4 miles outside with 3x0.1 mile strides maintained recovery hr before the strides, 74% max hr. I had to peak at my stride paces after (I changed the settings on my watch to only show distance and % max hr). Paces were: 6:39, 5:23, 5:33 min/mi. I was relaxed on these and typically don't run strides sub 6. This is my 2nd time doing strides and my foot felt much better than last week as far as feeling "normal" hitting the ground. Then headed to Hopkinton for my 1 hour of fly time on the Alterg. I'm up to 60% body weight at 10 MPH. Besides everyone's tremendous support on the blog, which truly means more than you know. I have been getting mucho inspiration and peace of running mind from Bill Rodger's new book "Marathon Man". This quote from his book pretty much makes me cry when I read it because it means so much to me - it's my string of hope: "You train and train, and sometimes you don't feel like you're making any progress, and then suddenly you do. You rest a little and suddenly, whoa, you're up at another level. The body always responds, but sometimes it takes a while. It takes you by surprise." | 