Catching Up: March 28 thru April 12

April 5 - First run in 8 days; Second since Half Marathon on March 16. 6 miles in 1:00:24 (10:04 pace). My maximum heart rate should be around 177. My recovery started with it at 196, and it reached 198!

April 6 - Running on back-to-back days for the first time since December 3rd and 4th.  It was 50 degrees at the start. Amazing how 50 degrees doesn't seem so cold when sun is shining the temperature is rising instead of dropping. This is the day I should be running my longest training run of 20 miles for the Country Music Marathon on April 27. I couldn't even do the 10 miles without walking.  It took me 1:46:00, a 10:36 pace.

April 8 - I hate that HR monitor didnt work today, since the previous 5 runs reached in 190's. Ran 5 miles in 52:45. 10:33 pace.

April 10 - Nothing eventful. 6 miles in 57:56. 9:39 pace. Still no heart rate monitor.

I get a "warm" feeling as I look at the dates above. Finally, a little consistency. Hope I can keep it up. Since the weather is finally "warming" up, I feel more like running.

For my future reference: 

In 2011, from January 1 thru April 12, I had ran 195.0 miles, with my longest run being 14 miles on February 12. Jan. 81.0, Feb. 36.0, Mar. 58.0, Apr. 1-12 20.0.  My marathon time was 5:59:29, a 13:43 pace.
In 2012, from January 1 thru April 12, I had ran 271.2 miles, with a longest run of 16 miles on April 7.  Jan. 93.0, Feb. 44.1, Mar. 95.1, Apr. 1-12 39.0.  My marathon time was 5:20:51, a 12:15.

This year seems less likely to show an improvement as mileage has dropped drastically. From January 1 thru April 12, the total mileage was 133.4.  61.6 less than 2011, and 137.8 less than last year.  Jan. 49.1, Feb. 36.1, Mar. 21.2, Apr 1-12 27.0.