Run Derneld, Run!

Easy 50 minutes with some strides. Felt really good. Must be partly the relief of not being committed to a marathon anymore... (6.5 in 50:03)

Easy 3 miles before dinner (3 in 24:00)

Workout with a satisfying outcome today. It feels like it has been a while since a workout went this way for me. 3x5 minutes threshold pace (6:40/mi) with 1 minute recoveries, 3x3 minutes VO2max pace (6:23/mi) with 2 minute recoveries, 3x400m mile pace (6:00/mi) with 400m recoveries. I got a little frantic towards the end of some of these sets. After finishing, hindsight told me it was mostly mental. I could definitely benefit from developing some more mental strength for running.
 

6.5 easy this morning with some strides. This week I retired two pairs of shoes, each with about 1500 miles of running in them. They served their purpose well, and now one of them will become a comfortable pair of shoe-like socks. (6.5 in 49:58)

Tonight I am catching an overnight flight to Ft Lauderdale. Spending a long weekend with mom and grandparents in Miami.

Overnight flight from Idaho Falls to Ft Lauderdale. Then a 2 nap at my aunt and uncle's and a day in Miami with grandparents and cousins. Went running on the lake trail in front of Baptist Hospital with my mom and aunt. Nice easy pace that slowly warmed me up. I sure do sweat a lot more here though! (7.1 in 56:25)

On the Baptist Hospital trail again in Kendall, FL. Mom and Zully accompanied again. (10 in 1:20:42).

Feels nice running at sea level.

Longer run by myself. Explored around the area. Ran on the underline trail that follows along US-1 under the metro rail, as well as around University of Miami and downtown Coral Gables. Lots of nice areas here. A lot of roads aren't really runner friendly though, and you have to start pretty early to beat the traffic (14.39 in 2:00:35)