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10:30 am run - already heating up - 80-85 degrees, supposed to be in the mid 90's here the rest of this weekend.

12.1 mi. moderate - 1:31:16.  Ran with new GPS watch - Nike+ (the jury's still out on this one...)  

Splits:  

7:45, 7:35,7:26,7:22,7:16,7:19,7:23,7:42,7:36,7:34,7:47,7:36

3:30 pm run - 92 degrees :)

4.17 mi. easy w/ intervals - 33:58 - easy pace with 4x0.25mi. tempo (though not really :( ) - 1:26, 1:30, 1:32, 1:33

The intervals did not feel good at all :(  - they were way slow, and it felt like I was pushing...

Today is the first day of my fall marathon training schedule (mid-September race day)- Let's get it on!   

11:30am run:  85 degrees and climbing :)

goal for training this time around is to keep the "easy runs" under 8:00/mi. pace (unless legs legs/body totally fried)

The short term training goals are for shorter races, however - particularly, the 5k's coming up, and the 10k on July 4 in Lexington, KY

8.3 mi. easy - Splits: (+"7:") 48,42,48,47,34,39,36,50

Cool Off/Stretch in the neighborhood pool :)

0.3 jog back to the house

The watch seems to be working out - its not perfect, but for the $150 price tag, its adequate enough to be satisfied.  There's no function on it for differentiating between bike and run.  This will eventually matter... :)

3:30pm run:

easy 2.3 mi.

5:00pm run:

12.28 mi.:

4 mi. WU over to track down SR 11,

4x800m. (3:07(?),2:52,2:55,2:56), w/ 400m rec. -- these all need to be </= 2:52 :(

2x400(74,74),w/ 400m rec.

4 mi. CD back down SR 11

I get the feeling that I need to add some days with sets of 200s...

PM Runs:

7.25 mi. trail run - Brown County State Park - Perfect weather, good strength building day.

Trails #7 around Ogle Lake and Trail #9 -- tough terrain w/ significant climbing -- 1:16:25

1.25 mi. neighborhood run after dinner w/ dog

easy 2 mile jog in the grass after work w/ dog.

Maybe 2-4 more after dinner...

PM run - jog the 5k course for tomorrow - 3.25 - AB course- 26:30

AM run for local 5k race:

50-55deg. overcast

3.66 mi. jog to Mill Race course - 29:04,

Abby Brinkman 5k race - 19:03 (4th overall, 2nd AG)

The course for this race runs through a lot of turns, grass, and loose gravel.  ITs an out and back on a narrow path, so on the way back I was having to put on the brakes for people heading out  (not paying attention and running 3-4 abreast on the path:( ).  Overall, the effort level was there, just not the time.  

The mile splits were progressively worse due to increasing amounts of runner traffic near the end as well some legs that didn't get up some hills:   5:51, 6:16, 6:24, 0:32

4.25mi jog back to house - 34:40

Run from the Sun 5mi. race near Indy (7pm) - 30:58 (6th overall, 1st AG)

Felt like I ran better in this race than this morning - go figure :).  Took the Nike watch back and exchanged for Garmin 410 :), but Garmin wasn't charged so didn't have a watch for the race.  A guy I was running with at mile 1 graciously gave me mile 1 split of 6:03.  After that, I felt myself slow down progressively.  However, it did feel pretty good to pass one of the better known local guys at about 4.5 mi. and hold onto the 6th place finish.