1 day to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

Tomorrow is the day I've been working toward since I was able to start running again in April. It's been a very trying year, but I now have 7 healthy months of training under my belt, and I can safely say that the injury cycle has been broken, and I am back on track for a great marathon tomorrow and a healthy 2017.

In past marathons I have been able to check all the boxes I thought I needed to build my confidence going into a race. I was able to say I hit workouts as fast as I was aiming for, I stuck to my nutrition plan, completed all the supplemental training, and ran all the high mileage weeks. This time around I can check every box except the last one, and it has been an exercise in confidence. I had to be extremely careful these last 12 weeks which led me into the pool every time I felt tightness that I was uncomfortable with. I was most likely overreacting each time, but it is extremely difficult to catch a stress fracture before it's too late. Whether it was an overreaction or not doesn't really matter. My marathon specific workouts have been on par or at times surpassed any of my training blocks in the past, and I'm showing up to the line healthy. When starting this marathon segment months ago, I had convinced my self that I would only be able to get to an 80 or 90% fitness level without getting hurt. I am hoping now that I am actually closer to 100% and heading into race day feeling fresh.

The curse is broken! It's time to let the training (especially the countless hours of horrendously boring aquajogging) pay off. The field is obviously very competitive, and the American field is deep. New York is always a surprise in terms of how fast it starts, where moves are made, and who is having a good or bad day. I plan to stick my nose in the thick of it and be ready to adapt at any moment.

Thank you to the New York Road Runners for giving me the platform to continue my career among some of the best competition in the world, on the greatest marathon stage in the world. Thank you also to Brooks for sticking with me through this rough patch and committing to me well beyond 2016!

Weeks to go: 2	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	11.5	5.5 + drills and strides		17
Wednesday	4 x 2 miles w/2 min rest @ 4:41-4:45	off		15
Thursday	11	5		16
Friday	1 hour aqua jogging	off	30 minutes	0
Saturday	10	5		15
Sunday	15 easy	off	30 minutes	15
TOTAL				78
Weeks to go: 1	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	70 minutes aqua jogging	40 minutes elliptical	30 minutes	0
Tuesday	5 x 1km @ 2:54-2:57 w/1 min rest	5		16
Wednesday	off travel to NYC	off		0
Thursday	1 hour easy	off		9
Friday	50 minutes easy + drills and strides	off		8
Saturday	30 minutes easy	off		4
Sunday	NYC Marathon	off

Less than 2 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

I'm happy to report that the concerning tightness in my back from the previous week has disappeared even after the long, hard tempo a week and a half ago. I was back to running six days this last week, and the body feels great. Sometimes forced rest can be beneficial, especially squeezed between high volume and high intensity workouts. I certainly don't want to jinx myself, but I am looking forward to starting the New York Marathon healthy, rested, and fit!

Playing it safe, we went to a Fartlek for the mid-week workout and decided to save my last threshold effort workout for this week. I have also backed off the lifting once feeling the back tightness two weeks ago, but it was about time for that anyway. I wanted one last week of decent volume before starting a brief, two week taper. The previous week had so much time in the pool that I do not feel that I am risking fresh legs by popping back up to 100 in 6 days. I still plan 1-2 days off and my final pool session during the coming 10 days, so my legs won't have any excuse not to show up as ready as my mind on November 6th.

With nearly all important training in the bank, this next week will be more about healthy distractions, reflection, and dialing in a race plan which I will share more about next week. Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below.

Weeks to go: 3	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	12	5 + drills and strides		17
Wednesday	Fartlek: 3 x (5, 4, 3) w/half recovery jog	off	40 minutes	15
Thursday	12	5		17
Friday	10	5 + drills and strides	40 minutes	15
Saturday	12	6		18
Sunday	18 miles, push 4 @ 4:59 from 13-17	off		18
TOTAL				100

Less than 3 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

With the NYC Marathon nearing, it's time to put the finishing touches on a successful marathon training block. After last week's long run with tempo repeats, I started to feel tightness in my lower back that was concerning (felt like sacrum), and with NYC so close, I was not about to take any chances. I took 4 days in the pool and skipped the scheduled Fartlek for the week. I am likely overreacting as I did before with the quad tightness, but at this point I cannot be too careful. All the major workouts are in, and the easy mileage now is more for confidence and maintaining a routine than actually increasing fitness. With the help of the extra rest, I had a great 16 mile tempo this past Sunday, and the back feels great! I can't second guess whather the down time was necessary at this point, and I'm excited to still be on the path to a healthy and fit start on November 6th. This past year of three consecutive stress fractures has made me much more cautious but certainly not less hungry. 

