Week of Feb 23-27

Tuesday at the dome I ran a 2k warm up then 3x 4k tempo intervals at a 4:40 pace and just ended it there for a total of 14.1k

Wednesday I ran 3k on my own then joined the guys for another 14k for a total of 17.1k at a 5:05 pace. It was a pretty wet night and I found myself stepping in many puddles, I was really glad to have brought an extra pair of socks and shoes for after. Although it didn't help my toes much, I am now the proud owner of a blood blister on the bottom of my littlest toe. Also I was informed on how fast I should be doing my Wednesday runs and I am apparently slower than I should be so I am going to try and pick it up for next week.

Thursday night was definitely not how I expected it to go. It is a speed night but with all the snow on the ground and the ice pellets in the face it made it quite difficult to keep my pace where it should have been. I ended up doing 2.7k warm up, then 3x 1600m at a 4:40 pace, 2x 1200m at a 4:40 pace, 2x 800m at a 4:40 pace and 2x 400m at a 4:35 pace then a 1.8k cool down for a total of 14.1k

Friday I ran a nice relaxed 7k run on the treadmill to allow my other very wet shoes to dry out a bit more.

Saturday (today) I ran my 2.4k warm up to the hills and then did 5x hills at a 4:45 pace followed by a 2.5k cool down for a total of 10k. The puddles and slush were still out on the sidewalks and there were so many cars out this morning it made it hard to keep an average pace for the whole hill. I also usually leave my waterbelt at the bottom of the hill so when I finish my up and down I can have a little break and some water. After the second hill it disappeared, I looked around for it and couldn't find it so I figured that when I was going up the hill someone swiped it. I was hoping that maybe while I went up again it might come back to me. It will be missed.

My total for the week is 83.41k