Running 2007

It was a good year for my running. I ran a total of 1683.5 miles. I figured out why I kept getting hurt with shoes that did not have the necessary stability for me. I could run 58 mi/wk by September. I ran 3 mi of speed work at Potts Field about once a week starting in June. I ran the USATF cross country championship in Boulder. I was the 6th fastest 59 year old male in the Bolder Boulder. I ran a 21:28 in the Kickoff Classic 5K for 1st place in my age group. I learned to only increase my mileage by 10% per week.

December Running

I finally realized the reason I got hurt in the Boulder half marathon was because my Nike Structure Triax were worn out. I switched totally to my Nike Equalon but they were worn out and I continued to aggravate both Achilles and ACL's. The last week in November I ran exclusely in my Brooks Axiom. They are not as stable as the Nike's but only have 30-50 miles on them and will do for short distances that I'm going to run in December.

November Runs

My goal in November is to recover from my injured Achilles and run a Thanksgiving 5K. My plan is to run the same miles for two days in a row and then increase the distance by .5 mile. I'll add distance until 4.5 miles then start hard/easy/long.

October Runs

Achilles Injured

I stepped in a hole and strained my right Achilles at the finish of the Boulder half marathon. By one week later it hurt so bad I could not run. I'm not going to run the Denver marathon this Sunday, Oct 14. I'll walk the dog and ice twice a day until my calf loosens up.

Boulder Half Marathon

I ran the Boulder Half Marathon Sept 30, 2007 in 2:05:50. This was an easy pace of 9:36 in preparation for the Denver Marathon in two weeks. In the 55-64 age group I was 29/51. 1332 people finished the race.

October Intervals

5x1Km Target time 4:16