More training

Two more weeks of school until vacation. We have about 3 weeks of winter vacation, we go back to school for 3 weeks and then vacation for a couple of months. I will miss this schedule when I return to the US.

I am back to regular training. I ran 63 last week and am on schedule for about 70 this week. The highlight of this was a 5 mile tempo in 34:25 after going out the first mile in 7:05. I gradually picked it up and felt pretty strong until the finish. I then did a couple of stride/200's. I strided the first 100 and then sprinted the last 100. They felt quite good. My hamstring is healing up I think. I have been icing twice a day and it seems to have helped.

I am trying to do more upper body work these days. Most runners are quite one dimensional in their fitness so I would like to be a little more well rounded. I am doing pushups, situps etc.

Last weekend I did a live webcast/commentary of the Fukuoka marathon. I watched it on my TV and then give updates on the message board of letsrun.com.