There's A Little Alf Tupper In All Of Us

Another week,another 50 miles logged{albeit it over six days}a first race of the year and decade and my longest long run since early November.....all in a weeks work for yer old Shamrock Warrior.....

Tuesday Easy 8 Miles
Loathe as I am to skip a Monday training run I thought it was wise to sit it out given my nose was drippin' like a faucet and I had a race scheduled on Thursday
Caution being the better part of valour I ran an easy 8 Tuesday despite the threat of rain to kick start the week and also prep for Thursdays 1,000m race at The Armory

Wednesday Easy 8 Miles
Couple of strange phenomenas on this run,the Sun & Moon both visible when I headed out around 4pm and also getting my run in b4 daylight faded,at this time of year I'm used to finishing my runs after sunset but since this was only 8 miles  I was home and hosed just after 5pm

Thursday 1,000m Race
First race of the new year and new decade and second of the four "Thursday Nite @ The Races" series at The Armory in NYC
Following my "baptism of fire" in the mile three weeks ago I at least came into this meet w/ some mileage under my belt
Opted for a 3.05 seed time which earnt me  the #7 seed in heat 3 of 15
Splits:36.2-35.6-36.6-37.0-34.1
Laps:36.2-1.12.8-1.48.5-2.25.6-2.59.7
8th in 2.59.7,from a race stand point still some work to be done,to run sub 3.00 at 56 w/ only one recent repeat session under my belt very pleasing and gives me confidence of a sub 2.20 for the 800m in two weeks time

Friday Recovery 8 Miles
Unlike Tuesday & Wednesdays 8s over the South St bridge and along the Schuylkill Banks to the Art Museum I ellected for a change of route and went Powelton Ave and W.River Dr to Spring Garden bridge

Saturday Repeats
No fog this week but gloriously unseasonal temps at 8am
Mile
1.26.1-1.32.1-1.32.1-1.23.1=5..53.3
1200
1.28-1.30-1.29=4.17.2
1000
1.21-1.27-43=3.31.21
800
1.26-1.22=2.48.5
600
1.24-39=2.03.2
4x400
1.18.0-17.2-1.17.2-1.15.0

A 37 second improvment from last week,again like Thursdays race I'm not the finished article just yet and there's more meat on that bone but it's getting there

Sunday 16 Mile Long Run
More unseasonably high temps...a whopping 62 degrees at 10.40am which allowed for no hat,no gloves no jacket
I'm sure b4 Winter has ended we'll pay for this but in the time honoured tradition of not looking a Gift Horse in the mouth I took full advantage
Back to back 50mpw's



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