Age is just a number.

No run took Sunday off.

AM-Easy 7 miler in 45:03. Last mile in 6:01, felt pretty good considering a race on Saturday.

PM-6 miles into Draper and back. 4 miles at sub 6 min pace. Overall easy to medium effort.

I'm thinking some 1.5 mile repeats on Wedenesday followed by an easy paced long run on Thursday should work. I have these days off so according to Pfitzinger it would ideal to have these two quality sessions back to back as long as both are paced properly. I agree as it is difficult to recover on a work day given the nature of the job.

AM- Ran 10 miles with 8 miles steady marathon pace. 1:04:51 total with warmup and cooldown. Ogden is starting to look more appealing but I think I will need to make some changes for the next 8 weeks.

PM- Car dealership loop.- 4 miles easy. 28:48. 7min/mi pace for 3 miles.

AM-18 mile Long run with 15 miles at MP or just under with long fartlek repeats of 3-4 miles. Total time 1:47:47. Very pleased with the outcome of this workout. Did not feel the typical lightheaded feeling I usually get at 17 or so on these runs, felt like I had more gas in the tank for once. Ft Union east out and back.

AM-Progressive 10 miler with 6 miles at AT pace. 57:53 total time. Felt really good today even after the long run yesterday. My body just seems to lunge at the start of a run. Resting pulse has dropped markedly in the last week. Today it was 42-44 and yesterday it was 38 bpm  on a one minute count. The problem lies in overall power output, I dont seem to be able to tap into my top end. But never before have I had such low pulse rates in training runs. I am starting to feel stronger overall in the endurance area. Running a 10 miler seems almost like nothing to me! Is this a mini peak or just improvement after consistent training with reduced mileage? I do not know but I like it... It may be time to throw in some really good vo2 work now while maintaining mileage around 80 per week. This may be the real sweet spot for me instead of 100mi wks quite yet. Anyone have an opinion or similar experience? Maybe its true as we get older we lose some of our speed while maintaining or improving the endurance quotient. 

Easy to medium 10 miler today. Time-1:03:20. Ran up into the Draper trophy home estates section. So much excess even in the land of Zion. Yeah, I know I sound jealous but I can't help feel a little bit of contempt. However it was a beautiful run and an awesome spring morning.

PM-5 miles easy. No timing, Just ran and watched the sunset. 

AM-VO2 max workout-1x800-2:25, then 2x2 mile up and down 114th in 10:41, 10:36, and 1x 800m in 2:23 to practice long kick. Nasty hard workout, especially going back on the ascent. Easy miles untimed.