Cursed Realm of the Faceless Ghost

Like I've been saying, I'm afraid that I'm about to start running out of time for the scheduled workouts, even if it is nice to be logging more miles. In a week or two I'll reassess my situation and see if I need to modify the second half of my training plan to fit my time constraints. 

Today's workout was longer than I'm used to on Mondays. After a quick warmup, I ran two miles at 6:00, then slowed down to 6:40 for another six miles, then finished with a half mile at 5:40.

Other than the 15 minutes when there was a smelly guy on the treadmill next to me, it was a good workout.  

I decided to take advantage of the weather and run outside this morning. It was cold, but I was dressed for it better than I was on Saturday. Unfortunately, my legs were super tired and heavy. I was fine, but it wasn't the best run ever.  

Short workout today, but I needed that. I feel like my legs have been falling behind every day, so I hope today's run serves as a shake out so I can have a little spring in my step tomorrow. 

The workout was pretty simple--1.5 miles at 6:00, 0.5 miles at 5:40, 0.25 miles at 5:00. There weren't supposed to be any interruptions, but the treadmill I was on shut down about a mile into it. It's a shame that Gold's Gym doesn't maintain its equipment. When the treadmills were new, they were the best I'd ever used. But already they're starting to lurch and break.  

Eight steady miles on the treadmill. So, so boring. 

This was just a short, easy run at the end of the week before a longer weekend finale. My legs felt fine this morning. No soreness, no stiffness, nothing to complain about. That's fine with me. 

Tomorrow is supposed to be a short(ish) tempo run of only 7 miles. I'm going to have to try to fit that in in the morning because my brother and I are taking an avalanche class at Brighton in the afternoon. We're going to be out all day hiking around and digging snow pits and whatever else avalanche people do. The best part is that there's going to be a blizzard going on, and I'm super excited about that. Seriously. Because there's nothing I love more than being outside for six hours in a row in heavy wind and snow.

I was supposed to run 7 miles of temp today. But I cut it a bit short because I was short on time because I was going to Brighton for an avalanche training course with my brother. I figure the climb up to Twin Lakes Pass makes up for the missing miles.