Ready for the Bolder Boulder 10K

I think I am as ready as I can be for the Bolder Boulder given my struggles to get back to running form.  I completed another 26-mile week in the last seven days, including one 10k run where I held a 9:10 per mile average.  Right on track for my target for the Bolder Boulder.   I have been managing hip discomfort and continuing to be rigorous about strength training and stretching.  For every hour of running I do, I probably do 2 hours of strength and stretching.   I am not pain-free, but I am much more active than I was 5 months ago.
 
Short term focus is on Boulder now.  I pushed a little bit this week to get 26 miles in, now I need a little recovery time with four days before “race” day.  Thursday will be a strength session, followed on Friday with a 5K maintenance run.  Saturday is travel day and Sunday will be a chill day. Then on Memorial Day I will attempt to run the Bolder Boulder 10K in less than 60 minutes.  If I succeed and can walk the rest of the day,  it will be a personal victory of sorts and I can move onto the next milestone in my Dopey Challenge journey.  Even if I do not finish in less than 60 minutes, it will still be an achievement of a milestone in my training plan.

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