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

October Plan

I am running the Denver Marathon on Sunday, October 14. My October plan is aimed at tapering for two weeks prior to this marathon. I will not do any long runs and my tempo pace will be my marathon pace, 7:57 min/mi. This marathon pace is from Daniels and would give me a sub 3:30. My Boston Marathon qualifying time is 4:00, 60-64 year old males.
Easy - 8 mi
Tempo - 6 mi @ 7:57 min/mi pace
Intervals - 3 mi 5x1000 @ 4:16 time
Long - none
Races - 10/14 Denver Marathon