Where's the Donuts?

Took it real easy, my legs really got beat up on Saturday. Especially my calves, they ached all day yesterday and this morning they're still tight. Usually even my 'easy' runs end up with some brisk running because I'll feel a little pep at some point, but not today. I got a good stretch in so hopefully they'll feel better by tomorrow morning. 

Overall a relaxing run but it made me work a few times up hills, especially one in the middle of this loop that's pretty extreme (10 percent grade I estimate). I have yet to do a true hill workout, but doing this loop or another kind of like it once/twice a week is hopefully making me stronger. Legs feel totally recovered from Saturday today, I strided out on the downhill coming back.

Pretty typical run, plus 5x100 striders. 

Nice morning to run.

I planned for a bit longer run, but according to time that's about what it was (60 minutes). It started raining at the end, so I called it a morning. I did work in about 3 miles of what I believe is my Tinman tempo (7 min/mile, if I understand the concept correctly). Again, I didn't plan that but I found a nice rolling stretch along the water and my legs kind of took over. They do that sometimes. It felt good so I kept it up until I felt the strain, then I eased back for the last 2 miles. 

I feel good about my week. My mileage is almost where I want it to be sustained at for the next few months, by stretching out my long run to what it should be (more in the 12-15 range) and adding a longer mid-week day I'll get that. Next step will be adding more formal workouts, so far all I've done is striders on a regular basis and the random days when I decide to go uptempo for a few miles. Time to go make a cup of coffee and relax.