March 21- April 3 uh ohhhh

March 21-27

Monday
am-off
pm-8 miles 47 minutes

Tuesday
am- 5 miles
pm- 12x400 with 100 jog rest.  only did 9 avg 66-70 on them
w/up 3 c/down-3
abs + push ups

Wednesday
am-off
pm- 11 miles + push ups and abs

Thursday
am-off
pm- 12 miles + strides

Friday
off  had to work 8-7

Saturday
am-10 miles 61 minutes + 10 x hurdles 10x water pit (used a box in weight room)

sunday
am-wo  6 miles at 5:00-5:10 pace helping ruben with his 3x5 miles workout.
w/up-4 c/down-3
pm- 20 minutes

Total- 75 miles

March 28-April 3

Monday
am-5 miles
pm-12 miles + drills and strides

Tuesday
am-5 miles
pm- wo 8x400 over hurdles  avg 68-69 with 2 minutes rest
w/up-3 c/down-3

Wednesday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, core and push ups

Thursday
am-5 miles
pm-8 miles + drills, strides, hurdles, and 2 water pits

Friday
am-3 mile shakeout
pm-Sam Howell Invite @ Princeton 3ksc-9:34
w/up-3 c/down-7

Saturday
am- 10 miles + drills
pm-3 miles

Sunday
am-7 miles (with walking bc knee hurt so bad)

Total- 93 miles

The last 2 weeks have been very good.  I have been feeling much better with the mileage and workouts are starting to come around.  The race at Princeton was just a rust buster.  I have never been known for running a fast first steeple (with the exception of last year but only b/c I was so sharpe from indoor nationals the week before).  My fastest opener was from 2 years ago at the spring break Miami Invite when I ran 9:33.  So after the race looking at the time of 9:34 i was happy with the effort. Not to mention my last "real" race was club nationals in December.  So with all that said the time is awful but I was very pleased with it.  Saturday we woke up early to get our run in before leaving for home.  I got in 10 miles and had a slight pain in my knee but figured it was because I raced the night before.  Sunday I woke up and planned on going 2 hours.  1 mile in and I already have a pain in my knee.  I think its just a pain im a distance runner it will go away.  3 miles later its getting worse so I decide to take the first turn back and only do 7 miles.  On the way back I had to the stop a bunch of times and walk because the pain is so bad.  I get home and ice the knee but the pain still wont go away.  If I move my knee at all it kills.  I had trouble sleeping because if I bent my knee at all it would hurt.  I woke up this morning and it is still hurting.  I had the same thing happen in hs and it was my mcl which put me out for about a month.  I really hope thats not the case but im taking the next few days off and seeing my doctor tomorrow.  Hopefully its not my mcl and its only somehting minor.  I will keep you all updated when I find out whats wrong.  

Thanks for reading,
Tim