Weekly Update: 8/1 – 8/7

Started the week with an infection in my heel, which eliminated any running from Monday through Thursday. Some antibiotics helped enough to get one easy run in on Friday before the Eldora 10k on Saturday.

Tuesday – No running, infected heel

Thursday – No running, infected heel

Friday – 10 mi (1:34, 787 ft) Easy run at Teller Farms – The first time out since the heel got infected. It was still swollen, but felt good enough to get some miles before the race.

Saturday – AM - 6.2 mi (53:04, 700 ft) La Sportiva 10k at Eldora – This was my first “trail” race and it was a blast. Surprisingly, the elevation (9,200 ft to 10,00 ft) felt pretty good. I started out pretty strong and after the first couple miles, I fell into a nice pace for the remainder.

PM – 4 mi (39, 787 ft) Easy run at Teller – Wanted to round out the day with 10 miles to play a little catch up from not running earlier in the week.

Saturday – 14 mi (2:36, 3,450 ft) Long run on the Mesa Trail – Felt strong all morning, especially coming off of a race the day before.

Totals for the week:

Miles: 34

Vertical Feet: 5,724

Time: 5:42

(Hmmm, which one looks abnormal to you? This was Tuesday night)

(..and ready to race!)

(about a mile from the finish line)