High-Octane

Easy Recovery Run. Everything is holding together after the 20 miler! That's a good thing. :-)

Mile	Time	HR	HR %	Max HR
1	9:05:00	125	61%
2	8:43:00	135	68%
3	8:21:00	138	70%
4	8:37:00	140	72%	big hill
5	7:53:00	140	72%
6	7:56:00	142	73%
7	8:18:00	143	74%
8	7:56:00	147	76%
9	7:27:00	150	78%
10	7:01:00	161	85%	168
.15 mile cool-down
Total	81:17:00	142	73%
Pace	8:07:42			WT
Temp	38-48	Humidity	98 Foggy
Dew Point	46	Wind	7	154

Another 10 mile run. Wanted to do it yesterday but couldn't find time.

Last 20 mile run before my marathon. Still haven't decided if I'm going to run the Ft Worth Cowtown or the Woodlands. This run was very similar to last week's 20 miler but my HR was a little higher in the early miles. Nasty day at 50 degrees, 100% humidity and windy. Now it's time to start to taper off. Not sure how this will equate to marathon time but probably not a PR. I do think I can get the BQ though and that's my main goal! With my inconsistent schedule I've had a hard time getting in the miles I wanted to get in. I wish I could have run a few more. I was happy with the speed of my last two miles although it was hard to get there. My legs are feeling great but my cardio still seems to be struggling.

7:53 Avg Pace - 152 HR

Had to get up at 4am to leave early this morning so I only ran 3+ miles. 6:58,7:01,6:51 Less than 21 for a 5K and wasn't racing anyone but father time.

Wow... This was hilly! Were in Arkansas at Greersferry Lake, at the base of the Ozark Mountains, at a retreat! Beautiful but tough running. :-)

It's funny how the same run can be so different from one day to the next. I would have though I'd run this a little slower today, but with less effort, I was several seconds faster today. Still in Arkansas at the Retreat. It is really hilly where I ran. I'm not used to running down that steep of hills! (Can someone tell me how to do it?) It hurt my hips and butt and I was going really slow, not really a run just an aquard slow gallop. I though I could gain some time but it's just too steep. I've worked some muscles on both the steep uphill and downhill that I haven't worked before! Mile 3 & 4 uphill were really tough!

I was a little tired today. Got home from Arkansas about midnight. Ran Smallville and big loop to make 13.

No watch today. I just ran, jogged and walked a little. Twice around the small loop.

Didn't feel good on this run. 70 degrees!

I felt much better today. My last run was miserable. This week will be tapering, running about half the miles I have been running. This training cycle has gone well except for the fact I've really cut the overall miles down and less intense workouts such as good long tempo runs. We'll see how it plays out in a couple of weeks at the Woodlands Marathon. I'm planning on pacing for a 3:30 the first half of the marathon and then dropping to go for a 3:25. Hope my indurance is there!

Man...I'm sure hoping the weather gets cooler for the marathon in two weeks. I'm really taking a chance running a marathon this late in the year and down by Houston where it is rarely cool. Today at 70 degrees it was tough! I ran this at MGP but there's no way I could have run 26 miles with this effort. I've learned that I have to keep my HR below 85% to maintain for a marathon.

Too wet and cold to run outside. Went to the gym and ran 7 miles on the TM at a constant 7:55 pace. It felt more like 15 at 7:15 pace.

Does anyone want to run the SoCal Ragnar April 6-7th. We're looking for 2 more runners!! :-)

Back to summer weather. It's hard to gain confindence doing this.

Ran in my race shoes for the first time in I don't know when. Sure could feel the road noise! Gonna run in them the next few times I run and see if I think I can do it for the marathon.

Ran small loop. No watch.

5 miles today. It's hot and feels too hard.