hopes of hitting the trail for a good run. Things went south mentally during the day though and I didn't get the run in. It rained today and mentally I was still down most of the day. Finally got that part righted a bit towards late afternoon. Put in a bit over 30 minutes walking at incline on the treadmill for a decent workout.

Mon - 3/10 - 2.5 miles

I wasn't planning on running today. After 3 straight days, I could use a break. Not that I've put in much mileage but I'm not used to it. Anyway, I got the chance to run the trail while Luke was practicing soccer, so 4 days straight it is. Nothing fast or anything that I will look back and point to but 4 straight runs at this point is good to build on.

Week Total - 3/3-3/9 - 11.1 miles

Only positives:

1) I ran 4 times this week.

2) I got a 'long' run of 4.5 miles in.

3) I ran a pretty fast 1 lap at Regional, 9:29 pace.

Sun - 3/9 - 2.2 miles

One, slow lap at Regional. Not even going to post my time. Embarrassingly slow. But I ran. And the run put me over 10 miles for the week. A start.

Sat - 3/8 - 4.5 miles

My longest run so far. And first run on the road. Ingleside to City Park. Walked 4 times. Good effort to get out, though. Not going to let any run get me down at this point.

Friday - 3/7 - 2.7 miles Regional

It's been awhile since I've posted because it's been awhile since I've run consistently. My motivation and desire to run just haven't been there in a long time. I think I have it back. This was my fourth time on the trail in the last 7 days. Everything has been real slow. I ran a 10:15 1 lap on Wednesday. I went out hoping to break 10 minutes. Ended up at a 9:29 pace. Way better than expected at this point in the game. I'm really out of shape with no endurance at all. So a 9:29 is good.