Sean's Running Blog

10 easy this morning. Barely beat out the rain. 6-8 more this afternoon. Almost 8 more this evening before the rains came.

Wonderful day for a run. 58 degrees and sunny skies as I ran along the Samammish River Trail. I am so lucky to live where I live.

A ridiculous 66 degrees and sunny skies today. That was the good news. The bad news was that the winds were sustained at 15 mph with gusts in the mid-30s. Pretty standard for our area but that didn't make me feel any better going into a speed workout.

Workout: 2M all out...shooting for 9:40. Followed by 15 minutes easy. Then 3x1M @5:05 with three minutes rest.

During my two-mile warmup, I thought of every possible way to delay my workout. The wind was crazy. But my schedule dictated that it be done today or not at all. So off I went. First mile was in a pititful 5:03. Second Mile was in 5:03. Ummm...so much for all out. I thoroughly enjoyed the 15 minutes of easy running on my way over to hit the track for the mile repeats. The big flag at the track was whipping loudly in the wind. The good news was that the strongest headwind was in the turn not the straightaway. For whatever reason, I prefer wind on the turns. I was planning for the worst thinking I would be happy with 5:15s especially after my lame "all out" 5:03s. First mile was in 5:04. Hmmm...felt pretty good as did the 3 minutes rest before the second one. Second mile came in at 5:03. Even better, I was feeling better as I went. Mile 3 came in at 5:01. I was very pleased. Despite the wind, I felt strong and was pleased to have held in there with the times. The best part was I felt like things were getting easier as I went, a feeling I don't have very often.

Beautiful day for a run. 58 degrees and blue skies. Nice run along the Sammamish River trail during lunch.

32 degrees and clear skies this morning. That meant pants. Cold but a great morning for a run.

Lots going on today so I didn't get to my workout until 3:30 this afternoon.

Workout: 3x1M at VO2Max (4:52) with 3:30 rest in between.

I felt terrible prior to the workout. Stomach was bothering me and I was pretty tired from a week of little sleep and a day of stuff.

After a 4-mile warmup, I began the workout.

Mile 1 felt fine and came in at 4:50. Mile 2, I was fighting a small breeze but still came in at 4:54. Mile 3 was a gut check. I knew going into it it was going to be tough. 4:54 is what I finished it in. I was pretty pleased with the workout all things considered.