February 10, 2014

Dawn Patrol.  Week Eight. Week Seven was a total wash.  Back in the game after a nine-day respite.  Left calf issues related to a sciatic nerve issue kept me sidelined.  Having calf issues less than a mile into last Saturday's (February 1, 2014) planned 12-miler should have been a huge red flag; however, like a fiend, I powered through it and finished a ten-mile run in agony. I took the week off to recuperate and was aided by frigid temps, three rounds of snow and ice and generally arctic conditions.  I did, however, manage two quality weight workouts during the week. This morning's 5.04 was completed in 49.30 for a 9:50 min/mile pace.  Temp was a frigid 20 degrees, which, coupled with the brutal North wind, made for a 9 degrees Fahrenheit temp. Frozen Fog and Frozen Face.  Hip Hop on the box.  New shoes. Tuesday at the gym for a chest and tri blowout. Five on Wednesday.  Mahalo.