It's been a while since I posted but just want to say Daniels' plan worked very well. Ultimately it culminated in a local, windy 5k where I led the race to the two-mile mark but unfortunately could not overcome the 10mph winds myself and ultimately took second place in 19:30. While not a PR there were factors in that race and the way my body felt tells me I would've PR'd under better conditions.
I recently suffered some type of muscle strain behind my knee which has forced me to rest and I'm slowly building back up with one to two mile efforts to see if I can start working towards intense training.
My sights are set on Track season where I hope to achieve a few goals including breaking two minutes in the 800 and 55 seconds in the 400 hurdles. Hopefully I can get into shape before the outdoor meets roll around.