1/1/2020 to 4/26/2020: All dressed up and no place to go

You know, 2019 was a little bit of a mixed bag as far as I'm concerned.  It was great to be able to finally break 2:40 in the marathon, but I wasn't able to PR in any other distances.  I have a relatively short window (probably?), and improving at only one distance isn't really acceptable.  So what about 2020?  Well, it started off ok. I had a couple of solid 5 milers, with the last being a strong 3rd place finish at the Irish Clover 5-Miler where I was only 5 seconds off of my PR.  The way I finished that race gave me a huge boost of confidence heading towards the New Bedford 1/2, but it was only a few days after the Pub Series when that race was cancelled and the announcement was made that Boston would be postponed.  That seems hopeful at best at this point.  My annual goal of "PR at every distance" seems to be put on hold with no races in the foreseeable future.  And yet the training continues as I'm averaging about 112 miles per week thus far in 2020.  Because why not?

With that in mind here is just a big data dump: 

1-Jan		Easy MLR		1:17:00		10.17		AM: Starting off the year with an easy MLR.  10m at 7:36/mile.
		Easy		0:32:21		4.11		PM: 4+ at 7:51/mile.
2-Jan		Harvard Track		1:24:44		12.00		AM:  1m/200x12...Did a good set of drills and strides with Jon then did basically the same workout as last Tuesday: 10k pace for the mile, comfortably fast for the 200s. Form felt pretty good, but legs didn't have much bounce after yesterdays leg workouts. Still good to get it done.
		Easy		0:48:11		6.29		PM: 6+ at 7:39/mile.
3-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.06		AM: 8+ at 7:28/mile.
		Easy		0:47:49		6.22		PM: 6+ at 7:41/mile.
4-Jan		FP Tempo		0:40:51		6.39		AM: Fresh Pond 2-lapper.  One muddy section. A good tempo, though I was hoping for 5:4x not 5:5x. Oh well.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
5-Jan		CSU Long Run		2:03:00		16.27		AM: 16+ at 7:35/mile.  Reaaallly annoyed I had to cut this short due to someone making a dumb decision.
		Easyish		0:28:33		4.13		PM: 4+ shakeout because I'm ocd.
6-Jan		Moderate		0:56:14		8.14		AM: 8+ at 6:54/mile.  Started to feel good so just went with it.
		Easy		0:47:11		6.53		PM: 6+ at 7:13/mile.
7-Jan		Harvard Track		1:24:00		12		AM: Had a grab bag of workouts and decided to just do basically the same as last Tuesday. Had a good set of drills and strides with Jon and then got to it. (800x2)x3, 200x2.  I was incredibly tired yesterday and felt flat today, so I'm not really worried about the splits. This was a 'just show up and get it done' kind of morning. Always great company chatting with Jon post-workout too.
		Easy		0:36:53		4.75		Noon: 4+ at 7:46/mile.
8-Jan		Moderate		0:56:26		8.16		AM: Felt good again so went with it.  8+ at 6:55/mile.
		Easy		1:02:00		8		PM: 8m at 7:52/mile.
9-Jan		Easyish		0:59:19		8.17		AM: 8+ at 7:15/mile.
		Easyish		0:50:46		7.02		PM: 7+ at 7:14/mile.  Slightly quicker.
10-Jan		Moderate		0:56:49		8.15		AM: 8+ at 6:58/mile.  Again, quicker.
		CSU Track		1:28:00		11		PM: 800, (1000, 400, 400) x 3 1 min rest after the first 400 otherwise 2 min jog.  Tried to be a little conservative on the k so the 400s wouldn't suffer. Felt more pop in the 4s than i have in a while. Brian came ready to work.
11-Jan		Easy		0:50:49		6.26		AM: 6+ at 8+.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off / XT.
12-Jan		CSU Long Run		2:31:00		20.03		AM: CSU long run from Arlington…pretty good hilly route throught the mystics.
		Shakeout		0:29:13		4.03		PM: Fairly easy shakeout, though it was 7:15/mile.
13-Jan		MLR		1:14:00		10.04		AM: 10+ at 7:25/mile.
