M'kay

6.5 miles in 48:54, 7:31/mi, HR 146.

Restless night sleep, marred by several trips to the bathroom.  Whatever I ate or did that didn't agree with me last night had me up at all hours and feeling pretty dehydrated by the AM.  Yesterday's 2 hr nap made it tough to fall asleep....plus, watching the Olympic Men's Marathon had me all pumped up.  Once I got out running today, felt much better.  Again, made sure I was taking full strides, not half steps, and my pace is still about 30 sec/min faster at roughly the same effort.  Got to try out my new lightweight trainers today.....I like them.  Warm and humid (67F) in advance of the rain coming later today, so off to mow the grass quickly.

NB 903 - 6.5 miles.

8 miles in 58:53, 7:21/mi, HR 154.

Overcast and cool (61F); great running weather.  Left calf a bit sore to start (probably from the new lightweight trainers I wore yesterday....feels like when I wore the Vibram Five Fingers, only not nearly as sore).  Now that I've begun stretching out my stride regularly, its difficult to rein my pace in and so it was today.  It did get a bit tougher towards the end of the run so I think I was also pushing the effort a bit too, but satisfied with the result.  Starting to get excited about upcoming races....half-marathon is next Monday, another 12 days later, and marathon in 2 months come tomorrow.  Yea!

Asics 2130 Blue - 36.26 miles.

4 miles in 29:56, 7:59/mi, HR 148.

Post-dinner miles.

Asics 2130 Blue - 40.26 miles.

13.5 miles in 1:41:25, 7:31/mi, HR 154.  

Legs tired to start; calves tight.  Got out earlier than normal because the power went out and couldn't work...nice and cool (58F).  Long 1000'+ climb outbound, downhill return.  Last couple of uphill miles were the steepest and the most tiring but were nice on the way back.  Effort increased the last few miles to stay on pace but got it done.

Adrenaline 8s (Blue) - 274.43 miles.

4 miles in 31:00, 7:45/mi, HR 147.

Legs so tired...really wanted to bail on this run but still no power so what else to do?  Still nice and cool (62F).  Legs screaming during the core workout afterwards.  Must reward with easy day tomorrow.

Adrenaline 8s (Blue) - 278.43 miles.

8 miles in 1:01:22, 7:40/mi, HR 144.

Cooler temps (59F) with some misty rain today...more great running weather.  Legs not quite as tired but body felt pretty uncoordinated so kept it easy before tomorrow's hill repeats.  Feels like I'm pretty close to my upper training limit right now; plenty of little signs so I need to be careful.

Adrenaline 8 - 497.68 miles.

11.85 miles in 1:32:01, 7:45/mi, HR 155.  27:44 warmup, 3.41 miles, 8:08/mi, HR 149.  Hill Repeats:  10 x 90 second up, downhill recovery.  25:00 min cooldown, 3.39 mi, 7:21/mi, HR 154.

Repeat	Distance	Pace	HR (avg)	HR (max)
1	.25	5:56	158	176
2	.25	6:04	164	178
3	.25	5:57	165	179
4	.24	6:16	165	179
5	.24	6:15	165	178
6	.24	6:22	165	178
7	.24	6:14	165	178
8	.24	6:19	164	177
9	.23	6:27	163	176
10	.24	6:20	163	177

Hill repeats.  Cool (63F), misty and overcast today.  Same hill as last week; no interruptions this time.  6:13/mi average for repeats so about the same as last week.  Road surface got a bit slick on the last half.  Repeats really got tough at halfway, by #6 I started getting into 1-1 breathing towards the end of each, and by #8 my legs were tying up badly for the last 15-20 seconds....it definitely hurt.  Wore my new lightweight trainers.....thinking of racing in them on Monday so I wanted to see how well they worked in a hard workout.

NB 903 - 18.35 miles.

4 miles in 32:42, 8:10/mi, HR 144.

Warmer (66F) and humid.  Barely caught the 9 min guy on the first mile...legs shot.  Even warmed up, this run was tough to do.

Adrenaline 8s (Blue) - 282.43 miles.

6.5 miles in 48:08, 7:24/mi, HR 152.

Tired legs, an improvement over dead legs I guess.  Warmer (72F) and very humid.

Asics 2130 Blue - 46.76 miles.

6.5 miles in 48:49, 7:30/mi, HR 151.

Legs still pretty tired.  Hope the reduced mileage today and tomorrow helps them come around.

Adrenaline 8 - 504.18 miles.