Positive Running

Ran 10.1 miles in 81:58 on the TM for a recovery run.  Ran the first mile in 8:52 and the next 9.1 in 73:06 (8:03/mile).  It is a cold and rainy day in Little Rock, so having only two working treadmills in our gym is not enough.  An that's a bad thing and a good thing.  Good because the TMs are getting used.  Bad when someone has to wait to get their turn on a TM.  A third TM can be made to work with some tinkering.  So I think I'll send an email to gym management.

Ran 10.4 miles on the TM. First mile in 8:28. Next 9.4 miles at a 7:53/mile pace. Recovering well and feel strong.

Ran 6 miles up and down the steep hills around Black Swan Lake in 30 degree weather this morning.  The sun was out, so it was cold but still nice for running.  People here in Kansas City are very nice, waving as I run past them and probably thinking I'm a bit extreme to be running in this weather.

Ran 10.4 miles with Mike on a beautiful trail in Shawnee Mission Park.  Averaged an 8:34/mile pace up and down a couple of steep hills and several rolling hills.  Mike ran the White River Marathon last week in 3:30:24, so this was a recovery run for each of us.  Mike has some tightness in his left leg and I have some tightness in my left tibia.  The easy miles helped to loosen up our legs, and we each finished strong.

Overall, I feel very good and Mike is recovering well.  I think the 55 - 65 mile weeks of running really helped me to recover.

Ran 7.1 miles with Mike along the Turkey Creek Trail in 59:22 (8:21/mile).  A good recovery run pace along a pretty trail.  I need to rotate to a different pair of running shoe; ran in Saucony Cortana 2's yesterday and today. My left leg continues to be tight around the tibia.  Mike is recovering well and has a half-marathon next Saturday.  There are some nice trails around Johnson County, and I want to check them out as I return to Shawnee, KS.