Excited about running tonight, met up with the group at BPS & headed all the way down to Red Hook Track. Coach had us do 400's, 3 sets of 4 with 3 minute recovery after each set. I felt fine, until the last two when my foot started to hurt so I did the smart thing & stopped. Can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow.

I do have to say that running at the track in the dark was amazing, the moon & the clouds were absolutely amazing. So peaceful.

Distance: 2 miles biking, 1.7 mile running, 10x400 hard, 3x400 easy, 1.7 miles running, 2 miles biking
State of Mind: I love running so much, please don't take it away from me

With my foot still causing me a lot of pain, I decided to dedicate myself to yoga. Went to LL, knowing I wouldn't get Ali...but maybe that was a blessing since I haven't practiced in weeks.

Felt good, not great but I do think it helped my foot a bit. We'll see tomorrow.

Distance: n/a
State of Mind: Please, let something work

My right foot is in so much pain, not sure what it is BUT it is not good. Instead of raining, I decided to stay indoors on this rainy Sunday & use my trainer to sweat it up a bit. Actually felt great pushing myself, could feel my foot a bit, hope cycling isn't bad for it.

Distance: 40 minutes of hard riding
State of Mind: Icing, ibu, resting, elevating...

Ran the 5th Avenue mile today, with a very lackluster performance. My body still doesn't feel totally recovered from Reach the Beach & I ended up staying up all night on Thursday night to help my sister welcome her first child. But, I decided to run anyways. Probably not the best idea.

Headed up to Central Park on my own & did a very thorough workout prior to the race. Ran the first 1/4 just fine, but fell short after that. My legs just didn't have anything in them. Ended up running a 6:18, which is 15 second slower than last year. Very disappointed.

Distance: Maybe 3 miles
State of Mind: In pain, tired & feeling very out of shape.

Met up with the group tonight with a special surprise, Bubba joined us. Yeah for me. So happy to have my lil bro here in NYC. We took it easy, especially since he hasn't run in a while. It was fun.

Distance: 5.35 miles
State of Mind: Hopefully this recovery will help me this Saturday

After two days of non-running, I was really excited about running tonight. But my legs weren't. They just wouldn't turn over & I definitely felt my age, lack of recovery. Coach had us do 800's, sorta. The first was more like a 1000, followed by a 600, followed by a 800 & finishing it with a mile. A very strange workout.

Distance: 3 mile warmup, 4x800's (sorta), 2 mile warmdown
State of Mind: Feeling really really slow

Reach the Beach 2009

After months of planning, the relay race FINALLY arrived. But I really had no idea what I was getting myself into. What a crazy crazy crazy experience. I have so many memories that I can't even put them into words. But what I can say is that I knew the event would be one in a lifetime & I was definitely not let down.

Distance: Leg 1: 5.5 at 7 pace Leg 2: 6.52 at 7:45 pace Leg 3: 8.54 at 7:45 pace
State of Mind: Besides major stomach issues, I truly ran with my heart this weekend. I left everything out on the road & I am proud of myself.