A clydesdale no more!

Warmed up with 3 easy miles. Ran 4 miles at tempo pace. Wanted to keep the pace below 6:40/mile. Miles 1 and 3 felt good but fell asleep during miles 2 and 4 (6:32, 6:46, 6:33, 6:36). A little disappointed with the inconsistent splits but feel good about the effort. Cooled down with 2 easy miles.

Avg HR = 154

Total Time = 1:07:26 (7:30/mile)

Ran the Davis Blvd. loop. Pretty good climb for the first 4 miles. My form did not feel very fluid today. I really felt as though I was forcing things and my upper body was very tense.

Avg HR = 156

Total Time = 1:32:36 (7:43/mile)

Very easy and relaxed recovery run. I have been trying to figure out why my knees have been sore this week. Finally dawned on me that it is from all the falling that I did while snowboarding over the weekend.

Avg HR = 139

Total Time = 39:34 (7:55/mile)

Felt a little tired today. I think that the lack of sleep the last couple of nights is catching up with me. There was a light snow falling for the first half of the run. This eventually turned into a blizzard. The snow was blowing into my face and it was hard to see. It was very slippery and I almost fell several times. I was hoping to run the last 3 miles faster but decided to back off the pace a little as I was more concerned with maintaining my footing than my pace.

Avg HR: 154
Total Time: 1:17:00 (7:42/mile)

Easy recovery run.  It was very cold and my face and feet froze.  My left knee and right calf are acting up.  I'm pretty sure that it is due to cold weather.  Once I got warmed up, my form felt pretty good and I was running very comfortably.

Avg HR = 142
Total Time = 47:28 (7:55/mile)

Wasn't overly excited for today's run. It was cold (6 degrees with -5 wind chill), I somehow put on 4 pounds over the past 2 days and my chest felt heavy. Decided that today was going to be a very slow run. The cold didn't get to me as bad as I thought it would. I stuffed a couple of hand warmers in my gloves and that seemed to really help battle the cold. At mile 8, I made a pit stop at a grocery store and bought some warm Gatorade since my water bottle had froze. Started to feel a little better and was able to bump up the pace. At mile 14, I could see a runner ahead and decided to try to chase them down. It took a little longer than I thought but finally caught her after 1.5 miles. Having somebody to chase helped break the monotony of the run. My legs started to feel heavy towards the end of the run but I feel good about today's effort.

Avg HR = 144
Total Time = 2:38:17 (7:50/mile)