The Next Step

I had to travel to Washington DC this morning and then had meetings all day.  I was able to squezze in 5 miles between meetings and another dinner meeting.  I ran on the treadmill and felt really good.  I was a little upset that I had to cut the run short but travel days are hard to get in longer runs.  I hope to get back on schedule tomorrow.  On another note, I was totally bummed out that the Colts lost in the playoffs.  I didn't know if we could beat the Patroits but I sure wanted to see them give it a try.  Oh well, win some lose some.

40:14

Still in Washington. It was around 30 degrees with some wind today. I took it easy and felt good today. I have been feeling much better this week as compared to last week. Not sure why but thankful for it. It is also good to get a chance to run some hills while I am here. That is something that I don't get much of in Indiana. Hopefully I can keep on schedule this week during my travel. It is hard to get out in a strange place early in the morning to run but it is also a good chance to explore the area as well. Luckly I have been to DC so many times that I am very familar with the area.

64:30

Still in DC.  Today it was cool (28) and windy.  I was a little sore down the side of my left leg.  I am not sure what caused this.  The only idea that I have is the road I ran on yesterday was really crowned and this could have caused me to be running a little differently.  I loosened up after a couple of miles and felt pretty good the rest of the way.  Tonight I fly to Huntsville, AL for more meetings so I will have to find a safe route I can run early in the morning or I will be on the treadmill.

64:08

Today I am in Huntsville, AL and I had some early meetings so stayed in on the treadmill. I started off real easy but my legs felt real tired. I kept picking up the pace but didn't really feel like. I noticed that for the pace on the treadmill my HR was much higher than normal. The last couple of miles my HR was closer to tempo pace than for a easy run. I am not sure if I felt that bad or the treadmill was off. Several times I felt like cutting the run short but I stuck with it for as long as I could. Glad I got the run in but it wasn't a good one.

57:07

Another day in Huntsville and another day on the treadmill. After yesterday's blow up I decided today to just run by feel and pay attention to my HR instead of the pace on the treadmill. This worked out much better. I still didn't feel crisp but at least it felt like a normal easy run. I was only able to get in 7 miles due to my schedule but at least it was close to what I wanted. Overall, I guess I am satisified with my running this week. It is very hard to stay on schedule when traveling. For example, yesterday I was in meetings from 8 to 6 then had a dinner that went from 7 to 10. Doesn't leave a whole lot of time in the schedule to get other things done and get in my running. I will be glad to be at home next week again.

57:30

It was about 10 degrees and a -4 wind chill today so I decided to just stay in and run on the treadmill. Part of my decision was based on the fact that I have felt pretty beat up the last few days. I am not sure if the travel got to me or something to do with my running. I have been a little sore in the legs and just felt tired while running. So today I thought I would stay inside and just cut back my normal long run to make this kind of a cut back week. I will get back at it next week and see how it goes. I felt better today on the treadmill and will take a day of rest tomorrow.

1:21:20