AM - Ran as Sasha calls it the uneventful half marathon this morning. However it was slightly eventful in that our average was 6:52.89 for the run and we did 8x100 and the last mile in sub 6:00. The majority of the run was easy and we were still at our under 7:00 pace which is a good sign. Another good sign is that my heart rate at 7:00 pace was only 135 and it was only 150 at about 6:15 pace. This is lower than what it has been at these paces in the past so it appears that there has been some fitness gains as of late. The 100s were like usual in that I was about 1-2 seconds behind Sasha on the first 4 at 19-20 secs each and then the last 4 I was able to push a little more and run them between 15-17 secs. Overall a good easy run with some pick-ups today. Felt much better than yesterday. I am going to try and squeeze in a few more this afternoon but we will see as my schedule is pretty tight today and tomorrow and then I leave for another conference again on Sunday. This time I will be in Reno until Thursday. I am pretty bummed I won't be able to watch the trials on Saturday morning as I will be at work from about 4:00am until 9:00pm. Which means I will have to call Sasha during the day to get the results. PM - Easy 4 miles, 1 with James and 1.5 with Jared. Jared asked if he could run 1.5 miles today. I think he is starting to like running now. It is a good sign when he asks to do more which is a first for him and he ran it at 8:30 pace. James was full of energy today which means he is rested and ready to go for tomorrow. |