Week of April 16-22: 55 miles in 6 days/runs
  Monday: off
  Tuesday: 4 x 1200 (800) intervals averaging 4:30.5 (about 6:05/mi. pace)
  Wednesday: 8.2 miles on a treadmill at 7:30/mi.
  Thursday: 12 miles at 7:43/mi.
  Friday: 8.2 miles pushing a stroller at 7:56/mi.
  Saturday: 3 mile tempo at 6:18/mi., 1 mile tempo at 6:22/mi., plus 5 easy
  Sunday: 8.6 miles on a treadmill at 7:32/mi.

This was a crucial week in my condensed preparation for the Pike's Peek 10k next Sunday, and it went about as well as I could reasonably expect. On Tuesday I got back on the track for the first time in a month, though it was my first time in 2012 running 1200's. I was surprised how slow I was, but I guess you use it or lose it. I think that workout, plus last weekend's tempo run, contributed significantly toward making this Saturday's tempo run go better. On Saturday I felt much more comfortable running at tempo pace, which was a tad faster than last weekend, and for longer at a stretch. I was planning on doing more tempo intervals: 3 miles, then (after three minutes rest) two miles, then (after two minutes rest) one mile, all at 6:20. But I felt so good on the three mile interval, and yet I was worried enough about cumulative fatigue from the week, that after a mile into the second interval I decided to call off the rest of the tempo run and to save my strength for a track workout next Tuesday. I'm confident about my endurance right now (after Cherry Blossom) and prefer to focus on getting some speed back in a hurry before Pike's Peek.  Next week, besides intervals on Tuesday, there will be nothing but easy miles and rest before the race on Sunday. I should be able to demolish my 10k PR of 39:44, but by how much? If I can't break 39 minutes, then something will have gone wrong. Depending on how Tuesday goes, I may take aim at 38 minutes. I hear that the course is fast but haven't run it before.