5 mile run this morning up in GS. When I got up by the golf course restroom at the top part of GS, and right as the sun was coming up I saw a pack of 3 coyotes run right across the road in front of me. Kind of cool to see them out on the prowl and up to no good. It reminded me of the Circle of Trust and all our early mornings this summer. I just took the run nice and easy and tried to work into this week. My left hammy has been really sore all weekend so I may have to do an emergency visit to April... It depends on how it feels this evening. We have a mini Big workout and I'll decide after that. As I was showering I wondered: What would life be like if I only ran 5 miles a day? (New Landreth- 174.2) 9 miles this evening in a mini Big Workout. 4.5 mile warm up from the DC up the holly trail at an avg of 6:55 pace. Then at the end of the trail I turned around and started my 2x1 mile workout with 2 min's recovery. First mile I got out nice and smooth and felt like I was going fast but very relaxed I looked at the Garmin and I was going 4:40 pace at around .65 so I quickly backed off and hit the mile in 5:07. I had no intention of going that fast and worried coming into the workout alone that I'd struggle to even get the legs going at all. On the second mile I wanted to go slower than the first but not fall off the pace. So I worked into a controlled groove and hit the mile in 5:17- and that was that. The end of all my speed workouts for the year. I finished off by doing a cool down for the rest of the mileage back to the DC at 6:50 pace. I was feeling pretty good. The warm up and cool down were both faster than I would have liked on paper but I really was just running easy and very smooth. (SS#2- 58.4) I had some bad news today. On our way to the temple Mik'L told me that she had gotten a text that said one of my childhood friends had committed suicide last night. This was very sad to hear. I basically lived with him and his twin brother for about three years through the end of middle school and first part of high school. The three of us went through countless scouting, church, and community adventures. I grew apart from him and his brother as we got older and left high school but I'll always remember the good times we shared. What a shame. I haven't found out what day the funeral is... but there is a chance that it will be on Saturday and a chance that I'll miss the STG marathon and go support his parents and siblings.
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