Jeff Banks

short on time but I got in my 3 x 11 minutes in. Not a great workout but not too bad either.

Easy run in the drizzly rain. Actually it felt quite nice but it was hard to convince myself to start.

Great day for a run!! Got out on the creek and relaxed for a nice easy day.

Last run of any real length before Boston. Felt pretty good even if a little bit tired. 

No work today so I ran with the distance kids.

8 x 7 min ... what a workout!! I wasn't sure I was make it through that one but I did. It definitely feels good to have that one behind me.

Recovery run. I was not sore but definitely tired.

Warm up, 3 x 12 minutes, cool down. A great workout even though my legs felt really tired to start off.

Recovery on the creek. Legs were tired but not at all sore.

Slow on the creek. 

Just making sure not to drop the mileage too much before Boston. Legs felt great today.

Easy run.

Today I am sick ... what a bummer. I still wanted to get out for a few miles but the workouts will have to go on hold. I figure at this point there is nothing I can do to help myself for Monday other than not hurt myself by doing something stupid. Tomorrow will be better.

Still sick but perhaps a little better than yesterday. My run actually went OK but I didn't want to do too much.

Just keeping things moving. Felt great ... I'm ready!

Did a little tempo ... 1 min on, 1 min off ... Felt good.

A few miles on the treadmill in the hotel to get the blood flowing for a stretch.

Around Boston a bit. Got lost ... found my way back to the hotel ... all set and ready to go!

OK this was a mixed bag. On the one hand I ran a ~4 minute PR but my race was horrible. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what happened, so I will write more after work, but here are the splits:

 1) 6:13

 2) 5:51

3) 5:50

4) 5:46

5) 6:05

6) 5:52

7) 5:57

8) ??? mile marker in the middle of a water stop???

9) 11:54

10) 5:57

11) 5:59

12) 5:55

13) 5:57

14) 5:59

15) 6:11

16) 5:58

17) 6:25

18) 6:28

19) 6:14

20) 6:29

21) 6:48

22) 6:13

23) 6:27

24) 6:21

25) 6:43

26.2) 8:12

As you can see it looks like I bonked, but I really wasn't that tired. I knew I was running slow after 17 but just didn't speed up. A few items I think might be contributing: 1) I was sick all last week and didn't really get better by race day. 2) I need to eat a bigger breakfast. 3) I need to train on more hills. 4) I need to not mentally check out after setting myself up for a great race! Live and learn I guess.

So, after thinking about it some more I think some of my trouble was that I let my blood sugar get too low. I didn't eat enough breakfast and what I did eat was too early. Then I probably should have tried to keep the sugar coming in drinking a little more gatorade at the early water stops. I just don't remember feeling like I was hurting that much during the race and then today I don't really feel all that sore ... it doesn't seem that I ran up against my fitness level. Rather, I executed the race day prep really poorly. Any ideas from the more experienced folks out there? 

Oh one more fact. I nearly threw up at mile 12, again at mile 18, and again at 22 or so. I don't know how that fits in with everything else but maybe someone does? 

Just a few miles to try and get the soreness out. Actually I'm feeling pretty good with no joint pain at all. Now I have to decide what to do next ..........

Another recovery.

Feel just about back to normal but I had to run the pole vault put today. Now I've got to decide what race to target next. 

Nice run with no particular purpose. Feeling good.

Just a normal run out on the creek and back through the tennis park.

Nice and easy ... feeling good except the tendons on the top of my left foot.

Easy run.