Maybe I'll Blog, Maybe I Won't

Very nice run today.  I felt fresh and energetic.  Worked on my posture and stride during the run today, just for fun.  I was watching youtube videos last night of the Olympics and such and so I was experimenting around with my form a little to try and copycat.  Oh, and in other news I totally owned my physics final today!  I was only unsure of my answer on one problem, and I will probably still get some partial credit on that one.  

59:37 (6:55/mi.)

Big Workout #4

This was another quality workout.  I think I am getting used to this type of training and the faster paces.  I'm getting a sense of how I'm going to improve it over time as well.  Here's today's workout:

1.5 mile warmup

4x1600m @ 5:30/mi.

400 m rest between #1 and #2, but that about killed me in #2 so I increased recovery to 800 m, but a little faster.  Here are my splits:

1	5:29	typical first interval, felt slightly labored but not bad
2	5:29	about died, increased recovery
3	5:28	much better.  getting into pace
4	5:26	felt almost effortless.  debated on doing another, but decided against pushing the limits too much...this time.

After the intervals and a little more recovery I got out and did about another 9 miles at 6:20 pace, plus a cooldown at the end.  Last couple of miles of the tempo run was a struggle, since the wind wasn't helping me today like last week, but overall I feel like I'm getting faster and stronger.  I am starting to feel as strong as I felt in high school speed wise (although I'm not doing the right training for HS races), and even much stronger in my endurance.  This may sound like excuses but I think I've finally kicked the 2 years of not running out of my mind and body.  I am now back to relishing hard workouts when I do them and being mature enough to rest when needed.  Feels much better than having to struggle just to find motivation to get out on a mediocre run.  Hopefully the trend continues.

Took it super slow today.  Possibly my slowest ever run since I was a wee laddie.  This run wasn't much more than a jog anyway.  But it felt nice to rest the legs because they were totally dead.  Picked up the pace just a little after about 3 miles of a torturously slow start and finished the run in good form.  

1:00:05 (8:13/mi.)

Added a calorie counter to my blog today.  This is how many I am eating, not how many I am burning.  Going to see how much fuel I am consuming every day, just out of curiosity.

Super good run today.  I felt surprisingly fresh for only having one day since my killer Tuesday workout.  I just got rolling and kept feeling faster and better as the run went on.  This is shaping up as a very quality week.

1:17:50 (6:16/mi.)

Easy run.  3x100m easy accelerators barefoot on The Quad on the way home.

57:57 (7:25/mi.)

Easy long run up Logan Canyon via the River Trail and most of the way to Wind Caves.  First time I've run that trail in months when it was 100% snow and muck free.  Very nice run, sunny weather and a good pace.  Not a bad way to spend two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon.  This week has been great running-wise.  I feel like I've turned a corner somewhere in the last week or two and now my body is letting me train the way I want to.

2:25:20 (7:05/mi.)