19 and under... Week-5

5k anyone?

I decided early on in the week I was going to find a 5k to run just to see where I'm at. Kind of a before and after thing with the knee surgery. The only one I could find was about an hour away on Saturday morning. Not worth the drive. So instead I'd planned on resting up on Friday and Saturday and suckering some teammates into pushing me through a decent 5k on Sunday. That didn't work out so well either.

Daddy got a new pair o' shoes!

And then Friday morning rolled around. I was

tired and worn out from the previous Sundays 14 miler and two subsequent 5-6 milers. As I set out for what was supposed to be an easy morning in my new Zoot tri shoes, (shameless plug) I started feeling a bit anxious about the surgery. About a mile and a half in, I stopped, stretched a little and set the auto lap on my Garmin to 3.1 miles. I hit the start button and let it rip. The first mile was at 6:14, the second at 6:05 and at about 2.3 miles I started to worry. I hit a decent hill that really hurt. I pushed through thinking that I need

more hill repeats, and mile 3 ended up being at 5:50.

Needless to say I was surprised. But thinking back there was also a nice downhill. I ended up at 18:48. Not bad for a solo run on an off day. I felt great afterwards and definitely could have pushed it a bit more. 17 something is in sight but kinda of like seeing a car on the freeway from the window of a 747.

Numbers!

So this weeks run total was 28 miles including a 12 miler on Sunday, and two intense swims. Unfortunately the only cycling I did was with the trainer. I've also managed to lose the 12 lbs I set out to, and am now setting my sights on another 10. That would put me under 190. My high school weight.

Three days to go before the surgery....... I was really hoping to do the Mother's Day Run for Fun again this year but the fact that it's my wife's first Mother's Day and I will not have run much the month prior, I'm out. But you should do it. It's for a good cause and it's on May 8th in Watsonville.

Some other great upcoming races are:

The Marine Discovery Run also on may 8th in Santa Cruz. Last year my son Ben and I were able to see some of the dolphins and other rescue animals they are helping at the Long Marine Lab.

The Santa Cruz SandMan is also a great race. Lot's of fun and a great run on the beach. July 31st in Santa Cruz.

And for the spectacle, try the Warf to Warf on July 24th. 15,000 runners on a course better suited for 500. Lots of music and food and Santa Cruz weirdness along the way.

Cheers!