My training has gone up and down over the past few months while I have dealt with a handful of minor injuries but all in all I have kept pushing forward. I am now running in Asics DS Trainers after having run in New Balance for the past 12 years and the new shoes have worked out quite well. Some of the small joint and tendon problems went away and I was able to safely increase my mileage.
I started throwing in some speed workouts at the end of August in hopes that I will be able to be in top level shape by the Kiawah Island Half Marathon on December 12. I had my highest mileage week of the year a few weeks ago with a 70 mile week followed up by an 18 mile long run the Sunday After.
The bad news is on Tuesday, September 8 I pulled my right hamstring while doing a speed workout on the track. I had to take the following eight days off to recover. I was starting to think yesterday that I would have to drop out of my first race of the year coming up on Sunday (Philadelphia Distance Run) but things are looking up again as of this morning when I ran an easy two miles with minimal discomfort. I now believe I will be ready to compete in Philadelphia three days from now but I don't expect a fast time. My goal at this point is to keep recovering as much as I can and get back on track for the rest of the fall racing season.
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