Christi

Ran in durango co today. Was planning on 2x2 miles at tempo pace but it didn't go as planned. Ran on the highway in the canyon. 8000 plus feet. Anyway, did 1.5 warm up then started my 2 mile tempo. First mile was 6:10 and then I decided to run on a dirt trail and go by effort. This trail got more and more rocky and steep as it went up. My 2nd mile split was 9:12 lol. After my tempo my right calf started hurting a bit. Due to this and the terrain I decided to just take it easy back to the condo. I typically alwAys finish my workouts as planned but this time I felt it was right to listen to my body.

6 ez on the tm

Track workout today. Did .75 warm up then 1.5 miles, then 4x1000s. 400 jog in between everything (3 minutes). My 1.5 miles was ran in 8:45. (5:50 pace) splits for my 1000s were 3:28, 3:25, 3:26 and 3:22. I was scared how I would feel on this workout but I actually felt pretty strong! Much better than my last track session. Hopefully I am starting to peak at the right time.

4 miles ez outside .

Last long run before the marathon. Wanted a marathon specific workout today so I did 3 miles ez followed by 3x3 miles at marathon pace with .5 jog in between sets. (On the last set I did 4 miles instead of 3) first 3 mile splits were 6:10, 6:36, 6:30. (College loop twice) kept recovery at 7:50-8:00 pace. Next set was 6:23, 6:36, 6:13.. Last set was 6:16, 6:28, 6:25, 6:14. (Last 1.5 miles at track) these splits were a little faster than marathon pace -but I felt pretty good today. Shooting for a 2:55 or better which is 6:40 pace. 1 miles cool down with 6 strides. (Did have a weird pain in my lower leg in my last set after my first 2 miles.. Same pain I felt a couple days ago on my run in durango-it came on suddenly and went away suddenly-but was kind of sharp and did cause me to slow just a bit. Lasted for about a mile....pain on my right leg.. The muscle underneath my inner ankle.. Weird)