United States Olympic Trials
Marathon Qualifying Standard – 2:19:00 or under
My goal – 2:18:59 or under
Current PR – 2:30:03
Goal race to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Trials - Grandma's Marathon in
Duluth, Minnesota on Saturday, June 18, 2011
Current Week’s Mileage Goal – 45 miles on Land/60 miles in the Pool = 105 miles total
Next Race – Race to Wrigley 5k on Saturday, April 16th, 2011.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011- Thursday, April 7, 2011
Okay, so it's been a couple of weeks since I have done a blog entry. I wanted to keep everyone updated and will be getting back to doing the video blogging very soon. Between working on getting the new website ready for Marathon Books and working out in the pool so much these last few weeks it has been tough to find the time.
So, while my hip has gotten better, I had an issue with my left side of my lower back. There has been lots of icing, stretching, and drills to get both of them fully healed. I am getting better and am slowly doing more miles on dry land, which is great. I have maintained my shape which is also great. I have a big test workout on the outdoor track in two days when I do 3 x 2000m. The workout isn't terribly fast, but the main thing is to see how feel afterwards and hopefully there will little to know pain in the hip and back. Hopefully that goes well and then my first race in over two months will be a 5k road race to Wrigley Field.
I have been doing all the normal workouts you would be doing on the track. Mile repeats, 1200's, 800's, 400's and 200's. In some respects the workouts have been harder because you are going by feel and you don't know how far you are going so the pace you are moving your legs in the water (aqua-jogging/running) is faster than you would be on the track.
So again, the blog entries will more frequent as they were before and hopefully I will be telling you how am I running on dry land more and more.
Take care,
Eric Wallor
