Philippians 4:13

It was 4 degrees when I woke up, so I decided to wait until the afternoon to run.  We took the family to the gym so my wife could workout while I swam with the kids.  I ran home for a total of 5M in 34 minutes in warmer (28 degrees) sunny temps with a slight north wind.  Overall a good easy run to start the week.

Now off to celebrate my Dad's birthday with him!

It was -2 degrees this morning, no way I was heading outside!  Went to the gym for a tempo workout.  1M at easy (6:40ish), 0.25M mile at a slow MP, then hit it hard for 4.75M at tempo between 5:18-5:46 pace.  0.25M cooldown at a 6:20ish pace to finish off the 6.25M in 37 flat (5:55 average!).  A good workout, effort felt most easy and wasn't pushing too hard during the run.  Met Marlin (new to the blog) and chatted for a bit.  (Tangent)

5.45M recovery run around the greenbelt at lunch on a sunny but cold day.  Nice and easy in 40 minutes flat for a 7:22 average, with the last mile being the fastest.  Left hammy was a bit stiff to start but much better by the end. (Trigon)

0 degrees outside this morning, time for another TM run.  1M easy w/u, 6 miles at MP between 6:24 and 6:18 for a total time of 44:50.  Really sore from the runs yesterday.  (tornado)

A very busy work day, no time for a lunch time run.  Probably ok due to my soreness this morning and trying to cut back a little to start a bit of tapering for the upcoming marathon.

It was cold outside again this morning and I just wasn't up for bundling up, so I hit the TM at the gym.  Once again the slow, fat walkers were using all the TM's under the fans so I got the one closest to get some air movement.  

1M w/u, 6.5M at MP including a 5K at 5:55 pace in the middle of the run.  Last mile I slowed up for 0.5M then progressed up to a 5:39 pace to finish off the run in 49:10 for a 6:09 average pace. Run felt really good, no stiffness at all today.  (Tornado)

No lunch run today due to busy day at work again.  I am not concerned as I will hit my mileage goal during runs the next 3 days. 

Warm this morning...26 degrees!  Isn't that sick that this is considered warm!  With the warm and cloudy weather we had some snow which made the streets and pathway really slick this morning.  The north wind also added a bit of a chill so it was an easy 7 miler this morning in 55:27 while really watching my footing.   Hoping to get a good lunch run in today as well.  (Fireblades)

6M around the river on a cool day with really slick pathways.  Ran 5M with Dan then did one more loop around the park for a total time of 45:20.  Nice easy paced run (couldn't really go faster if I tried/wanted!).  (Trigon)

Slept in and went for my run after taking the kids to school.  Ran through Snake River Landing, short loop on the greenbelt and back home with and extension down Sunnyside to finish off the distance.  2M easy in about 7:15 average then I picked it up into marathon pace range, starting with an easy 6:30 mile and progressing up to 6:07 for my fastest mile (6:10 for mile 10).  Easy 0.5M cooldown back home to finish of the the run in 1:08:30.  Nice run to finish off the week and just have an easy run tomorrow before starting the real part of my taper.  

11.2M run with Andrea and Lynette on a cold and clear morning.  It was about 23 degrees with a light breeze from the north.  Mostly easy with a couple of faster 0.5M intervals at MP for an overall time of 1:27:15.  Nice end to the week.  Now off to have fun playing today with the kids.