AM - 7.15 Green Springs Loop. Felt a thousand times better than last Thursday. Legs felt fresh and strong. No watch, but the run was much faster. I am ready to give this 10K a shot - the Butch Cassidy is overall a quick course, with a fast gradual downhill 1st half. But the 2nd half is not as forgiving as it has two big climbs and is on dirt. But I would still like to hit below 31. (Precision 7.15) Wore a new pair of Mizuno Wave Precision 8's today. Have never worn Mizuno and I wanted to give it a try. the shoe felt light and fast. It had good support and cushion to it. However, all shoes feel good in the first 100 miles - it's after that is the real test. An interesting thing on my run this morning. While recovering from my stroke (almost 2 years ago 11/1) I noticed my left leg was much stronger than my right leg, obviously. And throughout that spring when I was running again, my left leg seemed to have all the power and my right just moved. Well, after I had my setback in April of that year and got going again a month later, it seemed that I never noticed that again. Today I figured out why - my left leg hadn't felt strong again, so both legs were just going and I had nothing to compare it to. Today, my left leg felt very strong again. It was a very neat feeling, caused me to run in kind of a funny limp, but it was neat to feel the power in that leg again. But at the same time, it was a little odd to realize that for nearly 1 1/2 years I hadn't felt the strength in either leg. afternoon - 7 Hospital. 1 mile warm up and then 6 miles of continuous tempo. Mile 2 - 5:45 a little up and a little down; 3 - 5:38 Goold was calling me an old man and wanting to race, but I tried to keep it under control, gradual downhill past Target; 4 - 6:30 hospital hill, did a pretty decent job at keeping the effort, but the hill is long and tough; 5 - 5:29 drop down the backside of the hill and gradual up along Riverside; 6 - 6:10 continued uphill along Riverside, settled a little here; 7 - 6:28 up to PV and once around track, felt pretty solid knowing I had to push hard to keep a decent time here. Pleased with the run. Effort was solid throughout, with just minor slips in effort. Then regular weight routine w/ 3 sets. And finally 2 miles DI for a cool down. (Paramount 255.65)
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