Brooksby Snowshoe 5k

Good time. Definitely getting into shape. I was with the lead group for maybe first 1/2 mile, then fell into a chase group which I then dropped, leaving me running all alone for about the last 20 minutes. Couldn't gain any ground on the guy ahead of me. Seemed like the last 3/4 mile of the course was all uphill. A nice course though, w/ plenty of snow, 5th place overall.

2014 Goals plus-2012 & 2013 look back

Well, I finally got around to putting down a 2013 goals and 2012 look back, unfortunately it is a year late and I'll need to incorporate it into this years. so here we go:
2014 Goals:
-2 week camping trip
-work towards long term goal of all 4000 footers in white mtns (bag at least 1)
-learn rock climbing skills w/ kids
-Complete 1/2 MBA program by year end 2014
-Network for job prospects
-log consistent mileage

2013:
Pros:
-All Cat scans A ok, good health
-family healthy
-Moved from the apartment to a house with a yard on Ocean st
-running came around last half of the year, logging steady mileage
-took the GMAT, got into Northeastern MBA program, started fall semester
-Work situation in Boston resolved. Forced decision on MBA program and future with current company
-Work situation is fun and fits well w/ graduate school
-nice camping trip to crawford notch
-kids ran their first running race (XC)
Cons:
-Work situation in Boston resolved, meant I had to close the business-not an enjoyable 6 months dealing with it.
-Current work situation is tentative at best and could get bigger or go away at any moment.
-only one camping trip to crawford notch


2012
Pros:
-All Cat scans A OK, good health
-family healthy
-job promotion
-great camping trips, found crawford notch
-moved from the little house on Emerald to a bigger apartment on Bass point Nahant
-going to PT for running related issues
Cons:
-job promotion-work situation is very stressful-Boston situation is volatile
-running is deplorable this year, due to a host of overuse injuries, primarily right groin/ hip flexor, taken a lot of time off and have seen  PT to try and get to the bottom of it.
-Did not take the GMAT and apply to business school

Stone Tower 15K 2013

Had a good run on Sunday. I remembered this race on Saturday afternoon,so I inadvertently logged 49 miles by the end of the week-but I feel good. I am starting to feel stronger-need to keep the miles under control and be aggressive w/ the flexibility core work to keep injury free. Ran the 15k @ 7:40 pace, good enough for 19th place. The course was really good, lots of hills and single track.

Plugging away

Broke 140 miles for the month in August. That is my biggest for the year. Reading Jay Dicchary's Anatomy for Runners and it is making me think about a lot of things I may be missing in my training. The least of which is focus on proper core strength and posture. Keeping the runs averaging around 5 miles, but frequency is daily, including lots of rolling muscles, core work at night, and a weekly strength class for cross training. Feeling positive about my running for the first time in a while. Also managed to hit Lynn Woods racing 4 times this summer. Looking forward to some fall results if I can keep the momentum going injury free. I start night classes at Northeastern next week so we'll see how it goes. This might mean running in the am several days a week-ughh.

Yankee Homecoming 10 miler

First actual effort in over a year. About what I expected, I've got a long road ahead. My plan was to run a bit under 7:30 and see how I felt. 7:15 pace felt about what 6:45 pace felt like 2 years ago. Anyhow, I guess I can't be that upset as my base is about an average 18 mpw for the year. The effort accomplished what I hoped it would-motivation. Looking at doing some mild training for the Nahant 30k the end of september-Splits:
1-7:22
2-7:17/14:39
3-7:30/22:10
4-6:57/29:08
5-7:19/36:27
6-7:33/44:01
7-7:26/51:28
8-7:32/59:00
9-7:25/1:06
10-7:12/  Overall 1:13:37  Avg: 7:22 pace

Update

So......it has been over a year since I raced. That was the 1/2 Run to Remember, where my groin finally let go and I was subsequently sidlined for about 2 solid months. I have been struggling to get back at it, averaging a little over 20 miles a week. I think my biggest problem now is weight. I raced the marathon Fall of 2011 at 175lbs and I weighed myself last night at 190. I've had a bunch of calve issues and all around soreness. On the plus side I started doing a weight/circuit type class about once a week-I think this will help w/ some of my flexibility issues etc. I don't have any real specific goals, just to get my weight down, crosstrain for flexibility and log consistent miles.

3 milers back to back to back....wow?

I've been averaging about 24 miles a week for 3 months now, running 5-6 days per week. So must of my runs have been 4-6 miles. I still don't think the groin/ab issue is solved, but it is manageable for now. I may try to check out a sports (running) specialist at Tufts if this thing flares up again. But for now keeping my mileage low and mt frequency up seems to be doing the trick. I ran 7.5 mile runs 3 days in a row this week, mainly because I had the time off from work during Christmas but it will be a good test to see how the mid section holds up. Maybe I'll even pencil myself in for a 5k or 4mile race to push it in January.