The 16 mile tempo took place on the Fairmount loop in Portland, which is a very honest loop. There really isn't a flat point on this 3.5 mile course, so it is an exaggeration of what NYC will bring. On top of that, we had a nice wind/rain storm last weekend in the Pacific NW, so it was quite the battle. I made sure to keep the effort in line as this is not the time for racing, but I did fight to maintain a steady pace. I would like to think a 5:04 average on this day was worth much more, and it gave me a mental boost fighting the conditions and rain. 

I recently did an interview with Athletic Illustrated asking why I decided to run my third New York City Marathon. I like racing marathons without pacemakers. I realize, of course, that NYC is not the only marathon without pacemakers (not even the only US major), but I also love the challenges the course and weather can bring. I have said this before, but NYC is as close as I can come to tapping my cross country mindset at the 26.2 distance, and that's where my strength is. I toe the line without thinking about locking into a 4:58 pace, but only thinking about beating guys that I should have no business beating on other courses. Smart, tough running will take you a long ways in New York. This year will be no exception. 

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below. Also, follow me on Twitter and stay tuned for an opportunity to win a pair of Brooks shoes and cool new piece of tech called Tune. 

Weeks to go: 4	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	1 hour aqua jogging	1 hour aqua jogging		0
Wednesday	90 minutes aqua jogging	40 minutes elliptical	40 minutes	0
Thursday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off		0
Friday	1 hour easy	1 hour aqua jogging	40 minutes	9.5
Saturday	12.5	6		18.5
Sunday	16 mile temp @ 5:04, hilly, rainy, windy	off		20

Less than 4 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

We're now inside 4 week mark to the New York City Marathon, and these final weeks can be the most challenging part. I am still in the heart of marathon training, but it is also time to start thinking about tapering volume within the next week or two. I feel like I'm rounding into marathon shape, so the thought of pumping the brakes is a bit disheartening, but necessary. I knew this marathon training block was going to take extreme patience by keeping my miles far below my normal training load, and now I am beyond the time frame in which I could justify doing something overly aggressive (aka stupid). All signs point toward a healthy start on November 6th and breaking the injury cycle!

As for last week's training, I felt pretty exhausted for Wednesday's threshold work, but that is likely due to the quality long run I had the previous Sunday. Small lulls like this are normal, and I felt much better for the long workout at the end of the week. This tempo, run, tempo workout is pretty brutal. I am learning each time how to better attack particular segments, and I would argue that this was my best yet. Even though I felt a little rusty for the first set of 2km repeats, I forced myself to push the 10 mile run to at least a moderate effort in order to head into the second set of tempo repeats quite fatigued. My pace wasn't particularly fast for the 10 mile run (about 5:50 average), but it was on some seriously hilly terrain following Beach Dr. in Victoria, BC. I finished each of the last 4 tempo repeats not certain if I could do another holding that pace, so I think the effort was spot on. This is one of the best workouts I have found to simulate the mental strain that will occur in the latter stages of NYC in a few weeks.

I was fortunate to be able to change up the scenery for this workout in BC as my wife, Eva, was taking her third crack at the 42km distance at the Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon. It was her second time competing in this race and her second 2nd place finish! The course is beautiful and the organizers are fantastic. I highly recommend putting this on your marathon bucket list.

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below.

Weeks to go: 4	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	12.5	5.5 + drills and strides		18
Wednesday	4 mile tempo @ 4:48, 2 x 2 miles @ 4:42	40 minutes elliptical	40 minutes	15
Thursday	12.5	5.5		18
Friday	14 + drills and strides	off		14
Saturday	13	6	40 minutes	19
Sunday	4 x 2km, 10 mile run, 4 x 2km @ 4:45 pace	off		24
TOTAL				108

Less than 5 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

I had a down week in terms of volume planned for last week, and with long workouts Wednesday and Sunday, I didn't have much room for easy running in between. Both workouts went well though, so I suppose the rest paid off. Now I'm ready for a few more weeks in the 110 range over a 6 day training period. That will be as high as I get this training block in order to ensure the end of my injury cycle. I am banking on the last decade of high volume to carry me through on strength and allow myself to focus on the quality of a couple hard sessions per week. 

