Sence left Monday for Boulder, Colo., and four weeks of altitude training in preparation for the Olympic Marathon Trials. The trip to Boulder is probably the most important phase of Sence's training for the May 7 trials in Pittsburgh. Now, it's time to take it up a notch and do some more quality work.
Boulder is the mecca of U.S. distance running.
Sence will train with Jerry Lawson, the former U.S. marathon record holder, among others. Training with the big boys should help me. I'm able to get the sleep I need. When I was working, by the end of the week I was getting pretty tired. Sence battled a foot injury in December, but he's been healthy since.