Marathon Training

I thought that I would try to break in the new triathlon shoes today.  They are ment to not be worn with socks.  I started developing a blister on the back of my foot around mile 2.5, so I took my shoes off and ran barefoot the last mile.  I guess I need to toughen up the skin on my feet before I race in the shoes.  I will probably wear them for a couple of miles at a time until I get use to them.  

Track practice with the Trigators.  Did 1 mile easy and then picked up the pace the last 1.25mi to average 7:52/mi for the so called warm up.

0.5mi straights and turns

2 x 1200, 2 x 800, 2 x 400, 2 x 200 all at a 6:40/mi pace with a minute rest in between

Easy 0.4 mi cooldown barefoot on grass

I felt pretty good, so I guess I'm all recovered from the marathon and I'm back into training for my half marathon.

Spent some time on my bikes today.  Rode to lab and back and to class and back on my mountain bike which takes about 40min and then spent 45 min on my trainer watching an episode of Castle with my headphones on to drown out the trainer noise.

Ran with a group from the Trigators.  We started out at a 7:30/mi pace for the first 2 miles and then slowed it down a bit when we hit hills.  The end pace was a 7:59/mi overall.

Easy 3.  I wore socks with the Zoots this time since the spot where I got a blister is still red.  I will eventually get my feet use to the no sock thing.

Ran on a trail with loose dirt in the rain for the last 4 mi.  I started out at an 8:40 pace for the first 4 mi which was relatively flat.  The last 3.8 had more loose dirt and was hilly, so my pace slowed and my overall was at about a 9:05/mi.