AM: (10+ miles, 1:21:13). 5 mile tempo run (7:22, 7:22, 7:18, 7:16, 7:18) + 21:40 wu (including strides) and 23:26 cd. Pretty happy with this workout. Not bad considering I had so much phlegm in the back of my throat I thought I would choke ;-), plus, there was a stiff headwind on the backstretch AND they were sprinkling the inside of the track, and the sprinklers somehow were timed to hit me every time I hit the 300m mark!! by the first 1/4 my behind was soaked and by the last one, my head was wet!!! I was pondering my workout when it was over (my tempo pace is supposed to be between 7:16-7:35, I was hoping for 7:30 average) and I think the extra mileage has helped a lot with overall stamina. I am still lacking leg speed (e.g., 5K-10K pace speed) as demonstrated with my speed workout a couple of weeks ago -- but my 1/2 marathon (and marathon?) stamina is improving a lot. PM: (4.5, 35:26). I have a very important meeting this afternoon, but I hope be able to leave work while it is still light and run up on my favorite little hill loop near the Arthur Pack Park (try saying that fast 3 or 4 times!). Ended up running at Reid Park -- it was dark!!
Have a great day bloggers. Before I forget -- I have been trying a new shoe tying experiment to see if this helps my PF (it has gotten so bad that I limp everywhere when I am not running, and it is taking longer and longer for the pain to go away when I start running - it is 15 mins of pain now!). Anyway -- it is working!! I am retying all of my running shoes now -- I will try to get a picture and post it sometime this weekend, so other sufferers can give it a try as well.
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