Low to mid 40s, light rain. Endurance w/ negative split and Leg Builder Hill in miles 19.5-21.5. I had a great run today. I tried to make the first half really relaxed to get a negative split. I ran around various parts of Snoqualmie Ridge and descended the Parkway around mile 9. Ran in Old Snoqualmie and a bit on the SVT before returning up the hill. Coming up the Leg Builder was a lot harder at 19.5 than it usually is at 13 or 14, but extremely satisfying. Another running forum I watch is discussing ice baths right now. I know they are wonderful for recovery, every smart runner respects them, and elites swear by them. However, I am far too much of a hedonist to embrace ice baths. After eating a huge post-run brunch, I took a long soak in a nice HOT bath and loved every minute of it. This has been my routine for some time now. Someday I'm going to write a book called "Every Running Rule Can Be Broken." I'm pretty happy about the week's running. I missed a scheduled tempo run on Thursday, but I just didn't feel up to it and the wind was over 20 mph most of the time. I'm still close enough to my last race that I think it's fine. Weekly summary for Mon-Sun
Total 57.78
Mon 7.86
Tue 9.59 w/ hill repeats
Weds 5.56
Thurs 7.62
Fri 4.93
Sat off Sun 22.22 | 