Easy run this morning, didn't know how much time I'd have to run before Myles woke up, so I figured I'd play it safe and shoot for 35-40 minutes, and attempt to duplicate that this evening when it cooled off. Left hip is still hurting, seems to still be at the "irritating" stage. Hard to believe Chicago is just over 3 months away, my training is on track to run well there. July and August are key months. This week is a heavy training week, with a threshold/tempo run, a long run, and a fartlek workout. Plus, I want to run the 10K at the Huntsville 4th of July, so I may substitute that for the threshold/tempo run.
P.M.
Forced myself away from my homework assignment for tomorrow's night class and out the door for who knows how long, and pretty much no clue where I wanted to go. Started out on the canal heading eastward, then onto the trail above the orchards at the bottom of North Ogden Divide. Worked my way over to 2750 north, found a porta-john (I suppose it's one good side effect of so much housing construction), and decided to go down a street I've never been down. Doubt there have been many runners down 2650 north, as most homeowners stopped and stared as I ran by. I thought to myself "What, they've never seen a half-naked man run through their neighborhood on a Sunday evening? What's wrong with these people?". Clocked 41 minutes, which is good because I had no intention of logging 80 minutes total today. Hip felt better, and I even have a few new ideas for my paper due tomorrow night. Thanks to Paul, Bill, and Chad for their comments, I'm excited about keeping this blog and keeping current on other runners. Chad, thanks for the heads up about Chicago, thanks Paul and Bill for the encouragement. | 