		Easy		1:02:00		7.71		PM: 7+ at 8+, partly with Eli and Raleigh.
14-Jan		Harvard Track		1:20:00		10.19		AM: 200x2, 600x6.  This one sucked. Upset stomach, legs flat from last night's XT, and my breathing was labored in a chest-cold kind of way. But sometimes a workout sucks, wuddyagunnado?
		Easy		0:56:25		7.16		PM: 7+ with a bit with Eli and Raleigh.
15-Jan		MLR		1:29:00		12.14		AM: 12+ at 7:21/mile.
		Easy		0:50:11		6.35		PM: 6+ at 7:53/mile.
16-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.19		AM: 8+ at 7:22/mile.
		Easy		0:47:30		12.66		PM: 6+ at 7:34/mile commute home then track.  800x4/600x4/200x2…pretty good.
17-Jan		Easy		1:01:00		7.65		AM: 7+ at 8+.
		Easy		0:39:45		5		PM: 5 at 8ish.
18-Jan		Hard Long Run		2:13:00		20.15		AM: Not much of a warm up, then 3 x 5m at 90% of goal marathon pace.  Pretty tough.  Averaged about 6:20 for the segments, and 6:37/mile overall.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
19-Jan		Easy		1:10:00		8.15		AM: 8+ very easy and on slippery terrain.  Averaged 8:15/mile.
		GBTC 3k		0:40:00		5.06		PM: GBTC 3k in 9:42…whatever.
20-Jan		Easy		1:04:00		8.6		AM: 8+ at 7:24/mile.
		Easy		0:31:48		4.1		PM: 4m easy at lunch partly with Raleigh at 7:45/mile.
21-Jan		MLR		1:13:00		10.19		AM: 10+ at 7:12/mile.
		Hill Repeats		1:24:00		10.63		PM: 10 repeats on Appleton.  Averaged 7:55/mile with commute included.
22-Jan		Easy		0:54:09		7.04		AM: 7+ at 7:41/mile.
		Easy wEli		1:03:00		8.15		PM: 8+ at 7:49/mile.
23-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.08		AM: 8+ at 7:247/mile.
		CSU Track		2:00:00		15.2		PM: 800/1000/1200/1000/800/600/400/200 5k, 8k, 3k, mile pacing. 2 min rest jog.
24-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.05		AM: 8+ at 7:27/mile.
		Easy		0:51:08		6.36		PM: 6+ at 8+.  Easy.
25-Jan		Fresh Pond 1-Lapper		1:11:00		10.19		AM: Fresh Pond 1-lapper and too many dogs.  Averaged about 5:40 for the lap and 6:58/mile for the whole thing.
		Shakeout		0:30:34		4.05		PM: Easy shakeout.
26-Jan		CSU Long Run		2:30:00		20.3		AM: 20+ on the marathon course.  Legs felt heavy.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
27-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.05		AM: 8+ at 7:34/mile.
		Easy		0:59:01		8		PM: 8 at 7:22/mile.
28-Jan		Harvard Track		1:08:00		9.03		AM: Running late this morning so I made this up on the fly, and felt awful. My breathing felt labored during the strides. This seems to be happening every now and then, so...not sure what's up. In any case, I just did a few relaxed 200s then started what was supposed to be a "don't look at the watch, and run comfortably hard" type effort for the mile. Legs were fine, but the lungs weren't. I guess I'll chalk this up to the level of who cares. 200x2/mile/200x2
		Moderate		0:55:30		7.64		PM: 7+ at 7:16/mile.
29-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.05		AM: 8+ at 7:31/mile.
		Easy		1:01:00		8.24		PM: 8+ at 7:30/mile.
30-Jan		Easy		1:00:00		8.1		AM: 8+ at 7:31/mile.
		CSU Track		1:53:00		11.84		PM: Felt meh...800, (800x2, 400x2)x2 at 8k and 3k pacing.
31-Jan		Easy		1:02:00		8.08		AM: 8+ at 7:42/mile.
		Easy Easy		0:50:50		6.24		PM: 6+ at 8+.  Easy.
