4:40 AM - "Moonshadow! Moonshadow!" Passed out after a super long day yesterday. Had student teaching until 3ish, then down to Albany for class at 4:30-7, then a meeting 7-815pm. Finally got home at 9:30 and passed out. Woke up at 4:30 and went to the track. I have decided that putting out clothes the night before aids in getting out for a morning run because you figure, "Hey! I already have the clothes picked out, and if I don't go running now, then the clothes are going to feel neglected the entire day I'm at school!" Well at least that's what I told myself, haha! Got up and to the track. No one else out, though some more cars were on the roads by the time I finished up at 6am. Felt strong. A little soreness from the hike the other day in the ankles and left knee. Won't push it this week with the race on Sunday. Plus I am more than swamped with homework. Too much stuff due in the next couple days. Eek! No sleep for me! Splits were:
- Mile 1: 9:09
- Mile 2: 8:56
- Mile 3: 8:56
- Mile 4: 8:45
- Mile 5: 8:33
- Mile 6: 8:30
- Mile 7: 8:21
Total Time: 1:02:00 Total Distance: 7.10 miles Average Pace: 8:43
7:30 PM - School went well today. Helped the kids learn to use note cards and paraphrase texts rather than just "googling" it or wiki-ing it. It is getting closer and closer to the time to move to the next school and I'm really going to miss these kids. I would rather spend the whole year at Galway then have to say goodbye. I feel like I am just getting to know the kiddos :(.
After working on some lesson plans I went to the track. Got there and stretched. Temperature was about 49 at the start. Got about 1.5 miles into the run when the truck driver from last week showed up. I am beginning to think he is a "Ghost Runner" because he will vanish for 7 or 8 minutes and just when I think that maybe he has decided to call it quits, I see his shadow over in lane 3 as I swing wide in the turn and come up on his right shoulder. I stuck in lane 6 the whole run. I like running in lane 6. Less laps that way and you really use the whole track. I felt pretty good, aside from a slight pain in my knee and some fatigue in my feet from being on them all day. Really felt strong today and ended up with over thirteen miles for the day. Las tmile of the run I did 200m "on" with 100 m "off" recovery to switch things up. Felt good. Off to finish another lesson plan before bed! Splits were:
- Mile 1: 8:40
- Mile 2: 8:35
- Mile 3: 8:39
- Mile 4: 8:22
- Mile 5: 8:06
- Mile 6: 7:08
- .34: 2:37 (7:44/ mi)
Total Time: 52:08 Total Distance: 6.34 miles Average Pace: 8:13 | 
