GOING THE DISTANCE

6am -  3 miles easy arctic circle.

3pm -  7 miles total.  the workout was mile repeats.  We dropped down to 3 this week.  I didn't feel good on the 1.5 mile warmup but I didn't think anything of it.  On the first mile I got 5:24 which was good but my second half was much slower.  My next two my legs felt so bad it was hard to run but at least I pushed through and finished the workout.  Mondays are always rough.

6am -  3 miles to Arctic circle and back.

3pm -  5 miles out to the old part of washington.  It was a pretty good run, about 7:30 minute per mile pace.  After we did striders and everyone forgot what they were actually for, working on form.  So coach gave us a little lecture about knee drive and stuff.  I got new shoes some lunarglides.

6am -  Easy three miles. AC route.

3pm -  4 easy and 4 200's to prepare for the time trial tommorwo.  We ran the Dog pound loop.  I ran in my new shoes they were nice.

4pm -  Today was Pine View All Comers 2 mile race.  Its basically our teams final time trial of the year but we invite people to come race.  Desert hells came so that made it more fun and competitive.  I warmed up with our guys 2 miles then we raced.  I tried to stay up with the lead pack but fell of after the first lap and Dallin and Jon from Desert Hells passed me.  I used them the rest of the race, I tried to stay with them.  I did good and when I started my sprint I almost passed Jon but he heard me and kicked it.  It was a fun race and a PR for this course.  

6am -  I had a campout later today so I did my workout alone in the morning.  It was 5*400m.  They were on the track and it was pitch black so it was a bit sketchy.  I didn't have anyone there to run with or anything but I still did good.  Got times of 1:07, 1:06, 1:05, 1:05, 1:04.  It was pretty tough.  Also did 1.5mile warmup and cool down.

5:30pm -  Went out for a nice easy run.  I had a route in mind when I started but I didn't know how long it was.  I started at my house and went up and around the churches then down green springs drive and under the freeway.  Then I ran down telegraph until the street that goes past the rec center, I turned left up that road.  I went around the rec center and around the church up there.  About this time I guessed my loop was gonna be about 6 miles.  I kept going and crossed under the freeway then passed the fire station.  Then pretty much straight to my house from there.  I felt so great, my average pace was 7:16 and it felt super easy.  I am really liking my lunarglides, they are so light and cushiony yet I put my superfeet in and get the support I need.