Believe to Achieve

Off to Lava Hot Springs with my family two hours after church.  Nice drive there.  Short I thought.  Probably cause I was chatting with April : D.  Set up camp at Mary's Place.  Riverside campground going down hill. The bathrooms were not so pleasant and the sights were all dirt.  Mary's place had grassy sites and nice shade.  Fun times!!  Tenting is so much fun with my family.

hmmm....same AP in the opposite direction (albeit downhill however, other route more rolling flat) to turn around at 45 minutes.  5.36 miles.  With addition of going through town it only added 0.06 miles.  Total miles 10.78 miles.  AP 8:11.  AP there just under 8:24 and on way back (uphill more), 7:58.    So I was right in a sense (see tomorrow's entry).  Neither of these runs were pushed.  Both felt VERY easy.  That is good.  

Just my stop watch out in the middle of nowhere (nowhere= not knowing my surroundings or where I am going, just running).  Ran opposite (turned right) direction than yesterday's lava hot springs run.  And nice...a  less busy street I came upon on my left  after 0.3 miles.  Ran until 45 minutes on my watch which happened to be a  country dirt road that I was able to course tool until and get exact mileage.  5.35 miles :D   I ran 45 minutes to make sure I got in 10 miles...so I guess this way I got in 10.7.  About to course tool yesterday's run...I am basically logging these miles backwards.  I am under the belief that I ran less yesterday...as I was on a very busy highway for 1.5 miles on way out and therefore on way back and ran into town which included a steep incline out of town after a gentle downhill into it.  Let me go see if my instincts are right.  : D   Oh yah  AP to halfway=  8:24.  AP on way back 7:49. Total AP 8:07.  

saucony fives.   TM three weeks later...Gold's.  I am certainly not taking advantage of my gym pass.  Once a month or less.  Not good.  Just love running outside but SW once in a while on TM is refreshing...jump starting my speed.  Plan today 6 x 800.  Slept in....last two days at campground I awoke at 645am. Today I took my time.  Woke at 6:45 but just relaxed in bed and fell briefly back to sleep.  Got to be too late that I had to wait until 1145am to leave my house.  Had some things to do for the girls.  Warmed up 2.5 miles...8:00 pace first mile, 7:41 second mile and 7:30 for 1/2 mile.  1 %.  Then went right into 800s.  Stretched before run began.  After first 0.1 miles of 800 run at 1% incline I would change it to 0 percent.  Just wanted it to feel easier into the repeat.  Last three I ran until 0.15 into repeat at 1% incline.  No big deal.  Just writing that out for myself, not the reader.  Anyway...I kept it nice and controlled.  Just didn't want to fatigue and my goal worked.  I will ease into the repeats..next time I run 7 (three weeks from now) then 8 (six weeks from now) and my goal is to average 3:00 yassos for 8 repeats (3:00marathon) Today with easing into it I averaged 3:03.  2x 6:10, 2 x 6:07, 6:03 and 5:58 (increased pace to 5:52- 5:56  for last 0.2 from 6:00 pace).  Only had one minute break where I b-lined it to the potty to pee...got back just as mill shut off for pause mode (only pauses for 60 seconds). Grrrr....data gone.  Had run 6.1 miles in 43 minutes including warmup.  When back on TM,  I ran 0.05 miles then started last repeat.  Then ran cool down to 8 miles total (1.35 miles) at 7:30 to 8 pace and last 0.35 miles 5:52 to 6:48 pace just cause I felt good.  : D.  Stretched for 10 minutes after ward.  That work out was very doable.  Oh yah I ran 0.25 miles in between each 800 at 8:00 pace and 1 percent incline.   7:04 avg pace for 8 miles.  

three after work...one to discovery and two with the 11 year olds. fun times! ap with the girls 9:41.

work. so incredibly busy. just no energy before or after work. where is the old, i mean, young julie?

nice and easy. butt pain only issue. started 830am. slept in and missed a few group runs. finish was rather warm. sweat fest. ap 7:58. had written longer post but phone or site froze up. parade at mile 9 was about to start. a little self concious but fun to see people where i dont usually see anyone!! alpine loop. water by taunya at mile 5.5 and eternal fountain at mile 12. total stop time six minutes (one long stop light too).