All about that pace.

5:00am

Nice hilly run. Starting to get into the MP groove.

4:30am

Final tune up before the race. Not bad for a taper week, only 32 miles and no double digit runs. My total mileage for the last 6 months is a whopping 506. I'm not expecting a stellar performance this weekend, but I am feeling ready to give it my best.

Move along, not much to see here. Careful, don't slip in that vomit on your way through...

4 miles with John after work at Steilacoom Park. Too hot even at a 9min pace.

5:00am

6 easy miles. Perfect morning except for the black toenail I discovered on my left foot. It appears there was a casualty during the race. Ouch!

3 miles with the Tacoma Runners and cold ones at Masa on 6th Ave.

Easy run around Gravelly Lake before heading out to Spokane for the weekend.

2 laps around Oakbrook before bed. Nice sunny evening run.

One lap around Oakbrook in the rain between shifts. Patch night for my servers.

I planned a long run today, but didn't want to go alone. Instead, I'm laying in bed reading my blog entries from May and June 2011. So far I see two important things: I should post my splits or at least my avg pace for every run and I need to post more cool videos. The videos never got a lot of comments, but I sure do enjoy them :)

This was my my first 5k since Jan 2012. I wasn't sure what to expect from myself or the course so I just pushed the pace until it hurt and then backed off a little for the first mile. By then I was in 5th place and feeling ok about maintaining my 6:30ish pace for the duration. The course was pretty hilly and I managed to reel in 2 more guys just keeping it steady. 2nd place looked like a possibility on the uphills, but he kept pulling ahead on the flats. I'm going to have to work pretty hard to beat this time next week. This was a really fun morning and a great free race. I plan to be back for many more.

Pace: 6:33, 6:41, 6:26, 5:53

5:00am

Farwest hill, light rain, no wind. 3@7:20 out, 3@6:50 back. 7:06 avg.

5:00pm

Oakbrook loop, no rain, wicked wind. 2@7:05, 3@6:30. 6:46 avg.

5:00am Cold, rainy, windy, soggy 6 @ easy 8 min pace.

5:00am

Farwest hill, 3 out @7:30, 3 back @6:40

7:04 avg.

6:00pm

5 miles around Oakbrook loop. 1st one @7:15 and worked my way down to 6:30 about 10 sec per mile.

I think I'm ready to crack 20 on Saturday...

8:00am

Close, but no cigar. 20:11.

Sub-20 on this course is going to be tougher than I thought. The second mile is a killer. Nothing left for a sprint at the finish.

6:14, 6:42, 6:32, 6:22.

5 easy miles around Oakbrook @7:33

Farwest hill and a lap around Oakbrook.

7:42 avg

Shooting for a progressive run around Oakbrook, cutting 20 seconds off each mile.  Ran out of gas and barely held it together on the last mile.

Distance Split pace
1.00 7:27
2.00 7:08
3.00 6:45
4.00 6:24
5.00 6:26

Oakbrook loop, 7:06

Farwest hill, 7:03