May the Mass x Acceleration be with you

12.15 miles in 1:30:58 (7:29/mile)

My legs are still pretty tired, and they are sore and aching, especially in the second half. I think I'll try to plow through this week as planned and then take an easier week next week before ramping up the mileage some more.

Splits: 7:49 - 7:55 - 7:29 - 7:28 - 7:29.5 - 7:10 - 7:21 - 7:20 - 6:56 - 7:28 - 7:37 - 7:41

7.18 miles easy on the trails in 59:11.

I'm pretty sure the distance is wrong. My Garmin was not giving accurate information. At one point it said I was running at 10:00/mile, and it stuck on that for quite a while until the next mile put out a more realistic number of just under 8/mile. I wonder if it was because of the fog. My strategy of losing weight by not trying seems to be working better than last week. I'm down a couple pounds.

7xLM, 1 mile warmup in 8:17

10 miles Lydiard-style "3/4 effort" run in 1:08:50 (6:53/mile)

I really wasn't feeling up for any type of effort run. My quads were sore and didn't have much lift to my legs. But, once the effort started I felt pretty good the whole way. I think I did a better job than last week of keeping the pace pretty light, maybe even too light at times. The whole run was very comfortable. I was a little disappointed when I saw my time at the end, but it was including my 8:17 warmup jog. It's always interesting to look at splits and pace afterwards when you don't look at the watch at all during the run.

1 - 7:02
2 - 6:57
3 - 7:09 (uphill)
4 - 6:47
5 - 6:44
6 - 6:49
7 - 6:56
8 - 6:46
9 - 7:00
10 - 6:39.5

1 mile Cool down in 8:30

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Unfortunately, after I got back to my building I remembered that I had stashed my electronic badge under a bush at a different building. So, I had to run back and get it.
Another 1.81 miles in 15:35 (8:38/mile)

Stupid easy (ala Jay Johnson) 5.35 miles on the trails in 45:30.

My legs are so dead tired and sore. The run was not much fun. The first half I was just dragging. Then I picked it up just a tad in the 2nd half and actually felt a lot better. I was about to quit by 2 miles, but managed to get in more than 5.

15.03 miles in 1:50:39 (7:22/mile)

It was great to run with Mike. Next time I will have to rest up a bit beforehand, though. It was a fairly tough run for me, especially the hills. First half went pretty well. During the 2nd half my quads developed their famliar ache that I've been experiencing the last several days. In the last few miles I was definitely dragging behind Mike. Good thing he was there to pull me along.

7:39 - 7:32 - 7:29 - 6:58 - 7:00 - 7:39 - 7:15 - 7:31 - 7:35 - 7:17 - 7:25 - 7:56 - 7:31- 6:55 - 6:41

9.2 miles on the SEJ - 9 Mile Loop in 1:12:33 (7:53/mile)

I am pretty tired today, as expected, but not as bad as I thought I would be after yesterday's run. At times I actually felt half-way decent. I expected today to be like Thursday's run, dragging around at 8:30/mile for as long as I could stand before giving up after a few miles. Instead I was able to get in the whole 9 miles, plus a little extra, and didn't feel too bad doing it. I even managed to keep all of my splits under 8 (except the first one, which doesn't count).

Splits: 8:14 - 7:57 - 7:53 - 7:58 - 7:43 - 7:42 - 7:44 - 7:57 - 7:50