mon (10.5) - ben was kind enough to switch shifts with me so i could do the group run tonight. my legs were still feeling pretty beat up from the long run/workout sunday. i ran the 7 mile loop with kris and jenny but opted not to do drills. i didn't want to add insult to injury, so to speak. it was nice to have the company...
tues (10.6) - i met margaret this morning (no kris--she had an early morning work committment). i knew there was a chance for rain, so i threw on some shorts, a tank and my running jacket (to act as my long sleeve top i would have worn). we met up and started to head towards tower grove park. then the thunder and lightning started. then it got worse. then it started to just down pour! at this point we were in the park. you know, lots of trees...plenty of targets for incoming lightning! we bolted from the park and made our way back through the neighborhoods and then safely home. i would've liked to run for an hour, but i'm content with the 45 min i got in. i'm calling it 5.5 for the day.
wed (10.7) - workout day. the plan was 4 by 2 miles at 10 sec faster than marathon pace with approx 1/2 mile jog in between each set. after a one mile+ warm-up we were off. i had the company of kristen on the first one, but then she dropped back to run her actual marathon pace (which is 7:20s). the rest of the usual gang was out. i would say that everyone there doing the workout had a good one. i for one felt fantastic. it was a strange feeling...running hard, yet in control, that almost makes it feel easy. i almost think it is harder to slow it down a bit to my actual marathon pace (more like 7:10-7:15, the latter being the main goal).
here were my split breakdowns:
rep #1: 7:00/6:57 for 13:57
rep #2: 6:56/6:59 for 13:55
rep #3: 7:02/6:56 for 13:58
rep #4: 6:59/6:55 for 13:54
with warm-up/cool-down and recovery jogs, i'm calling it 12 for the day.
very pleased with this one...
thur (10.8) - feeling fairly unmotivated to get out the door this morning. a lot of it has to do with the pouring down rain!! i finally got going but never really felt into the run. my legs are definitely a little beat up from the workout, plus, it was kind of a quick turn around from running late on wed and then early thurs. got in 5.5 for the day.
fri (10.9) - still raining this morning. i am sick of this weather!!! it's like i'm back in portland again...not that i wouldn't actually really love that...but i don't miss all the rain. yuck. luckily i had some motivation as i was meeting up with margaret again this morning. at least there was no thunder and lightning! we met in the middle of our houses and then headed back to tower grove park. we did a full lap around the park--keeping to the roads rather than the running path, since it was mostly under water! i started to feel better after the first couple miles. we got rolling pretty good at the end and ran for a total of 60 min. i'm going to call it 7.5 though it was honestly maybe a little farther than that.
sat (10.10) - got in a quick 4.5 miles. didn't feel great but i got it in. then off to a very busy day at work....
sun (10.11) - long run today was going to be 15 miles, then 3 at fast (meaning get after it!) then another 2 to make it 20 total. i met the usual group at the visitor's center but ended up mostly running with kris. we headed downtown to the arch and back. when we entered the park we headed the opposite way we had left to set ourselves up to run the 3 miles fast. at more like 14.5 we started our fast segment. i was surprised to run 6:46, 6:35, 6:24. then we did rounded out the run with another 2.5 miles to make it a full 20. both the regular running and the fast part i felt like i was in slow motion. i guess part of it is just the fact that i'm hitting my highest mileage week since some point in college.
i didn't get to recover really at all from the run as all i had time for when i got home was a quick bowl of cereal and an even faster shower to get out to the west county store in time to open up. then of course it was busy and i was dehydrated and on my feet for over 5 hours. not a good situation when i got home. i'm going to regret it monday i'm almost certain...but what can you do? this is the way of it when you're trying to fit running into your life.
total weekly mileage: 62 miles!!
shoes:
mizuno inspire = 97 miles
brooks trance = 332 miles
nike lunar glide = 32 miles
brooks racer st = 53 miles
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