Almost time for the season

Part of me was almost nervous to run again in that same area in my neighborhood for fear of falling trees. After all, I had already been stopped by the police while driving to and from school for tree work areas and had to go an alternate route. I still find it difficult to update this blog because, lucky for me, outdoor track is beginning very late this year and will be the shortest season for this year. What a way to end my last high school running season. In the meantime the Coach Monz sent out an email of the indoor track banquet (which I will most likely not be attending) on March 17th. Funny because the new outdoor season starts on the 18th. As opposed the March 6th when it usually starts. Monz sent out an email detailing a workout schedule of slowly building up on the time for runs and then ending the week with a shorter but faster tempo run. And as the weeks go on, slowly growing toward Kenyan runs. While distance rarely goes into the weight room, as bulging muscles make it awkward to run distance events, he did add cleans, deadlifts, and running arms. He also added core exercises with v-ups, planks, Russian-twists, and lunge curls. He also reminded us to warm up, stretch out, and use a foam roller before and after workouts. At some point, he also wanted us to do hill sprints either up at Regis College or any either hilly spot we can get to. Lucky for me I have been doing all of this all along, and I was grateful to my dad for recommending running the Meadowbrooke hills for the last 4 weeks. They suck a@# but they are worth it to stay in good running shape.
But after two straight days of 4+ mile runs, I decided to take a short day. I just went around Loring Rd and Summer St, back to Meadowbrooke and back down to my house: in total about 2-2.5 miles. The other thing that can keep me from actually going out and running is the ever-changing weather (people from Boston will understand); it will be 30 degrees one day and then 65 the next. Constantly breathing in cold or hot air will make running uncomfortable and make my chest ache. This is why I try to run in the afternoon on cold days and at night on warm days. Plus running very early or very late eliminates the possibility of seeing someone from school on the road. During each of my shorter runs, I go up to my local aqueduct and take a short 5-minute rest before cutting through the forest (my shortcut) and jogging back to my house. It can be hard to keep this up without a specific schedule and writing about these runs when you forget everything as soon as its over doesn't help me.