AM: Set my alarm and don't even remember stopping it. Ergo, I missed a very good group run today which was similar to what I wanted to simulate. I guess everyone's first mile was slow today. I hit the mile mark @ 7:58 and it felt like 10 minute pace. My legs were tired for sure for the first 3 miles. I felt like going 10-12 miles just depending on how I felt. I knew at some point in the run I would either do some 1/2 mile repeats at 5:30pace. At mile 3 I felt warmed up enough to start the first of 4 1/2 mile repeats with a 1/4 mile to 1/3 mile recovery jog in between. I felt very good on the run. By mile 7 I was done with the repeats and my legs felt a little tired again, but it was a great run. Last 3 miles felt like a walk but glad to feel this good after Saturday's LR. My right quad seems to be hurting a little. If its not one thing on my body, it is another. These aches and pains that occur are funny and weird. Very humbling sometimes. I feel I have been very fortunate thus far. Hope I can stay consistant with the workouts. Now it is just time to tune up for a great debut marathon. Very excited but the marathon is still a very long run. Gotta not think about it. PM: what was going to be a simple 3-4 easy shakeout run turned into a nice little mini-double. Went out at a snails pace trying to work out the kink in my right quad. Went through the mile mark in 8:14 and thought hmmm what if I pick it up a little will that help my quad?! Ok, so pick it up, ok that feels good pick it up more, and more...anyways, after a mile and half I look at my pace and I am at 5:55 pace. I decide to try and go faster. I end up at 5:45 pace and held it for another mile. I don't know where that came from but it felt awesome. did another 2 miles easy after that and called it a day. Ol fat boy here still has some gas in the tank. While I was on my run, I thought more about a race idea I have that I will be working on through out the year and hope to launch it in 2014. I need to do some more research on race dates... let's just say the race will be really fast and the prize money will be fantastic(no gift certs for the winner @Riley Cook) I will post more details as it comes together. In the meantime, my consistency is coming together. Now to relax and have some much needed food and ice cream!!! | 