Feb. 3rd, 2011

8 miles.
5 on the roads, 3 inside with weights, all @ 6:40-6:58.
Took a nasty spill this a.m. and landed right on the outside of my right knee. Nothing broken but man did it hurt and it's gotten more sore as the day's gone on. Figured running it might help, but I don't know if that was just me knowing I had to run or actual sensible thinking.
Regardless, tomorrow I'm just doing a few easy miles with some 100m pickups at mile pace.

The race is going to be a quick one for sure and if they take it out at a 31 second 1st lap, well then I'll just have to stay back and run 33 or 34. I figure I can keep knocking those down OK as long as I don't get crazy and try some bonehead move. If it goes out conservative, well then it's my kind of race (or at least more so, as my speed ain't so hot right now, but my strength is good.)
After a 75, a 76 and a 69 week, this week is a perfect backdown week anyway and unless I blow something out Saturday, should end up @ 55-60.

This race is a big deal, no doubt and it will be an even bigger deal next year when I really train up to it, but you know what's a bigger deal?
New Bedford.
You know what's an even bigger deal?
Boston.
You know what's bigger than that?
Not a goddammed thing.

In other-but-still-related news, the new Zoom Victory's got here today and they are delicious.