Run Life

AM: Quick easy 6 miles around OC x 2. Hips are pretty sore from pounding on the tread for so so long. Going an easy 10-11 around the lake with Katie and Matthew. SHould be really nice and easy, super nice out for February. 70 degrees or so. 

PM: Ran nice and slow recovery with Kate and Matthew this afternoon. Perfect way to spend a sunday afternoon with some family bonding time while running. Wind from the south was nasty at about 25-30 mph and pushing a stroller with the baby in it even at 9 minute pace can get the heart racing. Ran 6 with Katie at about 9min pace with most of it in a strong headwind. So that was very promising since she is on the rise coming back into her own. Then broke away for a sec to get in a 3 out and 2 back to meet up with her while she walked with the baby. Finished with a super slow trot to finish up the lake Hefner run for 12. Great Sunday afternoon for all 3 of us, while Matthew slept the whole entire time.  

AM: 7 miles this morning. Needed a good morning run in before the school day. 

Later AM: This run was still early enough to call a PM run, so more like a brunch type run. Patient canceled so was able to get out of the school for a few hours. Decided to knock out a 10 miler on the Katy trail imbetween patient appointments. Jason meet up with me at the school gym so we took off form there. Another windy day, shocker its Oklahoma. Felt pretty good, glad to have knocked off both runs for the day before the high noon hour. Feel like thats always a successful way to start off the day, plus after my pediatric appointment I get the rest of the day to kick up the feet and chill with the family. But you never know I might get restless and shuffle 4 more tonight or not. We will see.  

AM: Got up and ran 10 miles with 3x 2miles at marathon pace the first mile and a few seconds faster the second. Felt pretty good during the 2 mile pushes, a little tired starting out, especially with my legs since I didnt get much of a warm up. Needed to make this workout quick since I have a 9am appointment this morning. Hopefully finishing up a root canal on one of my patients. 

PM: Ran 8.5 miles around OC loop. Ran first 3.5 miles with Katie and the baby. She looked stronger today with the average mile pace down to around 8:20s or so, lots more improvement. Then Finished up 5 more with some new jams downloaded from iTunes. Felt great out with very minimal wind, a first in the last few days.  

AM: Wasn't to busy at the school after my exam. Meet up with Jason and Slim Jim at Tinker AF base for one of Jason's PF runs. We had gotten a good amount of snow this morning, so the air was cool and there was a good amount of precipitation in the air. Ran the first 6 with all three of us and the next 5 with Jason. Good recovery run, pretty wet afterwards. Ran in several monster puddles, so the shoes were soaking wet. 

PM: 7 more for the evening for a daily total of 18. Feeling strong and rested form the recovery day. Probably start a mini taper this after today. Will shoot for one more solid effort workout tomorrow with about 10 days out from goal race. Then resting up with easier runs, a few quicker workouts for leg turnover, and generally less volume.  

AM: 5 miles this morning, school was closed for the morning due to "inclement" weather. Sure do like how any bit of snow on the road causes for cancellation in the state of OK. Anyways, have to be back on campus by 1pm, so it was nice to sleep in a little extra and get a morning run in. Going for a progressive tempo workout around the Lake Hefner with Jason at 4. 

PM: 14 on the hefner run. 10 miles progression with last 3 at MP. Felt good with ideal weather conditions.  

PM: Feeling pretty tired from the week and was already ahead in miles, so just decided to make today a real nice, easy, recovery run. Stayed with a singles day and just did 10 miles around OC and the neighborhoods with Connor. Stomach was a little in knots today. Resting up for a nice easy long run tomorrow with the boys to start the weekend off right! Last long run before Little Rock next week!

AM: 19 for a long run this morning. Felt a little tired this morning starting out and the last two runs I feel like I have had some kind of bug with my stomach. Just feeling a little off i guess. Cold morning for Okie standards at the start it was in the mid to low 20s. Didnt really warm up much either. Was happy just to be done with the run honestly. Ran mostly in the mid to low 7s most of the run. This is my 6th consecutive week of 120mpw + so im happy with my mileage base.