Carlos Castillo's blog

Great Lake Walk 56K 2005 Exactly one week after running my first 100 mile race I toed the line once again, this time in a local "round the lake run" @ Lake Cowichan, B.C.I was by no means fully recovered from my previous weeks race but decided that the chances of doing reasonably well were good as the bulk of the field were hikers.I had the good fortune of winning the inaugural running of this race and wanted to have an unbroken streak in something!This year was the slowest finish for me, there was just no humph in me, I felt better at the end of the run than the beginning, but I

I don't know how many of you guys and gals train alone but I would say that for most of the week, running alone is a fact of life, with the week-ends for running with your buddies. Most of your mileage should be mid-week, if you are trying to get your long run in at the week-end you have wasted your mid-week training opportunities.At the W/E you can blaze a trail or two and kick up the intensity or take a break from your high, easy mileage, and enjoy the company.Don't rely on the those two days for you mileage, get them in mid-week.