The Wednesday workout surprised me a bit. I have done this 4 mile, 3 mile, 2 mile, 1 mile breakdown during most marathon blocks in the past, but I believe this was the best overall average to date. To be running some of my best threshold workouts while getting in long, hilly, grueling long runs should put me in position to have my best New York race to date. A month is still plenty of time to get hurt, however, so I have to keep plugging away without overdoing it. My two most challenging long runs of the training block are coming up over the next two weeks. If they go well, I will have all the confidence I need for November 6th. 

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below. 

Weeks to go: 5	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	80 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	11.5	5.5 + drills and strides		17
Wednesday	4 mi, 3 mi, 2 mi 1 mi @ 18:54, 14:07, 9:20, 4:39	40 minutes elliptical	40 minutes	16
Thursday	10	off		10
Friday	12	8 x 200 meter hills		18
Saturday	8	1 hour aqua jogging	40 minutes	8
Sunday	23 miles, hilly Fairmount loop, 18-22 @ 4:57, 5:32 overall average	off		23
TOTAL				92

Less than 6 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

Another week of marathon training is in the books, and I am happy to report that my body feels great! The midweek long tempos are always a struggle as they follow a tough Sunday effort, so the time wasn't particularly impressive, but the effort was consistent and at the level I expect for 70 minutes of running. I decided to move my Sunday long run to a more challenging loop in order to mimic the stress of the ups and downs of the NYC course. The Fairmount loop in Portland is 3.5 miles with constant elevation changes, so it's difficult to get into a rhythm for a long run as you have to push the downhills in order to maintain goal pace. I think it's also beneficial to change the muscle groups throughout a run this long as opposed to locking into cruise control on a flat run. I am considering this challenging course for my last long tempo which will happen in a couple weeks, but I will do one or two more runs first to better learn the layout in preparation. The 3.5 mile distance is very convenient as I can simply leave all my bottles at the start line as opposed to driving around dropping them off and picking them up. It saves me up to an hour for my long run day which I could be using to better refuel and rest.

The next two weeks will likely be the toughest of the training block, and I am confident that my body is ready for it. Despite the scare a few weeks ago that forced me into the pool for a week, I can't remember my body feeling this fresh in a long time. No aches, pains, niggles, tightness, etc. This is about the time that I messed up heading into the Olympic Trials as I used this feeling as a sign to jump the mileage up to 140 per week against my coaches advice, which was likely the beginning of my road to the femoral stress fracture. This time around, I plan to stay the course, keep volume relatively low, continue to stay acutely aware of how my body is feeling, and continue with rehab and recovery. Workouts have been going well enough that I know NYC will go well as long as I'm at the start line healthy. How well it will go will be determined by the next 5 and a half weeks.

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below. Follow me here on Twitter for more updates.

Weeks to go: 6	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	11.5	5.5 + drills and strides		17
Wednesday	14 mile tempo @ 5:02	off		18
Thursday	11	5	1 hour	16
Friday	11	8 x 200 meter hills		18
Saturday	12	1 hour aqua jogging	40 minutes	12
Sunday	25 miles, miles 18-22 @ 4:59, hilly	off		25
TOTAL				106

Less than 7 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

We're under 7 weeks until the TCS New York City Marathon. Following last week's long run, I was pleased with my threshold effort workout on Wednesday. I started out feeling pretty rusty, which is very normal coming off 24 miles just a couple days before, but I found my rhythm and felt strong during the last two mile rep. These workouts are not the best they have ever been, but they actually aren't far off. Considering the time off from injuries this year and the lower volume, I am pleased with where my fitness is with 6 and a half weeks to go. That is plenty of time to take another big step in terms my marathon prep, and it is also plenty of time to get hurt. I have to keep in mind that I was diagnosed with my last stress fracture about a week before the Olympic Marathon Trials. I have to continue to tune into my body, be prepared to take time off, and accept that I will not reach my typical marathon volume this cycle. Fortunately, my workouts have been going so well that I have the confidence to stay on this path.

