Fast Running Soldier

Today's runs were split up due to the fact that we hardly ran for PT. We did the 2.75 miles and averaged something like an 8:00 pace. I am trying to bump up my runs this week to a minimum of 6 miles per day, so I came home and finished the remaining 3.59 in the five fingers. That is the longest distance I have run in them consecutively and it felt pretty good. I was able to keep a 7:15 average pace, so I am pretty sure I can be just as fast in these shoes as any other. I will still need to work up the distance and pace though. But distance first. It is looking like a beautiful spring day in Ft. Benning!

Today was a little like yesterday. We did some interval training this morning with about a mile jog down to the track. Then two 800s and four 400s. Then about a mile jog back. The two miles we did on the interval hit 5:35 and 5:41 pace. We waited one minute in between the 400s and two minutes in between the one 800, we finished with the other 800.

The running with the five fingers was nice. I can really feel it working different muscles in my feet and legs...interesting how that can happen without the big soles of running shoes.  

Today's run was another good one. I had to tweak my route to make it a 6 mile route which made it a little harder. It added another pretty good size hill on a path that ended up having construction on it so I had to kind of walk around it. I was still able to finish in 44:59 which ends up being a 7:30 pace. I was feeling pretty sore today, I think from the sprinting and 5 fingers yesterday. It took me a while to get warmed up and feeling good. 

8:11    7:51   7:50   7:28   6:52   6:47

So we are in Ohio now! What a drive yesterday...wow, 9 hours with two babies still in diapers. We actually made great time and only had to stop twice!

I mapped out a run last night on my favorite mapping site...gmap-pedometer.com (a little plug for them) and did just over 6 miles. I averaged a 7:24 which I am happy with. The route was really hilly. More than what I am accustomed to. Amelia doesn't seem to be very runner friendly, there aren't any sidewalks and there isn't much of a shoulder to run on anywhere, oh well. Here were my splits:

7:38   7:15   7:20   7:32   7:22   7:15 = 44:22

Felt sick last night and this morning, so I didn't go out today...I know, stupid excuse, Sasha should add that to his top ten excuses. I'll see if I can make it up tomorrow for my longer run.

AM- Went 5 miles and felt sluggish and sore. I am not sure if it was from not running yesterday or I started out much to quickly. I had to cut it a little short because of an Easter Egg hunt that we went to as a family. Last year Ethan was still pretty little so he slept right through it, today he had a good time though! I averaged a 7:34 pace. 

7:22   7:05   7:25   7:55   8:01 

PM- Was feeling a little better this afternoon and wanted to go out and get some of those lost miles from yesterday. This time I put on the 5 fingers and ran the whole time in them. It was a pretty good run. Being that I ran in the 5 fingers and that I haven't really been feeling good, I made up my mind to take this one easy. I figured an average of 8:00 pace would be good and I ended up with an 8:02 average.

8:15   8:07   8:14   8:11   7:50   7:40