Doing What I Can

Brand new shoes today, felt like I was running clouds. Its amazing the difference new shoes make, and man did I need them! Felt pretty good and the pace felt pedestrian, weather was around 80 degrees but not too humid so a really nice day. Splits were pretty even:

1- 6:50.4

2- 6:46.0

3- 6:44.2 (20:20 at 3 miles, 6:47 pace)

4- 6:59.4

5- 7:00.3

6- 7:01.9

7- 6:40.3

total-- 48:02, 6:52 avg pace

good tempo today, weather was pretty warm, near 90, but not much humidity, which was nice. Still, i drove down to greenbelt trail so i could run in the forest where it was a little cooler and not as much wind/sun. goal was 4 miles at/or slightly under 24:00, which is half mary pace..just a tempo effort. warmed up for 2 then dropped right into business, splits for the tempo portion were as follows:

1- 5:58.3

2- 5:50.0

3- 5:50.0

4- 6:02.5

Total-- 23:40, 5:55 avg pace for 4 miles, overall, very good workout, the effort felt very easy which is always a good sign...i think the turn around between 2 and 3 was a touch short of a full mile (maybe a few yards is all), but other than that I felt like I ran even paced throughout and am very happy with how comfortable this run was. 2 mile cooldown. 8 total

Very easy pace today as I really tried not to push at all. last mile was slightly GMP. total run was 45:41, 7:02 avg pace.

very easy run today, the GMP mile was definitely wind aided as it was very windy out. I felt like I was just out for an easy jog though. 38:49 for the 5.5 miles, 7:03 avg pace

Decided against traveling to bedford tomorrow to race, too far to spend money on gas and the entry fee, my legs are too shot to run a great time this weekend. So tonight, I had the idea of seeing what I could bust a 2 mile all out run in, but after about 800 meters, I knew that wasn't in the cards. 5:16 on that mile, tried to then run another one after a mile cooldown, went through the 800 in 2:35, and stopped shortly afterwards. Got in about another 400 in, but this workout was in shambles. My body just quit on me. Its okay to have workouts like this once in a while, remind my to listen to my body. Not a real inspiring workout, but probably a smart move to take the weekend off from racing. Tentative goal is to get a long run in tomorrow, then take a 2-3 week cut back and throw down 2-3 fast 5ks, then take a week off and regroup before a BQ attempt in early fall. We'll see how it goes.

longish run today of 11.2, had to make this week's mileage even, kind of an ocd thing. Kind of at the end of this training cycle, i believe i peaked in mid-april at the 5k/10k double in Germany. Ive lacked consistency and my legs have been getting tougher to deal with since then, im on the back side of the peak. Today was about all I had, 11.2 felt like a marathon of sorts. Alas, my game plan now is 2easy cut weeks, maybe 3 max with 5ks at the end of each, then taking a break and resetting myself. As for todays workout, 11.2 was clocked in 1:19:03 which averages to 7:03 per mile. Had 2 that were technically GMP but the wind was so bad today that it really helped on some miles and really slowed on others. For example, there is a 2 mile stretch on this run where I am with the wind and then into the wind 2/2. my splits were even on this portion 6:56.65 and 6:56.68 with the wind, so exactly even paced, then 7:05.31 and 7:05.57 into the wind..perfect mirror opposites..the funny little intricacies of running! ice bath then day off while I travel to Phoenix for work.