I am one with the levee and the levee with me

12 easy. Saw a little gator down off the levee about 2 miles upriver. First one I've seen anywhere close to home.

8 easy

8 easy. I rescued a turtle from the middle of the road. I feel like I've made a difference today.

8 easy

8 easy

12 miles + drills. I've been trying to rehab my left Achilles which has been going on 3 years of tendonitis. The pain's been cyclic because when it feels good I get lazy about my exercises. I've been pretty diligent the last month or so and it's come a long ways. Today I hardly noticed it. I'm sure I've learned to compensate for the pain, and I've seen evidence of that in the wear patterns on my shoes. I'm hoping that including drills will teach me to run correctly again as the pain subsides. My form feels lazy. 

Headed to City Park early this morning so I could do 8x200m reps on the practice track. 3 mile warmup, then I took the first 4 to warm into it and pushed harder on the last 4.

33.9, 35.0, 34.0, 33.8, 31.9, 31.8, 31.9, 31.8

It was 82 F with a 76 F dew point... and it didn't feel too bad, aside from the puddles of sweat I left behind. Maybe starting the summer in better shape will make it more bearable.

Drills & core