A clydesdale no more!

Warmed up with an easy 3 miles then ran 5 miles at tempo pace.  Wanted to keep the pace below 6:40/mile.  Since I was sick last week, I was not sure how well I would run this morning.  Felt pretty good and pace was comfortable for the first 3 miles.  Started to force things during the 4th mile but loosened up again during the last mile.  Splits were:
6:34
6:30
6:24
6:35
6:29

Heart rate was around 168 for the first 3 miles then jumped up to 173 for the next two.  Peaked at 178 at the end of the run.  Finished with 2 easy cool down miles.

Avg HR: 156
Total Time: 1:12:21 (7:14/mile)

Ran up Eagleridge Drive and back home.  Legs were very tired going up the big hill but my heart rate stayed around 165 which is lower than it usually is for this run.  Got kind of lazy during a few of the flat miles.  Pushed the pace the last 2 miles to get the overall average pace below 8:00/mile.

Avg HR: 149
Total Time: 1:35:30 (7:58/mile)
51:00 going up/45:30 coming down

Very easy recovery run.  After 2 hard days of running, I was starving yesterday and ate more food than I should have.  I was a couple of pounds heavy this morning but I think it is artificial weight and should come off easily.

Avg HR: 137
Total Time: 40:50 (8:10/mile)

Temperatures are starting to warm up a bit but it still feels cold. The biggest difference seems to be that it doesn't take as long to warm up once I get home. Today's run felt good. I struggled a little on the uphills but was able to make up the difference on the downhills. Not sure why I struggled so much on the uphill. I run a lot of hills so I shouldn't struggle as much as I do.

Avg HR: 156
Total Time: 1:15:56 (7:36/mile)

There was a runner hit by a car yesterday just a few blocks from where I was running. I heard the emergency vehicles during my run but didn't know what was going on until I saw it on the news last night. She was running on a road that is not very busy and she was in a bike lane. This is a good reminder of how careful we all need to be while out on the roads. They haven't been able to identify her so this is also a good reminder that we need to have some form of id with us while we run. I have a RoadID on my shoe which has my name and emergency contact numbers. It is also a good idea to make sure that somebody knows when and where you are running.

Didn't have very much energy this morning.  The legs just weren't firing on all cylinders.  The fog rolled in the last mile and I couldn't see more than 10 feet in front of me.  

Avg HR: 158
Total Time: 54:35 (7:35) 

Today was just about time on my feet.  I wasn't worried about holding any particular pace.  I just wanted to run comfortably.  Pretty uneventful run until the 17 mile mark.  I forgot to drop hand warmers in my gloves and my hands were completely frozen.   It was pretty painful.  I stopped at a convenience store and bought a hot chocolate hoping the warm cup would jump start the blood flow to my fingers.  It seemed to work as my fingers didn't bother me the rest of the way.  Ran the last mile at marathon pace just for fun.  This was my highest mileage week (beating previous high by 1 mile).

Total Time: 2:39:36  (7:58/mile)