New York will be here before I know it, and I have never been so excited to get to the start line. I never took running for granted, but I can tell you that I am appreciating the ability to train hard now more than ever. Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below.

Weeks to go: 8	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	12.5	6 + drills and strides		18.5
Wednesday	4 x miles (9:34, 9:30, 9:30, 9:26)	1 hour aqua jogging		16
Thursday	12.5	6	40 minutes	18.5
Friday	1 hour run + 8 x 200 meter hills	off		13.5
Saturday	12.5	6	40 minutes	18.5
Sunday	20 miles, 4 mile push from mile 14 @ 4:58, hilly and soft			20
TOTAL				105

Less than 8 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

It feels good to be back in the thick of marathon training after a little time in the pool. I am still trying to be very cautious as volume and intensity ramp up, but training is getting closer and closer to where I'd like it to be before NYC. This was the first week in a long time that I did not have a day off, but that was just the way it worked out with the schedule, and I did take Monday off. I will continue to take approximately one day off from running per week for the foreseeable future.

Not only did I have a solid week of running workouts, but it was in the midst of some tough lifting and my highest mileage week in quite some time. The two marathon workouts this week were fairly similar in terms of pace, so I am looking forward to getting more threshold level efforts in this week to ramp up the intensity. Sunday's long run did go a long way in boosting my confidence that my body will be ready to handle the 26.2 miles of pounding come November. This workout was a first for me, but it broke the run up nicely and also forced me to run sub-marathon pace from miles 20-22 on tired legs, a mild simulation of race day. If I can stay patient, healthy, and continue to make bits of progress, I am excited to see where I can be in terms of fitness 7 weeks from now. I am doing my best to hone in all areas possible including diet, sleep, vitamin/mineral supplements, physical therapy, massage, strength training, and remaining tuned in to my body.

Thanks again for reading and feel free to check out last week's training below.

Weeks to go: 8	AM	PM	Strength	Mileage
Monday	10	1 hour aqua jogging	40 minutes	10
Tuesday	11 + drills and strides	5 miles		16
Wednesday	14 mi progression run starting @ 5:38 down to 4:49	45 minutes elliptical		15
Thursday	12 miles	5 miles	1 hour	17
Friday	70 minutes aqua jogging	5 miles, 8 x 200 meter hills, 5 miles		12
Saturday	12 miles + drills and strides	5 miles	40 minutes	17
Sunday	5 x 2 miles easy, 2 miles @ marathon effort (avg. 11:12, 9:52)	off		24
TOTAL				111

Less than 9 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

After 5 days in the pool and a conservative week of training, I am happy to report that I'm back to workouts and bumping up the volume. With the momentum I had going with workouts, it was difficult to take a step back for a week and a half, but those workouts gave me the confidence to do so. While I do not know for sure what was the cause of the tightness, I won't regret the time off as long as I stay healthy through NYC.

As much as I can't stand the pool, knowing that the kind of minutes I had to put in last week were temporary, I was able to push through it. I was also able to talk some other runners into joining me. Turns out I'm not the only injured athlete in Portland! It also gave me time to go back and finally tackle season 1 of the Serial podcast, only a couple years behind. The excellent weather makes it that much more difficult to be trapped inside, but hopefully we have a similar fall to 2015 and I can't count on 70 degree weather through October!

Nothing overly interesting to report in terms of training for the past 7 days, but I am now back fully into marathon training mode and looking forward to sharing more with you next week. Thanks again for reading.

Weeks to go: 9	AM	PM	Strength/Drills	Mileage
Monday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Tuesday	75 minutes aqua jogging	65 minutes aqua jogging		0
Wednesday	9.5 miles easy	off	40 minutes	17
Thursday	10 miles + drills and strides	5 miles		15
Friday	12 miles	5 miles	1 hour	17
Saturday	12 miles	1 hour aqua jogging	1 hour	12
Sunday	Long run w/Fartlek (5 min, 4, 3)(4, 3, 2)(3, 2, 1) w/half rest	off		20

Less than 10 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

The same week I post about being patient and ultra-attentive to any odd forms of tightness is the week that I must put it into practice. After completing a 12 mile tempo on Thursday, in which I was still feeling the lingering fatigue from the previous Sunday workout, I felt an odd, slight pressure in my left quad when sitting down. It certainly could not be described as pain, but after three stress fractures in a row, my instincts were telling me that it was time for some pool work. I have been aqua jogging for a few days now, and I am happy to report the everything feels normal. The slight pressure that I felt in that muscle was something that would not even register in my brain in the past, but I am more fragile now than I have been due to the required time off this last year, and I can't ignore anything. I will stay in the pool for an extra day or two just to be on the safe side, but I am confident that I am being paranoid and overcautious. Because the previous weeks of training have gone so well, I am not bothered by a few extra days of cross training at this point. I know my fitness is already at a solid level and I still have over two months to get it where I need it to be to have my best NYC Marathon.

