Relentless

AM - Big Workout #12 8x1000 CV - 15 treadmill.  Woke up today - that's a step in the right direction.  Warmed up for 3 then 1TM in Five Fingers, switched shoes to old Ohanas and ran the other Tinman at 5:52 - felt a bit winded during these, worried me a little.  Got into the 1000's at 5:15 pace, 5:13 pace, 5:10 pace, 5:07 pace (2 each, with 2 minute recovery).  Was not very on this morning.  Not really tired or anything, just didn't run very strong.  Cooled down for just over 3.  (Five Fingers 53.1)(old Ohana -11)

afternoon - 2 DI Loop.  Just a little jog to shake out the legs with the boys after their workout.  (Landreth  943.4)

AM - 8 2xAC and laps.  First of many Arctic Circle runs.  Hip felt very good this morning.  (Landreth blue 47.2)

afternoon - 7.5 Grass/Part of Hospital.  Ran 4 on the ball fields barefoot, including 8xbarefoot striders.  Step on a bee and got stung right on my arch - hurt a lot.  Then took water out to the kids and ran a few with them.  (Barefoot '09 142.15)(Stratus bee 744.45)

AM - 12 DI/2xAC/laps.  Haven't ran with Molly for a few days as I try to figure out a decent schedule to run and still get everything in, so I took her right off the bat this morning and then went over and ran for practice.  Hip felt pretty good again; much better than yesterday afternoon.  Only run today with a meet this afternoon.  (Triumph 215.85)

AM - Big Workout #11. 2-1-2-1-2 miles LT.  16 treadmill.  Molly's Mile and then 4 more on the treadmill in the Five Fingers.  Did the workout with the 2 miles at 5:27 and the 1 miles at 5:24 with 2 minutes recovery between.  Pretty hard workout.  I was really spent by the end and my legs wanted no more of it.  Cooled down for a couple miles in the Frees and was done.  (Five Fingers 58.1)(old Ohana -9)(Free 11)

afternoon - 3 Green Springs.  Took water up to the top of Green Springs for practice (110 today) and ran a fwe miles with the kids.  (Cumulus white 725.85)

AM - 10 ACx2/laps.  Hips is feeling pretty good in the morning - the afternoon, however, takes a couple miles to get it warmed up.  (Stratus black 440.15)

afternoon - 4.5 AC ice cream run.  8xbarefoot striders and then over to AC for an ice cream run.  We couldn't have done much more, it was 112 degrees.  (Barefoot '09 143.15)(Cumulus gold 437.3)

AM - 21.5 Quail.  One of those super-early mornings, to get the run in before a meet.  Temps were still above 90 at 3am, but did finally cool off by Harrisburg with a little breeze off the mountain.  Ran okay, put a little pickup in to 6:30-45 for a few miles and down the hill (.75 miles) at 5:15-30 to work on some quicker downhill at the end of a long run.  Extended through Coral Canyon and my neighborhood, then ran Molly's Mile.  Hip didn't have one ounce of pain.  (Landreth orange 413.7)

Another strongish week.  I think my marathon speed is finally starting to come around, but it is going to take the full cycle up until SGM to be fully prepared.

Goals for next week:  next week should actually be a bit of a breather compared to this week (two meets, back-to-school night for the girls and for me, first full week of school, and workouts), so I think I'll just keep on trucking along - hit a couple good Big Workouts and a long run probably on Friday morning.