What a week

http://boringstoriesofglorydays.blogspot.com/2009/05/all-5-year-reunions-must-come-to-end.html

Coste's summary of the past week is better than anything I could come up with. 

Running wise, festivities intruded on training, but I dont really care too much....Got a good steady run in on my own on the Charles Wednesday, a hungover jaunt with Tarpy and Coste on the north side of the PVD Thursday. Friday was a rest day in preparation for the beer mile, which was a total BS excuse since I dropped out of the beer mile after the 1st lap. I did however repeat the feat with the lead off leg of the class 4x4. Sunday I finally managed to stroll along the Boulevard with a modified Stud loop. Monday/Tuesday is officially a travel day as my body has begun an arduous detox session and is also very jetlagged. Planning to get back out there in the AM.

Review of the training camp in the US:

Sat: 6 miles, 41:22

Sun: 10 miles, 69:50

Mon: 6.25 miles, 43:44

Tue: Day off

Wed: 6.5 miles, 43:11

Thu: 6.5 miles, 46:12

Fri: Day off

Sat: .5 miles, mass consumption of alcohol

Sun: ~5 miles, 36 mins (being generous given that I was running on 3 hours of sleep and a ridiculous volume of alcohol)

Mon: Day off

Altitude training

So word is that real runners often go to altitude to get in some training. SO I flew 3000 miles 'up' to Boston. It's a little difficult to run in the thin air here compared to Dublin, but I'm surviving.

Sat: 6 miles, 41:22.

Sunday, 10 miles, 69:50 

Got 2 great runs in with Coste and Zamir on joined us on the Sunday run. Rest of the time so far has been spent drinkin and grillin. Happy days.