Arie's Running Blog

6: 30AM start, 75F 95-100% humidity. Conditions were pretty misserable. Humidity was too high. But I averaged 7:58 pace. When I entered home I looked like someone took a bucket of water and poured it over my head. I drank 1 liter of propel with in the first 5 minutes after I came back. It was less glorious than the same run last week when conditions were much better.

1:21:12

6:25AM 76F 85-90% humidity. Recovery run. I felt really tired yesterday after my "long" run. With three kids there is not much opportunity for resting during the day. I had a good night sleep and this morning I still was a bit sore so i took it VERY easy. Did 8:40 pace and it felt really really easy. Toward the end of the first loop my nipples got very sore. I never felt pain in this part of my body. So I ran the second loop shirtless. Never did it before. It felt good.

0:50:14

I bought new shoes last week and I am dying to try them. Probably tomorrow on the treadmill.

6 miles Gym run (8:08 average pace). I wanted to test run my new shoes. I have been running in very ridgid shoes so far because I ove pronate and I have a falt foot. This time, however, I decided to try shoes which give a little bit less support but are also a little bit less rigid. I bought the Brooks Addiction 7. Today they felt OK. It's hard to tell how good they will feel on the trail. I will try them agian on the track on Thursday.

0:48:49

9:15AM start, 80F, 70% humidity. Very little sleep last night and a late start this morning. Did one of my usual routes. Was trying to pay attention to my form during the run especially to "running tall". My pace was quite good for the conditions 8:01. Tomorrow is speed work and I'm hoping to be well rested. As soon as the kids go to bed I'm taking a book with me and going to bed too.

0:42:55

9:00AM 78F 65% humidity. Speed work on Duke's tracks. This is the first time I try these tracks. Amazing facility. I ran the tracks in my son's school and there is no comparison to the Duke's tracks. Soft and very springy and really very well maintained. I did 3 times 1 mileintervals with 0.5 jog between and 1 mile warm up in the beginning and a 1 mile cool down at the end. Total of 6 miles. The intervals were hard I did 6:57, 7:08, 7:08. Slower than I'd like but it was late and warm and I'm happy the third interval was at the same pace of the second.

I ran with my new shows and really liked them. I did 6 miles on the treadmill 2 days ago and 6 today on the tracks and I think tomorrow I will try them on the trail.

0:48:14

9:15AM, 76F, 65% humidity. Relatively convenient conditions. I did my campuses run with two loops at the east campus (8:02 average speed). I was a little sore after yesterday's speed work but also very happy that I insisted on going to the tracks and not doing it on the treadmill. This is the forth week in a row in which I'm running almost 40 miles (given that I do my 10 miles run on the weekend). I'm contemplating a cut back week next week.

0:51:27