Just a routine 8 mile GA run, as Pete calls it -- one mile of warmup, 3.5 miles at 9:22 pace (roughly MP + 20%), then 3.5 at 8:41 (MP + 10%). Also had strides scheduled for tonight, but skipped them. I'll do enough fast running Saturday night for one week.
I'm a little concerned about my weight. Weighed this morning at work, fully clothed with my walkie-talkie in my pocket, and I weighed less than 160. That means probably 155-156 if I'd weighed after my shower, for instance. I know I haven't been eating enough (and I also know why), and I need to correct that. I think 155 is probably a good weight for me to, say, take to Memphis, but I want to stabilize there and not do a lot of fluctuating. Can't fix the problem right away, but hopefully that situation will resolve itself soon. The sleep situation seems to be working itself out pretty well; I'm feeling more rested after getting caught up Saturday.
Another 8 miles tomorrow, most likely, then mini-taper for the 5K. I REALLY want to bust this one, and I'll be pretty disappointed if I don't get under 22:00. Wouldn't rule out 21:00, either; that would take 6:45, and I was running around 7:00 pretty comfortably at Firecracker. | 