I was thinking back to the Sunday workout from the previous week (4 mile tempo, 10 mile run, 4 mile tempo), and I had trouble understanding why such a high volume workout could possibly go so well with the missed training and lower volume base. There are most certainly permanent physical changes that occur throughout decades of intense training that do not disappear within a matter of months (or years). It is necessary to rebuild fitness after time off, but these physical attributes that have been forged allow you to return to a previous level of fitness much quicker than I could expect based off the initial first few weeks of running. This realization is giving me the strength to stay patient at this point in my build up. This idea is something I have preached to my own athletes, but it can be much more difficult to impose it on yourself. Fortunately I have my own coach to enforce this concept.

Thanks again for reading, and feel free to check out last week's training below. Looking forward to sharing my return to intense marathon training next week.

Weeks to go: 10	AM	PM	Strength/Drills	Mileage
Monday	11	5	1 hour	16
Tuesday	1 hour run + 6-8 x 200 meter hills	5		17.5
Wednesday	11.5	5.5	40 minutes	17
Thursday	12 mile tempo @ 5:02	50 minutes aqua jogging		16
Friday	90 minutes aqua jogging	45 minutes aqua jogging		0
Saturday	90 minutes aqua jogging	off	1 hour	0
Sunday	2 hours aqua jogging	off		0

Less than 11 weeks to the TCS New York City Marathon: Last week's training

It feels great to have NYC locked into my schedule again after a rough year of repeated injuries. I hope that I am on track for a healthy November return, and I am doing my best to be tuned-in to my body and feel out any signs of concern. I believe I am doing everything I can to make this comeback last and get back to racing. I have consulted with an orthopedic surgeon, checked my bone density, met with an endocrinologist, added more specific strength training, and most importantly, I am ramping up volume at a much slower rate.

With that said, it's been difficult to stay patient the last few months. Aqua jogging continues to amaze me in it's ability to become more boring just when I think it has hit a low. It will continue to be a part of my life for quite some time still, but fortunately it is minimal compared to my running now! When I was able to return to workouts, they were mostly fartleks and hills, and a decent level of fitness felt far away for a couple months. That has definitely changed over the last few weeks, and this last weekend in particular was a surprising break though given my low volume and only a few solid long runs under my belt.

For those who have followed my training in the past, the workout has become a staple during marathon training. 3 mile warmup, 4 mile tempo, 10 mile moderate-easy run, 4 mile tempo, short cooldown. My quickest 4 mile tempo over the last couple months has been 19:17, although that has been several weeks, so a reasonable goal in my mind was to try to match this in my tempos on Sunday. I ended up being able to run 19:05 and 18:56 feeling much more comfortable than I thought was possible at this stage. I'm not sure where the strength came from to run miles 17-21 for the day so well, but it's motivating to see that I can match some of my best marathon workouts with lower volume than normal. The goal will be to keep the volume below 120 miles per week for the entire build-up, but maintain the same level of intensity on workout and long run days. At 95 miles per week (in 6 days), I still have a ways to go, and now is probably the most likely time to get hurt as volume continues to edge up and my fitness level may be beyond what my bones are ready for. I have to stay vigilant and be ready to take off days and pool days as necessary, throwing my mileage goals out the window when needed.

Being in Czech for the past six weeks has also been helpful to mix up the environment and get some aqua jogging in outdoors along with some great biking. The terrain near my in-laws is hilly and at some elevation, making it a great place for me to ignore times and go by effort early on. I just returned to Portland on Friday and will be here for the remainder of my build-up.

Feel free to take a look at some of my training and progression from the last several weeks. With about 10.5 weeks to go, I actually think I will be ready for my best marathon yet following my years of big base mileage and feeling more refreshed going into hard training sessions.