1-Feb		Easy		0:47:35		6.2		AM: 6+ at 7:41/mile.  Raleigh is in rough shape.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off
2-Feb		Super Sunday 5m		0:27:05		5		AM: Super Sunday 5m in 27:05 chip time.  Not a great race due to being a little mentally checked out.
		Warm Up and Cool Down		1:00:00		7.16		AM: Warm up and cool down mileage.  Raleigh lives!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-Feb		Easy		1:03:00		8.46		AM: 8+ at 7:29/mile with the first half mile with Raleigh.
		Easy		1:02:00		8.39		PM: 8+ at 7:30/mile.  Bumped into Prescott and ran a bit with him.
4-Feb		MLR Moderate		1:24:00		12.1		AM: 12m moderate at 7 flat.
		Easy		1:01:00		8.43		PM: 8+ at 7:21/mile on my way to Hopsters.
5-Feb		Easy		1:00:00		8.12		AM: 8+ at 7:25/mile.  With the first half mile with Raleigh.
		Easy Easy		0:49:39		6.33		PM: 6+ easy at 7:50/mile.
6-Feb		Easy		1:02:00		8.02		AM: 8+ in nasty snowy slush.  Averaged 7:45/mile.
		CSU Track		1:50:00		14.09		PM: Commute home and to track.  800, 1000x4, 400x3.
7-Feb		Easy		1:01:00		8.1		AM: 8+ at 7:38/mile.
		Easy		0:49:30		6.38		PM: 6+ at 7:45/mile.
8-Feb		Easy		0:40:54		5.51		AM: 5+ at 7:25/mile.
		Providence!		0:00:00		0		PM: Fun times celebrating Dan's birthday in Providence.
9-Feb		CSU Long Run		2:20:00		20.15		AM: 20+ with a 5m hilly tempo with Danny and Neil that put me in the hurt locker.  Averaged just under 7per for the full run.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
10-Feb		Easy		0:59:54		8.06		AM: 8+ at 7:26/mile.
		Lunch Run!		0:38:54		5.11		Noon: Lunch run of 5m at 7:36/mile.
		Triple!		0:54:37		7.15		PM: 7+ at 7:38/mile.
11-Feb		Meh		1:00:00		8.07		AM: 8+ at 7:30/mile.
		Meh		0:54:24		6.6		PM: 6+ at 7:56/mile.
12-Feb		MLR Moderate		1:13:00		10.13		AM: MLRish at 7:13/mile.
		Easy		0:49:32		6.4		PM: 6+ at 7:44/mile.
13-Feb		Easy		1:02:00		8.03		AM: 8+ at 7:43/mile.
		CSU Track		1:30:00		12.22		PM: Commute and CSU track. 800, (1200/800/600)x2.  Not happy with the 800s getting slower, but my legs were flat. That, and I felt like I was dodging the stupid lady with every lap as she arrogantly and carelessly tried to fix the netting that she stupidly lowered mid-rep..
14-Feb		Easy		1:00:00		8.08		AM: 8+ at 7:31/mile.
		Easy		0:49:35		6.32		PM: 6+ at 7:51/mile.
15-Feb		Hard Long Run		2:14:00		21.19		AM: Warm up then 16m at MP with Neil and Prescott.  Big day, and it was cold.  Not super thrilled with how much this felt like a struggle, but we're far out from Boston, and this is a very nice building block.  Averaged probably 6:04/mile for the MP, and 6:20/mile for the whole thing.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.  Napped.
16-Feb		CSU Long Run		2:01:00		16.25		AM: 16+ on the hilly Weston loop with the crew and averaged about 7:27/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
17-Feb		Easy Easy		1:04:00		8.15		AM: 8+ at 7:55/mile.
		Easy		1:10:00		9.08		PM: 9+ at 7:43/mile.
18-Feb		Harvard Track		1:15:00		10.43		AM: 200x12 at about 33/34 per rep.  Followed by a 4m progression-ish. Felt off the whole time. I was trying to keep the best form I could while moving a little quicker than usual. Went alright, I guesss.
		Appleton Hills		1:03:00		8.25		PM: 8+ with 6 Appleton repeats in the rain.
19-Feb		Easy		0:51:33		7.01		AM: 7+ at 7:21/mile.
		Easy		0:58:45		8.02		PM: 8+ at 7:19/mile.
