So far this year's training is off to a good start for me. Things have been coming together much better with sleep, nutrition, and recovery, and my workouts have been showing it. Last week my total volume was the highest since the end of last season at over 15 hours and about 100 miles. In addition to my regular runs and a great long run I did two excellent ANT workouts and saw just how well my anaerobic threshold is developing. This week will pail in comparison to the weeks to come this spring and summer, but for this time of year it was great!
Sundari and I post long run at Bagley. It was a great long run with Erik Nordgren.
The trail conditions at Bagley were still sad for skiing and snowshoeing, but great for trail running. Even the single track was not too icy!
My new road Minimus'sI also got some new road shoes at the beginning of this week, and I decided to try something new and go with the New Balance Road Minimus. I have really liked my New Balance trail shoes including the 101's and my new 110's, so I thought these might be a good fit too. The heal to toe drop is much lower than the Mizuno Precision and it is lighter weight as well. The fit and feel of the shoe is very similar to the 110 trail shoes. So far I have no complaints about this shoe, or my 110's. New Balance has really been doing some good things with their shoes lately! I think I am becoming a New Balance running shoe guy!
I hope training and life goes as well for us all this week as mine went last week!
