That being said, I still ran for 359 out of 365 days of the year while tallying up just over 5000 miles. I also set PRs for the mile, 5 mile, 10k, 10 mile, half marathon, and marathon - missing out on only the 3k and the 5k. Dang! So close!!
Ending the year with that type of injury obviously puts a damper on things, but I'm back to running and seeing bits of fitness return here and there. And if I'm able to PR in six distances during the next year, I'll certainly be happy.
With that in mind, my 2019 goals: stay healthy and PR at every distance!
I realize this is a lot of data, but it's the remaining stuff:
| 8-Oct | MLR Easy | 1:20:09 | 10.05 | AM: 10m at whatever. | ||||
| Easy | 0:59:52 | 7.5 | PM: 7+ at 8 per, with Eli for a good chunk. Feeling pretty tired in general. | |||||
| 9-Oct | Easy | 1:04:16 | 8.12 | AM: 8+ at 7:55/mile. Tired. | ||||
| Tempo + Harvard Track | 1:49:00 | 15.55 | PM: 10k tempo home, moderate to track, drills and strides. 1600/(1000/600)x2/1600. Felt reasonably cooked by the end. | |||||
| 10-Oct | Easy Easy | 1:07:00 | 8.11 | AM: 8+ SLOW. Really warm with a high dew point. Legs not crazy sore, but just couldn't move quick, nor did I need to. | ||||
| Easy Easy | 0:48:52 | 5.54 | PM: 5+slooow with Raleigh. | |||||
| 11-Oct | Easy | 1:05:39 | 8.31 | AM: 8+ commute at 7:54/mile. | ||||
| 95%MP 10k Tempo | 0:47:55 | 7.08 | PM: Tempoish home. 6.3m at 95% MP and a cool down with Raleigh. Averaged 6:42/mile for the whole thing. | |||||
| 12-Oct | Easy | 0:39:04 | 5.29 | AM: Picked up the car and drove to work. 5+ averaging 7:24/mile. It's nice running without a backpack. | ||||
| Easy | 0:53:39 | 7.08 | PM: 7+ commute averaging 7:34/mile. | |||||
| 13-Oct | Easy & Strides | 0:36:55 | 5.02 | AM: A quick 5m plus 5 Poplar strides. Averaged 7:21/mile. | ||||
| Off/Golf | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Golfed for 5+ hours for Dad's 70th. Good times! | |||||
| 14-Oct | Paddy's 3m PS | 0:51:00 | 7.42 | AM: 10th place in 15:59. Not a great race, but not terrible. I had too much in the tank at the finish, and I felt like I should've been 20 seconds faster. | ||||
| 5m Tempo | 0:32:09 | 5.41 | PM: 5m+ tempo averaging 5:58/mile. Final bit was a little slower due to crossing the road. A good double today. | |||||
| 15-Oct | Recovery Commute | 1:05:00 | 8.42 | AM: 8+ at 7:47/mile. | ||||
| Easy & Raleigh | 0:53:52 | 7.04 | PM: 7+ Raleigh at 7:39/mile. | |||||
| 16-Oct | Easyish | 1:00:00 | 8.02 | AM: 8+ at 7:32 mile. | ||||
| 10k Tempo & Track | 1:37:00 | 14.24 | PM: 10k tempo in 38min followed by track workout. 2 x 1m/800x2/200x2. 10k, 5k, mile pacing. Was going to be 4 x 800, but I started to feel tight and with the volume already high, I decided to run two quickish 200s to try and stay smooth. Last high volume high quality workout. | |||||
| 17-Oct | Very Easy | 1:04:00 | 8.01 | AM: 8+ very easy. | ||||
| Easy | 0:43:57 | 5.68 | PM: 5+ easy. | |||||
| 18-Oct | Easy | 0:37:37 | 5 | AM: 5m at 7:31/mile. Early meeting. | ||||
| Easyish | 0:46:32 | 6.38 | PM: 6+ at 7:17/mile. | |||||
| 19-Oct | Moderate | 0:56:53 | 8.14 | AM: 8+ at 6:58/mile. Wanted to go a little quicker, but the back pack was a little heavy and the legs were meh. Oh well. | ||||
| Easy | 0:49:14 | 6.50 | PM: 6+ at 7:30ish. Busy Charles River with the rowers! | |||||
| 20-Oct | Easy | 0:48:23 | 6.36 | AM: 6+ on the Cape doing cleanup and stuff. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 21-Oct | MLR | 1:33:00 | 12.35 | AM: 12+ at Battle Road at an easyish 7:34/mile with Kevin. | ||||
| Easy | 0:37:01 | 4 | PM: 4m shakeout with Eli and Raleigh. | |||||
