Just one race at a time

rest day

Wow this run felt great!  I think though that it felt so good because I was medicated.  I have not taken medication for the hammy just so I would be able to tell what was making it worse.  However I had other issues that needed medication for me to even run at all today.  So I took two Motrin before the run.  The schedule showed a 45 minute tempo run.  I decided I would go as fast as I could and still keep my hammy from flaring up.  The miles felt good and the last mile is as fast as I have ever run!  Mile four is slower but it is mostly up hill so It was still threshold effort.

I hope that it was not the medication that made this run so good, and in a few hours when it wears off I will be upset that I pushed so hard. 

After the five miles I walked 2.5 miles with my hubby.

Splits: 8:31, 8:38, 8:26, 8:56, 7:24, 14:12, 17:49,

8 miles with my son and then 2 on the treadmill.  Hammy is sore today but more like hard work sore than injury sore (I hope any way!)  Way to many hill on my run today.  My  running options by my house are:

1- Flat and long but no bathrooms - Legacy Parkway Trail

2- Very hilly and long - Orchard Dr.

3- Rolling hills but short - Davis Blvd.

We ran option 2 today and the hills did me in! I am not sure what to do I would love to run more flat miles - not on the treadmill - but a old lady who has had three children needs a potty break every now and then!

Here are the splits from today I am not going to cry too hard about them I just hope I have more good runs like yesterdays in me.

Splits: 9:40, 8:59, 8:82, 9:21, 10:29 (practiced water stops with son) 9:59, 9:39, 14:45 (walked big hill to my house)

2.5 miles at 9:13 one mile at 8:57 two miles at 8:41 .5 miles at 8:34 and one very slow cool down mile just to waist time because I went to the gym too early.

Lifted for legs: I tried to lift for hamstrings but it felt off so I skipped them again

Spin

5.5 miles on hilly road and then 4.5 on nice flat treadmill. Hammy is feeling a lot better.  I am going to take the next three days off, I have tried to pack a weeks vacation into a weekend, no time to run.  I think it will be a good thing to take some time off.  I am going to try and run my first 20 on Monday if anyone want to join me!

Splits: 9:09, 8:58, 8:46, 9:03, 8:50

Rest day

rest day