Buttsweat Towel© season has begun

63F, calm, then E 20 mph, then calm again.  T-storms/rain.  I ran into the wind when it was strong, then it died down before it was time to turn around and go home.  At least the rain cooled everything off.  Something that would have been helpful YESTERDAY, but I guess that's ok because the weak effort on the 10k left my legs fresh today.  7:31 AP.

I think I will take it easy until Friday, then hit the track and start doing 2 workouts/week next week -- 1 tempo and 1 speed.

64F.  7:45 AP.  I woke up, I ran, the end.

70F, S 20 mph.  7:39 AP.  Sorry, I still can't think of anything interesting to say.  These filler runs are just not exciting.  So instead, here is a picture of a cat.

73F, S 17-23 mph.  8:27 AP.  Off to Abilene later today to move the family up to Oklahoma once and for all, since the last day of school is today.  Fortunately we have packers and movers so hopefully it's not too painful.

Tomorrow (in Abilene) I will hit the track in some unfavorable heat and wind, but I will get it done, even if the paces suck.  I think I should be recovered from the marathon by now, so it's time to start working on speed for awhile.

73F, S 18-25 mph.  Well, despite some heat and a nasty wind, I decided to hit the track anyway and just slug through some intervals.  The track at ACU is oriented north/south so the wind hurts; the headwind straightaway felt like I was literally going half as fast as the tailwind. I did 6 x 800, 400m recovery.

?:??, 3:17, 3:16, 3:14, 3:01, 3:01.

Recovery paces were 8:15-8:30

I decided just to go by feel and not strain too much.  The first one I hit the wrong button.  The second one I could not believe how slow it was.  I thought at first I ran the wrong distance or something but with an 800 (2 full laps) it's kind of hard to mess that up.  Sure enough the third one was just as bad.  I mean, wow, I was still kinda running hard -- how was I not even at HM pace?  Who does 800s at slower than HM pace?  Finally I got frusturated and ran the last two hard.  Conditions were tough, but not THAT tough.

I jogged a couple laps, then, figuring I hadn't got the turnover I wanted for the day, I did 4 x 200 with 200m recoveries, averaging 36.5 seconds.  I just wanted mile pace (about 40 sec) so I guess I ran a little harder to take out some frustrations.

I think I am just not mentally there with intervals yet, but I will keep trying, and maybe there won't be such a nasty wind next time.

73F, S 15 mph.  8:29 AP.  Last run in Abilene, ever!  We drove back to Elgin today and the movers are bringing our stuff tomorrow.  Kind of exhausting, even with all the help.