I only run on days that end in a "y."

6 miles in after work.  88 degrees and sunny.  It was warm for sure.  Ran from work down to the trail loop.  No GPS so no pace.  The heart was working pretty hard on that last mile.  Legs still not feeling all that great.  

50 and windy - went out for 6 miles an lunchtime.  Seems like a lot of effort - maybe my body is still in recovery mode?

Only had enough time to squeeze in 5.5 miles. 

Went out in the heat of the day- nice breeze made it feel a bit cooler than it was.  7:20 AP.

Got to the springs a bit early so instead of standing around I got a mile in, then 8 miles with the fellas.  Small group today but it was good.  7:50 AP - last mile at 6:25 to get the legs going a bit. Strides after too.  52 degrees at the start - that should do it for cool mornings until October.

Got up early to get in an easy 6 mile run.  It's going to get hot this week so I don't want to count on the lunchtime run.  Would like to get to 50 miles this week.  8:20's or so.

I had some meetings at HQ downtown so I went down early to run on the trail.  It was good to see so many familiar faces.  I did a solo 8 miles on the trail.  No watch but the pace was good - low 7:00's?  

I will probably show up for Thursday's workout - 15-20 300's - I think the legs are ready. :-)

6 miles at lunchtime - warm but some clouds and a strong breeze made it feel not so bad.  

I decided I would drive down and do a workout with the group - it's getting kinda boring running by myself.  I guess I am a boring person.

So did 20 mins warm-up and then 20 x 300m in 63-65 seconds with 100m active recovery between each, with a quick stop for fluids after every 5th one.

These felt pretty good - I figured I would start a group back since it was my first workout back.  I think that was a good idea.  The group ahead started at 60 seconds - but no need to push it - although I did run number 20 - the last one - in 50 secs. :-)

Nice and easy 2 mile cool down.

Got a run in before the rain - legs were feeling it from yesterday - ran my 7 mile route without a watch - but the pace was slow.

We traveled down to Galveston today.  Didn't get a chance to run. :-(

9.5 easy along the seawall in Galveston.  Strong breeze so I chose to run into it for the first half so I could enjoy the wind at my back.  Nice to run along the coast with the sun coming and the sound of the waves crashing.  

Up early again for 8 miles along the coast - windy again so I took the same course as yesterday.  

The wind shifted and much more humid and warmer.  Gave me a chance to run in the other direction though so it was a nice change of scenery.  

Squeezed in a lunchtime run.  Warm and humid - fun!

Decided to meet up with the group for a fartlek on the trail.  20 x 1 min fast and 1 min easy.  70 degrees at 5:45 am and humid.  First 10 @ 5:50 ish pace and then I had to drop out of the group for an emergency potty break at the public loo.  Note to self - don't eat 3 large plates of greens the day before a hard workout.  I ended up making a total of 3 stops which really messed up my rhythm!  

Anyway, it was pretty hard to finish up the last part of the workout but I managed.  I added on a bit at the end to get over 8 miles.  

 I feel out of shape!  This workout always gets me.  I need to work on starting out slower.

8 easy - it wasn't easy though - my 8:30 miles felt like 7:00 pace - maybe the heat?  Or maybe my grand experiment of eating a minimal amount of calories is catching up with me. At least I am losing the extra weight.

8 easy on the indoor track - too hot out by the time I had a chance to run.

Busy day - but finally had a chance to get in a late run - 7 miles on the indoor track.  It's tedious but the alternatives - running in 95 degrees or the treadmill - are worse.  Ankle is still not 100% but I'll continue to run through it and see what happens.

Mile warm up - legs are still not back yet - my first mile was like 10 minutes - then met up with the group.  Though about doing the workout but continued on with a small group that ran Boston for a slowish easy run as the main group split off.  Ended up running a bit extra at the end as well.  I'll just keep trucking along until I get my legs back.

Nice cool morning - easy 7 miles.

10 miles - 74 degrees and 80% humidity at 5:30 am.  Ran a 5 mile out and back from the house.  Slow start but down in the 7:20's for last few miles.  No hard workouts until I get 100% healthy.

7.6 in 60 mins at lunchtime.  Ran by the house and got some water and a Gu.  Low on energy lately!

Big rain out today - went to the gym and ran 8 on the indoor track followed by some core stuff.  Shooting for over 60 next week.

Thought this was going to be a rain out - hit monsoon rains on the highway to downtown but by the time I got to Barton Springs it had stopped.  Ran 8 with Kevin then added 4 with a couple strides.

9 ish miles in the am - ran an out and back from the house.  

7 out and back on a semi hilly course.  Hot and humid morning.  

Just enough time at lunch to squeeze in a 6 mile run.  

10 mile out and back from the house.  Warm and humid- 7:20's last 5-6 miles.

4.5 after work on the trail - 90 plus degrees and sunny.  Plodded along and felt like I was running a 5k.