AM - ran 5.0 easy miles. Did not feel any lingering soreness from my speed workout on Saturday. Pace felt nice and comfortable, my achilles felt better this morning. Total time was 40:30, average pace of 8:06/mile. Two weeks to go until my 5K - I am already getting excited. I know this is a challenging course, so I don't know quite what to expect, but we will see. I am planning on running the course a couple times next weekend to get a feel for the tangents and where I can push hard and where to lay off a bit.
PM - ran another 2.5 miles. Ended up picking up the pace quite a bit because it felt so good. I was thinking about something Ryan Hall had said about his 1/2 marathon American record in Houston, where his feet were just popping off the ground. I felt kind of this way this evening. Total time was 17:10 for the 2.5 miles, average pace of 6:52/mile, and this includes the first 1/2 mile somewhere between 7:30 and 8:00/mile. The last two miles were probably more like 1/2 marathon pace, but they sure felt good. | 