Dallen

10 easy mils this morning. I was feeling pretty beat up after spending over three hours running/frisbee yesterday. Considered quitting in the first few minutes, but kept going. Felt better after a while.  I should be able to put in some good mileage this week due to a fairly easy work schedule.

8 miles. This run doubled as a trip to pick up my car from the mechanic.

Tried to do some speedwork today. Planned for 4x400 on the track.

I have the luxury of living across the street from a track, which might not be a big deal in Utah, but there are not that many tracks in non-suburb Chicago. The downside is that the neighborhood is not the best, so it is not the brightest idea to run there when it is dark.

My first 400 was in a pitifully slow 82 seconds. It felt very clunky. I almost called the workout off, but decided to try another. 81 seconds. I decided to continue. 78 seconds, 77 seconds. For unknown reasons I decided to try another, 79 seconds.

Right now it is very frustrating for me to be running intervals. I feel like I shuld be able to run them faster than I can. This better improve with time.

PM: Added another 6 easy miles.

AM: 4 easy miles.

PM: 8 miles at a average pace of 6:30. Considering the 20+ MPH winds this was a pretty good workout.

If you would like a good read I would recommend you take a look at Duncan's blog. He is currently writing about his 5 day 100 mile stage race in the Himalayas. It is by far the best bit ofwriting that I have ever seen on a blog. He is about 6-8 installments in so you will have to scroll down a bit to start from the beginning. (As a warning, he does not always use family-friendly language.)

Half outside, half on the treadmill. 2 miles at 5:44 pace. Felt pretty good.

14 miles this morning including some frisbee.