Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured

8 easy miles to start the week.   4 with Jenny & Wendy and then the other 4 with Wendy.

Avg Pace 9:11

I am tagging onto Wendy's training plan and she had an 8 mile tempo today.   I have work issues this week and did not have time run 10, so we cut it to 8 total and a 6 mile tempo.   I was nervous/scared/excited for this run.  I have done very little speedwork, but knew I could pace off of Wendy and get it done.   

We met at the Woodshed and did the miles all on the trail.   We warmed up for a mile and then the tempo started.  Wendy took off and I  knew I would not be able to sustain that pace.  I found my grove and did pretty well on the way out.   The second mile was a little slow due to running under the freeway in the construction area.  We hit the turn around and grabbed a drink and stopped longer than ideal to wait for Tim and Ashely.   We headed back and at mile 4.5 I was really considering stopping at mile 5.   Wendy happened to be right there and stayed with me until the last .6 and she took off.  That last half mile was dang hard, but done.

Tempo Splits:  7:37, 7:44, 7:35, 7:34, 7:38, 7:22

Not overly even but, I am pleased for a first attempt.    Wendy's target was 7:25 for the entire run and I belive she hit that.   

Avg Pace for the entire run 7:58

5 easy miles with Jenny - the best.

As I have mentioned before, I tagging along with Wendy's training plan.  Today called for 40 min of hill repeats.   Ashley, Wendy and I met at Quick Trip and warmed up down to Ashley's new house and then back up the hill.   We then started repeats on the backside of the QT hill.  About half-way in, I realized I had forgotten to remind my husband that Libby had volleyball practice that morning.  We had a little longer than normal break to call and wake him up.  Once that was over we returned.   We ran up the hill and would keep pressing for 30 yards past the hill and then recover down, just under .25 mile each way.    Oh not a fun workout, but so good at the same time.   The recover was easy and the pace over all was slow - 9:11, but we accomplished what we were supposed to.  One mile cool down. 
 

Four very easy miles with Wendy and Jenny.
 

I met Wedy, Robert, Ashley, Tim, Maureen and Brit at the store.  The guys did their own thing and the five girls headed out on the trail.    I am growing tired of mid 70's temperatures and high humidity.....really, really tired.    We ran out to the Trailhead food park and used the nicest portable restrooms ever!  Air conditioned with running water!  Headed across the river and then through Tanglewood, the Colonial and up to the Woodsheed and eventually the store and then back out two the Luke's waterstop and again to the store.   We got yelled at by the cops in Tanglewood because we were in their way while they directed TCU Homecoming traffic.   When we were finished, my clothes were dripping with sweat.... I am ready for fall, but not winter.   Avg Pace 8:44

This has been good week - mileage increased (almost too much), ran 6 days - even Tuesday when I thought I might die, and the hard runs were hard and we completed the work out strong and easy days were easy.   Next week I have some travel and I am not sure how the last part of the work week will play out.