The Next Step

I am so excited and amazed that the Giants beat the Patroits last night. Being an Indianapolis fan, the next best thing to seeing the Colts win is seeing the Patroits lose. Eli had a great game and should take him up to the next level.

Great day outside today (45, calm, fog) to run. I was sore in my right hip and left knee today. Could be left over from the long run on Sat. It felt better as I went but didn't totally go away so I will have to monitor it to see how it goes. This week I am trying to bump up the mileage a little bit so with that goal in mind I did 9 miles this morning instead of my usual 8.

1:12:45

This morning we had thunderstorms with heavy rain (weird for Feb) so I ran on the treadmill. My leg felt much better today so I guess it was just sore from the long run. Not sure why but glad it didn't . Since the leg was feeling good I decided to go ahead with my tempo run. I did a 3 mile warmup and then 4 miles of tempo around 6:45. I felt pretty good on the tempo but was starting to feel the effort the last 1.5 miles. I finished up with a mile warmdown. Here are the splits on the tempo:

1st - 6:48

2nd - 6:44

3rd - 6:43

4th - 6:37

59:49

Another morning of heavy rain and storms so I ran an easy run on the treadmill. Nothing too exciting today. I felt good no problems with the leg or hip so hopefully that is behing me. I wanted to go longer today but had to get going on some work. Maybe I can run further tomorrow.

65:59

It has been a while since I took a day off but I recorded a big 0 yesterday. I just felt a little run down and I had a very busy day so I decided to let the body rest and not get hung up on my mileage. After a day of rest, today I felt great. It is amazing how the body responds to a little rest. It was nice outside (43, windy) and I really wanted to push the pace but I keep it under control. I am really trying to focus on either running easy or fast no in between stuff. I want to make sure that I feel good tomorrow for my long run. I am trying to pump up the endurance so need to get the longer run in.

63:17

I have some catching up to do. I have been crazy busy the last few days and haven't kept up with the blogging. I have also taken a hit on the running as well but I have been getting in as much as possible. Last Saturday I did a 12 mile run. I wanted to do 15 but was running short on time plus I am still having some pain in my hip and it was acting up today so I cut it to 12 miles. I just didn't feel strong today. It seems like I have one good day and then the next day it can go bad. I am not sure what is up with this.

1:37:41