AM - Easy 4 along the river. Warmest morning so far.
PM - 8 mile tempo. Goal pace was 6:00 but I clocked 45:33 on an unofficial course. It's one I've run several times and believe it's only off by .1 in either direction, maybe as much as .2. Doesn't matter a whole lot to me, the point is that I felt fantastic. I felt fast tonight, and I haven't felt that way in awhile. I think cutting back to 2 workouts a week was a good idea. I don't know what exactly went right, but it feels like everything is coming together very well. It was aerobically easy and for once my legs felt strong. I usually feel weak in the legs, but tonight was great. Maybe it's hills from two weeks ago, maybe it's the lunges I've added the past two Saturdays. I don't know. It just felt good. Measured my HR at the end at 135.
Tonight also gave me a chance to try out my new Lunar Racers. My local running store gave me a pretty good deal on last year's model and I'm pretty excited about them. I liked my Filas, but these just feel better. I'll see how I like them for faster stuff next week. | 