As I mentioned, I didn’t keep up with my training too well while I was down in Panama. Since we got back – I got back on track. I jumped right back into things with week 11 of the training program which included a a 4 mile, 8 mile and another 4 mile run throughout the week before finishing out the week with a 16 mile long run (with Dave). Last week was week 12 – 4, 8 and 5 mile runs (I only ran 4 by mistake on Thursday) during the week and then a step back to 12 miles on the weekend, which I ran with Steve and Grant (Dave ran the first mile with us but then dropped back – see his post for details). The big accomplishment of last week’s long run was that I ran for 80 minutes before taking a walking break! I was happy with that but after we finished I thought back and wished we haden’t stopped at all. Oh well. This week has gone well with a 4 mile and 9 mile run so far. Tonight is supposed to be another 5 miles and then this weekend’s long run is a whopping 18 miles! Last night I set a new personal best for running time with no breaks at just under 81 minutes. Yes it’s only a few seconds more than I managed with Grant and Steve – but since I was alone the whole time (with nobody to motivate me but myself) – I take it as a victory.
Other than running I haven’t been doing too much. I did attend a hockey game with Darcy and as you can see from the picture on the left – we were sitting three seats away from hockey legend Guy Lafleur! In my opinion that photo could certainly be used as a Tim Horton’s ad. FYI – Ottawa ended up losing the game to the Canadians but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Thanks to Darcy for inviting me along.
Easter came and went with Amy’s entire family coming to visit. Lots of good food was enjoyed – that’s for sure. Oh and I also made a few new purchases, but I think those deserve posts of their own. :)