Ok, Sasha has made an update. Now we can play with font, etc...
Well, today was another 10 miles on the Provo River and we slept in and ran at 5:30am! Lately my legs have felt pretty tired and I think my body is telling me that it is still adjusting to the new early am schedule, the increased mileage, and the additional bike rides to and from work. Sasha wanted to do 2.5 miles of tempo work and when we started at 6:00 pace the first quarter my body was not very happy so Sasha took off and I backed off. However, I gradually picked the pace up and got it down under 6:00 pace the lsat half mile. It was not hard but the legs and body in general just didn't feel like pushing any more. The lst half was in 2:55 but actually felt easier than the first quarter at 1:31. I think I could have gone faster but I did not have the motivation or desire to do so. Hopefully the body adjusts and responds over the next few weeks. I am only at about 70 miles per week on six days doing singles but the body feels worse than when I was doing 120 miles per week on seven days with doubles. I figure if I just keep up the work and stay consistent I will push through it and get the strength back eventually. Once the strength returns then maybe I can start working on the speed as well.
I do not recommend to anyone to not run for a year and a half. The work it takes too return to ones previous fitness is a long and difficult road. There are still many miles that my feet must carry me to reach my goals. But each step I take at 4:45am will be well worth it in the end. Some say it is the journey that counts so I guess I just have an epic of a journey to enjoy!
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