Training: 24-31 January

01-24-2011
Mon: Big PRE - 6.5mi (-)
Tired from Sunday's long run.  SORE mostly on R leg, which meant I was favoring still on the hill running Sunday.

01-25-2011
Tue-Noon: Short South Eugene - 3mi (-)
Short run because I had a complicated patient -- a new eval -- come in 10min late right before run time.  I hate that.  Felt OK. 
PM: "Amber McGown Memorial" + Tamarack - 5.5mi (200')
Ran to Tamarack pool to see if my Zoom marathoners were there -- no dice.  Really tired after work.  

01-26-2011
Wed-Noon: Big PRE + Hendricks climb x1 - 10mi (750')
Long noon run to Hendricks -- one up and over.  Righty still sore, so I made sure I was NOT favoring the L.  Worked out pretty well.  TIRED.


01-27-2011
Thu-Noon: South Eugene - 4mi (-)
Unremarkable noon run.  Focused on "long & light".
PM: Track session w/Maggie (4x200m) - 2.5mi
Met Maggie (coaching client) after work, did a mile+ on the trail, then 200m cut downs w/walk rest.  VERY SMOOTH.  She looked great; both of us felt great.  Splits: 37, 36, 35, 33, w/M leading 2 and 4.  

01-28-2011
Fri-Noon: RIVER FALLS, WI: Quarry + Golf Course + Hell's/Campus - 14mi (300')
GREAT long run back home, even though it was in the 20s and breezy.  Variable footing -- some brown snow.  I "made some brown snow" just of CTY M when I stopped to deuce.  Had to "wipe" w/POWDER snow and nearly froze off my hands.  Ran w/a water bottle to practice.  Stride felt TERRIFIC. 


01-29-2011
Sat-AM: AMERY, WI: Lake Wapo Run w/HS kids - 3mi (-)
Early AM run w/some HS kids at the 2011 Winter Retreat.  First-ever run with more than one other person at the WR, so that was cool.  Six other HSers got up before 7AM to run, including 4 girls.  Bomb.  Kept it real easy.  No other running that day.

01-30-2011
Sun-AM: AMERY, WI: Lake Wapo Run solo - 4.5mi (-)
Ran solo during breakfast, stride felt GREAT.  Variable snow footing, but "running from the hips" made the footing easier.  

TOTAL: 53 miles.  
GOOD WEEK.  Some bilat heel soreness (mostly in the AM), so I'm still stretching and strengthening quite a bit.  Stride felt AMAZING.  :)