None of my miles were what I would call easy because I went with Paul and Logan today. We met at Logan's house and ran on a very rolling route through North Ogden and Pleasant View. The weather was decent, but chilly. It was really nasty earlier, but luckily it cleared up and the wind died down a bit. It was good to run with Paul and Logan again even though it kicked my trash. In the long run, running with guys of that caliber will only make me better. It was supposed to be a progression run starting with 7:15s and going down to 6:15s. Because of the rolling course we were all over the place with time, but it was all pretty fast in my book. On the harder stuff we were running 6:30-6:50 pace and on the easier sections 5:50-6:20 pace. Logan was pushing the pace the whole way, while Paul was content to hang back and visit with me. When we hit the last 3.5 miles of uphill those guys ditched me, which was fine. They have Trials in two weeks and I have nothing. I was working to stay 6:20-6:30 pace while they were probably in easy mode at sub 6:00 pace. When you are going uphill like that at 6:00 pace or better that translates to around a 5:30 pace, which is my threshold, and I just couldn't hang with them. It was a good run though and I am glad I was pushed that way. I will definitely sleep good tonight, that is what happens when you run 15 miles with two Olympic Trials guys!. It was great to run and visit with Paul and Logan again, especially since I don't see them much anymore. 7 miles under 6:20 pace on rolling hills that I called marathon pace, and a 6:36 ave. pace for the run. 1:38:54
(Adrenaline-386 miles) | 