This fall season went really well for me.  In past years, I have only been running around 40 miles a week.  I ran mostly the 400 and 800 in high school and had some trouble with injuries.  This fall I managed to carry a much larger workload while training with the team here at the University of Montana. The great trails and mountains help with strength and it probably doesn't hurt to be running at 3,200 ft of elevation here in the city of Missoula.  Some runs take me up into the 5,000 ft of elevation range.

My highest week ever in high school was 52, and since coming to Montana my weeks have been...

50, 61, 58, 55.5, 54, 70, 61, 56.5, 59, 53.5, 51.5, 52, 50.5, 20, and 39.5 (last two weeks were an active break).

The miles have been coming along great, and I have gotten some really good tempo and interval workouts in as well.  I was a redshirt this fall, but I am really looking forward to racing this winter and/or spring. 

I haven't been home to Eugene in some time though, and I am looking forward to getting home for a month this December and January. I can't wait to be back on my old trails again. - Casey (indoor roster photo)