overtaking haynes

got a later start than i wanted today but it was pretty cool and not too sunny. i've started liking my road shoes more than my trail runners even on trails because they are lighter and my 2 year long chronic ankle injury seems to be disappearing. i forgot my 2 water bottle holder which was ok cause i did 2 different trail loops that i could go back to the car. the first was at 11.4 miles and i had won some peanut m and m's from the race and had those to snack on as well as energy drink. i went back out and at mile 16.5 and 2 hrs 35 min my gps lost the satellite signal and I kind of have to guess exactly how far i'd gone. I had averaged 9:24 up to that point and i was feeling my legs. I ran till the watch read 3:08 and change and if i had kept that pace would have run just over 20 miles which is what i'll give myself cause i tried to increase the effort slightly to keep pace. felt pretty good and refreshed. must have been all the low mileage weeks till now. no race this next weekend but a 20 mile trail race the week after up in northwest MA. i really want to put on a trail race and have become serious about it. i'll have to inquire with the town and see if it is even possible...

slow 10 min mile recovery run...11.6 miles on new shoes, really like them. 

1hr 32 min run in the morning. it's not pleasant adjusting to shocking myself with waking up 2hrs earlier than normal and running in the mornings. about 2.5 miles of trails...3.4 of road and the rest dirt road. i like my running route a lot. 20 miles on brooks. will see if i do an am workout tomorrow...i doubt it, highly doubt it! it's much easier to plan your schedule than to actual do it. if the closest track wasn't more than 10 min away maybe. 

26.6 miles on brooks...almost didn't go because waking up at 5:30 to pouring rain...and thunder isn't very welcoming. run 1hr 1 min....kind of fun though on the dirt roads. hopefully i can wake up early to get in more miles...will be tough. left inner ankle acting up the day after my 20 miler...just kind of tight...the outer ankle no longer hurts but has decided to move...definitely no time to ice or stretch anymore

7.8 miles am...about 3 miles on trails, only 3.4 on road.

was planning on about 5 or  6 in the afternoon...but crazy lightning storm with hail.

power line was knocked down right near house and closed our road. i got 0.3 on the treadmill before power went out...decided to risk running outside....but no sooner did i open the door i saw a lightning strike 20 feet from me which set our house alarm off. the previous day a large tree branch fell 10 feet from hitting me...
 

started running at 5:31 am, the earliest start of the year. i saw a bat right when i started which freaked me out cause i've had bad experiences with bats...having one fly into my lips a number of years ago. 47 miles on brooks. 

 5.4 mile trail run am...planned on doing a 5k race in the evening but for some reason i was feeling a little sick and my right testicle was hurting which i think had to do with a muscle strain.

 
4.26 trail run pm, took it real easy...so not to aggravate anything