A clydesdale no more!

First day of school for the kids so I have to get in the habit of starting my run 2 hours earlier. Started with 3 easy miles then made an attempt at a tempo run.  I only planned on 3 miles at tempo pace because it has been so long since I have done anything resembling speed work.  The pace was definitely slower than what I wanted but it is what I expected (6:41, 6:34, 6:34).  It felt good to get the legs moving.  I have a long way to go to get where I want to be.

One of those runs where you just put it in cruise control and plug away.  I can't think of one interesting thing that happened during the run.  Ran the usual route at the usual pace.

Ran an abbreviated version of my hill run.  Ran from home to Davis Blvd. then ran along Davis to 500 S.  Same mileage as the regular hill run but not as much climbing.  On the way up I decided to push as hard as I could up the steepest half mile from Orchard to Davis.  I was a little disappointed that my heart rate only got up to 173.  That indicates that I need to work on my mental fitness as well.  I felt like I was pushing it to the max but apparently I could have pushed harder. Good solid effort and the burning in my lungs felt good.

Was late getting out the door so I could only fit in 6 miles.  Still trying to adjust to the school schedule.  First mile was a little slow but the rest of the run felt good.  Ankles and achilles are a little tender.  Nothing serious, just making note of it.

Went to the LPT and put in a few miles.  The parkway trail was more busy today than I have ever seen it.  Kept the pace just under 8:00/mile and it felt harder than it should have.  Just noticed that this is the 3rd week in a row that I finished with exactly 44 miles.  Purely coincidental.  I would like to get 15 miles/week more.  Maybe one day.