Half Focused

We just finished the Arthritis Jingle Bell 5k today and if I thought my Das Bier race was my worst 5k at 33 minutes, I was wrong. Wendy got a cool 30:30 and I got an even 35 minutes. That was way off my goal of 30 minutes. My personal record at this event is 26:45. I can attribute my issues to a blood clot in my lower right leg, which took away most of my training time as it dissipated and healed. I also had some herniated disk issues in my back.

 

My mom was up from Texas and attended this race with my daughter and her friend Emma Abadusky. There was plenty of after race pizza, bananas, oranges, bars and a Klondike festival in the park next to this race. That made it a lot of fun as it is definitely one of our favorite races to run. A week earlier we ran the Folepi 4 mile race in which I received a 42:30 and Wendy got around a 39 minute finish time. Wendy is doing very well and actually is getting better as I am struggling to get back on pace.

 

I purchased some new balance 880v4s today for our annual upcoming St. Jude half marathon in Nashville. The shoe is a step up from my 870s and offers comfort with mild stability control. It is a neutral foot placement shoe that is also light and very comfortable.

 

My supplementation has not changed and my plan to put on muscle weight and up the cross training cardio is in full swing and I have already gained 10 good lbs, possibly contributing to my current pace issues. As we look forward to April I will start lessoning resistance training, up the cardio and re introduce 10 mile weeks of running in late February, moving up to 20 mile weeks in April up until the half marathon.

 

As always, Happy trails and I'll post back in the spring of 2015! Can't wait. :-)