M'kay

12.16 mi, 1:40:27, 8:16/mi.

Work has gotten in the way the last couple of days.  Finally took time to clear my head for a while today and managed to get a couple of ideas, but didn't manage to shake all the stress.

9.09 mi, 1:11:10, 7:50/mi.  4 x 1 mi repeats w/ 1 mi rest.

The repeats definitely got harder as I went, despite the first two being uphill and the last two downhill. 

8.35 mi, 1:07:53, 8:08/mi.

Legs very tired. 

6.06 mi, 49:53, 8:14/mi.

Wet.  Forgot my hat so especially miserable.  One of those runs where I had to really work at not bailing completely. 

9.28 mi, 1:12:17, 7:48/mi.  5 miles @ marathon/HM effort.

Planned on 7 miles of marathon/HM effort total, but after a GI pitstop at mile 2, a nausea pit stop at mile 4, and legs of lead, I punted at 5 and limped back home the last 3 miles.  

16.39 mi, 2:15:22, 8:16/mi. 

5.5 mi road, the rest forest roads, a nice run through the woods on a gorgeous day. 

6.01 miles, 48:48, 8:09/mi.

Up at 1:45 am to catch a flight to Orlando, then a run after getting to the hotel.  Needless to say, expectations were set pretty low. 

10.01 miles, 1:20:01, 8:00/mi.  1-5-5-1 Repeats, 1 minute increments, equal time on/off.

Warmer, flatter, and more concrete than I'm accustomed to.  Not a whole lot of fun but got it done. 

8.22 miles, 1:06:54, 8:08/mi.

Easy miles. 

8.23 miles, 1:07:33, 8:12/mi.

Sunny and warm and still flat.  Easy miles after work. 

9.06 miles, 1:06:52, 7:23/mi.  1 mile warmup, 7 miles @ MP effort, 1 mile cooldown.  

Despite feeling like this run was going to be difficult, even the warmup mile was quicker than expected.  Gradually ratcheted down from the 7:30s to the 7:00s with one under 7.  Fastest run of this length in a long time. 

5.07 miles, 44:48, 8:50/mi.

2 days off and feeling horrible again.  Headache hasn't helped matters any. 

6.16 miles, 51:51, 8:25/mi.

Headache, day 2.  It feels like sinus but I can't seem to get whatever is in there to drain.  Nothing feels easy. 

7.69 miles, 1:05:26, 8:30/mi. 

3 miles on the roads with the rain and winds, then onto some logging roads for my sanity, otherwise I would've only done 4.  Kept my eyes up looking for shed elk antlers but no luck, only plenty of elk scat.

8.33 miles, 1:09:26, 8:20/mi.

Moderate effort trail run.  Windy and rainy today, so fled to the woods.  Pushed the effort a bit throughout and got some good ups and downs in. 

8.12 miles, 1:03:05, 7:46/mi.  

Didn't mean for this to turn into more than an easy run, but felt good to stretch the legs and next thing you know I was cruising. 

16.59 miles, 2:36:45, 9:27/mi.

Explored some new forest roads, discovered a loop route that only required 1/4 mile of bushwhacking, lots of vert (1900+'), plenty tired, time to eat. 

3.13 miles, 26:56, 8:36/mi.

Tired.  Three miles was a struggle so I quit to conserve energy for cutting grass and moving sand. 

9.07 miles, 1:11:39, 7:54/mi.  5 x 1 mile repeats w/ 1/2 mile recovery walk/jog.

Been some time since I've done mile repeats.  Here to report that they still hurt.  2 uphill, 1 rolling, 2 downhill.  (7:22, 7:18, 6:38, 5:57, 6:18).  Faded a bit on the last one, so probably most were in the 6:30-ish range taking terrain into account.  Not exactly speedy but I'll take 'em. 

8.09 miles, 1:01:59, 7:40/mi.

Inadvertent Progression Run.  

4.08 miles, 33:23, 8:12/mi.

Didn't feel like doing very much. 

9.12 miles, 1:08:34, 7:31/mi, w/ 7 moderate effort miles.

The moderate effort miles were "full stride" miles....just enough to get out of the shuffle but not hard enough to really go fast.  Lingering fatigue in the legs forced a couple of brief pauses.  Glad to be done....legs are tired.

6.12 miles, 51:25, 8:25/mi.

Easy run, beautiful afternoon.  Good sleep but the fatigue lingers. 

20.12 miles, 3:12:16, 9:33/mi, 2500' climbing.

A nice run thru the woods.  Mix of roads, trails, and cross country.  First 20 miler of the year.

6.06 miles, 52:27, 8:40/mi.

Short and easy enjoying the sun.  Still feeling pretty beat (and a bit beat up) from yesterday's long run.