Sasha, I really wish you'd change "easy miles" to "slow miles" in the format. Today's run was slow, but it darn sure wasn't easy. Green Mountain Drive in Branson, Mo., has absolutely zero flat areas. It's uphill, then down, then up, then down, then up, then down, then up, then up some more. Then I turned around and ran back the way I came. Mapmyrun says it's 4.51; I'll take its word for it, since the Garmin is at home on my desk. Glute was not happy all night and didn't do much better today, although I guess it loosened some after a couple of miles.
More conference today, then probably an easy 4 tonight on the mill. If I hit my 60-mile week, I'll also hit a 200-mile month, which are a couple of nice round numbers. Getting to 200 ain't bad with the way the glute has been misbehaving, and the heat.
... Well, that easy 4 became 6.5. Still easy, but the legs (and glute) felt good on the mill. So I did 3.2 in the first 30-minute block, and 3.3 in the second (finished with five seconds to spare). Which gets me to 51 for the week, I guess, with two runs to go (maybe 3 if I get crazy and do a double on Sunday). But 62 or 63 would be a pretty good week. I probably need to be taking ibu before I go to bed, or at least at some middle-of-night point of which I have several, so I'm not so stiff in the morning. Since TOU will be a morning run, being loose at the start would be really helpful.
Been kinda stressing out all day about emotional issues. Which may or may not even exist. I guess I'll start finding out Sunday night if there was any reason for concern.
Shoes: black Nikes 4.51 (too heavy for hill running), Green Silence 6.50. | 