Going to Napa...

So I'm heading to Napa! I'm leaving Friday and have no idea what I'm going to do when I get there. I've a bit worried about a 35 minute period in which I have to make a connecting flight in Chicago though. It was with either this or me having to catch a really early flight out or spend triple the airmile points to catch a direct flight. I have no idea what I'm going to do when I get there so I"m basically winging the whole holiday.

Running since Saturday was uneventfull. I decided to do my 12 mile long run on Sunday outside. It warmed up a bit and the sidewalks were clear. i realized that I haven't run outside in two weeks and figurered I should get one done before the race. I did the same route I did a few weeks ago of12.1 miles and it took me about 1 minute longer, but my HR was about 5 beats higher. The run a few weeks ago was before I got sick.


Yesterday, I did a 6 mile recovery run at the gym and today I did a 7 mile GA run with 2 miles @my Boston pace. The Boston pace portion was done at a HR of under 170 for most of the run which is a good sign. When I did these last fall before my first BQ attempt, it was closer to 177. Of course the running on the treadmill is a bit different than running at the track so it may not be a fair comparison.

I'm still trying to decide if it's worthwhile to go for another BQ attempt or to try and scale back to something a bit more modest. If I hadn't got sick, I would be trying for sure, now I'm just not sure.