Relentless

AM - 16.75 Twix/GS/Parkway. A good Monday morning. I like those Mondays where you actually feel rested from the weekend - they are few and far between. Didn't run quite as far with the dog, because I'll have an afternoon run today and I would like a decent tempo tomorrow. Practice was up into Green Springs on the Quail Ridge loop extended clear out on the Parkway ending with striders. Didn't get weights in because I was doing some coaching stuff. (Barefoot '15 59)(Peg 562.25)

afternoon - 4 Sunrise. You have awesome days when working with HS kids (anyone really) and bad days. This afternoon was a bad one, and the team made me very frustrated. I'll try not to kill some kids tomorrow, but it is going to be tough. The effort of those around you must be matched or it isn't worth it. We have a race tomorrow - and although it isn't life or death, the fact that 80% of the team wouldn't do their registration and won't be eligible has really made me frustrated, not to mention that over 1/2 the varsity team decided they had things more important to do than come to practice this afternoon. Did they get a run in? Most of them yes, but they showed me that maybe this team isn't as important as they say it is. Am I overreacting? Probably. But I sacrificed my last weekend with my family to be with them. I sacrificed my last day of summer to get to practice. I think it is fair to have expectations. Just getting it off my chest so I am not so bugged by tomorrow. But the run with those who were there was actually very good. Our best afternoon run this summer. So hooray for that! (Kinvara Lime 637.25)

AM - 13.25 Field Tempo.  Took Twix out for a warm up of just over two miles.  Then got James and went down to the Fields for out new tempo.  Starts at the bottom of Hell's Hole and then proceeds down the Sullivan trail, turning into the Fields, continuing out to the junction of Sandia, toward Pine View Estates, left onto some road that I don't know the name and out to the turn around.  When we go longer, we will loop it around by Riverside Elem.  7 mile tempo today.  Felt stronger and more fluid from the get-go and had a good tempo.  Went 5:46, :48, :48, :45, :46, :56, :57.  Didn't really feel tired at all (besides the good, I am working hard tired) until the last mile and a half back on the trail, which is really the hardest part.  Happy with how things went.  Didn't run at practice because by the time I got done tearing into them, I had teacher meetings to get to.  The meet should be fun tonight with the 17 kids out of 60 who get to go.  #obamma  (Pace 24.25)

AM - 11 Twix/Old Man's.  Took advantage of the snooze button on my last day before school starts tomorrow (I haven't even prepped one thing... I am a horrid teacher!).  Finally woke up and got 4 very slow miles with the dog.  Then did Old Man hills at a hard, but controlled, pace with the team.  They are in good spirits after a very solid run yesterday from both teams.  (Peg Black 247.25)

afternoon - 4 Sunrise.  Going to do this in a few minutes, but it is a safe bet that it will be very similar to all the other afternoon runs.  However, it will be last of it's kind for the year.  Switching off to easy 30 in the morning for the team with school starting.  (Kinvara blue 256.25)

AM - 5.25 Twix.  I maximized my effort with the snooze button today hoping that I could just sleep through the day and just miss the first day of school.  It didn't work.  It was a long evening mentally and I was drained this morning.  (Kinvara grey 103.5)

afternoon - 6.75 Damburg's.  Started off super hot, then a little bit of a storm started to move in and it felt a little better.  (Riders 407.25)

AM - 7.25 Twix/Sunrise.  Wow!  So super slow to start the morning.  I am really drained.  (Pace 31.5)

AM - 22 SGM. James and I did an Up and Down the course. We. Made wagers on how many, "You're going the wrong way!"'s that we would get. Surprisingly it was just 1. But did get to see a few people out that haven't seen in a bit. Saw Mike, Billy, Scott, Baggs and others. Run up was strong. Maybe one of the best I've had. Ave was 7:31 with a 168spm. I actually really like running up the course; down on the other hand was tough. Could tell right away that I haven't done any downhill work and that I am not in as great as shape as I would hope. So I turned it into 2 mile sets with 3 min recovery. Tried to go about MP. Even with the fatigue, I was hitting it pretty good. Hit around 5:30-5:40 pace for each set - even a very solid 5:42 mile up Winchester (anyone who has ever been around me on this mile knows it isn't my fave). It worked out that I could have had 1 last mile to push in, but I was tired and with no fuel for the run, I was right about to bonk, so I just ran it in with no push. Good workout. (Peg Black 269.25)

I guess a good week. Tempo was better, today's workout was okay. Made it through the first week of school (even if it was short).

Goals for next week: still in survival mode in many aspects of life. So, survive.