Training

Right now I've been following a training program called the PAAVO program that was reccomended to me by a buddy of mine. It has really increased the amount of quality miles I run and keeps me focused. The basic structure of the program right now is:

Monday: Long run
Tuesday: Short PPM
Wednesday: CT
Thursday: Long PPM
Friday: CT
Saturday: Longest Day CT
Sunday: CT

PPM is pace-per-mile and everything in the program is based off this pace. Basically, for the short PPM you run all out. On long PPM days the main goal is to hit your short PPM time on the way to the long PPM and just hang on for the extended distance.

CT is critical threshold and is about 45 seconds per mile slower than the previous PPM.