• 11:30 - pool - =4miles

I’m getting back into the usual schedule this week. Today was an easy day in the pool. Only one more run in Boston until break…

• 2pm - Quincy Market - 5.5mi

Had to be efficient today so I ran to work to pick-up my paycheck and then ran back via Beacon Hill. Felt good. Need exams to be done so I can return to a normal state of mind.

• 10:30 - GC w/o the GC - 9.5

A little long, but it’s necessary during finals. By far the best I’ve ever felt on this loop. Felt faster and easier than I had run it during the summer and even during xc season. Definitely makes me feel better about being out for so long; I really don’t think I’ve lost anything endurance-wise, I actually feel much stronger.

• 3pm - river - 4mi

Ran from the track to the Mass Ave bridge, then turned around. Felt good! …but my legs are sore from this foreign running action. Definitely good to run w/ Sleazy again, and also to run w/ Theresa for probably only the 4th time ever.

MBz with Lesley after. Feeling a lot stronger, by virtue of the MBz.

• 1:15pm - marky mark (short) + - 7mi

Did a shorter version of Marky Mark (cutting off JP and the woods). The beginning of the run didn’t feel too great, but by the time I got to the Res I was feeling awesome. Went straight to see the doctor who said I can start doing strides and other speedy stuff. Then went to Bruce and laid out a nice plan for the next few weeks. I’ll start doing strides every other day while slightly increasing my mileage: for now alternating between 4 and 6 miles each day with alternative thrown in as well. Next week I’ll increase to 5 and 7, and by New Years 7ish should be the usual. I won’t do any real track workouts until January. The goal is to be in decent race shape by the end of February.

So obviously I went and did 4×100m strides on the track and then mosied home. I’m really surprised by how good the strides felt; really fluid and not the least bit awkward.

• off

Feeling tired physically and mentally. Today would be alternative so I’d rather take today as an off day and be able to run tomorrow.

• 9am - city (mass ave) - 6mi

Ran out to west, met up w/ everyone (YAY!) and set off for the city run. Turned around at Mass Ave w/ Claire since we were both going shorter. Returned to the TTC and did medicine ball drills with Leslie when everyone else finished. After, I ran back home.

It was so nice to run with everyone again! I missed it so much…I’m already looking forward to after Winter Break when it’ll be back to normal (i.e. I’m running with the team everyday). So happy.

• off

saw the dr….still no running. maybe by the 15th.