20-Feb		Easy		1:02:00		8.36		AM: 8+ at 7:27/mile.
		CSU Track		1:20:00		11.73		PM: Commute home + Track.  (800/800)x3, 400/400, 200/200.  1min rest between reps 2min between sets.  8k/5k/3k/mile pacing.  Dealt with stomach distress, but otherwise legs cooperated.
21-Feb		Easy		1:01:00		8.05		AM: 8+ at 7:39/mile.  Very cold, and caughing really hurt my lower left abdomen.
		Easy		0:47:56		6.33		PM: 6+ at whatever.
22-Feb		Long Run wNeil		2:09:00		20.02		AM: 20 with a warm up then 6/1/6 at MP/HM/MP.  That was tough, but we finished the final mile at closer to HM pace.  Another tough one in the books.  Averaged 6:30 for the whole thing.
		Solstice!		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
23-Feb		Pinar Host		2:02:00		16		AM: 16+ at 7:35/mile.  I was pooped from yesterday.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
24-Feb		Moderate MLR		1:10:00		10.03		AM:  Short for a MLR, but averaged 7:03 which is pretty good.
		Moderate		1:00:00		8.83		PM: 8+ at 6:53/mile.  Another moderately paced run.
25-Feb		~Harvard Track		1:02:00		8.15		AM: Really winded and just did 800/600/400/200.  Not much of a workout.
		Easy wEli & Raleigh		0:59:19		7.43		PM: 7+ at 8ish, skewed by a slow dog.
26-Feb		Easyish		0:56:43		8.02		AM: 8+ commute at 7:04/mile.
		Easy		1:00:00		8.2		PM: 8+ at 7:25/mile.
27-Feb		Easy		1:13:00		10.03		AM: 10 at 7:22/mile.
		Track Cancelled		0:45:56		6.36		PM: 6+ home and then watch the Last Chance meet on Flotrack.  Would've been great to be there.
28-Feb		Just Over Do It		2:20:00		21.43		AM: Stole this from Neil.  20+ with 13m at MP.  Felt pretty blech for the whole thing, but got it done.  No water, no GU, GI issues, strong headwinds…fun stuff!
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Demo work in the kitchen for 6 hours!
29-Feb		Slog		1:18:00		10.24		AM: 10+ at 7:39/mile.  Tired legs.
		Easy Easy w/Eli		0:33:41		4.11		PM: 4+ shakeout easy easy with Eli.
1-Mar		Doug & Jenn Host		2:23:00		18.48		AM: 18+ at 7:49/mile with Terry, Doug, Eli, Dan and Uday.  Good stuff, but still pretty tired.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
2-Mar		Easy		0:59:32		8.07		AM: Commute at 7:23/mile.
		Easy		1:06:00		8.66		PM: Same, at 7:41/mile.
3-Mar		Harvard Track		1:13:00		10.06		AM: 800x5/1000.  Once again I had trouble breathing. Not sure what that's about...I ended up just saying eff it though and getting it done.  The aim was 3k/5k pace for the 800s and then easing into a comfortable rhythm for the final 1k so I could get the breathing under control. Not a great workout, but I don't really care.
		Easyish		0:45:38		6.29		PM: Somehow a little quicker at 7:15/mile.
4-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.07		AM: Commute at 7:39/mile.
		Easy		0:58:58		7.7		PM: Commute at 7:39/mile.
5-Mar		Easy Easy		1:03:00		8.03		AM: Slow commute, tired legs. 7:51/mile.
		BU Track		2:00:00		15.58		PM: Commute home and to track (10 total).  1200/600 x 3, 200 x 3.  8k, 5k, mile pacing 1min rest between reps, 2 min between sets.  Went well.
6-Mar		Ski Trip		0:42:08		5.02		AM: Nice and easy with Jean Dany before the drive.  Averaged 8:23/mile.
		Ski Trip		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.  Did a little snowboarding, not much.
7-Mar		Ski Trip		0:00:00		0		AM: Off.  Drove to North Conway and took our time getting home.
		Ski Trip		1:03:00		8.5		PM: Felt pretty good and had to hold back.  Averaged 7:30/mile.