| 22-Oct | Easy | 0:37:55 | 5.03 | AM: 5m easy at 7:31/mile. | ||||
| Easy | 0:48:12 | 6.04 | PM: 6+ home and early voting! | |||||
| 23-Oct | Easy | 0:40:06 | 5.18 | AM: 5+ easy at 7:44/mile. | ||||
| Easyish | 0:39:38 | 5.56 | PM: 5+ easyish at 7:08/mile. | |||||
| 24-Oct | Easy | 0:39:41 | 5.53 | AM: 5+ easy at 7:10/mile. | ||||
| Easy | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 25-Oct | Easy | 0:37:36 | 5.01 | AM: 5+ easy at 7:30/mile. | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Flight to Dublin! | |||||
| 26-Oct | Ireland | 0:36:09 | 4.09 | AM: 4+ exploring with Eli and Kevin. | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 27-Oct | Ireland | 0:41:13 | 4.53 | AM: 4+ exploring again. | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. Italian dinner was good! | |||||
| 28-Oct | Dublin Marathon | 2:43:01 | 26.2 | AM: 2:43:01. Dublin is PR city! | ||||
| Dublin Marathon | 0:11:00 | 1.27 | AM: Warm up to the race. | |||||
| 29-Oct | Ireland | 0:40:36 | 4.33 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 30-Oct | Ireland | 1:33:00 | 10.46 | AM: Run to Dalkey! | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 31-Oct | Ireland | 0:37:17 | 4.28 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Ireland | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 1-Nov | Ireland | 0:31:09 | 4.01 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Paris | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 2-Nov | Paris | 1:04:00 | 7.35 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Paris | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 3-Nov | Paris | 0:35:27 | 4.04 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Paris | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 4-Nov | Paris | 1:01:00 | 6.53 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Paris | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 5-Nov | Paris | 0:33:48 | 4.34 | AM: Easy exploring. | ||||
| Paris | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 6-Nov | Moderate | 0:59:00 | 8.1 | AM: A few laps around Fresh Pond. Feels good to be home - that was an exhausting trip! Lots of fun though! | ||||
| Moderate | 0:58:38 | 8.14 | PM: Dropped the car off with Elizabeth and ran home from there in the rain. 8+ at 7:12/mile. | |||||
| 7-Nov | Easy | 1:09:00 | 9.13 | AM: 9+ at 7:36/mile. Legs were feeling terrible. Surprised to be running mostly low 7s. Head cold that started on the 3rd is still lingering. | ||||
| Easy | 1:06:00 | 8.15 | PM: 8+ Easy. | |||||
| 8-Nov | Easy | 1:10:00 | 9.19 | AM: 9+ easy, but the legs are tired. | ||||
| Moderate | 1:26:00 | 11.41 | PM: Commute home and a 3m 'primer' with Terry. Super dark around Fresh Pond even with the headlamp. Glad it was short, footing was precarious. | |||||
| 9-Nov | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8.18 | AM: 8+ at around 7:50ish. This cold is lingering and my legs kind of feel it too, I think. | ||||
| Easy | 0:52:12 | 6.27 | PM: Commute home. | |||||
| 10-Nov | Easy | 1:16:00 | 10.05 | AM: Easy with Eli and Neil. Eli skipped the final ~6m. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 11-Nov | Truro Trails | 18.03 | AM: 18m with Neil on the trails. Good stuff! Left hamstring got very tight and lower back was achy, but not crazy bad. | |||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Drive home. | |||||
| 12-Nov | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8 | AM: 8m with sinus infection and lower back tightness. Back is not well. This sucked. | ||||
| Very Easy | 0:50:08 | 6 | Noon: Ran home due to sickness and back. Back was meh, but not crazy bad until the evening. WTF. | |||||
