Solo on Beach Drive. Cool morning (50) at the start, and didn't warm up too much. But some sun coming up through the clouds charged my batteries, and Bill Mackem showed up as I was leaving for a little morale boost. (Bill is in our running club, and right now he's recovering from three bypass surgeries in a year. Every time I see the guy get back on the road I'm amazed). Took it out easy, shooting for a relaxed pace. I initially planned 18 but got a late start, and I do like to meet the Slugs for breakfast. I figured I see how it went and decided out on the course whether to get the whole thing in. 7:15 pace for the first three, then four at 7 minute pace, which was a little fast but felt relaxed. Started to creep under 7 for a few, but slowed down on the hill in Manchester to a 7:30. Decided to turn around at the 8 mile mark and make it a 16-mile day. My left hamstring at the connection to the glute/hip was really stiff and sore, and this little right ankle pain was nagging. I stopped and stretched, and did another stop/stretch at 13 or so. Both helped quite a bit, I may have just been stiff from Friday morning's run. On the return I ran two more at 7:00, then picked up the pace through the finish (not intentionally, though I was focused on running free and easy and letting loose): 6:36, 6:50, 6:26, 6:37, 6:41. So a nice strong finish, and I didn't feel taxed or anything coming in at that pace. After the last stretch I did feel much better, and that let my stride lengthen out. Or maybe I was just hungry and ready for breakfast. 1:51:39 overall. supernova glide red -- 36
So a little short on the last run of the week, but if I get a good run tomorrow morning that'll make for a nice three-day combo to get mileage. I can feel good about that, and I'm not sure that'll be the big issue for a marathon at this point anyway. The run did cap another solid week, bumped up a few miles with a good track workout. It puts me in a good place to hit 50 in the coming week, which keeps me in line for TOU prep. I'm traveling for work, which always makes that a little more difficult, but the meeting schedule in Texas isn't quite so full. The weather in south Texas, well, I'm not as confident I'll be ready for that.
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