8-Mar		Irish Clover 5m (P.S.)		0:26:48		5		AM: 3rd place baby!  Really well executed race.  Started off quick, but still exchanging pleasantries with Klucznik.  He started to created a gap on a really tough hill during mile two, but I rallied to his shoulder on the flat.  Ended up closing a really big gap to TJ and another guy by the start of mile five.  I made a strong push and passed them, and tried to create a gap.  TJ hung on me and I was able to hold him off on the final straight.  This was a good one.
		w/up, c/down, shakeout		1:00:00		9.92		PM:  This is warm up/cool down, and evening shakeout mileage.  Pace whatever.
9-Mar		Moderate MLR		1:26:00		12.11		AM: 12m at 7:09/mile.  Hey, not bad!
		Easy		0:46:54		6.3		PM: 6+ at 7:26/mile.
10-Mar		Inadvertent Progression		0:55:14		8.07		AM: 8+ at 6:50/mile.  Just kinda how it went today, I guess.
		Appleton Hills		1:20:00		10.05		PM: Commute and hill repeats with Stephen and Tom.
11-Mar		Easy		0:59:08		8.03		AM: 8m at 7:21/mile.
		Easyish		0:44:51		6.32		PM: 6+ at 7:06/mile.
12-Mar		Easyish		0:58:22		8.09		AM: 8+ at 7:13/mile.
		Harvard Indoor / CSU		1:45:00		14.17		PM: One last indoor workout before everything closes due to the pandemic.  Me, Terry, and Brian...800x5,600,400 3k to mile pacing, 200 rest.  Good stuff.
13-Mar		Soggy Commute		1:03:00		8.06		AM: 8m at 7:51/mile.
		Easy		0:35:40		4.52		PM: 4+ at 7:53/mile.  Ran to Trader Joe's before a potential lockdown.  Crazy times.
14-Mar		Fresh Pond 2-Lapper		1:07:00		10.01		AM: Averaged about 5:40-45 for the five miles - that's a good tempo for me.  Cooled down with McDermott.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
15-Mar		NB Cancelled / Battle Road		2:06:00		17.05		AM: 17m at Battle Road.  Averaged 7:22/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
16-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.03		AM: 8+ at 7:40/mile.
		Easyish		1:07:00		9.17		PM: 9+ at 7:25/mile.
17-Mar		Easyish		0:59:52		8.14		AM: 8+ at 7:21/mile.
		Appleton Repeats		1:11:00		10.02		PM: 10m and Appleton Hill repeats.  Averaged 7:09/mile.
18-Mar		Easy		0:46:00		6.01		AM: 6 at 7:39/mile.
		~CSU Track		1:30:00		10.75		PM: 800, 1000x2, 400x2, 300x4, 200x4.  Slow and sluggish for this one.
19-Mar		Easy		1:02:00		8.09		AM: 8m at 7:43/mile.
		Easy		0:46:51		6.05		PM: 6m at 7:44/mile.
20-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.11		AM: 8+ at 7:34/mile.
		Easy		0:37:30		5		PM: 5m at 7:30/mile.
21-Mar		Long Tempo		1:09:00		11.05		AM: 11 at 6:18/mile.  Sweating out beers run.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
22-Mar		Long Run wNeil		1:50:00		16.12		AM: 16+ at 6:50/mile.  Legs felt trashed and had no hope of fast stuff.  Sorry Neil!
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
23-Mar		Easyish		1:00:00		8.3		AM: 8+ at 7:18/mile.
		Moderate		0:59:54		8.2		PM: 8+ at 7:18/mile and grabbed some CRs for the hell of it.
24-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.05		AM: 8+ at 7:36/mile.
		~CSU Track		1:29:00		11.2		PM: Went to Harvard…too crowded.  800x3, (400, 300, 200, 200)x3 - 5700 total 5k & mile pacing, 200 rest for all. Felt sluggish from the get go. Really not motivated, but I'm forcing myself to just do these things. Every rep was slow, but it felt much chillier than the temps indicated, and as usual Harvard was windy. Whatever.
25-Mar		Easy		1:02:00		8.06		AM: 8+ at 7:45/mile.
