Training Update And Random Thoughts

Ever since I have ran my first marathon, I have not been putting pressure on myself to put in 50+ mile weeks. Largely in part to the fact that I have no marathons lined up in the near future. But I do have a 5k lined up for May 9th and my 3rd half marathon (which will be all trail) lined up for May 30th. After this half marathon, I may have a team race that will consist of three members. Each team member will have to run 20 or more miles (all trail) separately. The first member would start at 7 am and the second would start at 7 pm with the last member starting at 7 am the next day. As far as my training is going, I have been making great progress with my pace. Last week I was forced to do some pretty quick runs due to isolated storms occurring each day. I took advantage of gaps in the storms to get my runs in. I ended up running a lot of tempo miles and found that my average pace had dropped to a sub 6 minute mile! Of course holding this pace is really taxing on my body. With more training at this pace, my body will adapt to it and I will be able to put in more miles at that speed. I ran today at a slower and more comfortable speed and did not put any pressure on myself to maintain any sort of average pace per mile. I am excited to see how much I have progressed when I tackle the 5k on May 9th. My current 5k race PR is 20:50. I set that PR back in October of last year. I also had the opportunity to watch part of the Boston Marathon on Monday. I have to admit, Its crazy to see those elite runners tackle a mile at 4 minutes and 39 seconds in a marathon! Very impressive! And a huge congratulations to Lelisa Desisa for winning in the time of 2:09:17! I also had my eyes on Meb Keflezighi who crossed the finish line holding hands with Hilary Dionne who is an elite Boston area runner who he had never met, until then. The event was inspiring and motivating to me! I can not wait for the day that I get to run in Boston! It is definitely on my list of running goals! But until then, I will continue to train hard, take one day at a time, and enjoy the journey that is layed out in front of me!