Step by step, mile by mile

5 at 8:20AM. sore from this weekend; didn’t run yesterday because i was tired and considering how i felt this morning i’m glad i didn’t. looks like i’m running a mormon week of mileage.

10 at 12:10PM. felt alright, probably better than any of the second runs of the triples last week, marginally faster too. i’ve has a knot in my right calf since i woke up, but i don’t feel it while running and it feels like every run loosens it up a bit. got my deposit back from my last place, so no more sleeping on hardwood floors for eugene!

5 at 8:30PM. first 3 miles my left calf was tight, i was confused but then remembered it is my third run of the day, crazy how that’s already lost it’s significance. stopped and stretched after 3 miles and didn’t feel it again.

5 at 6:50AM. calves didn’t have anything to say.

10 miles at 10:00AM. felt good so sped up the last 4 miles. last half mile my stride really opened up and it felt really easy! finished my 15 before noon so great start to the day. working a shift this afternoon, hopefully since it’s only 4-ish hours running 5 after won’t be hard.

5 after my shift(8:15PM). felt pretty good.

5 at 7:50AM. slept in. slightly faster last mile trying to catch the marine trainees that started running about 300m ahead of me, caught all but one.

10 at 11:10AM. would have gone earlier if i had woken up earlier/hadn’t done laundry. picked it up to about 5-flat pace for the last half mile. felt natural. i think to ease into fast running when i’ve been at full mileage for a bit(probably late september) i should introduce fast running by doing faster closes on my second runs for a couple weeks before real workouts cross my mind, since i’ve already been running for a while it’s hard to go fast enough to break down muscles.

5 at 6:30PM. a bit earlier than usual; i’m trying to move all my runs earlier in the day to account for school and i figured i can’t wake up at 5AM until i finish my third run before 9PM. first triple with all three runs 7-minute pace. not trying for it, just been feeling good today. listened to droptopwop by gucci mane and metro boomin, that tape was basically all i listened to fall 2017. still thumps, would recommend

5 at 6:40. a bit slower but felt good.

10 at 9:40. hot out towards the end but still felt pretty good.

5 at 6:50pm. drank too much water beforehand.

5 at 6:30am. legs felt beat. glad i get a “break” from high mileage with the shifts this weekend.

10 at 9:30am. ran out of clif bars so all i had between the two runs was a sip of juice for calories. those last 3 miles were really hard mentally because of it.

5 after my shift around 8pm i think.

4 before my shift at 5:00am.

100 miles in 5 days... not bad :-)

6 after my shift at around 8pm.