| 13-Nov | Very Easy | 0:38:35 | 4.1 | AM: Started jog to work, but back was like exploding shards of glass. Eff. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Took a muscle relaxer and napped. | |||||
| 14-Nov | Very Easy | 0:44:34 | 5 | AM: Back effing sucks. | ||||
| Meh | 1:04:00 | 7.52 | PM: Back sucks, but was feeling mildly ok so I went just a smidge longer than planned. | |||||
| 15-Nov | Meh | 0:49:13 | 5.64 | AM: Back effing sucks again. Hopefully just a morning tightness thing. | ||||
| Ok | 0:00:00 | 10.14 | PM: Back felt slightly better, but not great. | |||||
| 16-Nov | WTF! | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: I think I was overzealous with a stretch or something. First two steps were lightening bolts of pain. | ||||
| GD! | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Whatever I did was bad. Can't stand up, can't walk. The streak ends, and even worse is the potential long term injury. | |||||
| 17-Nov | Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Holy fuck this sucks. | ||||
| Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: I'd love to be able to stand up. | |||||
| 18-Nov | Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Some improvement throughout the morning. | ||||
| Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Definite improvement. Can stand on my own and walk. Obviously a ways to go. | |||||
| 19-Nov | Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Slight improvement. | ||||
| Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Same. | |||||
| 20-Nov | Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Same. | ||||
| Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Same. | |||||
| 21-Nov | Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | AM: Same. | ||||
| Nope | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Same. | |||||
| 22-Nov | Easy | 0:33:10 | 4.04 | AM: Very cautious. Just up and down Sheffield Park. | ||||
| Thanksgiving | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 23-Nov | Easy | 1:02:00 | 6.48 | AM: 6+, some with Matt, some with Eli and Raleigh. Again - very easy. | ||||
| Work Holiday | 0:00:00 | 0 | ||||||
| 24-Nov | Easy | 0:41:30 | 5.19 | AM: Fresh Pond, a few with Tyler during his cool down. Went a little quicker than I otherwise would have, but I felt ok. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Mostly off, but did some core and range of motion stuff. | |||||
| 25-Nov | Battle Road | 1:25:00 | 10.06 | |||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Mostly off, but did some core and range of motion stuff. | |||||
| 26-Nov | Easy | 0:52:13 | 6.3 | AM: 6+ easy. Not much range of motion. | ||||
| Easy + Hillsish | 0:57:54 | 7.15 | PM: Commute home then 5 hill bounds. Kept them very easy, but wanted to do something to wake up what feel like dead legs. Followed that up with an hour+ workout. | |||||
| 27-Nov | Easy | 0:59:05 | 7.09 | AM: 7+ easy. | ||||
| Easy | 1:02:00 | 8.1 | PM: 8+ with 5 short hill bounds. | |||||
| 28-Nov | Easy | 1:15:00 | 9.12 | AM: 9+ easy. | ||||
| Easy | 0:52:49 | 6.32 | PM: 6+ easy. | |||||
| 29-Nov | Easy | 0:51:09 | 6.42 | AM: 6+ commute at whatever. | ||||
| BU Track | 1:15:00 | 11.65 | PM: Commute home & track. (800/600/400/200)x2, 600/400/200. 5k/3k/mile pacing with 200 meter rest. Splits were slow, and I felt gassed, but at least the back wasn't an issue. Left hamstring was though. | |||||
| 30-Nov | Easy | 0:44:54 | 5.43 | AM: Raleigh and an easy commute. Felt less sore than expected. Feel like the back is five or so days away from not being a concern, but the left hamstring might be a longer term nagging thing. | ||||
