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AM: (12 miles, 1:46:53). Easy run. I decided to switch my 20 miler with my Tuesday run, to give myself more time to recover from this "thing" I have. I feel much better today (I have been on antibiotics since Friday night). If I still feel good tonight I will run another 4 miles. It will be interesting to switch days like this because I will have 2 MP runs within a day of eachother this way (Tuesday and Thursday). But, as long as I keep it at MP and no faster I really shouldn't have too much trouble recovering (I hope). Happy Sunday bloggers, congratulations to all the great races yesterday in what sounds like sub-optimal conditions for many.

PM: (5 miles, 47:59).  I got lost ... so I ran longer than I had meant to ... it was probably longer than 5 miles, but I am pretty sure it wasn't 5.5 so I am just going to log 5 miles.  It was pretty slow.  My throat hurts more now than it did this morning, but I almost always feel worse at night.

YIPPPEEE.  20.5 miles,  2:51:12 (1:32:58 + 2 mins to a bathroom and back/1:16:14), average pace 8:21 - 8:33 (depending on how long the course was, I am estimating 1/2 mile).

I misread the word directions of how long 10 miles was (I started on a bridge that was about 1/4 mile from the one that was 10 miles).  The slower 12.5 miles or so was  into a headwind, about 9:00 pace.  I didn't have mile markers for the whole route.

I ran 1:50:30 and then 7:50, (mile marker 8-6.5) 7:30 average, 7:43, 7:41, 7:33, 7:35, (last 1.5) 7:22 average.  The way back was with a tailwind, I would actually estimate 7:50 effort (which was my target), average for 8 miles was 7:34.

 
The hardest part was not the pace, it was the volume and the heat (it was a nice 65F when I started and it was 81F when I finished - with no shade it felt hotter than that).

Have a good day bloggers!
 

1:04:15 (32:25/31:50). Ran for my prescribed 65 mins - because I ran slowly (recovery run pace) I did not go as far as I normally do ... so I am calling this 7 miles, it was likely a little bit more.

Felt much better than I had thought I would. I am a little nervous about tomorrows workout - I have three options and I need to be careful which I pick because I am not sure I will be fully recovered.

I have to go give a talk ... this week I am giving two talks to two different groups (statisticians and biologists). I hope I can remember which hat I am wearing ;-).

Happy Wednesday bloggers!

AM: (13 miles, 1:47:46).  Supposed to do 20-30 min wu 8 miles @MP and 20-30 cd.  You know this marathon pace is just so hard to find.  I picked this workout over a more stamina type workout (3 x 2 miles @ 10-15K) because I know I need more experience running marathon pace - it is just a weird pace, not easy but not hard (compared to tempo or 1/2 marathon pace).  Anyway, I decided to to this on the River trail because it is easier to run on the track and I really want to start being able to dial in MP by feel in more race specific terrain.  The first 4 miles were on a slight incline (not a hill, but overall net uphill - about 5 secs/mile worth) and into a headwind, so I figured 7:55 would be perfect, and I wouldn't be too surprised if the last 4 miles were in the 7:45 range.

24:23 (2.5 mile wu)

15:49; 7:55 average (this was perfect, I missed the first mile marker, but I did not freak out and I was happy that I was on pace)

7:35 (whoa ... I know I was on pace the first 1/2 mile but for some reason by the end I was closer to tempo pace ... bad girl!).

7:49 (good, perfect)

7:27 (dumb - I know it is slightly downhill, but come on!)

7:33 (still dumb)

7:36 (better, maybe perfect given the little tailwind)

7:29 (?)

21:59 cd

What the heck pace was that?  Wasn't fast enough to be a tempo or even 1/2 marathon pace but it sure the heck wasn't marathon pace.  I am a little disappointed in myself, I knew going into the run that I needed to run slower than I think, because when I ran this pace on Tuesday it was after a 12 mile wu ... but come on!  oh well, felt "good" to be able to do it but it was not what I was supposed to do!

PM: (4 + miles, 39:13). I ran one of Dean's routes -- either he underestimated the distance or I was running even slower than usual (Dean almost always underestimates, but I am also sure I was slow!).  I really had a hard time getting out the door - but my legs felt better once I got warmed up.  I hope I can hold up with this, I might be on my way to my first 80 mile week.

Hope everyone is having a good day today!         

1:03:45 (32:07/31:37).  Something very weird happened in the middle of the night - my legs got switched somehow with an 80 year old woman who has have never run a step in her life, bless her heart.  I took her legs for a very slow, gingerly jog.  I hope that when I get my legs back whoever has them has been as kind to them as I have been to these little-old-lady legs that I found myself with today.

AM: (8 miles, 1:14:44 (37:59/36:44)). Much better today than yesterday. Not bad for my highest mileage week ever. I have a 22 mile run tomorrow - I am in completely unchartered territory here ...

I am pre-blogging, I have to go to work for a few hours and then clean house. My Mom is coming next week and I never have time to do anything besides make my bed and wash dishes during the week.

PM: (4.5 miles, 41:38). My favorite run -- and I haven't done it for over 2 weeks! Lot's of coyote poop tonight - but no actual coyote sightings. It rained on me both this morning and this evening - once the sun went down tonight I was happy I had my gloves. The most amazing thing was that near the end of my run the cloud cover moved from the mountains and I got to see the snow that had fallen during the night and the day today. Last snow of the year I assume. It was very pretty.

My Nike Free's that I have had for the past 6 years finally went to shoe heaven. This evening I broke in my very new Nike Free 7.0's -- they are very cool ;-)

Happy Easter everyone.