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

Met up with the Sunday group for some easy miles around the trail.  Soaked the legs in Barton Springs afterward.

No watch but was moving at a good clip.  5.25 miles at lunchtime.  Considerably cooler with some clouds now and then.

My first evening run with the new group.  I ran around a mile and a half to the track from the office to meet up with the group.  The evening group is pretty sparse right now but I found them no problem.  I got the workout for the evening but while the coach was talking to me the group took off for a warm up.  I then went out for a couple miles and came back and there was one other runner who was going to run on the track.  The others already hit the trail.  I wasn't too worried about not knowing really what to do since it was my first time.  I figured it would end up like this.

The workout was 4 miles on the track with each mile having different fartleks - first mile was 30 sec hard and 30 sec easy, next mile 60 seconds hard and 30 seconds easy, next mile 90 seconds hard and 30 seconds easy and the last mile back to 30 seconds hard and 30 seconds easy.

I ran with someone that had a bit slower pace than me so I had to slow down on each easy bit for her to catch up. (My watch was DOA so I had to stick close so I would know when to start and when to go.) Overall it was a pretty good workout though I could have run the hard bits harder.  She was really breathing but I wasn't working that hard.   Still, miles 2 and 3 were around 6:20 and 6:10 pace and that was with the easy bits that I slowed up a lot on. Mile 4 went down some since it was 30-30.  I can't remember what she said the pace was for that mile.

Saturday is 3 x 2000s on a loop some downhill, uphill and then rollers.  Should be fun!

5.25 easy on the trail at lunchtime - faster than I should have since some guy passed flew by me as I started out so I thought I would try to hang a bit.  I don't know what pace he was running and I did not have my watch, but by the time I warmed up some he was gone...until around mile 3.5 I saw him at the waterstop just ahead and then he took off.  I got a quick drink and went as well, thought I had lost him again until I turned the corner at the bridge and saw him walking up the stairs.  I knew he was toast at that point.  I caught him at mile 4 and passed with easy - he was breathing pretty hard - it was warm out so maybe the heat had something to do with it.  Anyway, endurance is a beautiful thing. :-)

The games we play.  lol. 

Easy out and back from the house.  Cool but a bit humid - can't wait for some nice 50's and no humidity.  

5.5 super easy on the trail at lunchtime.

First hard workout with the new group.  This was the last hard workout before the 10k coming up which most of the runners were training.   So we did 3 x 1.4 mile loops with 3 minute recoveries.  The first part of the loop was downhill, then we turned right up Riverside and another right straight up a hill and then rolling hills back to the start.  I ran with 4 others and let them take off a bit down hill and then would catch them on the hills.  Most ran out of steam on the final lap on the hill and I was able to finish strong.  It was a good confidence booster.

1.5 mile warm up 

3 x 1.4 mile @ 6:04, 6:04, and 6:02 pace.

1.5 cool down