Holiday Park Trail 5 miler

So I will be entering a new age division Saturday at the Holiday Park Trail Run. It should be fun. My brother and his girlfriend are coming down from Michigan for my birthday and we will be running it together. This will be a fun way to get my 5 miles in this weekend. There is no need to over do it. I'm building my base slowly for the up coming season and just want to have enough of a base to not get injured during the 500 Festival Indy Mini Marathon. Race report to follow. Until then hit the trails because spring is here!!!

Back in the Saddle Again!!!

Well it just turned cold again here in the last 24 hours but Monday and Weds were both in the 70's. I took advantage and got out for two 1 hour easy bike rides. There is no better feeling than being out on a warm day getting some training in. I don't care if it's on the bike or the run it feels great during the first few warm days of the year. Summers almost here!

Rest Day

Well it's been awhile since I have last posted. Things are getting ready to pick up in my training. I'm still going back and forth with a slight "pull" sensation in my left leg. It may be an IT band or my hip may be out of alignment. I'm not sure so I have been easing back into my running very slowly. I'm also taking daily ice baths and using "The Stick" for prevention.

My last race did not go as planned. On February 17th I ran a 5k here in Indianapolis and tried to run 18:50 or better to establish my seeding time for the 500 festival mini marathon in may. Well after a major snow the night before and during the event things were way to slick to run fast. It ended up being a "fun" run in the snow. The winning rime was 19:49 by a guy that ran 15:40 a couple weeks before!!!

Well that's all for now. Hopefully tomorrow it will get into the 40's and I will take my bike out for the first time in 07'