The Next Step

It was a beautiful day today (50 and sunny) so I just went for a short run to get outside and shake the legs out a little.  I felt ok today but still somewhat sluggish.  It was great to be outside enjoying the great weather.  After a long Feb hopefully Mar will be much better.

38:11 (7:39 avg)

It was a great day (almost 50) and sunny.  I felt better today and just ran easy enjoying the great day outside.  I was tempted to pick up the pace but I have some workouts later in the week that I want to be ready for.  Glad to be feeling better and I hope that it carries over for the rest of the week.  Boston is 6 weeks from today and I am not sure what to expect.  In some areas I feel like I am making progress but other times I feel like I am moving backwards.  I have some longer MP runs coming up and that should either give me more confidence or let me know not to expect much.

1:08:38 (7:38 avg)

It was another great day (53 with light wind).  Today I ran out 300S then looped up by Doe Creek School and back to the park for some hill sprints.  I took it easy most of the way and felt pretty good.  When I got to the park I ran 8 x short hill sprints with an easy recovery.  I was surprised at how rough the hill sprints felt.  It was been a while since I have done these and it showed.  I thought I could do 10 but cut it short because I was really feeling it in the legs.  Looks like I need to do some more hill work.

1:21:06 (8:06 avg)

Another nice day (52 with some wind).  I ran out and back on 300S today.  I felt a little sluggish after yesterday's hill sprints so just took it easy.  I felt better as I went along but did have one bad spot where I felt my energy dip for about a mile but then it seemed to straighten out and felt better the rest of the way.  On a side note I have started to listen to classical music when running.  I used to never listen to classical but I am enjoying it and finding that it really clears my mind while I am running.  I am still very new at it so still trying to discover some of the better pieces out there.

61:43 (7:43 avg)

It was warm this morning (50) but windy and raining.  It started raining on me at around 5 miles and rained pretty good at times but thankfully wasn't steady.  I wanted to do some faster running today.  I had thought I would do a longer run at MP but I didn't want to stay out in the rain so I ended up going a little shorter but faster.  Most of my miles were faster than MP but slower than tempo.  Not sure what this does for me but seemed like a good workout.  My legs were sluggish the whole way so I didn't feel the best and that kept me from turning it into a harder tempo effort.  Overall I am just glad to get some faster running in.  I need to continue to get some speed in because I only have 3 more weeks and then I will move into the taper.

65:51 (7:18 avg)

I had an early meeting down in southern Indiana so had to run after work.  It was stormy/rainy so I ran inside on the TM.  My legs felt very tired today and I just took it real easy for a recovery run.  I didn't have much energy today.  I hope I get it back for the long run tomorrow.  Also, hope these storms move out.

62:41 (7:51 avg)

It rained all day and I kept thinking I would get a break and be able to go outside but it never did plus I got busy with things around the house and family stuff so I decided to put my long run off until tomorrow.