The Next Step

I was able to sneak out today for a run while my wife took her Mother's Day nap.  It was a nice day around 65 with some wind.  I felt real good probably from the super light week that I had last week.  I am real glad I took some extra time for recovery after the half.  I think now I will be ready to go for a new phase of training.  I really hope that I can kick it up a notch on the training and see what happens.  I plan on this week just doing easy runs but getting the mileage back up then the following week I will start working in some faster runs.  I have 3 straight weeks of travel coming up so hopefully I can stay on track while on the road.

62:06 (7:45 avg)

I traveled up to Virginia Beach today for meetings and a conf.  I was able to run before a business dinner I had to go to.  It was raining, 52 and windy not the kind of weather I expected.  I felt good and ran easy.  I ran down on the boardwalk by the beach so that was nice but should be a lot better if the weather improves.  Anyway it is always nice to be able to run along the ocean. 

I am interested to see how the body responds to getting back to normal mileage.  Hopefully the travel schedule will allow me to stay on track and maybe even get in some longer runs.

62:33 (7:49 avg)

Virginia Beach, VA: It was a really nice morning (55, sunny, windy) for running. I ran down along the beach and it was great to be able to watch the sun coming up over the ocean. I had a hard time getting going this morning just felt kind of sluggish but felt better as I went along. There were quite a few people out this morning which was nice. I normally don't see any other runners when I am running at home since I ususally run along country roads.

8:05 avg

Virginia Beach, VA: Another nice morning (60, sunny and windy). I ran down on the boardwalk again today. It was nice watching the sun come up and saw quite a few sufers out. On a sad note saw a beached dolphin that they were removing from the beach. Not sure how that happened but that was the first time I have seen one stuck on shore.

I felt pretty good today but the legs were a little tired. Probably from jumping back to full mileage this week. It is kind of what I expected. Also, it is windy down by the beach so my pace went back and forth depending on the wind.

1:11:50 (7:59 avg)

Virginia Beach, VA:  Another run along the boardwalk this morning.  It was warmer (63) and very windy this morning.  I had a hard time getting awake this morning so started off real easy.  I didn't fight the wind and just slowed the pace when running into the wind then picked it up when I had the wind to my back.  Overall a decent run.  I am heading back home today and boy am I glad.  This has been a long week.  I am happy with the training this week while traveling.

1:12:42 (8:05 avg)

Glad to be back home today and it was a great morning for running.  It was around 55 with no wind.  I felt good this morning and started off easy.  As I went along I picked up the pace and then ran the last couple of mile close to MP.  I was suprised to feel good after the travel and a full week of running.  Hopefully, tomorrow I can go longer.  Also, I am starting to put together a summer racing/training schedule.  I think I will run some 10ks and maybe another half before building up for another fall marathon.  I want to take my mileage up some and also add in more quality sessions. 

53:59 (7:43 avg)

We had a lot of thunderstorms through the night but luckily they stopped early this morning and I was able to get out for my run.  It was 65, humid and windy.  I was a little stiff this morning.  I played golf for the first time this year and walked so probably used a few muscles I am not used to using.  However, after a couple of miles I felt loosened up and ready to go.  Around 3 or 4 miles I went through some kind of a blood sugar drop or something I felt real weak all of the sudden.  The only thing different I did this morning was take a gel before I started.  Not sure if that caused the problem or not but it only lasted a couple of miles then I felt fine again.  After that I just ran easy and crusied along.  I did have to run the last 7 miles into the wind and it was stronger than I thought it was going to be.  Overall a good run and a good week for me.

1:51:24 (7:58 avg)