Bret

Early AM - 21.0 miles - my last long run before NYC.  Was expecting much cooler drier weather today, but only one of the two happened - which was fine.  Temps in the low 60's but humidity was about 85%.  No worries.  Started very slow the first mile but worked into a comfortable pace.  Ipod lost the battery at 8 miles - so it was just me and the quiet early morning air for the rest of the way.  Second half was much faster and last 6 miles was what I would call a fast finish with the last two miles at mrp.  Pleased with the run this morning in terms of fitness and confidence.

PM - Lunchtime run - easy 3.5 miles recovery followed by core/strength training.  Ran reasonably well - did not feel as though I had done a long run yesterday.  Felt a bit weak and tired after the core work though.

AM - 7.0 miles moderate pace (7:20) after a 2 mile warm up - finished with 7 striders.  Did not feel like running when I awoke this morning - but ran ok once I got moving.  Had some pain on the lower part of my right leg near the shin - almost like shin splints but very localized - no weakness or increased pain with running.  May have tweaked something on Sunday's long run.

PM - lunchtime run on treadmill.  Tempo workout.  2 mile warm up.  5 miles @ 6:17 pace on treadmill at 1% grade.  1 mile cool down.  This was a tough workout for me today.  Around 3.5 miles I moved the grade to .5% but kept the same speed which took just enough edge off for me to finish the last part without too much distress.

AM - 6 mile recovery run at 7:30 pace with 6 striders at the end, followed by core/strength work.  Considering how tired I was late in the day following  yesterday's workout I felt remarkably good this morning.  Delaney has the Dunedin Invitational cross country race later today - my old high school home course...She's hoping to dip under 22 mins today.  Conference and District meets in the next couple of weeks - so hopefully she's peaking at the right time.

AM - on the treadmill.  1 mile warm up.  8 miles at MRP.  (6:48 pace 1% grade) 1 mile cool down.  Felt reasonably comfortable this morning.  Did this workout about 2 weeks ago and had to suffer through it a bit - so was able to see some measurable improvement in feel.

AM - 6.00 mile recovery run plus 6 striders.  Felt very heavy legged this morning.  At UF visiting my daughter for parent's weekend.  As a part of my run this morning I did a mile around the track at the University which was inspirational.  Feeling a bit achy and tired today - not sure if that is as a result of training or if I am getting sick.