AM: (10+ miles, 1:29:44). I ran my usual 70` run and added on ... I found a new place to run trails! A little rocky, but mostly flat to rolling hills - beautiful (it is called "Sweetwater Preserve"). Unfortunately, it is about 5 miles from our house so we would have to drive there in order to make the most of the trail. It is a county "park" and there is a trailhead with a parking lot at the other end of the trail. Our end is near a residential area, and they do not take well to people parking on "their" road (and it is technically not a public road). I do have a colleague in my department who lives out that way, and I can always park at her house and jog from there to the trailhead. Anyway, I told Dean when I got home that he HAS to get better soon, he will absolutely adore this run! I felt much better today, and I am glad, I was a little worried after Sunday. But upon reflection and looking back at my training blog ... I actually ran over 4 mins faster on Sunday on ONE loop than I ever have - and actually ran it as fast as Dean usually does ... which in the heat was really really dumb (it was dumb anyway - Dean is a 1:19 1/2 marathoner and 17 min 5Ker when he isn't in good shape). I need to start running some 1/2 marathon runs to "slow down" a little, one of the negatives about running by time and feel rather than pace is that I really don't have any idea how fast I am going, and I think there are many times that I am running much faster than I know -- it doesn't generally make any difference on easy days, but on a day like Sunday, adding in heat, hills and a rather long run, it can be detrimental ... although if this is the worst of my problems I am pretty darn lucky (it isn't, but I am still pretty darn lucky). PM: (easy 4). I hope you are all having a beautiful Spring week! On the road to Boston or wherever life takes you!! | 