AM: 4.9 funny how every time i feel remotely good I have a workout that afternoon. I guess that's a good thing? Looking forward to having 2 easy days in a row before my second workout and then 2 more easy days in a row may allow me to actually do a long run on sunday. Perhaps make it to some trails for that...
PM: workout 10x400[400] in 71 eek, 75, 73, 72, 73, 74, 73, 73, 72, 68.0! got sick to stomach after the 6th one and had to go poo which screwed up the recovery but oh well went too fast but didn't feel much muscle fatigue until the final one and you can see why. I have more speed than vo2max right now and can tell because I always went out in 35 sec to hit 73. Still need to work on moving my arms more. At these speeds arms matter a lot and can take a lot of strain off the legs.
AM: 6.15 feel pretty good. Bouncing back from workouts better now it seems. But once again trudged most of it due to calorie deficit. Only fuel for workouts lol. But really the overnight calorie deficit is the most important and if I wake up and eat before I run I would get sick and still not have the calories to run on since it takes too long to get into the system. 157.5 before run, 155.0 after.
PM: 6.15 easy. Started out stiff but loosened up as the run progressed.
PM: 6.15 Looking forward to tomorrow's threshold run. I think I can put up a 6:05 pace for 40min which would indicate sub 1:20 ability even this early in training. With more weight loss and continued grind of miles and workouts I think I can go 5:50 if not 5:45 pace for the half. My crazy dream goal is 1:15:?? Not so worried about my lack of long run as I looked back at my training last year and I didnt run more than 9 miles at a time for the 3 months prior to going 1:18:45. And the majority of my runs were under 7 miles. (4.25 in the am, 6.5 in the pm, only workouts were longer).
PM: 40 min tempo for 6.65 miles so 6:01 pace total, kept 6:05 pace perfectly for the first 4.5 miles then tried to track this dude down who was wearing vibram 5 fingers. So i put in about a 2:45 half mile and was sitting about 10 yards behind him recovering from the effort a little before kicking. He didnt notice I was there. Then alan comes along and says loudly "GO HAYNES" he was not cheering me on, but warning the guy that i was there. The guy started to kick and since I had another 10min to my run i decided to let him go. 30:15 for 5 miles and then cruised the last 10 min. 6:05 pace felt super easy. The 2:45 half mile took it out of me though.
PM: 6.5 need to drink more water. Felt sick all day until i realized i was thirsty then drank 5 pints of water over an hour and felt better 2 hours later. Gonna start downing a pint or 2 right when i get in from now on through the summer. Even with that much water, weighed in at 155.5 after the run but before drinking more.
