Monday - Rest. This is supposed to be a spin day but I have been lazy. Need to break out of that.

Tuesday - 5 miles at a solid pace. I felt great.

Wednesday - Rest

Thursday - Poor attitude usually equal crappy run. Not this time, attitude sucked but run was solid. 6 Miles.

Friday - Rest

Saturday - I planned to run in the morning but after a week of bad sleep, I slept in.

Sunday - 10 miles on the schedule...longest run in about 7 months. 1st 3 miles I was dealing with lowere leg tightness and shin splints. Finally got comfortable until mile 5.68 and my left calf lost its mind. I've dealt with a strain in this calf before and it will just stop you dead in your tracks. I had to walk 2 miles back to the car and it was freakin cold! Horrible experience.

Monday - Rest

Tuesday - 5 miles around the 'hood

Wednesday - Rest

Thursday - 4 miles on the TM. Had to cut it back from 5.5 due to my kid being sick and lack of time. It was a solid run.

Friday - Rest

Saturday - Rest but had an awesome day at the UL game.

Sunday - 8 miles. Not a great run but my longest distance in well over 6 months. Stomach issues and an overall lack of energy.

On to the next one!

Monday - Spin class

Tuesday - I rested thinking training starts next week, duh.....

Wednesday - SRD

Thursday - A solid 5 mile tempo run to kick off marathon training. I felt great and finished in 43:XX.

Friday - Rest

Saturday - 4.5 miles on the trails and 2.7 on the road to finished with 7.2 miles. Solid running but after running 4.5 miles on the trails, that 2.7 on the road was TOUGH!

Sunday - An intense spin class, just the way I like it!

Still in the process of deciding how I want to approach the race. Do I want to go at it more laid back or do I want to go for a PR? I will decide soon.

Wednesday - This is typically a rest day but I plan to incorporate some stretching, foam rolling, and a bit of strength work each week. I have my boys so not sure how much will be accomplished.

Thursday - 5 mile tempo run on tap. Weather is supposed to be nice so I might go to Seneca for a nice flat 5 miles.

Friday - This will be early morning spin. Yea, like 5:30am early. To get a spot, I will have to get up at 4:45 but I am determined to do this every week.

Saturday - My long runs each week will fluctuate between Saturday and Sunday, depending on the mileage and what I have going on with my kids. When the opportunity presents itself and I run on Saturday, I will do spin on Sunday mornings. This week, the schedule calls for 7 miles. I am hoping to do 2 on the road and the other 5 on the trails with The Trail Store crew.

Sunday- Maybe spin, maybe rest.

Happy Running!!

The trail races I want to do are the Louisville Lovin' the Hills 15 miler in Feb., the trail race series presented by The Trail Store May-Dec, and possibly the Bernheim Half. Just really sounds like a fun exciting thing to do.

Hangover Classic - Great race!! Love it. I ran well and had a good time. 1st 5 miles I ran a steady pace and chatted it up with some folk, last 5 miles I put the hammer down and ran strong.

Rodes City 10K -  I decided to skip the Antham 5K and only do the Rodes & PJ races of the TC. I ran horrible and felt like crap but crushed my PR. Not sure how that happens but it did.

Papa John's 10 Miler - 1st 7 miles, awesome....don't know that I have ever run better. Last 3 miles I was dealing with a calf strain that was horrible. I PR'd but had a much faster time in my that day had the calf not acted up.

Run the Bluegrass(Lex.) - Stunning scenery, perfect race conditions, challenging course, and exceptionally managed race. My best race ever and I PR'd the Half distance.

Bricks to Bricks 10 Miler(Indy) - I used this race as a prep for the marathon and to run with my buddy Tom. My attitude was shitty that day but overall it was a good race.

KDF Marathon - I finished. I didn't run it like I wanted ot prepared to but I finished my 1st marathon. Running to the finish line with my boys was the high light of my running life. An incredible feeling.

Cherokee 5 Miler Trail Race - My 1st ever trail race and I loved it. I started near the back and that's where I finished. Great experience and still shocked I didn't do anymore trail races.

Carmel Half Marathon(Indy) - Another race to run with my buddy Tom. I ran ok that day. It was humid but a nice race.

Energy2Action Duathlon(Shelbyville, IN) - I love duathlons!! Fun race. The bike course was flat and fast!

Oldham Co. Duathlon - Another fun race. Very low key and the run includes some trails. The bike course is mostly hills. I won my age group and finished 6th overall.

Buckhead Border Challenge Olympic Du - Great race, poor performance. I thought it would be a good idea to ride a hard 40 miler the day before. Normally a strong area for me, my legs were garbage on the bike and I had nothing. The 2nd run, it was crap too. I won my age group but I dont feel I deserved it.

Tri-Indy Duathlon - I love this race, 3rd year doing it. I flat got after it on the bike and aside from missing a turn, I had a great bike portion. The last run? well, it sucked but I still PR'd. I also won the Big Guys(Clydesdale) division.

Gaslight 5K - I hurt my foot(achilles) and this was about the time it was at its worst. Terrible race.

IHR Thanksgiving Day 5-Miler - A tradition for me. Wasn't really prepared for it but ran much better than expected.

There you go, I had a pretty solid year.