		Easy		0:52:25		7		PM: 7m at 7:29/mile.
26-Mar		Easy Easy		1:01:00		8.02		AM: What a slog.  8m at 7:40/mile.
		Run wAmory + Appleton Hills		1:16:00		10.02		PM: Ran a bit with Amory then 10 Appleton Hill Repeats.
27-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.04		AM: 8+ at 7:35/mile.
		Easyish		0:45:44		6.34		PM: 6+ at 7:12/mile.
28-Mar		Hard LR w/Neil		2:12:00		20.15		AM: 20+ with Neil averaging 6:34/mile.  Had a 2/2/1/2 segment in there at MP and HMP, then the final 9 miles were at a comfortably hard pace around 6:40/mile.  Averaged 6:34/mile for the whole thing.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
29-Mar		Easy Easy		0:55:54		7.09		AM: 7+ at 7:53/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.
30-Mar		Easy		1:01:00		8.05		AM: 8m at 7:36/mile.
		Easy		1:02:00		8.01		PM: 8 at 7:46/mile, and met up with Jean Dany for the final 2 miles or so.
31-Mar		Easy		1:00:00		8.12		AM: 8+ at 7:27/mile.
		~CSU Track		1:16:00		10.19		PM: Another solo track workout, and I sucked on this one. Splits are bunk. As usual though, whatever it's just one workout. And man, what's with people walking in lane one?  1000x4, (300/200)x3.  5k/mile pacing with 90s to 2min rest.
1-Apr		Easy		1:03:00		8.24		AM: 8+ a 7:42/mile.
		Easy		0:53:56		7.04		PM: 7m at 7:40/mile.
2-Apr		Easy MLR		1:17:00		10.15		AM: MLR why not? Averaged 7:35/mile.
		Appleton Hills		0:55:48		7.15		PM: Appleton Hill repeats, averaged 7:48 on the whole.
3-Apr		Easy		0:49:33		6.5		AM: 6+ at 7:37/mile.
		Easyish		1:00:00		8.25		Noon: 8+ at 7:20/mile.
4-Apr		Frank's 15k Cancelled		2:14:00		20.26		AM: 20+ with 10m at a harder clip.  6:38/mile on the whole.
		Shakeout		0:09:45		1.01		PM: Easy shakeout with Eli and Raleigh.
5-Apr		Easy		0:59:24		8.05		AM: 8m at 7:22/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off / XT.
6-Apr		MLR		1:14:00		10.1		AM: 10m at 7:24/mile.
		Blech		0:54:37		7.03		PM: Blech indeed.  Legs flat.  7m at 7:46/mile.
7-Apr		Easy		1:02:00		8.22		AM: 8m legs still tired at 7:37/mile.
		~CSU Track		1:18:00		10.42		PM: 800, (1200/600/200x3)x2.  5k/10k/mile pacing…legs flat still and pacing was fairly poor.
8-Apr		Easy MLR		1:17:00		10.02		AM: Legs are just flat flat flat this week.  10m at 7:45/mile.
		Easy		0:47:30		6.25		PM: Ran home from a quick stop at work.  Right knee is bah.  Averaged 7:39/mile.
9-Apr		Easy		1:03:00		8.42		AM: 8+ at 7:34/mile.
		Hill Repeats		1:01:00		8.02		PM: 9 repeats on Appleton and 1 on Sparks going for a CR on dead legs (also the final rep).  Didn't get it.  Pouring rain, no motivation…got it done.
10-Apr		Easy Easy		1:03:00		8.1		AM: Legs remain flat.  8 at about8.
		Easyish		0:51:48		7.02		Noon:  Did this at lunch so I could partake in virtual cocktail hour.  Averaged 7:22/mile.
11-Apr		Long Run		2:19:00		20.12		AM: Met up with Neil and Charles for a pretty quick 20m averaging 6:55/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM:  Off.
12-Apr		Track Work		1:06:00		8.3		AM:  Decided to do some repeat 200s since the weather will be crappy tomorrow.  200x10.
		Post Hole Digging		0:00:00		0		PM: 5 hours of fence repair counts.