| Easy | 0:47:45 | 6 | PM: Commute home at whatever. | |||||
| 1-Dec | Moderate | 0:37:37 | 5.33 | AM: ~4m progression, but on the easy easy side. 7min down to 6:30 - just looking to test out the back. Wasn't bad. | ||||
| CSU Annual Party | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 2-Dec | MLR | 1:18:00 | 10.03 | AM: 10m in the cold and rain. Skipped Battle Road because this weather seemed to be a little risky with the back. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: I ended up doing some raking after the run, and the heavy wet leaves made this an extra dumb idea. Back tightened up. | |||||
| 3-Dec | Walking | 0:40:00 | 2.14 | AM: 2m walk into work. | ||||
| VERY Easy | 0:56:04 | 6 | PM: Back loosened up throughout the day, and I Was able to do 6m very slow. Met up with Eli & Raleigh as well. | |||||
| 4-Dec | Easy | 0:50:19 | 6.33 | AM: Really surprised to be able to do a 6+ commute at under 8min pace after how the back felt Monday morning. | ||||
| Easy MLR | 1:20:00 | 10.1 | PM: 10+ on the easier side, but still quicker than expected after meeting up with Eli & Raleigh for a bit. | |||||
| 5-Dec | Easy | 1:03:00 | 8.02 | AM: Normal 8m commute…nice to feel routine. | ||||
| Easy + Pub Series | 0:57:19 | 7.11 | PM: Easy commute home with a little added mileage giving Raleigh a quick jog then off to the Pub Series year end party at Doyle's. | |||||
| 6-Dec | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8.14 | AM: 8m commute easy at 7:53/mile. | ||||
| BU Track | 1:28:00 | 11.24 | PM: Commute home and track. 800/1000/800/600x3 at mostly 10k to 5kish pace. Started the workout off very easy. Left hamstring has been bunk since the marathon and I hoped starting slow would warm it up...it felt ok, but the left calf tightened up so I called it a night a little early. Still some good work and I can feel the fitness wanting to come back. | |||||
| 7-Dec | Recovery | 0:59:18 | 7.11 | AM: 7+ slow. Back felt pretty good, but the legs were a bit wiped out. | ||||
| Easy | 0:39:06 | 5.03 | PM: 5+ feeling pretty good, then off to Eli's work holiday party. | |||||
| 8-Dec | Assault on Mt Hood | 0:21:50 | 3.47 | AM: 17th place in 21:50. Back tightened up right away on the opening straight, and I ran super cautious, but this was dumb. Still….we won some nutcrackers! | ||||
| WU/CD | 0:42:41 | 4.76 | AM: Warm up and cool down mileage. | |||||
| 9-Dec | Recovery Shuffle | 0:31:19 | 3.1 | AM: I knew last night this would potentially be the case. Back was tight enough that I just did this easy run with Eli and Raleigh. Really frustrating to have a setback the second weekend in a row. | ||||
| Off/Injury | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 10-Dec | Easy Easy | 1:07:00 | 8.15 | AM: 8m commute very easy. | ||||
| Easy | 0:52:06 | 6.26 | PM: 6m commute easy again, but feeling some improvement. | |||||
| 11-Dec | Easy | 1:04:05 | 8.04 | AM: 8m commute at just under 8min per. Back has some tightness, but it's not too bad. Left hamstring is still annoying though. | ||||
| Easy | 0:57:53 | 7.12 | PM: Commute & Raleigh at 8ish. Felt good except for the left hamstring. | |||||
| 12-Dec | Easy | 1:08:00 | 8.35 | AM: Raleigh and commute as usual. Slower at 8+. | ||||
| BU Track | 1:25:00 | 11.35 | PM: Commute and BU. 800/1m x 3. Just not ready for fast stuff, but this was ok. Left hamstring was what held me up. Back is eh, ok. | |||||
| 13-Dec | Easy | 1:07:00 | 8.01 | AM: slow slow. | ||||
| Easy | 0:57:59 | 6.82 | PM: No ibuprofen and felt ok. | |||||
| 14-Dec | Easy | 1:06:00 | 8.07 | AM: Raleigh and commute at around 8:15. Raleigh skews it. | ||||
