Wheeler Farm Loops

AM - 10 miles. Usualish route with many of the usual people.

PM - 5 miles. Finished at the hot tub, which has been standard practice many afternoons this fall.

AM - 13 miles. Horsepark by moonlight.

PM - 10 miles. Wheeler Farm loops. First 5 w/ Andrea.

AM - 13 miles. Liberty Park woodchip laps and finished with 10 x 30 seconds fast (kept that part on the 'crete). Weirdo sightings included: old guy ripping it on rollerblades, Allie, and Tara.

PM - 4 miles.

AM - 14 miles. LT Tempo/Reps: 2 x 5K in 15:22, 15:21. [Avg pace = 4:57/mile]. Tempo loop*. Half-mile jog (~3:30) b/w reps. 3 up, 4.5 down. 

PM - 4 miles.

(*Measured out a modified version of the loop - cut out the section by Fritz's sister's house... making a 1.04 mile loop, so almost every mile was exactly the same, and the start/finish are within a few steps of each other.)

These two 5Ks would rank in the top half of my 5K races this year: 15:08, 15:09, 15:11 (short?), 15:21, 15:22, 15:26, 15:36, 15:40, 15:44, 15:59. Ugh - that doesn't say a whole lot about how well I've raced 5Ks! I'm just glad I broke 16 at the SH Relays.

One more hard-ish workout this weekend, then I'll do a full taper going into Indianapolis next weekend. No training through, no excuses. I don't care how many Kenyans or 1:04 guys are in the field... I'm going there with the intention of finishing better than second place for once. That may not be the most realistic goal, but if I keep my eyes on that prize, I'm confident things will fall into place.

AM - 12 miles. Horsepark. 

PM - 4 miles.

AM - 13 miles. Horsepark.

PM - 4 miles.

AM - 14 miles. 5 mile AT Tempo in 25:58 (5:12/mi avg - 5:13, 5:18, 5:13, 5:10, 5:05), followed by 2 x 1 mile in 4:53, 4:53. Tempo loop. Recovery was ~2:30 (1/3rd mi) jog after the tempo, and then the usual 0.3 mi b/w the mile reps. 4 up w/ Andrea, 2.5 down.