sub-3 or blow-up trying

Hot and humid- ran 12 miles @ 8:45 pace.

Real hot and humid out + short on time, so used the TM in our basement- 3 mile warm-up and then 5:45 pace every other minute for 18 minutes- 5.5 miles total

5 miles on the TM at the gym- full day, so that was all I could get in.

It was pouring rain out + I felt tired and sluggish, yet I was determined to get a decent run in today.  Got on my gear and headed out towards the "Pie Hill Course".  It was raining fairly hard and just cool enough not to be uncomfortable, yet warm enough to still sweat like a moose.  After a .5 mile warm-up I decided to attempt marathon pace.  Felt very breathy and sluggish, so decided to hold pace for 3 miles and then attempt a 3x3 mp run w/a mile jog between sets.  First set (7:22,7:09,6:51), jogged a mile, did a brief stretch and then stepped into a 2nd set (7:09,6:58,6:58), jogged another mile, stretched briefly again and closed out with a firm third set (6:56,7:03,6:52)- jogged the rest of the way home for 13.6 miles total.  Didn't feel great, yet satisfied with the effort. 

20 minutes weights + TM run- 2 mile warm-up followed by 4 mile mp (6:58,6:53,6:48,6:44).

Ran 8 miles w/my wife at just over a 9min pace.

4 more miles w/my daughter at 9min pace. 

I was a little frustrated today.  The plan was to do a 20-miler and hold a slow marathon pace until it was no longer comfortable.  Felt great for the first 7-8 miles before the achilles began to act up a bit.  Had held just under a 7:15 pace through 9 miles and then felt the need to slow down part way through the 10th mile.  It's not a sharp pain, yet it becomes almost impossible to run faster than 9-10min pace after 10miles or so.  Decided at the end of the 12 mile loop to shut it down and complete the final 8 miles later.