Of Mice and Marathons

Farnsworth - 10 miles. 3 w/ Megan who did about 5. Did some strides. HR 146.

AM: Brandywine Tempo Loop - 10.25 miles, averaged 7:45. HR 162.

4 up, 4 mile cutdown, 2.25 down with hard strides

Planned to go 6 but I needed to start slower and cut down more incrementally toward the end. Plan was to get into the 5:40s but I didn't and that's okay. I got what I needed today. It was about 80 and more humid than it was been. It was also very windy. 20-25 MPH.

6:16, 6:08, 6:05, 5:52

HR was 173 for the first mile then 181-185 for the last 3. Called it for 4 on mile 3, got out of the wind and finished mile 4 hard but without killing myself. Collected myself for a few seconds then jogged half a mile before doing some hard strides. 

My fitness is coming along nicely. Consistency and patience.

Light core and stretching after.

Sidecut - 10 miles. 4 with Megan. HR 149. HR a bit elevated. I blame the humidity. It felt easy and I was running on flat dirt around 9:00-9:40 and that's about as slow as I know how to run. The park was nice but not really marked well, but I made it work. I'll probably head back to Farnsworth tomorrow and get in a workout the day after.

PM: Oak Openings - 5.3 miles w/ Megan. HR 139.

A bit tired. Didn't feel like another loop. More confusing trails. Very nice though. Workout tomorrow.

Brandywine Tempo Loop - 10 miles, averaged 8:01 w/ 3 hard miles broken up. HR 163.

Did 3 x 1 mile hard with slow quarter mile jogs . Followed that with a 5 minute jog, then 2 x 400 hard with equal recovery. Goal was to get under 5:40 pace to shock the system and stress the lungs. I want to run sub-35 in the 10k in ~9 weeks and it's going to take some unpleasant workouts to do that. My goal was to run 4 x 1 mile then 4 x 400 but I stayed up late with my wife and her uncle having drinks. Today was plenty to start. I paid for my sins today. Sunny and warm. Felt warmer than 73.

5:34 (182), 5:32 (184), 5:34 (185), 74, 78 (turns)

Farnsworth - 11 miles. 3.25 with Megan before she turned around. HR 148.

PM: 10 miles. HR 148. Did some strides. Megan and I visited some friends in Ann Arbor and we had beer and brats for lunch. Not the best pre-run meal, but better than not running. Decent week off of singles since I've been in Ohio and three solid workouts. Back to 85+ next week and my routine.