13-Apr		MLR		1:34:00		12.02		AM: 12m at 7:54/mile.  Legs are meh, but just eased into this and got it done…for whatever reason.
		Easyish		0:39:31		5.09		PM: 5m at 7:46/mile.  CRAZY windy and stormy. Laughable actually.
14-Apr		Easyish		1:02:00		8.08		AM:: Legs are bunk.  8m at 7:42/mile.
		Harvard Track		1:14:00		10.01		PM: 800, milex2, (200x4)x2 - 5k, 10k, mile pacing 2 min rest, 1min in rest between 200s.  Pretty reasonable splits considering the legs are still bunk. The right knee and heel didn't cause any issues during the workout, but after sitting on the couch for 45 minutes the process of standing up is...a process. Wuddyagunnado? Certainly not cut back!
15-Apr		Easy		0:30:45		4.09		AM: Early meeting/call and I woke up a little late.  4m at 7:30.
		Easy 2		0:47:16		6.27		Noon: Easy 10k at 7:32/mile.
		Easy 3		0:30:29		4.14		PM: 4m easy at 7:21/mile.
16-Apr		Easy Easy		1:03:00		8.04		AM: 8m at 7:51/mile.
		CR Attempts & Hills		1:01:00		8.33		PM: Went after four segments then did 10 repeats on Appleton.  Pretty strong work actually.
17-Apr		Easy		1:02:00		8.31		AM: 8m at 7:28/mile.
		Easy		0:46:25		6.05		PM: Late afternoon easy.  6m at 7:40/mile.
18-Apr		Long Run in the Snow		2:28:00		20.1		AM: 20+ glorious miles in the snow with Neil.  Legs felt AWFUL for the final few, but the run was great.  Snow on the cherry blossoms was beautiful, and had an older guy stop and take our picture.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.  Napped.
19-Apr		MLR Easy		1:17:00		10.01		AM: 10m easyish at 7:47/mile.  Both Achilles' were tender.
		Fence Repair		0:00:00		0		PM: Quite a few hours on the fence.
20-Apr		Boston Marathon		1:12:00		10.1		AM: FOMO run.  10m at a reasonable clip, first mile slow.  Averaged 7:08/mile on the whole.
		Moderateish		0:45:39		6.5		PM: 6+ at 7:00/mile followed by some good XT.
21-Apr		Easy Easy		1:03:05		8.08		AM: 8m easy at 7:48/mile.
		Windy Track		1:14:01		10.04		PM: Decided to take a late lunch to get this done and avoid the rain/sleet. Couldn't avoid the wind though! Didn't look at the watch and just ran on feel. Right Achilles is a concern and will require some monitoring and at home PT...otherwise, just getting it done. 800x3 600x3, 400x3, 200x2 (5800) 800@8K/8K/5K, 600@5K/5K/3K, 200@Mile/<Mile pace 1min rest intervals, Easy 200m rest between sets
22-Apr		Easy Easyish		1:04:00		8.06		AM: 8m at about 8 per.  Mildly foggy from too much wine, and very windy.  Easy pace that felt like a slog.
		Easy		0:48:44		6.25		PM: 6+ at 7:48/mile.   Dead legs week.
23-Apr		Easy		1:02:00		8.06		AM: 8m at 7:41/mile.
		OYO Hills x 12		1:17:00		10.15		PM: Legs felt a little meh…once again.  But they held up and I did a couple extra credit repeats.
24-Apr		Easy Easy		1:04:00		8.16		AM: Standard 8m at 7:53/mile.  Both Achilles meh and took it pretty easy.
		Easy		0:37:06		5.07		PM: Late lunch.  5m at 7:18/mile.
25-Apr		Hard Long Run		2:13:00		20.05		AM: Met up with Charles, Neil, and Danny.  Did some at a harder clip.  Both Achilles were a little meh, but held up.  Both hamstrings got really tight though.  20m at 6:39/mile.
		Offf		0:00:00		0		PM: Off.  Had a really solid nap.
26-Apr		Easy MLR		1:17:00		10.11		AM:  Had a bit of coffee then just got it done.  Legs a little beat, but not too bad actually.  10m at 7:39/mile.
		Off		0:00:00		0		PM:  Offf.