A Balance, Redefined

Single: Had to get into work early this AM. Then ended up having to spend the first hour cleaning up after other people…always LOVE that one. However, the rest of the day has turned itself around and I even got one thing to work that I’ve tried 4 times already this week, batting 0.250 isn’t that bad, I guess. My right knee has still been tight but I think that has been a recurring theme since the Strider’s 10-miler (and the 10 years prior to that). The run went well; it wasn’t too hot at 9am when I finally got out the door. I wanted to do a little bit of speed work this week but nothing too crazy with the race so I did my now common SH to MG 2-mile surge. I wanted it to be at about ½-marathon goal pace. Which I wasn’t exactly sure about as I hadn’t done the course tool or prediction yet and just pushed. I hit the first mile in 5:34 which comes out to exactly 1:13 pace (I take this as a good sign). The second half of this surge is more downhill so I backed off a little effort wise but still hit it in 5:31. The effort was harder than ½ marathon race effort but I still have two more nights to rest up. Mi 8-T3 Avg. 8:07

Asics DS-Trainer #2: 368 / / Asics DS-Trainer #3: 42 / / Saucony Rides #1: 434 / / Saucony Rides #2: 426 // Saucony Rides #3: 51 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 189