| Easy | 0:39:53 | 4.28 | Noon: New coworker run. Easy shakeout. | |||||
| Easy | 0:50:55 | 6.2 | PM: Commute home. Still going slow to keep things in check. | |||||
| 15-Dec | FP Tempo | 0:49:44 | 7.06 | AM: Fresh Pond 2 lapper. Averaged probably 6:30 to 6:40. Legs did not want to open up at all. Oh well. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 16-Dec | Battle Road | 2:08:00 | 16.2 | AM: Battle Road. 16+ at just under 8min. Left hamstring was very uncomfortable, but the back was pretty good. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 17-Dec | Easy | 1:04:40 | 8.15 | AM: 8m commute at just under 8min per. | ||||
| Easy | 1:11:00 | 8.45 | PM: Commute and FP with Eli and Raleigh. Pace skewed, so whatever. | |||||
| 18-Dec | Easy | 1:08:00 | 8.13 | AM: SLOW. Sick of this pace. | ||||
| Easy | 0:51:50 | 6.75 | PM: Commute and running with 4-packs and cheese. Those sound like good nicknames, but they're not. | |||||
| 19-Dec | Easy | 0:40:57 | 5.02 | AM: Slow and short to the monthly meeting. | ||||
| Moderate & Hills | 1:17:00 | 9.9 | PM: Commute at a little bit quicker, averaging just under 7min per. Then over to Appleton with Brian, Eli, and Terry for hill repeats. A solid evening of work. | |||||
| 20-Dec | Easy | 1:09:00 | 8.66 | AM: Easy, but under 8min per finally. Nothing is feeling great, but nothing is too bad. | ||||
| BU Track | 0:52:32 | 6.23 | PM: Commute & Raleigh running. | |||||
| 21-Dec | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8.11 | AM: Morning slog, but just under 8 again. | ||||
| Easyish | 0:46:55 | 6.35 | PM: Commute home in shorts! Did a few pickups to see if I'd be ok for BU. Stride was all funky, so it's just not worth it really. | |||||
| 22-Dec | FP Tempo | 0:54:12 | 8.15 | AM: Fresh Pond two lapper much quicker this time around. Averaged about 5:55 for 5m. Moving in the right direction. | ||||
| Shakeout | 0:21:04 | 2.2 | PM: 2+ very slow, but a great shakeout. | |||||
| 23-Dec | Battle Road | 2:00:07 | 15.27 | AM: 15+ w/CSU crew at 7:52/mile. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 24-Dec | Work Holiday | 1:05:00 | 8.28 | AM: 8+ commute at whatever. | ||||
| Work Holiday | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 25-Dec | MLR Tempoish | 1:08:00 | 10.08 | AM: 10+ at 6:49/mile. This was a solid MLR where I dialed in the pace gradually. The hamstring was meh, and the back was ok, but the stride is still funky. | ||||
| Christmas | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 26-Dec | Easy | 0:46:23 | 5.4 | AM: 5+ slow at whatever. I was just really tired the whole time. Took a long nap afterward. Might be fighting a cold. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 27-Dec | MLR Moderate | 1:27:00 | 12.1 | AM: 12+ with most of it at a good moderate pace. Averaged 7:16/mile for the whole thing. | ||||
| Easy | 0:39:54 | 5.05 | PM: 5+ easy. | |||||
| 28-Dec | Easy | 0:38:05 | 5.12 | AM: 5+ easy. | ||||
| Moderate | 1:00:00 | 8.38 | PM: 8+ in significant rain and wind. Averaged 7:10/mile and was moving fairly well. | |||||
| 29-Dec | MLR Easy | 1:22:00 | 10.1 | AM: 10+ easy. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off.. | |||||
| 30-Dec | Long Run w/Moderate Miles | 2:09:00 | 17.39 | AM: Long run in Cambridge after the ferry & drive. First mile easy, next 12 at a moderate clip averaging around 7 per, then the final bit with Elizabeth. | ||||
| Off | 0 | PM: Off. | ||||||
| 31-Dec | Easy | 1:04:00 | 8.04 | AM: 8+ commute at whatever. | ||||
| Moderate | 1:01:00 | 8.23 | PM: 8+ commute home after meeting up w/MikeMazz. Good stuff! |
I won't bother with splits or totals.
