Coming back yet again

First off I must apologize for my lack of updates lately. I've been busy with work, life, and of course training. Last Saturday I participated in my first real race in Palo Alto called the Juana Run. The Juana Run is a 8k(5mi) race that goes through the neighborhoods of Palo Alto. I completed the run in 40 minutes flat although I don't show up as a finisher because my number wasn't recorded when I crossed the finish line. I started off the race with a negative split meaning that the first half of my race was slower than the last half. I always finish fast. I felt good after the run despite the fact that I had a very sore throat. Unfortunately my sore throat evolved into a cold from which I am still trying to recover. I took a couple of days off from training just to let my body rest but was back to running on Tuesday for the buddy run. I also got back to normal weight training that day.

Last night we had our weekly coaches training session. We ran 1 mile then 800m then another mile and finished off with another 800m. After we all went to Willow Street Pizza for some beer and food.

Tonight I'll do a little weight training on my lower legs and then get to sleep early for a run I have in Aptos tomorrow. I'll be doing a 10 mile run, which will be the furthest I have run so far. I'm looking forward to it!