One more try...

Monday am, 8.8 miles in 1:11

I was sick as a dog for 1 day a couple of weeks ago; I've been basically healthy since then except that I've felt like crap in the mornings, congested with a sore throat. Probably sometime last week I could have started running in the mornings again, but sickness led to laziness, and all I squeezed in was an easy 3 miles one night. I finally resolved to start fresh this week, and was out the door by 6.

The run wasn't particularly notable, but I was shocked to find that in just 2 short weeks it is suddenly light outside when I leave in the morning. I felt hella stiff and sore the rest of the day, but I think it's more due to last night's bike ride with clipless pedals while towing Silas in his trailer. More interesting to me right now, though, is trying to evaluate where I am for Broad St. I had planned to compare this year's training with 2006, when I ran a 1:02 for the 10 mile race:

February 2006, 171 miles
February 2008, 144 miles
March 2006, 161 miles
March 2008, 165 miles
April 2006 (through 4/21), 121 miles
April 2008 (through 4/21), 42 miles

D'oh. I had a pretty good thing going there. I've also had only one track workout this spring. Although my 800 times compared favorably to what I was getting in 2006, I haven't built on it at all. This close to BSR 2008, I can't really hope to gain any fitness, so my plan will just be to put in miles this week, but not too many, to remind myself that I can do it. A little bit of speedwork will help me recognize the signals that my legs are sending me as well. My goal for the race at this point is to run under 65 minutes.

Of course, I ran that last Broad St. coming off a big 54 mile week...