Thanks again for reading, and I'll be back to posting weekly training updates all the way to Nov. 6th!

NYC 2016
WEEKS TO GO	Miles/days	Xtrain
22	46/6		6-Jun	50 min
		6	7-Jun	50 + short fartlek
			8-Jun	55 min
			9-Jun	55+ strides
			10-Jun	off
			11-Jun	40-45 min + hills
			12-Jun	65-70 min
21	51/6	6	13-Jun	55 min
			14-Jun	20 min warm up, 4 mile 19:29 +4 x200m, 15 min cool down
			15-Jun	Off
			16-Jun	40-45 min +4-6 x 200m strides
			17-Jun	60 min
			18-Jun	60 min including 15-18 min of fartlek on half recoveries
			19-Jun	70 min
20	45/5	6	20-Jun	Off
			21-Jun	60 min + Strides
			22-Jun	25 warm up, 4 mile 19:18, 15 cool down
			23-Jun	60 min
			24-Jun	30 min + 10 x 30-40 secod hills
			25-Jun	Off
			26-Jun	75 min
19	55/6	6	27-Jun	45 min + strides
			28-Jun	70 including  21 min of fartlek
			29-Jun	60 min
			30-Jun	Off
			1-Jul	60 min + Strides
			2-Jul	25 warm up, 4 mile 19:20, 20 min cool down
			3-Jul	80?
18	80/6	4	4-Jul	60 min
			5-Jul	10 x 1 mile, 5:14->4:42, x=4:56
			6-Jul	OFF
			7-Jul	70 + strides, PM 30 min
			8-Jul	70 min
			9-Jul	15 x 200 hills, PM 30 min
			10-Jul	1:45, 16
17	55/5	4 hours	11-Jul	OFF
			12-Jul	30 min warm up, 4 mile tempo @ 19:00-19:10 + 6 x 200m @ 31ish, 20 min cool down
			13-Jul	70 min
			14-Jul	60 min
			15-Jul	30 min + 10-15 x hills, 30 min cool down
			16-Jul	80 min
			17-Jul	OFF
16	75/6	4 hours	18-Jul	10-11 miles + Strides
			19-Jul	10 x 1 mile, 5:05 -->4:35, 1 min to 90 second recoveries
			20-Jul	8-9 miles easy
			21-Jul	12-13 miles
			22-Jul	OFF
			23-Jul	30 min + 10-15 hills, 30 min cool down
			24-Jul	15 miles, push 10-11-12 @ 5:00-5:10
15	85/6	4 hours	25-Jul	am 10 miles, pm: 5 miles
			26-Jul	am 13 miles
			27-Jul	30 minute warm up, 3 mile@71-72, 2 min, 2 mile@ 70-71, 1 min, 1 mile @69-70, 20 min cool down
			28-Jul	am 10 miles, pm 5 miles
			29-Jul	OFF
			30-Jul	25 min warm up, Fartlek 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1 equal recovery, 15 min cool down
			31-Jul	17 miles
14	90/6	3 hours	1-Aug	am 10 miles, pm 5 miles
			2-Aug	8 x 1 mile on hilly course, 2 min rest (4:50-4:30)
			3-Aug	13 miles
			4-Aug	am 8 miles, pm 7 miles
			5-Aug	OFF
			6-Aug	am 10 miles, pm 5 miles
			7-Aug	18 miles, push 12-15 @4:56-5:00
13	60/5	5 hours	8-Aug	OFF
			9-Aug	10 + drills and strides
			10-Aug	10 mile tempo @ 5:00
			11-Aug	10 miles
			12-Aug	OFF
			13-Aug	30 min + 15 x hill, 30 min
			14-Aug	20 miles easy
12	95/6	3 hours	15-Aug	AM: 11 miles, PM: 5 miles
			16-Aug	AM: 12 miles, PM: 5 miles
			17-Aug	7 x mile on hilly course (4:50-4:30), 3 minutes rest
			18-Aug	1 hour easy
			19-Aug	OFF-travel from Prague to Portland
			20-Aug	1 hour easy
			21-Aug	3 mi warmup, 4 mi tempo @ 19:05, 10 miles @ 57:00, 4 mile tempo @ 18:56, 1 mi cooldown