A clydesdale no more!

It was just cold enough for the water on the roads from yesterday's rain to freeze.  There were quite a few very slippery ice patches.  Left calf a little more sore than Saturday but the pain is manageable.  I'm starting to feel a little better but still not as fast as I would like to be.

Total Time: 1:17:30 (7:40/mile)

Warmed up with 3 easy miles.  Ran 6 X 1/2 mile repeats at 5K pace with 1/4 mile jog in between each.  I haven't run faster than LT pace for quite a while so I was concerned about being able to find the right pace.  Target pace was 6:00/mile (3:00 per repeat).  My splits were:

Interval	Time
1	2:55
2	2:58
3	2:51 (a little downslope)
4	2:54
5	2:56
6	3:02

Other than the last one, I felt really good about this workout.  I came very close to throwing up at the end of the last one.  I shouldn't have been that worn out at the end.  Heel and calf feel better.  I did tweak my left calf again when I was making a left turn during one of the repeats.

Finished with 1.75 miles very slow cool down.

Total Time: 1:09:07 (7:41/mile)

Easy recovery run.  Decided to give my New Balance shoes another try.  These are definitely not the shoes for me.  My foot feels very comfortable inside of them but my feet slap the ground too much while running.  I'm going to keep rotating the Asics and Brooks to see which I like the best.

Total Time: 47:48 (7:58/mile)

Absolutely no energy this morning.  Legs are a little sore and I had a hard time pushing myself.  Probably from getting home late from the Jazz game last night.  Calf and heel are improving and are now just sore.  Got caught in a snow storm the last half of the run. 

Total Time: 1:25:52 (7:48/mile)

I was sleepy the first half of the run and my achilles tendons felt dead (7:45/mile).  Picked up the pace for miles 4 and 5 (7:15/mile) then settled into 7:30/mile for miles 6 and 7.  Ran the last mile in 6:42 to catch and pass the 7:30 guy.  I feel as though I am getting slower.  I know that this it is because I am in the middle of a training cycle but it is still frustrating.  The speed (relative) is there when I need it.  I just need to work on pushing myself a little more and not just go through the motions.  Pushing the pace at the end of the run felt good and the injuries are improving each day.

Total Time: 59:43 (7:28/mile)

This was a cut back week so I planned on taking it extra easy today.  Lower legs felt dead for the first few miles.  Once I warmed up I felt a lot better and was able to run a little faster.  Kept the pace around 7:30-7:40 for much of the run.  Ended up bumping the pace up to marathon pace for the last 4 miles (7:15/mile).  Felt surprisingly good.

Total Time: 1:54:07 (7:36/mile)