Another really good week (gotta prepare myself for a down one).  Had 2 more really good workouts, doing 2 x 5hills (54 avg., 52 avg.) followed by 4 x 800 (2:16, 2:15, 2:13, 2:12) w/200 jog on Tuesday and 2 x 4mile threshold (21:10, 20:36) on Town Lake followed by 6 x 30/30’s in the afternoon.  Tuesday’s workout was the first time being back with Jacob, Jake, Kyle, Twins, Logan, Patrick, Mike, etc. and Friday’s workout I got to do with Jake and Kyle, so that was a great change of pace.  It was also my birthday on Friday and I got to go to my favorite restaurant for my favorite meal with my favorite people … what more could I ask for?!

Sunday brought some more enjoyment for me as I participated in, for the first time, and won the Capitol 10K.  The local Austin racing scene is so fantastic that I had to opt for running this race instead of doing a typical long-run.  For the time being, it has also proven to be very valuable mentally.  I once again ran a smooth consistent effort that never went past threshold feel/effort and finished in 30:26 on a very hilly course.  This is something I have never been able to consistently do in my training and something I look forward to seeing the effects of later in the season.  Special side note and congrats to my DTP (designated training partner) Raul Garcia, who finished 20^th in a Personal Best of 34:40 after not having competed in 3 yrs.  Great Job Bro!