Pitter Pat 10k and O-Course

Well, I'm getting back into it. Today I ran my first 10k race since before I was injured. I ran with my good friend Don. He has acted as kind of my pace-car in a couple of races now. He's a great running partner, he can tell when to push you a little and when to back off. I was very close to a PR, even though that wasn't my goal. I set out to finish ~9'/mile. I ended up at about 8:20/mile. The race was an enjoyable two loops through mid-town Springfield beginning at Drury University.

With SORT certifications only a few weeks away, I've been dreading getting back on the Obstacle Course. My shoulder is still weak, but getting stronger. I've been pretty faithful about doing my workout/therapy. I finally ran the entire course Thursday. I didn't time it, but I think it was probably an okay time considering. I was going to put it off as long as possible and do it in September, but I think this little test has encouraged me to go ahead and do it when the rest of the team certifies. The monkey bars was the obstacle I was most concerned about completing injury free. It was no problem. The rope climb did give me a little trouble, but that had less to do with my shoulder than it did with my timing. I think I'll be good to go when the time comes.

I think I've got my race season figured out. Multi-Sport; Maybe an indoor in Lebanon next weekend, maybe some Du-Series events May-June, Willard in June, Concrete Man in July (Olympic if training goes well), Republic in August, then we'll see. Foot Races; 10 mile Frisco run in April, Sunshine Run 10k in October, Bass Pro 1/2M in November, and Turkey Trot 5k also in November

Another swim clinic video

I wanted to see how I looked after the 8 week swim class I just took so I took the video clinic again. I think I'm a little faster. My stroke is a little cleaner, but my kick needs some real attention. Regardless, I'm way ahead of where I was last year at this time with regard to swimming. I think from here on out 1 mile swim workouts are going to be the rule, just like 3 miles is the rule for running and 15 miles is the rule for cycling. The top video is the newest, and the bottom is from last August.