USATF 5k Championships This Weekend

After 8 weeks without a day off, training is on track and I am getting back into a solid training routine. The last 4 weeks have been 85, 90, 89, and 82 miles. This week I am aiming for somewhere between 60 and 70 as I recover and prepare for a race on Sunday. This will be my first real effort since the 8k on the fourth of July and the first time since 2001 that I've run a high caliber race this early in the fall. I fly from Des Moines to Providence, Rhode Island early Saturday morning and I race in the CVS Downtown 5k on Sunday morning. The event serves as the USATF National Championship 5k. More details about the race can be found at: http://www.usatf.org/events/2006/USA5kmChampionships/ or at http://www.cvsdowntown5k.com/ Results should be posted online before I get home on Monday.