Week Minus 15 - Distance

15.01 miles
8:33 moving pace (goal: 15 miles @8:45 pace)
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Finished out the year with an icy, tough run. Made my time and distance, but only by cheating a little and taking a breather for a couple of minutes after 13 miles. Had to step carefully in a lot of places along the path because of icy spots. Only had one scary moment slipping, but recovered. Saw one young woman running in shorts with two very bloody knees.

Mileage was 895 miles this year, down from 1,010 in 2009 and 1,158 in 2008. Hope I can reverse that trend this year. I do feel that I am in better shape regarding the chronic shinsplints than in past years.

In many ways 2010 was kind of a sophomore slump year after the high point of qualifying for Boston in fall 2009. Of the three major distance runs in Philly, I missed the Broad Street and the Philadelphia Distance Run, and didn't finish the Philadelphia Marathon. I also missed some crucial weeks of training, and failed to follow a program for marathon training. Goals for this year are to stay uninjured, to keep to a regular training schedule without a lot of time off, and of course, to stick to the training program for Boston, and finish under 3:30.