Float On

Well that was a nice re-introduction to the track… now I want to race the 5000m at Nationals.  I probably actually would double back but I’m happy to get on with the marathon training ahead.

Watching the World Cup Final is the perfect way to relax and recover after this morning’s Acura 10 Miler in Toronto.  Unfortunately I had to miss the first mountain stage of Le Tour this morning but it was well worth it for a solid effort over parts of the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon course I’ll be running at the end of September. 

Sometimes I feel like I should change it up and write about something other than running…

The Peachbud 10km went fairly well last night.  I won in 29:34 and felt strong at the end of the race, it didn’t hurt that the last 2km were downhill and with the wind.

Last week as I was running up a rather long and steep hill with the Kenyans we started talking about hill workouts.  I said I always wanted to do a workout on this particular hill and was thinking 6-7 repeats would be a good start…. the Kenyans had other plans.

I raced the Ancaster Old Mill 10km last night and won in 30:35. In order to run that course fast you need to be aggressive on the downhills and tough on the uphills, I was neither aggressive nor tough.

The last stop of the 401 Distance Series is happening this Saturday (June 5th) at St. James High School in Guelph.  The night will start off at 7pm with 600m races and then a Women’s 1500m and Men’s Mile.

The Ottawa 10km was just what the doctor ordered.  I wasn’t sure if jumping into a race for my second running workout since March 19th was a good idea but it ended up working out really well.

I officially graduated from cross-trainer to runner last week on the basis that I spent more time running than I did on the bike and pool combined.

Adios track season.  Hello fall marathon.