6:30am: It was a balmy 19 degrees this morning......I did a tempo run today with 8 fast miles and 2.45 easy miles. Kept all my splits under 7:10 and it felt really easy. Looking forward to running in warm weather....Tucson in 12 days!!!
7:00am: Temperature was 26 degrees with no winds. I met up with 5 other runners for an informal "Turkey Trot". I ran 7 miles with and without them with a few MP miles thrown in for good measure. We then joined another group of runners at 8:00am for another run. We ran 5 miles averaging just under 7:00/mile. Kory, Dan, and many other people I knew were there, there must have been around 20-25 of us. It was fun. I ran another 1.5 miles alone to finish up.
6:45am: 32 degrees and it looked like it rained/snowed just a bit last night. There were a couple of slick spots but nothing major. I ran 8.44 miles nice and easy.
8:00am: Temperature was 36 degrees this morning but the wind was blowing 15-25 mph. I did a nice tempo run and kept most of the miles under 7:00 except when I was right into the wind. I ran 13.51 miles and felt really strong all the way through. I tapered down to 62 miles this week and will take it pretty easy next week until the race.
